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Aliens Vs Predator .....anyone else pre-ordering? it looks like it will be a pretty good game coming out in like a month and a bit. Get hype!! [url]http://www.sega.co.uk/games/aliens-vs-predator/[/url]	33 Last	Joshua Stubbles Jan 2010
Heath Ledger's last film - The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is out today (Friday the 8th). Looks amazing. This is directed by Terry Gilliam. It has Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Heath Ledger and others within. The environments…	25 Last	uneditablepoly Jan 2010
Tree / Vegetation Collections [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial]My studio is looking to purchase a tree / vegetation model library for our current game project. I was curious if anyone had any recommendations of a good library t…	4 Last	roosterMAP Jan 2010
Fatal Frame I'm aware I'm 9 years late on this one but I spent my vacation away from Seattle and in the midwest. The upside to this was that the game stores were not picked clean and I managed to find the first…	23 Last	Lamont Jan 2010
Steam Hardware survey results for Dec [url]http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/[/url] [img]http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2010/01/500x_steamdec2.jpg[/img] Looks like a lot of people use Nvidia/Intel with quad cores. I wonder…	27 Last	arrangemonk Jan 2010
New (old) member Just saying hello. I used to be on here back before the board changed (Wasn't very active..) Just starting to do some 3D modeling again for an iPhone game my brother and I are working (Using the Unit…	1 Last	Chunkey Jan 2010
Video games, censorship, ESRB, and banning [B]Video games, censorship, ESRB, and banning (and restricting sales to minors)[/B] I originally wrote up a big thread of this, and then fire fox crashed, so now I'm going to be a lazy bastard and po…	13 Last	Malus Jan 2010
INSANE CG film I kept telling myself that alot of these shots were real video with CG elements, but they are all CG.... it's well.. like I said, INSANE. Video: [url]http://vimeo.com/7809605[/url] Break Downs: …	62 Last	Disco Stu Jan 2010
Indie Games / Small games sales figures? I'm compiling some info together regarding the sales of indie and small games across all platforms (well except for the iphone, wii and DS/PSP) and would like to know if anyone here knows of or has c…	8 Last	Lamoot Jan 2010
Fulfilling Job? All right, so I had this one coming for a long time. It's really important for me and I assume it really should be for the others too.at least for some There's always time when you're looking for a …	15 Last	d1ver Jan 2010
Getting my stuff ready... Got a email from a friend about this: [URL="http://www.videosift.com/video/Plasma-Rocket-Breakthrough"]Plasma Rockets[/URL]. And another [URL="http://www.videosift.com/video/Plasma-Rocket"]::LINK::[/…	15 Last	Rens Jan 2010
Say, "Wacom"... [quote]Dear Wacom, What is the correct pronunciation for Wacom? "Whack-em" "Wock-um" "Way-com" other? Thanks, Cory[/quote] [quote]Thank you for submitting your email inquiry. Our normal response …	119 Last	rooster Jan 2010
Closed track suit ok, So this is my first and last post about fashion. Maybe this is the first time I've ever really worried about it. So I never wore track suits, because I'm not from NJ. Recently I wanted to bu…	6 Last	dolemite Jan 2010
Own or Rent? As I'm looking into buying after renting in Vancouver for 10 years... I'm wondering how much of our industry rents or owns. I'd love to see a survey across the different disciplines. I'd bet more pr…	51 Last	BHJ Jan 2010
Alchemy 008 Today we announce the release of Alchemy version 008, a Beta release. Nearly two years on from the first release, the community of users has grown significantly and we believe Alchemy is reliable eno…	2 Last	man_o_mule Jan 2010
who was that guy with those awsome drawings ? alright now this is some TRUE polycount trivia i have for you guys. i have a massive 2d art task that i want to outsource (yes PAID) and i have a specific person in mind for this who id love to get…	8 Last	conte Jan 2010
Alternate endings on movies Spoilers for endings of butterfly effect and paranormal. I hate them. Pick one ending, the movie should really only have one resolution. For example the butterfly effect, the directors cut ending is…	46 Last	Mark Dygert Jan 2010
Nexus One. Thoughts? [url]http://www.google.com/phone[/url] So the Google phone's been unveiled, and some of those specs look ridiculous. 1Ghz processor 800x480 screen	32 Last	flaagan Jan 2010
Raskulls! Hey guys, the site for my studio's game Raskulls, has just gone live, our first big independent release. I'm not on the team that is developing it but i did do some work on the title during my inter…	10 Last	Muzzoid Jan 2010
Anyone know their way around a television? (Ugh..) I came home today to find my television showing nothing but black & white static. I can't figure out how to get my cable TV (regular ol' cable) to work! What i've done so far: --I went around che…	7 Last	notman Jan 2010
Getting Inspired I've been in a 3D funk for the past 3 weeks because of dual jobs and long hours. What helps you get out of your funk and going when you're having trouble get'n the juices going? Post inspirational l…	26 Last	WesleyTack Jan 2010
Assassins Creed 2 Fuck MW2, Assassins Creed 2 is out next week, got mine pre-ordered :D Who else is waiting impatiently?	126 Last	Firecracker197 Jan 2010
Overgrowth & Natural Selection 2 Deal This deal is pretty insane: [url]http://www.wolfire.com/pack[/url] And if you already have pre-ordered Overgrowth, check your email, you get NS2 for free! This made my evening :) Also follow the Wol…	10 Last	Ninjas Jan 2010
HAHA rv_el made Break [url]http://www.break.com/pictures/sweet-fan-made-m-bison-3d-renders1620329.html[/url] Goes to show they will post anything .... :poly124: - BoBo	1 Last	Cybroxide Jan 2010
Alienware releasing a netbook?!? [URL="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/alienware-m11x-netbook-gets-official/"]http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/alienware-m11x-netbook-gets-official/[/URL] This just popped up on tweetdeck for me…	0 Last	numo16 Jan 2010
Programming Windows Hello everyone; I did search the topics for this in General discussion but was unable to find it, so I created this thread with a question. As the title states. This book had been considered a bi…	29 Last	arrangemonk Jan 2010
Game Developers? Anyone have any idea about a website that sounds like "gamedevelopers" dot something? They are supposed to be able to show places across the country of job listings... Help please	2 Last	Mr Masri Jan 2010
(Meet Up) Pc'ers In Hi., NZ., Fiji Hey guys, Thought I'd offer up another meetup I'm travelling through Hawaii, Fiji, and New Zealand for the next couple months If anyone's interested in meeting up to have a brew, and catching a fe…	2 Last	StephenVyas Jan 2010
8-bit Left 4 Dead [img]http://static.strategyinformer.com/r/game_images/original/0055/0011176.jpg[/img] [url]http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/6549/pixel-force-left-4-dead-a-retro-take-on-the-left-4-dead-series[/ur…	7 Last	jakelear Jan 2010
Closed Group that formed modern Capitol Punishment now says "US Court System doesn't work" [url]http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/us/05bar.html?hp[/url] Pretty depressing article, but who can disagree?	77 Last	EarthQuake Jan 2010
It's been a while It doesn't feel like it's been that long. It almost feels like it was a dream. My friends, after serving a mission for my church for 2 years, my time expired and here I am, back here with all of yo…	23 Last	Uly Jan 2010
I'm either going to cry, break something (possibly part of my own body), or go insane Ok file this under 'Emo'. Last couple of weeks, maybe month or so I've been having a very hard time doing anything at all worth talking about when it comes to game art. It's driving me crazy, I see…	56 Last	DrunkShaman Jan 2010
anybody using programmable keypads ? ? been googlin' for a while and not found any within a reasonable price range. looking for something with a small desk footprint that can sit comfortably alongside the tablet. mostly for PS. would ho…	4 Last	Autocon Jan 2010
Real 3d movies Ok, so instead of highjacking the avatar thread, i thought id start a new one. though, i feel alot of talk will revolve around avatar anyways. so, originally, i saw avatar in 2d. at the end, i was …	18 Last	ScudzAlmighty Jan 2010
getting new headphones howdy. Im looking into buying new headphones and figured I'd ask to see if anyone had any experience with the ones I was looking at. I was looking at the skull crushers (from skull candy) [ame]http…	25 Last	Geezus Jan 2010
looking for an old fantasy movie i dont remember the name... it was one of those legend ([url]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089469[/url]) type fantasy films that had the puppets etc. (altho not as eerie as a ridley scott film...) th…	21 Last	cw Jan 2010
dissidia final fantasy i'm spending hours on this game (loving it), and i finally got to the "Inward Chaos" level.. the enemies in this level are FFFFFF***** IMPOSSIBLE!!! i couldn't kill any of them.. this is like the har…	10 Last	arrangemonk Jan 2010
lustmord Found this amazing artist while listening through some random dark ambient music. I've been listening to it for the past two days , really weird, dark and peaceful at the same time . If any of u guy…	22 Last	Incubus Jan 2010
Modern Warfare 2 I think this deserves it's own thread as the games now released. Spent all day playing through the campaign, i didn't think they could raise the bar after COD 4, but i was wrong. Loved every minute …	232 Last	brokenpoly Jan 2010
to college or not to college? Hey everyone, Well, I know similar questions have been asked before, but now I have a big decision and would be so grateful for your guys' opinion on my specific situation. If you don't care to rea…	22 Last	Elyaradine Jan 2010
Translating my Monday Movies- Worth it? Hey Everyone, As you probably know, I produce weekly [URL="http://www.mrbluesummers.com/?cat=14"][B][U]3dsMax Video Tutorials[/U][/B][/URL] called my Monday Movie Series. Recently, I realized that …	7 Last	sir-knight Jan 2010
OSX / windows 7 dual boot anyone have this setup? I want windows on my macbook so i can install unreal editor and some other stuff.. Is it working well for you? any problems setting it up? good performance?	9 Last	Rojo Jan 2010
Intro and greetings Greetings! Although technically not a VG artist (hoping that doesn't cause a mod to kick me off before things get going), for the past many years I have been working in simulation - low-poly stuff o…	5 Last	papagersi Jan 2010
so I was like totally sitting here then BAM Im down under. Me and my friend who happens to be a girl are off to oz on the 27th, starting in Sydney (there for a week or a month depending on monies) but is there any places to avoid at all costs? dodgy areas wh…	21 Last	achmedthesnake Jan 2010
Tf2 Background question Hey I was just wondering if anyone knows how to do this. That background image of the Demo Vs soldier thats on the background of TF2 splash screen, is that avaliable in a nice desktop resolution an…	3 Last	Mark Dygert Jan 2010
Trading extra Steam games I wanna trade Steam games I have extra copies of HL2 and HL2:Ep1. Looking for anything that's easy to get into. If you got extra games on your list, then let me know :P.	26 Last	whsldofkh Jan 2010
Burglarized So yeah while on vacation had 50" plasma stolen a ps3 and a few diamonds. :poly127: Funny thing is the ps3 can be rendered useless from PSN and the plasma has an electronic lock on it so they are s…	68 Last	achillesian Jan 2010
HAPPY NEW YEARZ! happy new years to all the auz polycounters! and to all polycounters! ahem... cough cough	70 Last	Justin Meisse Jan 2010
CryEngine 3 free SDK Crytek announced that the CryEngine 3 Educational License is now available for free. Just shoot them an email and see if you qualify! (like, if ur involved in an ambitious project/mod). It says u can…	8 Last	Elhrrah Jan 2010
Unreal Engine 3 now free! [url]http://www.udk.com/[/url] No idea if posted before,apologies if it has been.	252 Last	mdeforge Jan 2010