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Black Dynamite Unapologetic blaxploitation... [url]http://www.blackdynamite.com/[/url] Trailers... [url]http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/11/23/worth-watching-nov-23-badass-black-dynamite-trailer/[/url] (Red band…	7 Last	AstroZombie Nov 2008
Happy MoP Day Oh shit! It's your birthday! Happy birthday, dude. -caseyjones	48 Last	nkoste Nov 2008
Witty 'I've got a job' title Couldnt think of anything new to put there, sorry. Anyway, got hired by Rocksteady Studios this week as a Junior artist for Environments and Props, which is great. Start on Monday, sort of nervous b…	23 Last	Ajax Nov 2008
Running during the winter, what gear to use Well I find myself needing to run 1.2 miles in 12 min. I started to train myself so I could pass the military screening tests. So it's winter or close enough, and I'm wondering what clothes I should …	19 Last	kakikukeko Nov 2008
Augmented reality in gaming This is something i've stumbled upon lately which i find absolutely fascinating. Augmented reality is the act of overlaying 3d elements on top of a live video feed using special markers in attempt t…	24 Last	serge Nov 2008
Bolt! Anyone else see this? Just got back from the showing in True3d or whatever and it was a lot of fun. Not sure how much I enjoy seeing things in 3d (the glasses hurt my eyes, at least to start, plus i…	5 Last	e_x Nov 2008
Help I went backwards in 1 night! I guess its a semi Rant but Im just wondering if this has happened to other people I was recently working on a character privately for myself and was really hyped about it and was testing out a few…	14 Last	Emil Mujanovic Nov 2008
Guitar Hero World Tour: Bike Hero LOve it! [URL]http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/bike%2Bhero/video/x7h0w7_guitar-hero-world-tour-bike-hero_videogames[/URL]	3 Last	Slum Nov 2008
Back pain = AAAAARGH Well. This is a fucking how-do-you-do. Back story: 6 months ago, my amazing girlfriend bought us tickets to see Dylan Moran's live show, which is tonight. Two days ago, in a trek around Guildford…	15 Last	Steviant Nov 2008
NOT a pixar short! [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdUUx5FdySs[/ame] but still makes me weep ;_;	12 Last	Ajax Nov 2008
Call of Duty 5 I deleted my old comments because this game is awesome. [URL]http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/08/rumor-call-of-duty-5-to-be-set-during-world-war-ii/[/URL]	14 Last	greenj2 Nov 2008
Witty 'turns out I've got the job after all' title So, as it turns out, something went wrong in communication. Thanks to my previous thread the right people found out, and things were fixed. I'm now starting at Streamline Studios in Amsterdam in Janu…	44 Last	pixelmitherer Nov 2008
THe many types of heavy metal * POWER METAL The protagonist arrives riding a white unicorn, escapes from the dragon, saves the princess and makes love to her in an enchanted forest. * THRASH METAL The protagonist arrives, fights…	9 Last	killingpeople Nov 2008
In this thread, we figure out some PHP issues. Hey everyone, I have a huge favour to ask and I am hoping someone out there knows a few tricks =) I've got a few days off and I am busy working on the Polycount stuff. One of the new features is ou…	22 Last	Michael Knubben Nov 2008
The Robot Uprising is Happening Well not quite but 2 trailers I thought I would share one official one fan made. I want both damnit! FAN: [url]http://ningin.com/mediastream/item:show/2008/11/21/megaman-movie-official-trailer/…	6 Last	Bal Nov 2008
Pixar BURN-E awesome 7 minute animated short by Pixar for the release of Wall-E on blu-ray/DVD [url]http://www.filmofilia.com/2008/11/17/wall-e-concept-art-and-burn-e-short-film/[/url]	6 Last	ebagg Nov 2008
My first industry job! Got hired today at BioWare-Austin as an Environment Artist to work on the upcoming Star Wars MMO. Seems like a great studio from my tour through. Im pretty excited. I always wanted to work on a MMO. …	32 Last	Cody Nov 2008
Little Big Planet Oh my, I wake up this morning to the sound of laughter, as my 2 roommates were playing the beta of Little Big Planet, it is SO fun. We'll be making some levels tonight, but if there are any polycoun…	57 Last	Quokimbo Nov 2008
Mighty Hello for everyone There doesn't appear to be an introduction thread here, so I'll drop a short-lived thread down here to make my greetings. Hi. Currently listening to the Psychonauts soundtrack while doing some Acti…	25 Last	spookyruthy Nov 2008
how much should i charge for art work? i wish, i wish there was a website that broke down price quotes for 2d ,3d animations, digital drawings, 3d conceptual renders, after effects animations, 3d models, texture work, lighting ext... …	9 Last	Eric Chadwick Nov 2008
Unity 3d coming to PC [URL]http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=20779[/URL] on democratization of development: [quote]I think they're totally underestimating what's going to happen when the Window…	15 Last	Flynny Nov 2008
Iphone development? 3D Engines? Just curious if anyone here is doing Iphone apps or Android Apps in their spare time. I remember seeing the Free DS 3D model viewer/engine stuff get posted and was hoping there was some way to easily…	8 Last	Richard Kain Nov 2008
Oh god, I hate this! No, don't worry, this isn't a flame thread, haha. I just found myself thinking about life, and I got depressed. I was thinking about how life can't logically exist, and thus it doesn't. But it must, …	76 Last	greenj2 Nov 2008
Blizzard siggraph seminar nov 19th vancouver Hey guys, Just thought id give the early heads up about Blizzard coming to town and givin a little chat here in vancouver in november through the local siggraph chapter. tickets are not availiable ye…	25 Last	rebel Nov 2008
Great Game Design Elements Figured with some of the really awesome games I've played lately, it'd be neat to start listing game design elements that make a game that much more interesting and fun to play. I'll start~ [U]Body …	21 Last	leilei Nov 2008
Where is your Username registered? [url]http://usernamecheck.com/[/url]	9 Last	McGreed Nov 2008
Reasonable 5.1 set ups? I would like to enter the realm of surround sound for my living room. I know nothing about it but was told I can probably acquire a fairly non-intrusive set up for a reasonable price. Does anyone h…	5 Last	System Nov 2008
Rad screensavers A friend just twittered this one: [url]http://www.ubernes.com/nesscreensaver.html[/url] He warns it takes a bit of setup. Saw this one on a Google Tech Video presentation about a year ago: [url]http…	7 Last	Sa74n Nov 2008
Wooot! new computer! I am so fricken happy :P ive had this piece of shit computer for the past 3 years. it hardly is able to function and it was almost impossible to work on my 3d art but today i went and picked myself…	7 Last	Hardset Nov 2008
New Star Trek movie trailer !!!! [URL]http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/startrek/large_trailer2.html[/URL] Looks awesome, but will it still feel like star trek? Looks like he's really hollywoodifying it... cant wait to…	35 Last	Mark Dygert Nov 2008
Looking for a job (again) So, I'd gone through the last stages of a job-interview, been offered a contract, only to have that offer be retracted due to problems within the company. So now I was hoping some of you guys knew of…	7 Last	Michael Knubben Nov 2008
Obama on 60 minutes First TV interview as President Elect: [url]http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/16/60minutes/main4607893.shtml[/url]	17 Last	KeyserSoze Nov 2008
Wrath of the Lich King Anyone else still playing WoW? The latest expansion goes live at Midnight tonight, and I plan on picking up a copy at lunch tomorrow. Who else is helping to fund our blizzard polycounter's Christma…	40 Last	Wahlgren Nov 2008
hehehe, found this the other day, and i had to share it xD :):):):):):):):):):):):):) [URL="http://i35.tinypic.com/zmgvmp.gif"][img]http://i35.tinypic.com/zmgvmp.gif[/URL][/img]	9 Last	almighty_gir Nov 2008
income question If location, responsibility of a position, and loss of freedom (as a freelancer) is not an issue, and you've been freelancing full time for awhile now... What realistic salary range that's offered b…	9 Last	[MILES] Nov 2008
rabbit holes 3d picture format - super neat - my buddy at work sent me this, its really cool. [URL="http://www.rabbitholes.com/index.html"]rabbit holes[/URL] watch the vid to get a good sense of the 3d effect, what an awesome way to display 3…	18 Last	Peris Nov 2008
MK Vs DC [IMG]http://worldscollide.com/wallpaper/MKvsDC_Wallpaper_1024x768.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=4][B][COLOR=Orange]Edit... The game I worked on while at Midway... [/COLOR][/B][/SIZE] Check it out. [URL]http…	68 Last	bluekangaroo Nov 2008
Meh A great achievement in mankind [url]http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081117/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_new_word[/url]	7 Last	Michael Knubben Nov 2008
FarCry 2 I picked up FC2 last night and so far it seems pretty good. The graphics are nice on the 360 version and Im really liking the shanty town style environments. there are a couple things that bugged m…	48 Last	Entity Nov 2008
Far Out 3.5? So, I finished Far Cry, loved the open world FPS bit of it. Really pretty, gun jams, etc. It was very repetitive and the ai was idiotic at times (like all AI). I just started Fallout, and have be…	8 Last	Joseph Silverman Nov 2008
Quantum of Solace So what did you think? I thought it was pretty darn good - defiantly not as good as Casino Royale but I would still give it a solid 8.5 / 10 or so. Nothing beats the actions sequence at the beginnin…	38 Last	MoP Nov 2008
Max/Maya/Xsi benchmarks [url]http://www.3dspeedmachine.com/?idna=33[/url] It's worth mentioning that these are Softimage-commisioned, but at a quick glance, they seem to be fully Autodesk-endorsed. What's especially strang…	20 Last	Michael Knubben Nov 2008
PSP Video Hey guys, Just wanted to ask what is the best program to convert regular avi video to mp4 so i can transfer them to PSP. I tried this program last nigt called Psp Video 9, but i dont enjoy it that m…	10 Last	Pedro Amorim Nov 2008
Wrong forum, asshole. I'm getting SO sick of all the SPAM! [i]"they just found a cure for cancer!"[/i] --Wrong forum [i]"the police just found the body of my wife :("[/i] --This is P&P. post this in general discussion …	27 Last	dejawolf Nov 2008
Crysis Warhead on my new rig... Hey, guys. I just bought a new gaming system and I want to know what you think: -Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66ghz -PNY XLR8 GeForce 9800gt Performance Edition (1024mb) -4gb DDR2 RAM -150gb HDD (not t…	16 Last	Blaizer Nov 2008
hello again: question i tried posting in the request section.. and my thread isn't showing up. anyone know why not? is there some kind of thread-approval process or something?	2 Last	sundance Nov 2008
Looking for work I was recently let go from my current job and am in need of work. If anyone can help me out, I'd appreciate it. I am willing to relocate anywhere within the US. I'm brushing off my resume and I hope …	29 Last	killingpeople Nov 2008
Pixar's Newest Movie on the Way!! [url]http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/up/hd/[/url]	19 Last	rollin Nov 2008
Gears of War 2 Artbook for the fail. Hi so I just got my gears of war 2 special edition in the mail today from amazon.ca Opened the box to take a look at the art book, it's hard bound glossy paper super cool and it's in fucking French! …	27 Last	Tulkamir Nov 2008
Gaming market defies "recession" I know this doesn't help those who recently lost their jobs, but I guess as a whole it shows the strength of the industry. [url]http://www.gamespot.com/news/6201094.html?tag=latestheadlines;title;1[…	26 Last	pliang Nov 2008