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Star Ocean: The Last Hope - Game Review by Zeitgeist Review Hey everyone, I just finished my review for Star Ocean: The Last Hope for the Xbox 360. This review is significantly better than my last reviews. I have a intro theme song/video, my own cut scenes,…	4 Last	ZeitgeistReview May 2009
Congrats Nick Carver I just want to congratulate Nick Carver on joining Blizzard Entertainment. Nick will be joining the NextGen MMO team in the Fall and we are really excited here to have such a talented individual on …	41 Last	Sa74n May 2009
CG UserGroup Dallas On 3/11/2009 a new usergroup in Dallas will be holding a meeting at the SMU Guildhall ([URL]http://guildhall.smu.edu[/URL]), the speakers will be 2 professionals from Janimation ([URL]http://www.jan…	24 Last	mestophales May 2009
Wolfram Alpha Gentlemen, I present to you what may become the most ubiquitous site since Wikipedia: [url]http://www.wolframalpha.com/[/url] [quote]Wolfram\|Alpha's long-term goal is to make all systematic knowledge…	19 Last	Mcejn May 2009
CiphrNet ActiveX Controls? what is this. I can't seem to get rid of it	4 Last	Ruz May 2009
5 min. MMORPG I want to try this game, but it takes at least 3 people to play. So anybody want to play? [url]http://fiveminutemmorpg.com/index.html[/url]	9 Last	Wahlgren May 2009
dom war inquiry does anyone know if we can flip the aspect ratio to 1200 h x by 1000 w?	3 Last	Parnell May 2009
Yesterday in my kitchen... >_> Yeah, title is not cool, but I don't know the name of that animal in english :) And I'm sorry again, 4mo the picture... But hope you'll like it guys! If some people are interested about some shoots…	39 Last	Andreas May 2009
Internship! I got an internship at Silverlode Interactive. :) Everyone there was really nice and willing to help me learn the ropes. It's unpaid, but I don't really care right now, because I just want the indust…	9 Last	arrangemonk May 2009
Blizzcon 2009 Tickets on Sale 5/16/09 Tickets go on sale tomorrow everyone. We usually have a good group of Polycounters there. "Just in case Saturday, May 16 isnt circled on your calendar, heres a quick reminder that BlizzCon tick…	9 Last	Wahlgren May 2009
Been inactive around here for the past few weeks... :( [COLOR=Yellow][B]incoming quasi-blog post[/B][/COLOR] [IMG]http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/17188/gail_and_me.jpg[/IMG] So I've felt pretty inactive around here the past couple of weeks, but for good r…	57 Last	adam May 2009
A little bit more about Midway Games bankruptcy [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Not sure how many of you read[B] [COLOR=DarkOrange][URL="http://www.gamepolitics.com/"]Game Politics[/URL][/COLOR][/B], I just found out about it a few weeks ago from another PC p…	4 Last	Sage May 2009
The Road Pretty crazy looking movie- written by[FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]Cormac McCarthy (No country for old men) looks to be pretty interesting. [URL="http://www.get…	18 Last	Mark Dygert May 2009
Ten Men Afternoon all, A great (and talented) friend of mine recently finalised his band's first EP in the studio and it's sounding amazing. He passed the link onto me and I thought I'd take the time to put…	11 Last	Michael Knubben May 2009
A few unusual computer questions Hi all! I am currently rethinking my whole home setup and i have some questions. I know pretty much where I want to go with it, but I lack some software references. SO I decided to remove everything…	4 Last	Microneezia May 2009
Updated 3dNews Website "3dnewsworld.blogspot.com" I just found a blog which is updated daily with news related to 3d so I wanted to share it with you guys,we get all the news in just one place. url:3dnewsworld.blogspot.com I hope this post become…	0 Last	qasimalikhan May 2009
Xbox 360 headset recommendations for giant heads? So apparently my head is physically too big for the default xbox 360 headset. I have to shift the entire headset forward (so the ear pad is no longer resting on my ear) just so the mic can be near m…	12 Last	JDinges May 2009
Forum Skin Thievery Hi, I came to lurk on PC this morning as usual and was instantly attacked by total blackness. Bewildered and confused I went to change it back to the "Oh so lovely grayish theme" only to find that it…	25 Last	Vrav May 2009
Crimecraft beta anyone else in it, i just got accepted, we should start a pc gang :)	19 Last	TWilson May 2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine So this is what I've been working on for the past year and a half. Due out with the movie in May. And no, it's most definetly not your average movie game ;) Article: [url]http://www.1up.com/do/p…	160 Last	moose May 2009
Prince of Persia Movie....first look... thoughts? [url]http://kotaku.com/5248168/ogle-chesty-jake-in-this-prince-of-persia-movie-footage[/url]	14 Last	Marnik May 2009
Got me a job! I`m starting tomorrow at Rocksteady Studio in London as a Junior Artist. The studio and the folks there were really great when I was there for my interview and they are a crazy talented bunch so I`m …	43 Last	Marnik May 2009
Stop working and watch this with me :3 D'AAAWWW kitten cam. [url]http://www.animalrescue.net/webcam[/url]	29 Last	Marnik May 2009
Props to Lee3Dee (Kotaku!) Looks like his work on the aliens scene made it up on Kotaku, along with the other entries. Great work, Lee! [URL]http://kotaku.com/5241395/screenshots-from-movie-games-you-only-wish-existed[/URL]	16 Last	Marnik May 2009
I think we need more stickies... I think its time the stickies are cleaned up. They're pretty much eating up the first page in Tech Talk and Contests and Challenges. Suggestions: - In tech talk, move all the "engine specific sticki…	13 Last	glib May 2009
The cake is a... SQUIG! [img]http://artbyjustin.com/misc/squig_cake.jpg[/img]	26 Last	Pope Adam May 2009
Prototype VS Infamous Will you be swinging your fleshy bits around or lightning bolt those suckas in a month? I think both games are rather similar, but I'm curious wich one other people like the most. Personally I'm ki…	25 Last	Quokimbo May 2009
I haz a rhythm game My groovy little rhythm game 'Jammer' has now shipped, and is available on Xbox live Community Games! It's too bad that Community Games doesn't have many customers at all yet, but I'm sure at least …	7 Last	Kevin Albers May 2009
Kids vs. Zombies iPhone game Been a long time visitor, first time poster. But I work in the games industry and my friend and I have been trying out the iPhone game field, and we were recently accepted. I've seen a few comments …	21 Last	earamsey May 2009
Pixar Opening Shop in Vancouver [url]http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Pixar+open+Vancouver+studio/1574458/story.html[/url] faaakkk	11 Last	Murdoc May 2009
Cactus Talk - IGS - GDC 2009 [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgwlJu8Ql2o[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq2sz5715AY[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYhIvHQ_Wp0[/ame]	8 Last	Vrav May 2009
Announcing my 8 week character course at CGTalk.com Sup all, The enrollment for my course has finally gone live - Modern Game Character Creation.. Should be a fun class- just wanted to let all you Polycounters know about it... [IMG]http://www.pig-…	23 Last	IronHawk May 2009
Top 5 Game School Ads [URL="http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3173607"]Top 5 Game School Ads[/URL] These are some of the best commercials for colleges that have a game program. You shouldn't be too surprised from the sel…	15 Last	[Deleted User] May 2009
In need of DVD's/Tutorials AGAIN I'm sure ive asked something simular to this before, But i'll get to the point: I cant [B]UV Map[/B] to save my life or [B]Texture[/B] (I know it takes time :)) But is there any DVD's/Tutorials Based…	27 Last	JakeJK May 2009
Intuos 4 Looks like it really is just around the corner! [url]http://thatposhgirl.com/2009/03/20/first-photos-of-the-wacom-intuos4/[/url] I wonder how much more expensive its gonna be :S	114 Last	Jeff Parrott May 2009
I watch way to much tv..er hulu Generally, I've never noticed trends between different tv series. However in the most recent episodes of House,Bones,Greys anatomy(lol),The unusuals, and Fringe one of the main character is having co…	5 Last	Andreas May 2009
POLYCOUNT DOWNTIME 5/9/09 READ!!! Hey guys! In order to get rid of some of the performance issues we have been having with the boards recently, we are moving them to new hardware Saturday, May 9. This means at some time during…	11 Last	Vito May 2009
Austin polycount meetup! I propose that Polycounters of Austin should gather in the near future for eating, drinking, and socializing! Who's interested?	13 Last	claydough May 2009
New Beyond Good & Evil 2 footage [url]http://kotaku.com/5246177/is-this-new-beyond-good--evil-2-footage[/url] Watch and be amazed. I expect its a target render, but if not then wholy jeebus	24 Last	Andreas May 2009
Coca-Cola AD A guy on zbrush central did the female orc character for this comercial and displayed his art for it. I thought the video was good so I am sharing it here with you guys. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/w…	11 Last	00Zero May 2009
Head Cold and Allergies? Yea yea go see a Dr... bla-la-la... Probably will if it keeps up. I'm pretty sure I have both and I was wondering when you guys have been hit with one or the other what do you guys do to get around …	16 Last	tone May 2009
red with envy Anyone here at Rockstar San Diego? Red Dead Redemption looks absolutely gorgeous... [URL="http://www.gametrailers.com/player/48933.html"]debut trailer[/URL] Nice work! especially the sexy light…	3 Last	Joshua Stubbles May 2009
Your helpful movie morality thread There's something that's been bugging me lately about movies, and that is that the same themes seem to get repeated over and over... and in my opinion, these themes are quite stupid. When ever they c…	51 Last	danr May 2009
Starcraft 2 beta sign ups [url]http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?story=58508[/url] [quote]Blizzard has officially opened up the StarCraft II beta opt-in, according to a new post on the World of Warcraft site. "The StarCraft …	12 Last	kary May 2009
Closed STAR TREK I watched it today and I LOVED IT! I've never seen any full episodes or any of the older movies, but wow.. this movie was awesome. J. J. Abrams and the crew did an awesome job, I can't wait for the n…	3 Last	adam May 2009
SWINE FLU Anybody got it? I don't have it. But I am pretty sick, So I am in self imposed Quarantine while my wife Bleaches the entire house. Im on the Downside of whatever I have though, still pretty congested and ache though…	121 Last	Ancient-Pig May 2009
hawken has internet stardom ^^ just saying : [url]http://kotaku.com/5243471/you-cannot-play-the-george-w-bush-famicom-game[/url] :D	17 Last	adam May 2009
Who ya gonna call...? Nobody, unless you own a PS3/2... [url]http://kotaku.com/5242106/sony-now-publishing-ghostbusters-non+sony-releases-threatened?skyline=true&s=x[/url] This better be one of those "well, Sony are publishing it on PS3/PS2 but Atari is …	25 Last	Asmuel May 2009
Polycount Washington meet up Ok figured its about time we have another one of these..... Me and a few people from my old job are gonna be hitting to la Isla for dinner and drink any black and green who would like to come are we…	10 Last	oXYnary May 2009
Swine Flu confirmed to bring people back to life after death...? This is f***ing crazy shit... Actual REAL zombies...? I need to find my cricket bat... [URL="http://bouncewith.me.uk/europe/8027043.htm"]BBC News \| Europe \| EU quarantines London in flu panic[/URL]	54 Last	Flynny May 2009