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New Rubiks Cube!!! The Rubik's 360 :O [url]http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/games_and_puzzles/article6652748.ece[/url] Like the Xbox 360 but makes a bit more sense	21 Last	TWilson Jul 2009
Tales of Monkey Island I heartily approve. I'd love for these episodic games to individually be as long as the original, but at least the quality's there. Gotta say, had me shaking my head, facepalming and laughing, at a j…	2 Last	flaagan Jul 2009
Seattle Polycount Meetup #4!!!??! EDIT: Where: Blue C Sushi in Bellevue [url]http://www.bluecsushi.com/default.aspx?ID=31[/url] When: This Friday @ 7:00pm Phone #'s: Vassago (Josh) - 775-338-3025 Keen (Loren) - 760-917-1628 Her…	146 Last	Fire Moth Jul 2009
Vancouver Unity Developers Meetup [url]http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016770/[/url] For game developers, casual game developers etc, come on out.	6 Last	Microneezia Jul 2009
mmmmm purdy [url]http://soytuaire.labuat.com/[/url]	12 Last	Frump Jul 2009
I lost my MP3 Player. :( Great so gonna have to buy a new one. :( I had a cowon iaudio 7. Loved it. Could play all my flac and ogg files. Was nice and small so can jog with. That and it was made in Korea versus them ship…	7 Last	CastratedWeasel Jul 2009
Tablets Hi, I've looked through some of the various "help, what tablet should i go for" threads but i keep getting the feeling i'm not exactly in the same spot as some others.. For way too long now i have …	11 Last	ceebee Jul 2009
Germans Members take Action! Petition against ban of so called "Killergames" [url]https://epetitionen.bundestag.de/index.php?action=petition;sa=details;petition=4958[/url] The official Petition. Sign and Spread! Also: For those who love Paintball: [url]https://epetitionen…	15 Last	IEatApples Jul 2009
Self-Employed Cabin Fever Hey guys, as some of you know, Tulkamir and I have been working on our own for a while now. I'm enjoying not having a job, but wouldn't you know it, being shut in my apartment on my computer all the …	33 Last	dolemite Jul 2009
Metal Enema Okay so there's two things about television that I hate. One is how much it costs to get anything decent to watch, and second is that there simply isn't any good music video stations anymore (at lea…	106 Last	Sayanora Jul 2009
new alien species found??? im sorry if this was posted today, but omg...apparently this was found in a sewer.. could be some kind of bacterial colony or a new mutated species of some sort. [URL]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news…	51 Last	PeterK Jul 2009
To 3d, or to be happy(ish)? Im faced with a dilemma, and I would like to hear from anybody who has ever been in a similar position. I fucking hate my job. Well, not so much my job as the place I work. For now Im stuck in the…	50 Last	Ghostscape Jul 2009
H.A.V.E. Online, is it a TF2 Rip off? [url]http://kotaku.com/5306691/korean-pc-game-rips+off-team-fortress-2[/url] I think we can start calling it a genre now?	34 Last	Mark Dygert Jul 2009
Braid - PC, Mac, Xbox Live - Review by ZeitgeistReview Hey everyone, I just finished my review of Braid. Check it out and subscribe to my channel! Don't forget to leave questions and comments! [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vO73iFm6E8[/ame]	21 Last	ZeitgeistReview Jul 2009
ID Software bought by ZeniMax [URL]http://kotaku.com/5302060/id-software-bought-by-bethesda-parent-company-zenimax[/URL] Interesting news...	107 Last	cptincognito Jul 2009
Congress in high gear, now working 5 days a week! [URL]http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124682940240297211.html?mod=googlenews_wsj[/URL] [quote] It is a daunting schedule, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) and House Majority Leader Ste…	25 Last	Thegodzero Jul 2009
Bay area Game companies im newish to the bay area (california) and wondering what game companies are in the area. Id like to find an entry level position at a local game company while I learn what role I want to fill in the…	8 Last	Ben Apuna Jul 2009
Closed Go Zbrush [url]http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=071414[/url] This is actually a reaallly nice new feature, now you crazy bastards can work even faster! I wonder how long the transfer takes t…	2 Last	JasonLavoie Jul 2009
what to do when real life takes over man ive been busy recently, ontop of a pretty full on job, im getting a house i own upto renting standards (bah fukin economy etc etc) travellling to and from manchester regularly (GF + house) and th…	49 Last	SHEPEIRO Jul 2009
Muppet Mashup DJBC (guy behind the Beastles) does a Muppet Show and Sesame Street mashup album for his daughter's 1st birfday. Get-em before he gets a takedown notice! [url]http://djbc.net/muppetmashup/[/url] I…	5 Last	adam Jul 2009
Poylcount Feedback Plop! I remember a thread about the forum's feedback but it doesn't have any sticky on it! anyway... Actually I'm little off on Polycount and didn't commit new stuff for some month... In this th…	33 Last	killingpeople Jul 2009
My pal SATAN Been lurking arround the forums for a while now, so i felt the need to contribute with something. So here it is for you to enjoy. [url]http://www.mypalsatan.com/about.php[/url]	1 Last	joe gracey Jul 2009
Glad to be here! Hi Folks, I'm new here (obviously) and am quite glad to finally find a forum thats filled with other industry artists. I am an Environment artist working for a small company in PEI Canada. I hav…	5 Last	soulstice Jul 2009
solar powered supercar the koenigsegg quant: [img]http://www.finesttech.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/koenigsegg_quant-topshot.jpg[/img] [url]http://www.finesttech.com/cars/concept-of-koenigsegg-quant-solar-electric-supe…	11 Last	Heaven Net Jul 2009
District-9 - Neill Blomkamp [URL]http://www.d-9.com/[/URL] So they've started the marketing campaign now for this movie. Should be cool. It's nice to see Alive in Joburg being fleshed out to a full film. [ame]http://www.you…	2 Last	Firebert Jul 2009
Hard drive setup recommendations ? Hey all (hoping to post in the right section this time :P) So I am building a new rig, almost done. But I am wondering what would be the best hard drive setup for it. There are a few things I know …	35 Last	pior Jul 2009
New Gnomon DVD Vitaly Bulgarov (artist here at Blizzard Entertainment's Cinematics Department) has released a new DVD by Gnomon. You can check out the details below: [url]http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/store/pr…	12 Last	Super Jul 2009
Happy Birthday, America Two hundred and thirty three. I'm not placing those candles, but I'll certainly slap 'dat ass. HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!	8 Last	metalliandy Jul 2009
Tombraider art book preorder has begun. Not sure if everybody knows about this, I just preordered mine have been waiting for like a year for this book. Looks pretty in depth, check it out. [url]http://www.dreamsandvisionspress.com/current…	0 Last	malcolm Jul 2009
3000 Club yay 3000 posts!!!! I'm going to Disney World!!!	26 Last	Tumerboy Jul 2009
The New Guy Hello everyone, I'm new to the polycount forums but I've known about this forum since I joined the game-artist.net forums. Some might know me as kaze369 from the game-artist.net forums so I'll be usi…	41 Last	kaze369 Jul 2009
Must have iPhone apps & games Just got an iPhone last week and was curious what you guys recommended...?	11 Last	robioto Jul 2009
Asteroids-THE MOVIE [quote][I]Asteroids[/I], the arcade game from the 1970s, is officially in development as a movie.[/quote][URL]http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/07/universal-plans-to-bring-asteroids-to-theaters…	17 Last	Sage Jul 2009
John Warner, your bank has closed... I saw this title and thought it was funny. [url]http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aTCxi42lDR1U[/url] Then thread the article and that quickly faded...	2 Last	Tulkamir Jul 2009
train2game- flyer through my letterbox? this morning i got a random flyer through my letterbox for some kind of training facility called train2game ([url]www.train2game.com[/url]). i didn't really know what to think, it looks so budget and…	9 Last	kat Jul 2009
Gaikai video demo [url]http://www.dperry.com/archives/news/dp_blog/gaikai_-_video/[/url] I did a search and didn't see anything on pcount about Gaikai. This tech is pretty wild, playing WoW, Mario Cart 64 in emulato…	2 Last	jocose Jul 2009
Already working for a video game company? Hi all, Would you like to know if the grass is greener somewhere else? or how does one office compare with another one? Well, it's not the perfect solution but it's a start: [URL="http://yourworkpl…	9 Last	Kamron Jul 2009
Thank you polycount I never really get a chance to say things like this and in the past have done more complaning then thanking.... Despite the way things have turned out for me......I want to thank this community for …	14 Last	jocose Jul 2009
no LAN support for SC2? [url]http://www.incgamers.com/Interviews/190/StarCraftIIDevelopersInterviewed?gr_i_ni[/url] [quote][b]Will StarCraft II be available on consoles, or over LAN?[/b] We got quite different answers abo…	32 Last	killingpeople Jul 2009
The Ruins of Detroit - Awesome photography reference Came across this today: [URL="http://www.marchandmeffre.com/detroit/index.html"]The Ruins of Detroit[/URL] Shows what happens when you base an entire city around one industry. It looks like a post-a…	17 Last	Jeremy Lindstrom Jul 2009
Global Agenda "No Elves" promo video Hello all! Here's a video that we released a couple of days ago in advance of the upcoming beta for Global Agenda: [url]http://www.gametrailers.com/video/no-elves-global-agenda/51232?type=flv[/url]…	11 Last	Ged Jul 2009
Pirate Bay found Guilty... [url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8003799.stm[/url] Watcha think? Personally, I do like file sharing. Even though I don't use it much. That and media needs to change its revenue stream. E…	167 Last	Lamont Jul 2009
Custom Skins in Doom Resurrection Success! [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvBz4BcxEP0[/ame] no way to really distribute it, but it's fun anyway.	5 Last	Vrav Jul 2009
red faction guirilla for the win. I really like this game, check it out most impressive destruction I have seen. Fun sandbox with medium quality visuals. Just finished was a blast to play enjoyed every minute of it.	27 Last	00Zero Jul 2009
Happy Canada Day! Happy Canada Day!!! You're probably all sleeping off the booze still :) [img]http://trendliest.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/news_canadian-flag-640.jpg[/img]	15 Last	Firebert Jul 2009
The Automaton [URL="http://vimeo.com/5362133"]The Automaton[/URL] is a short film me and some buddies put together a few years back. its got some funky music, bad acting and some dry atmospheric bits but it was fu…	4 Last	pior Jul 2009
Droidmaker Book about designing the Star Wars Droids. It's a real book, but it's all available for download as PDFs right now: [url]http://droidmaker.blogspot.com/2009/06/droidmaker-book-now-downloadable-free…	4 Last	vargatom Jul 2009
Happy birthday r13 ;) To the man behind the curtain: May today be a great day! Happy Birthday Drew! [IMG]http://www.parkie.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/fatgirlbday-233x300.jpg[/IMG]	37 Last	Thegodzero Jul 2009
Anyone been to or lived in Brighton in the UK? Is the place nice? Good people? Stuff to do,good pubs?:)	5 Last	hawken Jul 2009
Closed wtf - pirate bay going legit? [URL]http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/59347[/URL] Like Napster before it, torrent site The Pirate Bay--notorious for its use as a hub for online piracy--has been acquired by a legitimate compan…	0 Last	Ferg Jun 2009