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Happy Birthday Polycount! 11 YEARS!! I don't post here that much anymore, but I still have love for the big green machine! HAPPY BIRTHDAY POLYCOUNT! Thanks for making the years a constant costume partay!	53 Last	onionhead_o Apr 2009
Industry related April Fools Pranks I'm two days behind, but that doesn't really matter. I'm sure we've all seen a few good industry related April Fools Day pranks in the last few days, and I wanted to see what everyone else stumbled u…	3 Last	Andreas Apr 2009
New Diablo 3 class :( [url]http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/characters/archivist.xml[/url] Did it just get a little more April Foolish in here?	16 Last	Mental_Hernia Apr 2009
Congrats ae. Winner of the free Wacom [COLOR=SeaGreen][B]Ok so I made my decision. Actually it was names in a hat to be fair and just. And the winner is ae. Congrats to ae. and thanks everyone for the interest in this. Sorry I don't h…	45 Last	ae. Apr 2009
TaunTaun Sleeping Bag Oh yes. I want this NOW!!!. While it was a joke for April fools apparantly they are going to actually see if they can get this made!! [URL]http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/tauntaun.html[/URL] [IM…	10 Last	almighty_gir Apr 2009
Modeling mental problems Its my first post here and could anyone help me find the symptoms of my problem: I tend to start modeling a character then just stop and quit, (i usually stop when i start to model the head ) Lol, i …	9 Last	Luke_Starkie Apr 2009
FileFront shutting down Mar. 30 [url]http://farewell.filefront.com/[/url] Make sure you get anything you want off there or have uploaded before then.	9 Last	John Warner Apr 2009
3DS Max Training DVDS ? Has anyone bought the Creature modeling series from gnomonworkshop? If so are they any good ? Or are they any better/do you know any good creature modeling dvd's? Thanks alot! :)	2 Last	Luke_Starkie Apr 2009
Splash Damage announce "Tapir Wars: Welcome To The Jungle" The latest installment of Splash Damage's ongoing Tapir Wars series has been announced! Welcome To The Jungle sees the return of everyone's favourite snuffling heroes! Full story, development covera…	18 Last	TheWinterLord Apr 2009
Demon & monster art I have a lot of different art books for inspiration ranging from frazetta to vallejo, Brom, John Howe etc however i'd really like an artbook which concentrates mainly on demons/monsters/horror type c…	10 Last	scourgewarper Apr 2009
Photoshop! Twice it burned me! ARGGGGG!!!!!! Lost 10 minutes of work when using some scattering brushes on a texture, and it crashed. Not a huge deal but pissed me off. Then I restarted the texture, put in about an hour and a …	23 Last	neolith Apr 2009
Dante's Inferno I was wondering how they were going to pull this one off, and the answer is they didn't (bother sticking to the book), but the art style in the trailer looks insane!! [url]http://www.dantesinferno.c…	9 Last	adam Apr 2009
Plants vs Zombies The new popcap zombie game they've been hinting at for a while. Okay, so I've worked on the game a bit but still - I gotta pimp it cos I think its awesome. [url]http://www.popcap.com/games/pvz[/url]	2 Last	blankslatejoe Apr 2009
Midway fuckin over the working man. Or ex-working man i guess would be more like it. Don´t know if you´re talking about this somewhere already but yeah. [url]http://kotaku.com/5162447/midway-offloading-mortal-kombat-and-screwing-forme…	51 Last	ArtsyFartsy Apr 2009
modeling_man == Parnell Just a heads up, i opted for a name change. I felt it was time to retire the old school modeling_man for something that made more sense. Everyone I know calls me Parnell, so it made the most sense.…	19 Last	Psyk0 Apr 2009
murdered over playstation!! [url]http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20090401/tuk-man-who-killed-videogame-fan-jailed-6323e80.html[/url] bit harsh really:(	10 Last	TheWinterLord Apr 2009
New Unreal Engine 3 features [url]http://g4tv.com/trailers/hdvideos/37413/Unreal-Engine-3-New-Features-GDC-2009-Trailer.html[/url] New browser is awesome! drag and drop textures on meshes :) New Lighting engine :) I'd like …	33 Last	lurked Apr 2009
Reading/Leeds Festival 2009 Lineup announced - Whuh? [url]http://www.readingfestival.com/#lineup[/url] Am I the only person that thinks that £175 for a weekend camping ticket, to see those bands, is just a wee bit of a rip off? Yeah, theres a couple …	13 Last	JasonLavoie Mar 2009
Conflicker virus may hit computers on April Fools Day Not sure if you have read this story or not, Its been on local news here in Dallas talking about it and world news as well, I know my virus scanner nod32 has a removal tool out for the virus i on th…	0 Last	chrismaddox3d Mar 2009
GDC09 San Fran Who's going? We will have a Dominance War booth(6324) in the Expo hall with some cool demos from Pixologic if your in the area stop by and see some of the fantastic artwork being displayed.	245 Last	sicsided Mar 2009
tesla sedan [url]http://jalopnik.com/5185844/tesla-model-s-sedan-concept-49900-seven+seater-electric-to-hit-streets-in-2011[/url] "300-mile range, 45-minute fast charge capability, a 0-to-60 time of 5.5-seconds …	70 Last	Tumerboy Mar 2009
Closed Media Center PC, tuner recomendations?	0 Last	EarthQuake Mar 2009
video editing.... im looking for a free or nearly free video editing program so that i can further edit my first animation. if anyone could point me in a direction that would be sweet!	2 Last	Ryno Mar 2009
Developers in Paris? I´ve tried to find studios located there but the only one I could find was the Ubisoft HQ and I dont know if they develop games there at all.	21 Last	o2car Mar 2009
Uploading Unreal Files to Portfolio I'm in the process of redoing my portfolio and planning on having all images from in UE3. I have a couple environments planned out and have started throwing some of the stuff from the first one into …	9 Last	IchII3D Mar 2009
A Small Request Hey all, I'm doing a games development course down here is Australia and for the first half of the year we have to make a design document for a game that we want to make for the second half of the ye…	4 Last	hobodactyl Mar 2009
I want your beautiful mind! Hey folks, if you've seen my other thread, you might know that i'm in a bi-ha-ha-ha-t of a situation where i'm going to need to get my shit together and find work, quickly. Last night something that…	17 Last	dejawolf Mar 2009
South Of Border Road Trip Going on a road trip soon with a friend all the way from Van to LA, was wondering any Polycounters up for a drink or two along the way? Will be stopping along Portland, San Fran for two days and th…	4 Last	Thegodzero Mar 2009
24 i'm surprised there's no thread about this new season either. [spoiler]...damn, quinn had it coming screwdrivered in the chest lol [/spoiler]	5 Last	almighty_gir Mar 2009
saturdays guardian yeah I am in the guardian tomorrow. feel my power. nothing to do with 3d , but you should still buy a copy I have friends in low places	11 Last	Ruz Mar 2009
Closed insane shit from africa [ame]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1546500823932425961&hl=en[/ame] video with some insane shit from africa.	34 Last	adam Mar 2009
Weirdest game promotions? Sometimes I really wonder what's the point of these crazy promotional ads for games, what are some of the weirdest ones you can think of? For example: -Mercenaries 2 has actors dress up as the main …	24 Last	Rox Mar 2009
Wanted: Weapons of Fate Hey guys, Anyone else try this game at all besides the demo? I gave it a rent today and passed it in about 4.5 hours, so it was pretty short, but it was pretty dope. I really had fun with the bulle…	11 Last	Ged Mar 2009
CG software survey results this is the results to a survey done on the cg industry to find out which software developers are really meeting their customers needs. [url]http://www.cgenie.com/cgenie-content/104-cg-community-surv…	50 Last	Richard Kain Mar 2009
More Free NIN [url]http://www.ninja2009.com/[/url] Trent has released another EP for free. I'll be d/l'ing shortly, so I can't report if it's any good yet :)	7 Last	Justin Meisse Mar 2009
A desperate call for help Hi all, this is a last-minute last-resort call for help in finding a job. As a foreigner residing in the US, my visa status is tangible and I was just informed I must have a job offer valid by next m…	68 Last	vahl Mar 2009
Inside the Meltdown I just finished watching a pretty disturbing yet fascinating program on PBS about the events leading up to the finical meltdown on Wall street, and the ripple effects it had on the rest of the world.…	3 Last	Ben Apuna Mar 2009
day rate, entry level? hey guys, quick question -- what is a reasonable day (or hourly) rate for an entry level 3d artist? i'm fresh out of school (bfa media arts) with most of my experience in the graphic/motion design f…	7 Last	Rick Stirling Mar 2009
Concept Art Workshop: Dallas Just wanted to let you guy's know of the upcoming Massive Black event here in Dallas. Hopefully some of you can attend, as it is looking to be a big one. Here is the link [url]http://conceptart.org…	49 Last	Spark Mar 2009
Onlive: Video Game Cloud (PC/Console Obsolete?) [url]http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2343717,00.asp[/url] [quote] OnLive is a new gaming service, slated to launch towards the end of 2009. The core idea of OnLive is to make all modern games p…	28 Last	Mars Mar 2009
New Punch out! Anyone see this trailer yet? Looks freaking awesome :) [URL]http://www.gametrailers.com/player/40745.html[/URL] actually this trailer is cooler [url]http://www.gametrailers.com/player/47035.html[/…	13 Last	stimpack Mar 2009
Hello I'm new. I would like to say hi to everyone,And that I came here a few times and saw your work and I am vary impressed by the Talent and skills you all have. I'm a Gamer/3D/2D/Photographer/DJ/Love …	11 Last	Zerk Mar 2009
Closed Troll Flame Wars So, I have noticed recently that there have been a lot of flame wars going on in the most inappropriate of places (low poly, Shotguns help thread (good luck btw buddy!) ) and to say the least it piss…	1 Last	bearkub Mar 2009
CryEngine 3 demo trailer from GDC [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=614FLkXhTp4[/ame] Saw this at HardOCP so I am sharing along..	10 Last	rooster Mar 2009
I've got a big old wacom I don't want anymore, London. Hi, I've got a big old Wacom I no longer use, Its A4 oversize a little bit battered and runs off the serial port and the mains power (but it does run!) Anyone from here is welcome to it if they can p…	4 Last	Crash Mar 2009
Closed Helm is back, and he's angry. And more racism! yay! [URL=http://img299.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hesback.png][IMG]http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/7210/hesback.png[/IMG][/URL]	11 Last	adam Mar 2009
Do have the skills to see in 3d? Okay stumbled upon this, and it took me a few tries but when you make it work it is amazing. You look at two pictures side by side and cross your eyes in a way to combine them and see a 3d image. …	52 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2009
Max Payne 3 Rockstar Vancouver takes the helm [url]http://www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3/[/url]	19 Last	Emil Mujanovic Mar 2009
Static X New Songs D: < [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc345Bj-uc0&feature=related[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ7wpCvPZzw&feature=related[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjRRYjwdqo4&feature…	15 Last	rolfness Mar 2009
Wolfenstein on GTTV friday! Hey everyone.. just a heads up, this friday's episode of GameTrailers TV on Spike is entirely about Wolfenstein. I've been working on this for nearly two years now. Its awesome to see all the magazi…	27 Last	JacqueChoi Mar 2009