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Metallica FTL (FAKE STORY!!!)

[url="http://www.dailygaming.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=230"]http://www.dailygaming.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=230[/url] [ QUOTE ] Metallica is fearful th…
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ElysiumGX

Some Photos from Barcelona and Vacation...

Ahoy ! i went to Barcelona in one of my trips, and i have to say it was amazing, so many inspirational art in there that i felt so small...less talk more rokk, here are some images ( rest is in this…
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notman

NEW CAR

after my wreck last year in my Mazda rx-8 it has never been the same, little problems here and there, leading me to believe that it would soon die on me. also getting tired of paying out hte ass f…
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Rhinokey

Killzone 2 rendering tech info

Theres a PDF of Gbuffer deferred rendering for Killzone 2 floating about if anyone fancies a look. [url="http://www.develop-conference.com/developconference/downloads/vwsection/Deferred%20Rendering%…
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JordanW

Calling all environment artists!

[url="http://www.adambromell.com/?page_id=27"]Environment Artist: The Story Teller[/url] Hey guys, I wrote up a small article for my blog on the importance of story telling as an environment artist…
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IronHawk

3dsmax font corruption

I started up max earlier this evening, but all my fonts within max have gone weird and the menus oversized. on the modify panel, the font seems to be a very low res system font. sigh
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Ruz

Are we ignoring Asmuel?

Of course not! Happy Birthday Asmuel [img]http://www.delmer.com/myimages/sammo_0307_bday.JPG[/img]
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Spark

God is cheap

[url="http://www.gametrailers.com/player/23448.html"]http://www.gametrailers.com/player/23448.html[/url]
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Ged

Congratulations dom!

I think now its safe to say and in order of that, time to congratulate officially. Congratulations dom on getting a job at blizzard! Wheeeee, Freakout! Sincerly yours, Stephko and Phil
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peppi

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPARK!!!

[img]http://ec3.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000HB0P1G.01-A25KCI3KJ0JKBZ._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V40664644_.jpg[/img] Look i even dressed up for ya. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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killingpeople

Low Poly presentation

Ok, I've had a long discussion over the past few months with some fellow alumni about student presentations. I say that if you can present your work within game engine *unreal,quake,source etc..* or…
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oobersli

Best in-game video capture?

I'm taking another look at how to capture AVIs from our game runtime, and I found this old thread. [url="http://boards.polycount.net/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=1&Number=98226&Searchpage=2&a…
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Eric Chadwick

Starcraft 2 story mode walkthrough

OMFG [url="http://gametrailers.com/player/23195.html"]http://gametrailers.com/player/23195.html[/url] [url="http://gametrailers.com/player/23201.html"]http://gametrailers.com/player/23201.html[/url…
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D4V1DC

Autodesk acquires Skymatter

[url="http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?id=9931455&siteID=123112"]http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?id=9931455&siteID=123112[/url] So, this is interesting. Autodesk buys Ali…
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minilogoguy18

Metal Gear Name Generator!

Old, but great! [url="http://metalgearnamegenerator.com/"]http://metalgearnamegenerator.com/[/url] Fear me, for I am, Booby-Trap Sea-Lion!!
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Toomas

Warhammer table top armies?

I ordered the Battle for Skull Pass box yesterday along with an extra box of night goblins (so I can convert the spider riders into night goblins) and some fanatics. This is my first army besides my…
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almighty_gir

ZBrush 3.1 is out!

[ QUOTE ] ZBrush 3.1 continues our mission of creating innovative and powerful tools for digital artists. With ZBrush 3.1's new Brush Palette you can load, save and share custom made brushes. User-as…
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Keg

free new tool for artists ( especially blender)

Hello I made a tool which you can load your world mesh file and view it as a person walking in your world mesh. If you have played World of Warcraft or Second life, i basically made a tool which you…
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The Ben

10 second contest.

Just a quick heads up to those that might be interested. We are running a ten second animation contest over at 3DBuzz that just started and will run for two months. Information here. [url="http:/…
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Frankie V

Interview with Besner (Autodesk) about Mudbox

I just saw this posted in the Mudbox forums, and I thought you all would want to watch it as well. In this interview Autodesk's Michel Besner talks about acquiring Mudbox and the benefits of doing s…
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Neo_God

DirectX10 is so yesterday

[url="http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/11/0524250"]http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/11/0524250[/url] Seriously, whats going on at the moment ? Irrational Games gets…
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MoP

The Manxies go to Florida

The family and I are just a week away from our two week vacation in DisneyWorld Orlando. It's our first time in the States, and I wondered whether any of you had any advice or must-see recommendatio…
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notman

Words of advice

I'm about six month's from graduating, and I'm sure there are many other people in my position who could use some advice from all the graduates who got jobs, or the people who have graduated but have…
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Mongrelman

Enemy Territory Quake Wars - beta

For all impatients : [b]Enemy Territory Quake Wars[/b] - beta is coming [img]http://www.fileplanet.com/admin/images/header_images/QuakeWars_NoKeys2.jpg[/img] [url="http://community.enemyterritory…
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skrubbles

Ramayan 3392 AD

hey is this the first ever 'based on something indian' game? [url="http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/ramayan3392admmoworkingtitle/index.html?tag=tabs;summary"]http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/ramayan3392…
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Snowfly

stranglehold demo on xblive

Its pretty sweet! Everything in the level is destructable, and you can use the objects as weapons for enemies. The demo has sold me [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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sonic

Silicon Knights Files Lawsuit Against Epic

[url="http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=14759"]http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=14759[/url] Saw this on Joystiq, heres the Gamasutra link. Thoughts? I've nev…
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Jesse Moody

unlimited computing power

[url="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6935638.stm"]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6935638.stm[/url] does this mean that 3dsmax will finally run 'properly' [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif…
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Tulkamir

iD's official debut trailer for 'Rage'

HD: [url="http://www.gametrailers.com/player/23174.html"]http://www.gametrailers.com/player/23174.html[/url] User: [url="http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/90994.html?playlist=featured"]ht…
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indian_boy

msn cell phone question.

Okay what the fuck, how do I use this msn mobile service. I have signed up can view the settings page but can't for the life of me figure out how to appear as mobile to my contacts or receive messag…
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malcolm

3ds Max 2008

[url="http://pressreleases.autodesk.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=296<%2Ftd>"]http://pressreleases.autodesk.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=296<%2Ftd>[/url]
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Eric Chadwick

Colors: Turn your DS into a Cintiq! (homebrew app)

Kinda... [url="http://www.collectingsmiles.com/colors/"]http://www.collectingsmiles.com/colors/[/url] (the app) [url="http://colors.brombra.net/?page=1"]http://colors.brombra.net/?page=1[/url] (the…
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Michael Knubben

id games on Steam

I just bought id super pack over Steam for 63$. It's pretty cool, the pack includes lots of cool games from (my favorite) id software like, Quake 1-3, Doom 1-3, Hexen, Wolfenstein, all expansions and…
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Slipstream

Dallas Quakecon

Just wanted to see if anyone from Polycount is going to be making this years Quakecon, and if we should set up a get together? I was mainly thinking of catching a dinner at Bonedaddy's ( a local fun…
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Spark

a gentlemens duel

Blur short... Pity the res is low... [url="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2aj1j_a-gentlemens-duel_shortfilms"]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2aj1j_a-gentlemens-duel_shortfilms[/url]
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SkullboX

New Job in Dallas, TX

I accepted an offer today at GearBox Software as a Level Designer. I'll be starting on August 27th. Can anyone recommend apartments? I'm so excited!!!!
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Lee3dee

Learning to draw

HAI GUISE CAN IT BE LERNING TO DRAW TIEM NOW PLZ? I'm interested in learning how to draw. I'm sure lots of you took classes for years and years, but I'm looking for more of the home-study version,…
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Emil Mujanovic

the Simpsons Movie...

Caught the midnight show last night. Aside from me falling asleep for 20 minutes in the middle thumbs up from me.
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Asherr

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

[url="http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/index.xml"]http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/index.xml[/url] Death Knight Hero Class! Destructible Buildings! Seige Weapons! level 80! Death Knight Hero…
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greenj2

New GTA:IV Trailer

: ) Looking tasty. [url="http://grandtheftauto.yahoo.com/"]New GTA:IV Trailer[/url]
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Striff

creative design

While I was trying to come up with a concept design for my spy drone a question came up for me. What thought process do artist use when they come up with their creature or prop designs before and dur…
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snake85027

Chris REDFIELD is coming back - RE 5

Hi, after very impresive videos & demo in a real time of MGS 4 , here is RESIDENT EVIL 5 - [url="http://www.gametrailers.com/player/22801.html?type=wmv"]http://www.gametrailers.com/player/22801.…
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frostymoose

The Antikythera Mechanism with Java goodness!

[url="http://www.hpl.hp.com/research/ptm/antikythera_mechanism/"]Just click on the photos[/url] Right click for additional options. [url="http://www.hpl.hp.com/research/ptm/"]This[/url] is the meth…
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acc

What's your Wii Number??

We've seen em for gamertags on the xbox/360's. We've seen them for the DS, and even a brief one for the PS3. I thought I'd kick this one off, so post em if you got em!! [b]2304 4672 9994 6139[/b]
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TNSLB

Minneapolis Bridge Collapse...

bad for minneapolis. good for reference. [url="http://www.startribune.com/10136/gallery/1338445.html"]http://www.startribune.com/10136/gallery/1338445.html[/url] [url="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/i…
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Eric Chadwick

Lego Indiana Jones

[url="http://www.lucasarts.com/games/legoindianajones/"]http://www.lucasarts.com/games/legoindianajones/[/url] [url="http://kotaku.com/gaming/clips/lego-indiana-jones-283519.php"]http://kotaku.com/g…
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Tumerboy

light tables

Hey guys, i know this forum is primarily digital 2d/3d but i know there are some traditional animators as well. I've been asked to teach a summer traditional animation camp to kids aged 9-12 and I'm …
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Neo_God

Metal/Hardcore Fans - Re: Victory Records

Just passing some info along, take it for what it's worth: [url="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/EFnewsletter/message/175"]http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/EFnewsletter/message/175[/url]
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Emil Mujanovic

anyone check this out before?

[url="http://www.altomsoft.com/"]amipic lite[/url]? you're supposed to be able to search and it will pull any sites that fit your search and then mass download files from those sites. you can tell it…
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Jarrod1937

SDCC IronMan Trailer

[url="http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/ironman/video/x2nisf_video-ironman-footage-from-comiccon_shortfilms/2"]http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/sea...on_shortfilms/2[/url] Pretty crappy…
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HandSandwich

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