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New Website

Hey guys/gals, I've decided to start a blog website in order to look more professional. I need feedback on it and the work contained within it. What do I need to do to give me the best possible cha…
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EarthQuake

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years - Huge Letdown

Hey everyone. I thought I'd share a link to my latest review of Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. This is a sequel to FFIV (FF2 SNES) that was just released June 1st. I have very mixed emotions abou…
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Andreas

Fans threaten to boycott left 4 dead 2...

hey guys, Hope this hasn't been posted before. [url]http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology/2009/06/04/left-4-dead-fans-threaten-boycott-of-left-4-dead-2-115875-21415139/[/url] Ive just read somew…
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Fuse

Favorite "Art of" books?

Hey polycounters, I was in my school library wowing at the Art of Assassin's Creed book, and was considering finally giving in and buying an "art of" book or two for inspiration because I am getting …
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Steve Schulze

Eat 3D announces The Fountain Part 1 - High Res Modeling

May I introduce to you an exciting new training video brought to you by Eat 3D ([URL="http://eat3d.com/"]www.eat3d.com[/URL]). In this demonstration the instructor creates the high res version o…
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Smirnoffka

mods and NDA'S

I have been working on a mod for almost 1 year. I was handed over a NDA by one of the self-proclaimed producers to sign it. From that day on, situation got worse and worse. I left, right now they …
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ericdigital

Seen any good FINAL 3D game art lately?

And you think it'd make for an awesome header images like the ones we're rolling with now? If so, please link to them here (directly, use the IMG tags/button) and lets get some fresh, new, SEXY, game…
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rasmus

3D-Coat V3 released!

[url="http://www.3d-coat.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=2732&st=0"]V3 just released today. Really strong upgrade from v2[/url] Also [url="http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=59496&page…
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ghib

we're gonna be rich! -- product ideas

I woke up this morning and noticed that my beard was a little bit shaggy, and that i needed to trim it. An image of my trimmer popped into my head, and I noticed that it looked oddly like a penis. t…
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00Zero

Crazy idea. Monthly community tutorial-workshop.

This idea probably blows hard buuuut... at least i´m putting it out there for you. I just hope i can make myself understood. What if we had a workshop every now and then where we get a vehicle / it…
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Wahlgren

AAS in Animation? Done. What next? Guidance on my degree crossroads

Hey guys, I have a question for those working in either the film or gaming industry. For reference though, I'm trying to break into the game industry. I would like to hear it from both worlds though.…
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numo16

My Game Developers Conference Notes

Hello everyone, I recently got back from a game developers conference out in Troy, MI called Interfaces (hosted by IADT Detroit). After a day of recovery, my brain finally felt up to typing all my no…
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numo16

DnB anyone?

Any Drum & Bass/Jungle fans in da house? If so share that shit! Here are some of my favorite tracks, love to jam to this stuff while I model. Usually have [url=http://www.bassdrive.com/v2/]Bass Driv…
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Paul Pepera

Natal

Wow... If it works how they showed it at the E3 presser, natal looks pretty kick ass. I remain slightly skeptical, as I do with most stuff like this. But it looks worlds better than any other motio…
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John Warner

Closed mods and NDA'S

I have been working on a mod for almost 1 year. I was handed over a NDA by one of the self-proclaimed producers to sign it. From that day on, situation got worse and worse. I left, right now they …
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Vredesbyrd

Hannity is a f*cking retard

[url]http://www.dailykostv.com/w/001818/[/url] not sure if this thread is appropriately titled, but i saw this clip and wanted to share.
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Pope Adam

i luv u

hey, i like you. i mean, i [i]like-like[/i] you. we could 10-minute hug, and i wouldn't even feel weird about it afterward. i'd just smile and feel safe in your strong arms. i mean it! i'm glad pol…
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rolfness

Home Project

hardly anything to do with 3d, but there are some superb scenery and quite exceptional aerial photography: [url]http://www.youtube.com/homeproject[/url] if you dont have 1h33 to commit, get an int…
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e-freak

cly_TextureDump

Got a lot of texture source photos and source scans I have been sitting on. Decided not to be lazy and fix dem up in photoshop. In case they are useful to anyone here... will dump in dis here thread.…
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claydough

EA: haven't been good enough

[URL="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/jun/04/ea-electronic-arts-john-pleasants"]EA BOSS SPEAKS![/URL] Discuss.
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dejawolf

Congrats Slum!

Just wanted to give a big congrats to Jeremy, who will be joining the Id team early next month as the new VFX artist for the Rage team! I would post some cats and cake pictures, but all I have is de…
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Slum

Another Hanging Incident

No, there is absolutely no way this could turn out bad... hell no! Let's just pretend to hang you with a real noose around your neck... ahhhh, you'll be fine! WTF!?! [URL]http://www.theaustralian.…
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Ryno

E3 awesomes and LAMES

going to be a thread about all this crap anyway.. watching teh microsoft conference now... spinter cell looked rad.. halo looked like halo... this could be good or bad depending on what you like.. …
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Marine

Mudbox 2009 or zBrush 3.1 in an upcoming eat3d video

Hello everyone! Im working on a new next-gen training DVD that is similar to the old pillar but more modular and much more in depth. I even plan to split it into 3 DVDs so I can focus on each part …
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neolith

Using 'hard' references

I am doing something unique and modeling a zombie :) and it got me thinking, in essence you may want to get images of decaying bodies and corpses in various states, how exactly would you go about thi…
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CKohl

XBL Community Game Exploits

First this... [url]http://www.sfx-360.com/reviews/blueprint-racer-4d[/url] [url]http://www.redringcircus.com/2009/04/blueprint-racer-4d-xbox-360-community.html[/url] Now this... [url]http://market…
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Kevin Albers

PSP Go - Thoughts..?

Link: [url]http://kotaku.com/5273208/rumor-qore-lets-slip-the-first-look-at-psp-go[/url] Now, is it me, or does this scream bad...? Awful button placement, that analog stick is going to kill people …
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Jeff Parrott

Looking into building a new custom rig, suggestions?

Hey everyone, I'm thinking about getting a new computer because my laptop just isn't cutting it for the higher end apps and rendering these days. I've custom built computers in the past and really …
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Justin Meisse

facial expression library

[url]http://research.animationsinstitut.de/45.0.html[/url] [img]http://research.animationsinstitut.de/uploads/RTEmagicC_exp_joy_final_wo_mpi_01.jpg.jpg[/img] might be useful to animators/artists
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vahl

Model request

First off, I know we have a 'request' forum, but I'm just looking for a quick bit of help and way more people read GD than the other forums :) I work at an interactive media company that specializes…
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TomDunne

Battlefield Heroes BETA keys

[url]http://mmohub.org/game/battlefield-heroes/[/url] Go go!
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Renaud Galand

Ratchet and clank a crack in time

sony didn't show us much love this year.. game is shaping up to be pretty fun, i didn't really work on the game much, but i did make all the fur on ratchet and azimuth, its some pretty cool tech and…
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gavku

Super Mario Bros. Wii...?

The covered Nintendo stand looks interesting. Somebody snapped a pic of it and I've done a little deeper digging than some forum goers have, to get these clear results as to what it could be: Origin…
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FAT_CAP

School Success Rate

I'm interested in opening a discussion on how successful schools have been (or not) in getting students jobs in the industry. I'd like to hear from all sides so it's not limited to just students or g…
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Yozora

Monkey Island

Seems new episodic monkey island from tell tale games is coming. As well as a remake of secret of monkey island with new graphics, remastered score and full voice overs. episodic content is by tell …
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rollin

WTF? All these threads and nothing on the BEST surprise...?

[url]http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-09-crackdown-2/49990[/url] Come on man, I nearly wet myself when I heard the orb...?
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glib

Dwarf Tossing

[URL="http://www.freeworldgroup.com/games5/gameindex/dwarfonawarf.htm"]Watch out for those seagulls![/URL]
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nrek

Toy Story 3

[url]http://www.aintitcool.com/node/41235[/url]
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Joao Sapiro

Metal Gear on Xbox 360

FIRST!!!!! OMFG. Did hell freeze over?
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Andreas

Industry Giants 2009, at Dallas Texas

[URL="http://www.industrygiants.org"][IMG]http://www.abunchofshortguys.org/components/com_gk2_photoslide/images/thumbm/564742090606_IndustryGiants.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Hey guys, i wanted to take a moment…
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Jeremy Lindstrom

X-Men Origins: Wolverine - Game Video Review by ZeitgeistReview

Hey everyone, I just finished my review for X-Men Origins: Wolverine for the Xbox 360. This review is significantly better than my last reviews. I have a intro theme song/video, my own cut scenes, an…
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ZeitgeistReview

Another Game Studios shuts down

I lost my job today, Deadline games in Copenhagen lost its funding and closed down today. Experienced environment artist looking for work.:(
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Bronco

Acer Aspire One - anyone got one?

Curious as to what anyone who's gotten an Aspire one has to say about it. I've putzed about with them at Fry's once or twice, definitely noticed a dramatic speed difference between the SSD and the st…
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dabo

E3 - Who is going?

So...E3 nears. Who is going? and what days?
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00Zero

leaked assassin creed 2 clip

it's really small and not gameplay, but still... [url]http://kotaku.com/5273220/sieve+like-ubi-site-leaking-splinter-cell-assassins-creed-vids?autoplay=true[/url]
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LEViATHAN

Star Trek Movie

Im posting early. Partially in that.. Anyone in whose in Seattle wanna meet up for a group watch? Its gonna be at the IMAX! [url]http://www.pacsci.org/imax/comingsoon.html[/url] If so we better…
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Rory_M

9

I really like this movie can't wait for it, pretty cool. [url]http://www.apple.com/trailers/focus_features/9/medium.html[/url]
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Jeremy-S

Gamer

Now this is an interesting movie. [url]http://www.apple.com/trailers/lions_gate/gamer/medium.html[/url] When will we be able to get some of this action :poly142:!
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D4V1DC

Go-Z

[url]http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=071414[/url] In summary for those who don't want to bother with the video, Go-Z appears to be similar to ZappLink but for geometry. From the lo…
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CrazyMatt

AVP

New Aliens vs. Predator game: [url]http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/58708[/url] Discuss!
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Andreas

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