General Discussion

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Happy Bromeday! Brome turned older, happy birthday :)	43 Last	Sith Happens. Apr 2009
Baltimore Games Day [url=http://herald.warhammeronline.com/eventcalendar/2009_GamesDay_Baltimore.php]herald post[/url] I'm gonna try and be there, mebbe some other polycounters?	1 Last	PeterK Apr 2009
Rune Memory - Casual Game Hey there folks, Just thought I'd share my little "memory match" game for iphone/ipod touch here. All graphics were done by me but couldn't have done it without the help of a good friend (programmer…	3 Last	adam Apr 2009
Xbox 360: Error E74 So yes... yesterday I got the error message e74 on my xbox. For those of you that don't know what that is... it is when the bottom left quadrant of the ring lights up red. It is not that "Red Ring …	45 Last	Talbot Apr 2009
new red dwarf just watched the first episode on dave. really enjoyed it :)	36 Last	skrubbles Apr 2009
Congratulations! So this is the first time something like this has happened to me (I'm pretty sure... maybe alzhiemer's is settin in). Got a message in my inbox from THQ saying I'd been a winner of a free game since…	4 Last	wailingmonkey Apr 2009
Dream Theater - Jordan Rudess Omnisphere Demo Love Dream Theater and I thought there were some on here who do as well. I encourage you to check out this demo Jordan Rudess did. Incredible stuff. [url]http://www.spectrasonics.net/omnisphere_tea…	10 Last	greuh Apr 2009
MMOG survey for college course - responses needed Thanks for the response! Information has been gathered	0 Last	Vailias Apr 2009
arcade sticks? so with the upcoming release of street fighter 4 coming out, Ive decided I will be getting the xbox version of this......but as well all know from downloading and playing SF 2 HD off xbox live , XB…	16 Last	Jesse Moody Apr 2009
GO GADGET GO! [url]http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/05/dean-kamens-rob.html[/url] I thought this was awesome I had to share. Its really amazing to see robotics to this degree now. But now with stim cell resear…	22 Last	seforin Apr 2009
congratulations arrangemonk i got me some intestinal excitation YAY happens everytime when spring sucks and means pain for a week hurray i hate my life^^	8 Last	arrangemonk Apr 2009
Check out my work on Xbox Marketplace... ...that was used without my permission. A friend sent me a message this morning. I read it and quickly booted up the 360. Browsed the Community Games section of Marketplace, under the letter S. A…	34 Last	TWilson Apr 2009
The modern business model doesn't give a shit about you. hey folks! I've been looking into the encorporating side of things lately, and I found something out that i thought would be neet to share... it's something that most of us probably know on an int…	56 Last	Sandbag Apr 2009
Dominance War IV Mini Challenge #1 Results Since the cat is out of the bag I will post the official link here also. [URL]http://www.gameartisans.org/contests/dw/4/mini1/en.php[/URL] Congrats to the Polycount winners!	13 Last	Steve Schulze Apr 2009
tech-artists.org T-Shirt Design contest Just the FYI for any interested polycounters, [url]www.tech-artists.org[/url] is running a t-shirt design contest. There are a lot more artists here than there, and our communities have a lot of cro…	5 Last	Ryan Hawkins Apr 2009
Meenie Greenie gotta start 'em while they're young!	16 Last	fast1 Apr 2009
Unity 2.5 game engine available for windows now! finally! info: [url]http://unity3d.com/unity/whats-new/unity-2.5[/url] demo: [url]http://unity3d.com/unity/UnitySetup.exe[/url]	69 Last	Ruz Apr 2009
Education Advice( how not to become a hobo) As most of you know there comes a time in life where you stand at the crossroads of life. Right now im standing in small interscetion of roads that some day may lead to a bigger highway and have a gr…	35 Last	c0ldhands Apr 2009
Next Gen Creature Design for Gears of War: with James Hawkins [url]http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/news/?p=714[/url] May will be awesome now. :)	20 Last	Shogun3d Apr 2009
Anyone heard of True Games Interactive? [URL="http://www.truegames.com/"]True Games Interactive[/URL] They recently posted a handful of jobs in Austin, TX and Irvine, CA, but I haven't heard of them. They look to have Indian and European…	0 Last	Vito Apr 2009
Oh damn... ... I want one: [url]http://blog.wired.com/cars/2009/04/gm-and-segway-b.html[/url] I know it doesn't fit the needs for most situations, but this could be damn cool if I don't have to use the roads :…	35 Last	notman Apr 2009
Midway out of money by June? [url]http://kotaku.com/5206125/court-documents-show-midway-may-be-out-of-cash-real-soon[/url] Sucks. I was always hoping they would make a really great game and stay afloat, but I guess not.	12 Last	Jesse Moody Apr 2009
In need of a New job no matter how big nor matter how small no matter how far! I was recently hired at digini to be the 3d art generalist (which made me do modeling/texturing and technical artwork) if you know of any work anywhere ; I just lost my job , I was layed off due to …	10 Last	seforin Apr 2009
RIP Dave Arneso [url]http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2009/04/rip-dave-arneso.html[/url] He was most responsible for the nuts and bolts of D&D. A lot of the behind the scenes rules we use in a lot of our games, where …	3 Last	bearkub Apr 2009
Future generation polycounter +1 Lana Rose Born 9:48pm on 4/6/09 6lbs 14oz 19in long. [IMG]http://lh4.ggpht.com/_19ZhAdopnww/SdrWxd-Mj0I/AAAAAAAABDQ/_0t9eWffJbA/s640/IMG_0324-1.JPG[/IMG] [IMG]http://lh5.ggpht.com/_19ZhAdopnww/SdrWH…	35 Last	Tulkamir Apr 2009
It's Friday... ...but Sunday's coming [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naajYZSbWdw[/ame]	6 Last	konstruct Apr 2009
Will Wright opens Stupid Fun Club Link: [url]http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/46046/Will-Wright-Leaves-EA-To-Launch-Stupid-Fun-Club[/url] [quote] Will Wright has broken free from EA's employ to form Stupid Fun Club, an entertainme…	7 Last	anoon Apr 2009
Nvidia Beta Drivers adds AO to games I found this out today, and tried it myself, and it's quite cool. If you have the 200 series Nvidia card, you're in luck. This is the Vista 64 bit download [url]http://www.nvidia.com/object/wi…	36 Last	\|Buddy\| Apr 2009
Faith No More Reunites [url]http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/faith-no-more-reunites-plots-european-dates-1003944389.story[/url] Figured there'd be some FNM fans on this board that'd appreciate this.	9 Last	vik Apr 2009
Closed New to polycoulnt, Hi everyone.	0 Last	macgregor_oi Apr 2009
Starting off models One of my friends pointed out to me the other day that I've gotten into the habit of starting off my models a certain way. I learned alot from Poopinmymouth's tutorials, but I haven't really taken …	4 Last	Slipstream Apr 2009
Left 5 Dead Neat! [url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/36582447@N08/sets/72157615721718519/with/3378891395/[/url]	3 Last	JohnnyRaptor Apr 2009
Dallas' Game Industry I read this in the Dallas Morning News this past Sunday. Talks about closing down of Ensemble, the creation of a few new studios in the Plano area, some other interesting stuff. [URL]http://www.guid…	17 Last	ArtsyFartsy Apr 2009
Man charged with drunk driving on bar stool About a week old, but eh... Some news is worth reading again [URL]http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29971638/[/URL] [quote]A 28-year-old man has been charged with drunken driving after crashing his motor…	8 Last	Mark Dygert Apr 2009
Drink and Draw, Dallas chapter A group of local artists are starting up a chapter of Drink and Draw here in Dallas. It's basically a group of people that get together once a month or so to down some beers while sketching. There'…	1 Last	chrismaddox3d Apr 2009
The Polycount TF2 server lives again! Hey gang! I finally got some time (read: off my lazy ass...) and got the Polycount TF2 server updated and ready to run! I am still trying to reconfigure everything and get it set up properly, so …	29 Last	bearkub Apr 2009
Is hotmail broken april 7th 2009? Hi there just wondering if my computer is fucked or if hotmail is down? I've tried various browsers and they all time out after the log in screen.	2 Last	malcolm Apr 2009
Kaspersky Conspiracy Theory? This all started about a year ago. I had been using Norton to protect my PC for the longest time. I upgraded every year for a few years until last year from using their 2007 edition software that j…	20 Last	Racer445 Apr 2009
Suggestion for account 'gamer tags' Under our User Control Panels, we've got slots for MS Live, PS3, Wii, etc. accounts. Can we get the Admins/Mods to also add a SteamID slot? Seeing as how we all use PCs, and design PC games, it only …	4 Last	Tumerboy Apr 2009
Inamo Restaurant in Soho INAMO Has anyone else eaten at this restaurant? If not I would highly recommend it. It was an amazing atmosphere and best of all the tables you sat at were interactive and that how you ordered you …	3 Last	Dazzer13 Apr 2009
Books - searching - advise? kay, so, as most of you I've had to relly on myself to study 3d, and after searching for a whille, I'm a bit tired of tutorials, wanna try some books for a change, searched a bit, but I'd like to kno…	1 Last	sir-knight Apr 2009
Trembling tongue? For a couple weeks now, i have a spot on my toung that keeps shaking and trembling. (right front/center) It doesnt do this constantly, may be a couple times an hour, or day. its almost like a twitch…	23 Last	rolfness Apr 2009
Decent Kids Cartoons, surfacing? (Chowder Flapjack) While watching TV with my little bro--... ahh, who am I kidding, while I'm watching cartoons. I'm sure a lot of people will agree that the programming on Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, has gone f…	32 Last	Tumerboy Apr 2009
I need an advice Hello!I'm new here. I've been browsing tons of forums for an idea of what to do. I was laid off from my job about 3 month ago. I've been looking for a job since then, but did not even get a single in…	3 Last	ericdigital Apr 2009
Polycounter recognized on Kotaku Congrats! [url]http://kotaku.com/5198579/team-fortress-semi+-unplugged[/url]	12 Last	dejawolf Apr 2009
French ONLY videogames in Quebec. Had to do multiple checks to make sure this wasnt an April Fools joke. Still wondering if it is, where all kinds of news syndicates are in cahoots with each other. [url]http://www.thestar.com/arti…	19 Last	Daaark Apr 2009
xbox 360 not working on TV I got a toshiba 37'' i use it to watch tv and recently tried to hook up my 360 to it. The thing is i have one of the older 360 without the hdmi inputs wich sucks ( im not sure if theres and adapter…	5 Last	PixelMasher Apr 2009
Killzone 2: Behind the Bullet Anyone check this out yet? It's pretty nice to be able to see some breakdowns of those shots, but I do wish they were broken down a bit more (ie. a true lighting only, with no effects/particles). I a…	4 Last	SHEPEIRO Apr 2009
Power Glove Mod One of the coolest nerds I know: [url]http://biphenyl.org/blog/2009/04/03/the-power-glove-20th-anniversary-edition/[/url]	0 Last	killingpeople Apr 2009
Soundtracks? Instrumentals? Lookin for some good soundtracks and instrumental music to listen to while I'm working. I've got the LOTR movies and Halo 2, Silent Hill: Homecoming, LOTR online and C&C Red Alert 3 (great soundtrack…	64 Last	Marcus Dublin Apr 2009