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LOVE looks really intersting, i like the style, looks like a scripters wet dream of gameplay though [url]http://www.eurogamer.net/videos/love-eskil-steenberg-walkthrough[/url] [ame]http://www.youtube.co…	18 Last	PixelGoat Apr 2009
Remember dungeonmaster anyone? Growing up in the 80's I remember one of the first games I was totally obsessed with: dungeonmaster. I initially had it on the atari st which compared to the amiga version had crap sound effects and …	0 Last	scourgewarper Apr 2009
where the wild things are! so excited! [img]http://www.traileraddict.com/content/warner-bros-pictures/wildthingsare.jpg[/img] since we cant get HTML code up in here...heres a direct link: [url]http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/where-t…	25 Last	fast1 Apr 2009
Runic Games Or zombie Hey anyone on these boards apart of either one of those studios? I have some questions for yah if you dont mind! please let me know! Thanks guys!	0 Last	seforin Apr 2009
DVD Menu Storyboard Help Hello all! I'm finishing up my Associates in Computer Animation degree this semester and I have to put together a DVD Portfolio for the class. I'm more of a web development guy myself, so DVD's are f…	6 Last	mdeforge Apr 2009
Anyone know or got contacts for Valve? Steam distribution related.. We got a project here at work we want to see about getting on Steam and we've contacted them several times via [url]http://www.valvesoftware.com/business/[/url] using the [email]jasonh@valvesoftwa…	5 Last	bugo Apr 2009
Closed Prosecution of George Bush for murder. [url]http://www.prosecutionofbush.com/[/url] * get it * read it * believe it * support it	4 Last	Jesse Moody Apr 2009
Musicians Hey there I've noticed there's actually quite a few musicians on this forum. Post anything. Videos, audio clips, covers, original stuff, nerd out about your gear whatever. I play guitar and some b…	14 Last	t4paN Apr 2009
Time Warner Cable Anyone else getting fucked over by this in TX, NY, NC? [URL]http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2009/tc20090331_726397.htm[/URL]	46 Last	Thegodzero Apr 2009
Animation training Hey all -- If memory serves me right, 6-9 months ago there was a fairly respected 3D (though 2D would be just as beneficial) animation training material (DVD download format?) which ran under a hund…	7 Last	MagicSugar Apr 2009
Braid Art Assets David Hellman has released a bunch of the game's assets on his site. Very cool stuff! [url]http://www.davidhellman.net/braidbrief.htm[/url]	4 Last	fast1 Apr 2009
yarr mateys, how many of yer polycounters be pirates? the question was asked, and i just need to have an answer, how many here pirated their main software before buying it?	59 Last	michi.be Apr 2009
for Americans and Canadians making money in each other's countries Hey guys, I just learned something great, and i wanted to share it with anyone who was interested. It's legal bullshit, but if you're an American or Canadian, and you make money in the other country,…	0 Last	John Warner Apr 2009
Database errors up the wahoo So what´s up? I´m the only one not getting my polycount dose today?	16 Last	PeterK Apr 2009
Early Star Wars 3D hey, im looking for a video i saw a few months ago. you know the 3d vector sequences in star wars: a new hope where they show a crappy vector 3d visiualization of the death star trench to all the re…	19 Last	Daaark Apr 2009
Stephen Hawking Ill? [url]http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/20/hawking.health/[/url]	13 Last	Mark Dygert Apr 2009
Posting from my DSi. I just had to try posting with it on polycount. This little sucker is turning out to be great for casual, on-the-go or on-the-couch browsing. Overview display seems to work best here, but Column disp…	3 Last	JasonLavoie Apr 2009
Webpage sizes these days? Hey Folks, When optimizing a webpage layout, is it a bad move to use 1920 by 1440? Is it better to stick to 1600 by 1200 ? Whats the standards these days?	14 Last	Hurreman Apr 2009
Twitter Well I just jumped on the hype train and started using the account I opened ages ago. It seems to be almost the evolution of social news sites like digg and reddit, mixed with facebook with a splash …	42 Last	Rox Apr 2009
Traditional art skills Although my main focus in terms of art is 3d modeling i'm also interested in broadening my other 'soft' skills such as observation, composition etc or what would be considered the traditional art ski…	18 Last	scourgewarper Apr 2009
GI JOE Cartoon Network - BAD@$$ [url]http://www.adultswim.com/video/?episodeID=8a25059520aa06ea0120ab9df79a0017[/url]	21 Last	gavku Apr 2009
drinking water turns people into mutants [URL]http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090419/ap_on_re_us/pharmawater_factories[/URL] thats why i only stick to coke . ;)	33 Last	00Zero Apr 2009
machine gun vs car just started wondering, which invention has killed more people, the machine gun, or the car? as a figure, 3500 people are killed every month on the streets, in the US alone.	50 Last	Vailias Apr 2009
Closed my brute! i hope this wasnt already posted this is a cool site/fun game. type in your name and it generates a character based off your name to do battle with [url]http://gkaine.mybrute.com/[/url]	1 Last	Emil Mujanovic Apr 2009
FMX Stuttgart 2009 (Pixar, Disney Animation, Epic, Ubisoft, Media Molecule,...) anyone going there? Its like the GDC except it's in Germany (Stuttgart to be exactly) and has a stronger focus on the visal side. Lots of movie/ FX and game companies will be present. To sum up whi…	8 Last	renderhjs Apr 2009
88% of demigod players are pirates Here is the story, [url]http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/58213[/url] First off they made the mistake of not having a demo. No demo means that people are a little more likely to just download th…	45 Last	pior Apr 2009
[Nostalgia Topic] Archimedean Dynasty (1996) Does anyone here remember Archimedean Dynasty? In the last few months my attention gets drawn away from contemporary titles since it all (well, most of it) feels and looks "meh", without any soul a…	6 Last	skullsplitter Apr 2009
Debut of Wolfenstein opening cinematic I did a thread search and didn't see this posted anywhere, so I thought I'd throw it out. GameTrailers TV on Spike TV is premiering the intro cinematic for Wolfenstein tonight (Thursday) [COLOR=Dark…	9 Last	Cojax Apr 2009
An israeli observation on Christianity [url]http://israelinsider.ning.com/video/2018399:Video:5362[/url] (dunno how to imbue this)	9 Last	00Zero Apr 2009
Any Polycounters live in Montreal? Hey guys, So on Sunday me and another artist from Big Sandwich are shipping out to Montreal to work with the fine fellows at EA for 3 months. I think I've seen some ppl from Montreal on here and …	2 Last	hobodactyl Apr 2009
Closed got a paid job , wii ? Hi , Finally , just got a paid job , [programming and supervision] helping with a 3d game graduation project in KSA , ... and i will have 742 $ for this project , ok , now i want to buy a wii gaming…	7 Last	Jesse Moody Apr 2009
F.E.A.R. 2 is out!! F.E.A.R. 2 is out! Go pick up a copy and support a fellow polycounter!! F.E.A.R. 2 is my first published title. I'll try and post up some of the art i did for it in the pimping and previews section …	81 Last	Thegodzero Apr 2009
>>>>>>>>DOMINANCE WAR 4 - MEGA THREAD<<<<<<<<< [CENTER][B][IMG]http://artbyjessemoody.com/domwar4/image_01.jpg[/IMG][/B] [/CENTER] [img2=right]http://boards.polycount.net/images/features/dw4/image_02.jpg[/img2] [COLOR=Lime][B] [COLOR=SeaGreen]DO…	178 Last	Ryan Hawkins Apr 2009
Dont know what to call this I am sketching out a device for pouring boiling oil from the ramparts of a castle, but can't for the life of me think what it's called, I'm just looking for the name of it so I can find some referenc…	10 Last	notman Apr 2009
Deadliest warrior - Warrior culture vs warrior culture [url]http://www.spike.com/video/deadlier/3135016[/url] Anyone catch it? I think it´s pretty fun in a silly, manly caveman way. Who hasn´t taken part of a "samurai vs vikings" kind of discussion bef…	25 Last	TomDunne Apr 2009
fired yup me!	48 Last	Mark Dygert Apr 2009
Closed Come on and fight! I just came across this quick fighting game! LOL check it out [url]http://chamix.mybrute.com[/url] p.s. by the way, how do you make an active link?	5 Last	Emil Mujanovic Apr 2009
Scotch tape xrays. [url]http://www.nature.com/nature/videoarchive/x-rays/[/url] Holy crap that is cool... Now how do i build me a vaccum chamber... ...... perhaps that isnt the best idea actually.	15 Last	Vailias Apr 2009
Loan forgiveness programs Just was reading about the IBR program. Was thinking might be of interest to some others here since I know of ppl with some hefty student loans. I'm not sure what the qualifications are and how ba…	17 Last	Ryno Apr 2009
Cool stuff to do in chicago? Me and the GF are going to chicago for her birthday in early may, i'm wondering if anyone has recommendations on stuff to do? We'll be staying at the Central Loop Hotel/Club Quarter's hotel right n…	16 Last	EarthQuake Apr 2009
any spriters here? I'm curious as to what tools you guys use (if anyone here sprites for work) I'm using graphicsgale... it has some awesome tools, but for some reason I can't edit an 8bit alpha channel separate of a …	22 Last	sir-knight Apr 2009
Learning to code Ill cut this short: Im thinking about learning a programming language so Im able to prototype game ideas I think of in my spare time, on a amateur kind of level. So, I was wondering if any other arti…	38 Last	CrazyButcher Apr 2009
3DS Max 2010 Wtf... already a trial out.... I tried it out... it's wierd.. They've added/changed quite a bit of the UI. Also added new tools. [url]http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id…	42 Last	Cheesestraws Apr 2009
Need some school advice... Alright, so I am getting ready to transfer in the fall from community college to a 4 year university in California. I know most everyone here are artists...but there has to be some programmers out th…	7 Last	notman Apr 2009
Computer problems please help! Well this kinda pissed me off I went to the mall today and let my older brother play some tf2 on my computer when I came back it asked for my password I put it in but when I pressed enter it froze. …	11 Last	ae. Apr 2009
Video Game tester? I found this site which promises to get me a job as a vg tester at home. I just sign up with them and companies will contact me with games they would like me to test ... something along those lines. …	10 Last	RawRanator Apr 2009
GameGarage Video Game Incubator Team [Canada only] [url]http://www.upei.ca/csit/gamegarage-video-game-incubator-team[/url] 5 spots, Deadline to send your application: May 15 [QUOTE]Canadian gamers who are graduating from or are recent graduates o…	1 Last	JacqueChoi Apr 2009
Wai Wai Tennis! I don't know any gamer community personnaly... I only know Polycount... Then I will try!! I'm looking for some pictures of that games on PS1: # SLPS-00686 : Love Game's - Wai Wai Tennis # SLPM-8654…	4 Last	sama.van Apr 2009
Ultimate this Saturday! Anyone interested in playing Ultimate Frisbee this Saturday here in Austin? A group of us from Vigil and Bioware have been playing Tuesdays and Thursdays but we are trying to get a Saturday game star…	20 Last	Lee3dee Apr 2009
Qbranch? Heya can anyone access the old cottages? My bookmarks to qbranch seems to have finally stopped working ^_^	4 Last	Target_Renegade Apr 2009