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ulnar nerve entrapment man this bites. I got this from leaning on my left elbow too much whilst working long stretches at the pc. Left little finger and hand goes totally numb and hand is weakened Its like having severe pi…	26 Last	Irreal Nov 2009
Closed UT3 and UDK I'm a bit confused. What is the difference between the two? I am currently learning UT3 but should I download and use UDK? Is it better than the UT3 engine? Thank you!	3 Last	Emil Mujanovic Nov 2009
Fantasy suggestions - Need project inspiration fuel! Hey guys, Since I got my first job in the industry I've had less and less time to indulge myself in personal projects here at home - this is partly due to actually having less time (overtime and oth…	6 Last	BHJ Nov 2009
user cp not allowing me to update avatar. i'm trying to change my avatar to [img]http://www.tmhunt.com/pics/avatars/heavypedoguy.jpg[/img] and while it shows it in my user cp as my avatar whne i look at any of my old posts and new posts. it…	5 Last	Calabi Nov 2009
PSN account hacked... lol @ sony support So this is pretty strange and from all the googling I've done, I haven't seen anyone else have this issue. Basically, someone got into my psn account (no clue how, I have never shared that info befor…	22 Last	ElysiumGX Nov 2009
Directing a short film Hello , i was asked yesterday to direct a 3d film , we are a crew of 3 now , the main artist is very talented , he made a motion capture device using 8 cameras , and the suit is LEDs , also made a 3d…	5 Last	Gmanx Nov 2009
Woot, got me a job at halfbrick. Just got offered a full time job at the place im interning at, halfbrick studios, in Brisbane. [url]http://www.halfbrick.com/[/url] I start full time in a few weeks. They mostly do handheld games,…	29 Last	JohnnySix Nov 2009
Really creative Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles trailer This is the link to the trailer on gametrailers. [URL]http://www.gametrailers.com/video/experience-the-resident-evil/57808[/URL] Definitely surprised the hell out of me and I'm not going to spoil m…	18 Last	pior Nov 2009
Mouse Recommendations I didn't see any old threads concerning this, so I'm sorry if it's been heavily discussed before. A while ago, I bought a Microsoft Arc mouse. It seemed awesome at first. It looks cool, feels nice. i…	68 Last	Valandar Nov 2009
Closed Leaked Left 4 Dead 2 Trailer - Zombie Survival Guide Pure SWEETNESS! [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_8hJsgZSNA&feature=channel[/ame]	1 Last	crazyfingers Nov 2009
Closed What mouse do you use? I recently had to replace my mouse because my main one that I have been using for years started to flake out. I've been searching for a good model to replace my old Logitech one and currently am usi…	1 Last	Jesse Moody Nov 2009
Online radios. Got any tips? I've noticed I work better when I listen to radio since I don't have to bother with changing tunes myself and I enjoy hearing people talk (Guess it simulates a studio environment xD). S…	18 Last	2cool4school Nov 2009
Tim Langdell and Edge Games still at it [url]http://tigsource.com/articles/2009/07/15/tim-langdell-and-edge-games-still-at-it[/url] [url]http://www.tigsource.com/pages/edge-games[/url] Read those articles. This guy pisses me right the fuc…	70 Last	Jeremy Wright Nov 2009
Microsoft drops the ban hammer [url]http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=26029[/url] Just saw this on gamasutra, any coincidence as mw2 is was just released? Props to Microsoft for doing this, wonder how long t…	35 Last	oXYnary Nov 2009
Bad voice overs? sorry, this needs its own thread.... [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulbotKa5LnM[/ame] my favourite is number 16. lol	10 Last	PixelMasher Nov 2009
How to kill gamestop and protect game devs Here is my little brain fart/saopbox... How Digital distribution can kill the brick in mortar stores like gamestop with out killing game devs. The key is resale. Take a systems like steam where you …	25 Last	PixelMasher Nov 2009
Shodern Smofare... Phantasy Star Zero comes out tomorrow! It's a throwback to PSO, when the series was actually good! It's like an mmo in your pocket! The red boxes! The red boxes! oooooooh! [url]http://www.sega.com/ps0/[/url] Who's getting it?	9 Last	nitzmoff Nov 2009
Mudbox Central [B][SIZE=2]Mudbox has a brand new forum so artists can now post all their questions and answers on this site along with their latest’s creations and work in progress pieces.[/SIZE][/B] [B][UR…	8 Last	littleclaude Nov 2009
Film Sh*t!! What's the best and worst film you've seen...EVER? Personally I have a problem choosing between Usual Suspects and Shawshank Redemption. And I was tempted to ask Steven Spielberg for my money back f…	87 Last	ScudzAlmighty Nov 2009
GRIN! LAYOFFS Sounds shitty is it true? [URL]http://kotaku.com/5271661/rumor-mass-layoffs-hit-bionic-commando-developer-grin[/URL] grin is one of the companies i would love to work at! sux if these rumors are tr…	58 Last	Martin Henriksson Nov 2009
how to eat a chicken wing... i can't believe this... its like ... omg... this just blew my mind! [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRcOY-PvOC8&feature=player_embedded[/ame]	32 Last	neolith Nov 2009
Coming Soon - ZBrush 3.5 - A Comprehensive Introduction Hi Everyone! I just wanted to tease this one because I think its one of our best releases if not the best. Watch the video sample and let me know what you think. This is scheduled to be release this …	11 Last	HellMark Nov 2009
Unity Indie 2.6 - FREE [URL]http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=25840[/URL] At the currently underway Unite conference for the Unity cross-platform game engine and toolset, the company has announced that…	64 Last	rube Nov 2009
Phantasy Star Zero is out today (in the US) I'm considering buying a DS so I can play. My girlfriend has one but knowing how I get when I play Phantasy Star she'd never get it back. Of the more recent Phantasy Star games I absolutely loved …	0 Last	DoomiVox Nov 2009
Kalashnikov turns 90 when you have to absolutely positively kill every living motherfucker in the room accept no substitutes.. [url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8353800.stm[/url] [url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1…	8 Last	rawkstar Nov 2009
Wonder upon Wonders (free stuff) I have mentioned in the monitor thread that I have a pretty awesome photo monitor that displays beautiful color and dynamic range. The other day I noticed a thin red vertical line running down one si…	19 Last	System Nov 2009
The time of the indie / start ups is here? Hey all. It's not often that I create a serious thread but hey, Here we are. Bear with me as thinking like a normal person is hard work ;) I'm sure most of us are aware by now of the big number of c…	35 Last	dejawolf Nov 2009
things like this [url]http://kotaku.com/5165346/square-enix-execs-take-self+imposed-pay-cut[/url] make me wonder why EA aren't doing the same thing. now, according to: [url]http://people.forbes.com/profile/john-s-r…	5 Last	oXYnary Nov 2009
Next Gen Hard Surfaces Community Threat For those of you who frequent nextgenhardsurface.com, I believe the site may have had a malicious attack. My virus scanners just went off, just a heads up for those who are not running any scanners.	1 Last	glynnsmith Nov 2009
i have never finished a character model. i've been working with 3d for years (about 5)and i have never finished a character model (by finished i mean,modeled, boned (properly) and textured (well). i always feel ambitious at the start of thi…	34 Last	Snacuum Nov 2009
Sessler's Soapbox [url]http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/700461/Sesslers-Soapbox-Adam-Calls-Infinity-Ward-Out.html[/url] So I'm just getting into podcasts and got some random video game themed ones downloaded to my l…	69 Last	00Zero Nov 2009
Android Phones and their max polys I'm searching around and having a bit of trouble finding any information out about these guys. I'm aware that the different phones running the Android OS have different specs... so it may be difficul…	3 Last	die_Kröte Nov 2009
so im walking through town yesterday evening on my way to my fav chinese.. then i see this.. [img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/775648/iwmw23.jpg[/img] Infinity ward stooge signing autographs like a rockstar.. which I thought w…	20 Last	John Warner Nov 2009
Closed Unreal ENgine 3 - FREE Get the entire development package here people! [URL="http://www.udk.com/"]http://www.udk.com/[/URL] Includes pretty much everything needed to make a game at the cost of nothing. Includes stuff lik…	1 Last	Asherr Nov 2009
Polycount Firefox Persona For anyone who wants to get some greentooth going on their Firefox, here's a simple Firefox Persona I whipped up about a week ago. It's pretty simple, but it gets the job done in terms of greentooth…	15 Last	t4paN Nov 2009
Zbrush tutoring Hello all, just thought that I would throw something useful your way. There is a guy named Jesse Sandifer that is trying something well, that I at least see as a new idea. Zbrush tutoring. Here's a l…	0 Last	3DRyan Nov 2009
Need Advice [COLOR=Magenta]~[/COLOR] I'm still in my final year of study at university; but I have had a pair of possible job offers. Both of which are in north america, although I'd rather finish my degree inst…	22 Last	MattQ86 Nov 2009
Polycount Facebook group? Hi guys, i noticed that theres no kinda facebook fan pages or groups for polycount? any particular reason? or am i just a noob that doesnt use linkedin	8 Last	glynnsmith Nov 2009
Michinarium Don't know how many of you have seen this game, it's a flash based point and click adventure. Has truly beautiful visuals, and really pleasant animation. [URL]http://machinarium.net/demo/[/URL] Th…	3 Last	Firebert Nov 2009
First MW2... and now? RAGE. Dedicated servers are on their way out :) [url]http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_scene/2009/11/dedicated-servers-and-rage-news-you-probably-dont-want-to-hear.html[/url]	25 Last	neolith Nov 2009
Citadel miniatures I used to paint citadel miniatures when I was younger and since getting into 3D i'm really curious as to how they are actually made? This is both for the old pewter/metal figures and the plastic ones…	9 Last	CheeseOnToast Nov 2009
Polycount is now on Twitter [CENTER][IMG]http://a0.twimg.com/a/1256778767/images/twitter_logo_header.png[/IMG] [SIZE=5][COLOR=White][B]+[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [IMG]http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/498493475/greentooth_bigger.p…	47 Last	MatthewS Nov 2009
Social Networking anyone? Hey all, I've been trying to venture into the social networking side of the industry and I'm looking for some contacts : ) For the people who don't mind, and are in the industry, it'd be awesome if…	75 Last	Frump Nov 2009
Optimization vs Artistic ability so. you're hiring an artist... like, a prop or character artist or something like that.. you've got two applicants. one of them is a great artist but has no real understand of polygon limits or appr…	17 Last	bounchfx Nov 2009
SteamPunk Anybody know any good sites for steampunk reference? I've tried google but I can't find any good examples of clothing. Might just watch Wild wild west, I would think that has a few good elements of S…	6 Last	JaySmitt Nov 2009
The artist formerly known as Ancient-Pig! Yes! Changed my account name to my real life handle :P I think this is one step closer to me being officially old... :poly118:	28 Last	Illusions Nov 2009
20th anniversary (Berlin Wall) [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zXiClnK8oE[/ame] yeah just couldn't resist ;) I remember seeing that on TV back then. (that was new year's eve so, not today-20)	4 Last	Justin Meisse Nov 2009
CoD:MW2 PC version capped at 9v9 for MP [URL]http://kotaku.com/5397149/modern-warfare-2-pc-multiplayer-capped-at-9v9[/URL] It's official, I'm not buying this game now. I played the bejesus out of MP for COD4:MW because of how varied the …	66 Last	TheWinterLord Nov 2009
iPhone game development course (Melbourne) I'll be teaching a 3 week course in iPhone game development at RMIT in Melbourne from the 16th of November. It's open to the public as well as RMIT students. Some development experience including pho…	2 Last	Conor Nov 2009
Borderlands is out today For XB360 and PS3 at least and we are seeing some great review scores so far. Go buy it!	116 Last	slipsius Nov 2009