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Riddle me this, what does mop, tully, spacemonkey and I now have in common? [IMG]http://scrawlfx.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/splash-damage.jpg[/IMG] I just said yes to an offer for one of their environment artist contract positions for Brink. My startdate will be "asap".…	65 Last	Shiv Jul 2010
It's over Blizzard has jumped the shark. It is a one way ride to blind corporate evil from this point onwards. [URL]http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=25626109041[/URL] [QUOTE]The first and most si…	149 Last	kat Jul 2010
Holiday TF2 action We are trying to schedule up a tf2 game today around 4:30PM EST(GMT -5) to burn off the end of a holiday weekend. There is an event scheduled in the Polycount Steam Group which will show when it is…	18 Last	Zipfinator Jul 2010
So I Heard You Like Gold... Well, looks as though the Engineer isn't content with leaving his victims horribly mangled. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQK4M9Ev7NM[/ame] The video is not mine, and the wrench is official…	17 Last	Muzzoid Jul 2010
Do you hate attachments? (alt.: THE GREAT ATTACHMENT CAPER!!!) (deleted attachment bashing) Just me? attachments are :thumbdown: NM.. I was told tis on da list!! :D	22 Last	JohnnySix Jul 2010
Synthetic life! Amazing :O. Its strange to think that we have actually done it now. [url]http://www.ted.com/talks/craig_venter_unveils_synthetic_life.html[/url]	33 Last	Muzzoid Jul 2010
Tester 2 Artist? Hey dudes! Just wanted to ask a quick question to those of you that are already 'there'. (or anyone really I guess) So, I'm tester currently working at Lionhead, and although it's good fun, I basic…	8 Last	Ex-Ray Jul 2010
SC2 Beta seems to be back up its patching :D 500mb download.	2 Last	sampson Jul 2010
Anyone from Egypt ? I ask this because my sister got a job there( we're from Romania). As far as she can tell everything is in order. But i'm a bit worried as i've heard a lot of girls going in exotic locations jut to …	9 Last	shotgun Jul 2010
Jay Evans............... Happy Birthday! Help me with this old man a happy birthday! [IMG]https://www.miamidade.gov/building/images/content/potholes2.jpg[/IMG]	8 Last	Taylor Hood Jul 2010
Laptop for the Girlfriend Hey Polycount, My girlfriend is looking to purchase a new laptop for schooling, now me myself I know some, but not enough when purchasing computers(technical specs etc.) So basically I was wondering…	15 Last	notman Jul 2010
Heavy Rain So the demo drops today/tomorrow. Anyone psyched for this? I've got high hopes for it based on the first half/two-thirds of Fahrenheit (and David Cage has apparently promised there'll be no supernatu…	54 Last	pixeldamage Jul 2010
Got a new monitor today I just got my new Dell U2410 in today and let me just say this, AMAZING, flipin AMAZING. I have the Dell 2007WFP 21 inch right beside it and it dwarfs it. The colors are absolutely amazing also. …	3 Last	Jeremy Lindstrom Jul 2010
Environment Art Goodness I hadn't seen this posted here yet, so forgive me if this thread is a duplicate. Just found a neat post on slipgatecentral's livejournal regarding a writeup on a gdc '10 environment art workshop by …	21 Last	d1ver Jul 2010
Is anybody else watching this show?! This show is hilarious just watched an episode on FX it had me dying. [url]http://vod.fxnetworks.com/watch/louie[/url]	2 Last	crazyfingers Jul 2010
Some amazing military operations photography I stumbled upon this gallery early AM hours of Saturday, from a photo journalist who has been posting their works on Deviant Art of all places. Definitely some inspirational pieces within. [url]htt…	12 Last	Alberto Rdrgz Jul 2010
Name That Game! ok. This may have been done here before. But I used to play it on another forum somewhere and it was quite fun and it brings back childhood memories. Memories are all i've got these days..... So I th…	3 Last	Rwolf Jul 2010
Polycount i need your help Hey guys (and girls), I need your help. my GF is in this modelling comp and she needs votes to go through it would be GREAT if you could vote for her, every vote counts and all. there are only a few …	22 Last	Jeremy Lindstrom Jul 2010
Travelling to Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia, tips needed! I will be going on a little road trip with 2 friends of mine in a week. We will travel by car from Holland trough Germany to Prague(Praha), then to Vienna(Wenen), then to Budapest, and finally trough…	2 Last	Kwramm Jul 2010
Things to do in/around Paris? Hey, seeing all these various European travel posts lately, I figured I'd get in on it. I'm going to Paris next March (2011) for about a week, with my Mom, Uncle, and 2 teenage cousins. Anyone have…	4 Last	JacqueChoi Jul 2010
Headed to Europe, I've a question about currency Hey everyone :) Gail and I are off to Europe in 3 weeks and I have a question about currency. I'd like to have cash on us and we're hoping you guys could give us advice on what we should carry on u…	76 Last	vahl Jul 2010
Sculptris 1.0 released! [SIZE=2][SIZE=6]Sculptris 1.0 has been released! [SIZE=4]Grab it here: [URL="http://www.sculptris.com"]www.sculptris.com[/URL] [/SIZE][/SIZE] As some of you know, vrav, myself, and a few others hav…	80 Last	LetterRip Jul 2010
Lack of Fantasy RTS Hello all. Nice and short, I've just got into RTS as my main genre of gaming now but I'm noticing some weird things while looking back at the classics. Firstly, I'm noticing that most RTS today are …	26 Last	Michael Knubben Jul 2010
NFS World Online the official MMO version of most wanted! YOU WANNA AMP THIS UP? 5 GRAND! [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ5PBZs6cik&fmt=18[/ame] i know some polycounters worked on this, but anyone else actual…	3 Last	ericdigital Jul 2010
Avatar: The Last Airbender Greatest show or greatest show? I just wrapped up 6th time watching series, and I'm honestly considering the 7th go right now. For those of you who might have seen a few episodes and thought it was…	41 Last	blankslatejoe Jul 2010
APB name listing so i just purchased it via steam and will hopefully be able to play in a few hours, but wanted to go ahead and see how many people are playing. On the other APB thread I saw the server name Zombie li…	15 Last	[SF]Three9 Jul 2010
343 Industries is forging the future of Halo What just happened? Just when i thought i could take a little break, sweat will start pouring down my head. Eventhough this is a US company, and i will never make it, rens is fireing up his engines.…	13 Last	vargatom Jul 2010
A Monkey preorder gets you a new wrench? [url]http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1335621[/url] [url]http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/64594[/url] i dunno, but if you are a fan of both you might wanna preorder...	4 Last	r_fletch_r Jul 2010
Why aren't you guys playing Transformice? [URL="www.Transformice.com/en"]Play transformice.[/URL] It's co-operative, physics based, and predominately a game about the rat race. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGW7YRMzbwE[/ame]	3 Last	HonkyPunch Jul 2010
Macbook Pro i7 help Anyone here got the new Macbook pro? I'm need to get a laptop for myself, but I'm confused on what to get. I don't want one of those heavy and huge workstation laptops, I'm looking for something …	13 Last	oXYnary Jul 2010
BEWARE TEH LIGHTSABERZ!! [url]http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/06/16/deadly-star-wars-lightsaber-wicked-lasers/[/url] [img]http://www.foxnews.com/static/managed/img/Scitech/Spyder%20Laser%20Pointer_doomsday_604x341.jpg[/…	88 Last	TomDunne Jul 2010
Diablo II: 10 years Diablo 2 10 years old! That easily worth a thread of its own. What an awesome awesome game. I've played it through many times since its release. I was playing it quite a bit just last year. My mage …	28 Last	JacqueChoi Jul 2010
Looking for an old GDC All Access Pass -	0 Last	qfin2010 Jul 2010
New video tutorial site - 3dmotive.com Hey Everyone, Over the last few months myself and a few other PC folk have been hard at work on a new video tutorial site / service. We're currently rolling it out to friends and early adopters and…	50 Last	gamedev Jul 2010
Who's portfolio is this from? I saved these a while back; however, I do not remember the website I downloaded them from. Who's portfolio are these from? [URL]http://www.snieb.com/models_1_tex.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://www.snieb.com…	4 Last	PhilipK Jul 2010
Just want to say-- Thanks for being such a great community, especially in the regards to how the community handles giving criticism. I rarely see people putting each other down or passing on destructive criticism here.…	24 Last	ENODMI Jul 2010
Opportunity to upgrade, should I? Just want a general idea on this. I use Maya 2009 for the most part. I just started to work in Max 2011 this morning and the buddy that got me Max 2011 now has a super hot deal on Maya 2011. Should …	2 Last	Peris Jul 2010
Just a quick question Hey all, I've been playing Quake 3 for quite a while now, around 7 or 8 years I think. Anyways, I stopped playing heavily back then as well, only getting back into it recently with the unveiling of Q…	0 Last	NovaReaper Jul 2010
Grading levels of art I know this might sound like an odd question but sometimes I hear artist's refer to people's skill level with such terms as "junior level" "Staff level" and "senior level" How does one gauge such a …	8 Last	Mark Dygert Jul 2010
iPhone 4 delays. :( I pre-ordered a 32GB white online, yesterday, and now I won't get it until the 12th of JULY! :poly118: Anyone else not getting theirs right away? According to my friend who works for AT&T(corporat…	24 Last	Andreas Jul 2010
Ashamed to be Canadian - G20 So, for anyone who hasn't been paying attention, there's been some crazy shit happening at G20 over in Toronto. What I am talking about is the absolutely abhorrent behaviour of the Canadian Law En…	25 Last	duoxan Jul 2010
Time to slaughter some ORKS!! Heading to Relic :D Hey guys, I just inked the deal with Relic yesterday to go work on Space Marine starting in August, right after my contract here at United Front ends. I am super stoked, it should be a nice breath…	24 Last	Flynny Jul 2010
Hey, Hey lady! Over here. - Meet Wheatly [Portal 2] Just found this. WINSAUCE! [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ-qLFxeBjE[/ame]	16 Last	r_fletch_r Jun 2010
Tax relief for UK game industry [URL="http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/games-industry-praises-budget-tax-cuts-1926585.html"]http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/games-indust…	58 Last	danshewan Jun 2010
I am a new user... and I am very happy to be here! I have seen everyone's art and all of it looks fantastic! Although I may not be able to do 3d art I will do my best on 2d!! There are probably lots of questions i will…	1 Last	Emil Mujanovic Jun 2010
Photoshop Texture Projection? What the, I don't even [url]http://vimeo.com/5821890[/url] So as seen in this video, how the hell do I do that? What program do I need to do this? This seems awesome and so much better than texturing on 2D flats and havin…	12 Last	moose Jun 2010
Vancouver - Making of ModNation Racers Hey guys, Just pimping this months siggraph event which is the making of modnation racers, put on by the Local Siggraph chapter and United Front games. There are a bunch of people coming from our …	3 Last	Wahlgren Jun 2010
Livestream WTF Ok, I love livestream, it's cool and all, but whenever I get around two minutes into a video, one second slowly turns into five, then ten, then twenty! Thinking this is the videos way of buffering, I…	2 Last	xvampire Jun 2010
Singularity Developer Diary The fine folks over at Raven have been posting some cool tidbits to their Dev Diary for Singularity. It has some neat info on how some of the interesting things were done in the game, ranging from en…	26 Last	Generalvivi Jun 2010
are you happy ? are you happy ? i'm 99% of the time happy ...	42 Last	r_fletch_r Jun 2010