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Final Cut Server - $99? Check it out on Buy.com $900 down to $99. [URL="http://www.buy.com/prod/apple-final-cut-server-complete-product-standard-1-server-10-client/q/loc/105/listingid/88378837/210460636.html?adid=17654"]::L…	0 Last	Lamont Jun 2010
Things that you LOVE in games Let's go the other direction. What are some things that you absolutely adore in games?	57 Last	moxy3d Jun 2010
40k: Space Marine teaser.. I've been on this team since November. [url]http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2010-warhammer-40-000/101422#comments_top[/url]	32 Last	Justin Meisse Jun 2010
CGSculpt: Boss Battle Hey all, figured I'd plug this here. This new 3d sculpting forum is running a contest and I think alot of people here might be interested. Top 2 prizes are a copy of zbrush and a free 3d print from P…	29 Last	adam Jun 2010
Warning! Game Market:Hedge Betting (Serious stuff/Srsly) I know e3 is this week and everyone is excited. However, this also might make a good opportunity to discuss such since these events get so much of the industry together. Speculators betting on movi…	12 Last	oXYnary Jun 2010
Anyone know the difference between the 3D.SK sites? Hey all, I was just about to sign up for a membership at [URL="http://www.3d.sk"]3d.sk[/URL] and noticed they seem to have a few sites which look very similar, namely; [url]http://www.human-anatomy…	7 Last	Tom Ellis Jun 2010
new mortal kombat fatalities duno if anyone has seen these yet but they are pretty hardcore... lots of gore.....[URL="http://screwattack.com/videos/Hands-On-Mortal-Kombat"]Mortal Kombat Fatalities[/URL]	12 Last	Justin Meisse Jun 2010
Applying for jobs in Asia Namely Japan - does anyone know how to go about doing this? I'll be a little more specific. My cover letter - Japanese or English? It's been a solid 4 years since I was last there and I am very out …	6 Last	thomasp Jun 2010
Project Dust : God Game- E3 [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzy1HXH8dwU&feature=player_embedded[/ame] Saw this little video on PCGamer. Looks like a neat god game and the 'in-game' graphics are awesome. Sorry if this has a…	12 Last	Uly Jun 2010
E3 Sony press conference starting now!	187 Last	yeman Jun 2010
Unearthly Challenge Top Artists Revealed Looks like they've made some progress on the winners, just not yet though. 8 out of 15 of the Top 3D artists went to Polycount. Yay Polycount. Not sure how long we'll wait for the winners to be anno…	41 Last	Jeff Parrott Jun 2010
Art review blog! Hey guys, Just wanted to share with you that there's an interesting blog out there, discussing the art made by various people around the globe. I found it very interesting what these guys have to s…	0 Last	michel maas Jun 2010
Art review blog! Hey guys, Just wanted to share with you that there's an interesting blog out there, discussing the art made by various people around the globe. I found it very interesting what these guys have to s…	0 Last	michel maas Jun 2010
Live Microsoft Press Conference to kick off E3 [url]http://e3.gamespot.com/press-conference/microsoft-e3/[/url] If you guys are interested, should be a good watch. It's live and begins 10am pst, 12pm cst, 1pm est.	114 Last	Autocon Jun 2010
Our E3 Game and trailer Here is an interview from G4 TV about our game and our E3 teaser trailer. [url]http://e3.g4tv.com/videos/46425/E3-2010-Hunted-The-Demons-Forge-E3-Trailer/#video-46383[/url] [url]http://e3.g4tv.com/…	1 Last	Ferg Jun 2010
E3 Kinect Stream [URL]http://www.gametrailers.com/e3/livefeed/natal[/URL] There are no words for the madness I am witness to.	10 Last	acc Jun 2010
Colour photos of the RAF and SAAF during WWII Found this treasure trove of wwii aviation reference and I thought it would be very selfish not to share, just in case anyone here had the slightest interest in wwii, or how the operational wear of y…	4 Last	bbob Jun 2010
Closed WH40K Online first screenshots [img]http://www.cubeupload.com/files/dd1e00dmo1.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.cubeupload.com/files/adf400dmo2.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.cubeupload.com/files/410e00dmo3.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.cubeup…	0 Last	Flaringo Jun 2010
Okay now a live UBISOFT conference to end the first day of e3 [url]http://www.gametrailers.com/e3/livefeed/ubisoft[/url] metagame: try to watch future soldier shit without laughing.	70 Last	Zack Fowler Jun 2010
Schwarzenegger v. EMA (should videos be protected by the First Amendment) [URL]http://action.theeca.com/p/dia/action/public/index.sjs?awesm=fbshare.me_AMm2T&action_KEY=1781[/URL] [quote]That means that this year, or early next, the Court is going to decide whether to agr…	25 Last	ZacD Jun 2010
Happy Birthday Jesse Hall Happy Birthday old man... [IMG]http://blogs.msdn.com/photos/developingfordynamicsgp/images/8997530/500x375.aspx[/IMG]	12 Last	JacqueChoi Jun 2010
Live EA conference to not kick off e3 [url]http://www.gametrailers.com/e3/livefeed/ea[/url] Presently just shitty music. Starting any minute! I'm ready to be disappointed in the MMA game and hoping for some cool mass effect stuff or so…	32 Last	seth. Jun 2010
Study: The cause of originality and visual thinking Due to boredom and a degree in Psychology, I've written a test specifically for designers and artists. Basically, it's a little study I'm working on for my College. As you probably know, there are tw…	44 Last	Joopson Jun 2010
Green Tooth in NFS:W beta If you are in the beta for Need For Speed: World, I'd suggest you take a look at the driver pictures closely. You can select the Green Tooth Polycount logo as your icon while playing the game. [url…	22 Last	r13 Jun 2010
Paint Tool SAI Greetings Polycounters; Has anyone found a legal copy of English version of Paint Tool SAI? I have been looking for this tool for some time now and all the sites revolve around one site that sells …	6 Last	DrunkShaman Jun 2010
Studios offering internships/entry-level-positions I found this all very interesting. anyhow, here's the link: [url]http://www.game-artist.net/forums/hiring-mods-volunteers/2519-studios-offering-internships-entry-level-positions.html[/url]	5 Last	Autocon Jun 2010
High Res planet maps I am looking for small really high resolution planet maps for my work in maya, if anyone know of any please let me know if you are allowed	2 Last	fill3r Jun 2010
Iceland: Best Country (9th nation with same sex marriage) In a unanimous decision, all 49 parliament members voted to amend the marriage contract to be gender neutral today at noon. Iceland owns once again. There was already a same sex partnership with al…	53 Last	dingle shingle Jun 2010
PS4? [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoIPdRbPOmU[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyFmxNLH0YA[/ame] (I hope this already haven't been proven fake. Else, I must fade away into the night...)	10 Last	ikken Jun 2010
TF2 Now on Mac Team Fortress 2 is now on Mac! That's not really what I care about in this post though. Take a look at this video. [url]http://www.teamfortress.com/macupdate/[/url] Notice anything at the end? Th…	79 Last	Michael Knubben Jun 2010
New Force Unleashed Trailer. epic... [url]http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2010-the-force/101182[/url]	17 Last	moose Jun 2010
Audi is streaming live from their race cars [url]http://tv.audi.com[/url] They are streaming live video from their 3 R10 race cars in the 24 hour Lemans race. Watch it full screen. It's awesome. the cars: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…	12 Last	Master_v12 Jun 2010
Copyright Question :\ I am curious if I would be sued for making secret characters in my game that are blatant copies of other game characters, or based off of game concept art(easter egg characters etc). I know other com…	17 Last	eld Jun 2010
Interface Pranks Today I pulled a little prank on a fellow student, I simply changed the Maya viewport background to a nice bright pink colour (Window>Settings/preferences>Color Settings>3D Views>Background and walla…	47 Last	whipSwitch Jun 2010
3D (or not) things to do in San Fransisco Hey everyone I'm in San Fransisco for a day tomorrow and just wondering if anyone can recommend something to do, 3D related or not. I was here today as well and did the tourist bus, downtown shoppin…	2 Last	Vailias Jun 2010
The Indie Games Thread! Polycount could use an ode to Indie games topic! Post your favorite Indie games w/screenshots, videos, your reviews, and links or what platform to get them on! I'll kick it off with a game most of …	42 Last	TWilson Jun 2010
RIP Backup Partition At 2pm today I declared my backup partition dead. I messed it up yesterday when i was trying to merge 2 partitions together and in the end something went wrong. and now. i lost 250gigs of material. …	22 Last	MattLichy Jun 2010
Industry Giants Dallas ( June 12th-13th ) Hey guy's, I wanted to post an event that is upcoming here in Dallas ( get your tickets!!! ), so hopefully a few of you can make it out. Here is the poster that gives you a bit more of the informati…	14 Last	Arkadius Jun 2010
The Magnificent Seven Not the Cowboy movie....Seven the Polycounter Welcome to Netdevil.. you rock, Welcome to the team	8 Last	OrganizedChaos Jun 2010
Reference image/blueprint problem Hey guys recently tried to put a few images of the mossberg 590 onto planes in my scene, and am having some very very frustrating trouble! [URL=http://img709.imageshack.us/i/problemae.jpg/][IMG]htt…	2 Last	Pedro Amorim Jun 2010
Pinball Machines So, this weekend, my buddy and I went down to the local arcade/go cart/funhouse. We intended on playing some arcade games, hitting up the mini golf, and racing some go-carts. Instead, we ended up pla…	13 Last	diminished_Self Jun 2010
Transformers demo on XBL Going to DL now. [url]http://majornelson.com/archive/2010/06/10/demo-transformers-war-for-cybertron-multiplayer-demo.aspx[/url]	4 Last	cryrid Jun 2010
Family Fun Here is a neat little idea if you happen to have a cintiq. You can have fun with your kids, or even your girlfriend: Basically, open Photoshop and have your child or significant other draw a little …	3 Last	ZacD Jun 2010
Searching for old Polycount threads I'm not sure if this has been posted already, apologies if it has, but considering a lot of people use google to search the boards it seems like for the foreseeable future you might want to run two s…	10 Last	Mark Dygert Jun 2010
New polycounter on the way! Looks like I'll be adding another polycounter in November. Both my wife and I were born in November and the due date is is set between our birthdays. Looking forward to finding out if its a boy or a …	28 Last	Soccerman18 Jun 2010
E3 Polycount Meetup 2010 Alright - who's going to be there? I figure if we have enough maybe we can forge some meetup during lunchtime on one of the days, maybe at a food place near the convention center.. I'll be in CA Satu…	1 Last	Karmageddon Jun 2010
Portfolio pieces, is this acceptable? Hey, So I'm about to start a new environment for my portfolio, and I had a few questions regarding this. When you are making a portfolio piece, is it acceptable to use someone elses concept art (War…	4 Last	cholden Jun 2010
Emil ! IM CALLING YOU OUT! Happy birthday you sukah! May women fall from the heavens to you [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=672uS7Tpsbs[/ame]	28 Last	conte Jun 2010
Uh, I did this as a kid. Can I just say thanks? Sorry. I caught Polycount's forums update off of the TF2 blog (I know I'm slow) and I was like HOLY CRAP! I love what you've done to the place. And what you've all done for…	10 Last	KhAoZ Jun 2010
Track Design Im looking to experiment with track designing as an alternate to FPS level design. This is definitely not my field and would appreciate any suggestions on what sort of current engines are available …	4 Last	Mark Dygert Jun 2010