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article: father kills daughter over video game the philadelphia inquirer reports, a 17-month old toddler was punched and thrown across the room for pulling on the cords of her father tyrone spellman's xbox, causing it to fall.. in his idiotic rag…	56 Last	PfhorRunner Oct 2006
DS homebrew - where to start? Hi all As homebrew DS applications start to appear everywhere I am more and more interested into trying this out. My problem is that I don't really know where to start even after quite some research…	15 Last	steady Oct 2006
Limbogame.org [url="http://www.limbogame.org/"]http://www.limbogame.org/[/url] Complete with tasty concept art too! Looks gorgeous to me - a side scrolling ICO-a-like maybe? Not sure how appealing the gameplay …	8 Last	Steve Schulze Oct 2006
North Korea tests nuke [url="http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/09/korea.nuclear.test/index.html"]http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/09/korea.nuclear.test/index.html[/url] This is not good.	38 Last	chathog159 Oct 2006
HELP PLEASE I been mapping for JK2 and I decided totry my hand am modeling a weapon. So I got the model worked up, skinned and in the player models hand, however the effect of the muzzle flash and all that do no…	6 Last	Xenobond Oct 2006
@polycount.com email addresses are down An unfortunate side-effect of the GSI server changes is that all @polycount.com email addresses are down [b]and will not be coming back up.[/b] If you had an @polycount.com email address and were ac…	9 Last	chathog159 Oct 2006
Happe barthday Aniceto hapee barthday u crazee mawdleer taht likes to eat parrilhadas e enchiladas but he is not mexican oh no !	10 Last	Psyk0 Oct 2006
quake 3 model demo help (police) please please help. i have quake 3 arena point release. the game is the demo. its not all there. not all the characters are within the demo. i am wanting tank junior or bones. however they are not th…	3 Last	CheapAlert Oct 2006
Whack your boss Check it out: warning: Cartoon Violence. [url="http://www.doodie.com/anger_management.php"]http://www.doodie.com/anger_management.php[/url]	0 Last	animatr Oct 2006
holiday pics. post 2 or 3 if you have 'em. spot the odd one out: [img]http://static.flickr.com/94/265867934_b1c6d857b4.jpg[/img] in a sea cave: [img]http://static.flickr.com/99/265868451_db65041109.jpg[/img] go…	6 Last	Rick Stirling Oct 2006
sympathy/ burns cuts and bruises references ow i hurted myself. wanning those curry sizzling things are hot. the sizzling should have been a clue but after a few pints of bitter.... XD [img]http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c346/Shepeiro/b…	8 Last	SHEPEIRO Oct 2006
rhinoCAKE! Get up on it, suckas! [img]http://chrisholden.net/rhinocake.jpg[/img]	19 Last	AstroZombie Oct 2006
Ram prices went up? What is this crap, early this year i got 1 gig for under $80 now its well over $200 for 2 gigs of the same exact stuff? WTF is up???	16 Last	hawken Oct 2006
possible psu problem Wondering if anyone can help me out here, i was playing hl2 the other day and everything froze up so i had to manually restart the system, but I was unable (untill about 5 minutes ago) get past the w…	3 Last	MikeF Oct 2006
Community Colleges: training ground for game dev? A local community college wants to set up a major to train people to enter the game industry at an entry level. My initial reaction to their approach (they contacted me for help) was that they did no…	16 Last	Geezus Oct 2006
getting custom music onto the xb360 I've been trying to get the mp3s onto my xbox360 so i can play them while in game. Due to the fact most games come with pretty awful music. If you using Nero Burning ROM: 1. the xbox only seems to…	5 Last	KaosNKorruption Oct 2006
if you thought the cintiq was cool, check this out [url="http://www.deathfall.com/article.php?sid=6408"]http://www.deathfall.com/article.php?sid=6408[/url] holy crap [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]	19 Last	Motz Oct 2006
Xbox 360 premium bundle with 3 games $359.96 [url="http://shop4.outpost.com/product/5017865"]http://shop4.outpost.com/product/5017865[/url] This is a very good deal, I recommend everyone buy it. Flaagan needs a 360 for his corvette. heh heh	5 Last	jam Oct 2006
University Courses Hi, Im a student looking for university courses to gain qualifications and learn skills in game design. I ultimately aim to enter the industry as a texture artist. Can anybody reccomend courses or un…	46 Last	Paul Jaquays Oct 2006
300 probably seen this already if not [url="http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/300/trailer1/"]http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/300/trailer1/[/url] based on frank millars work.	26 Last	ebagg Oct 2006
Robot Kit Neat! [url="http://www.palmit.com/archives/techcommentary/hpi_robot.html"]http://www.palmit.com/archives/techcommentary/hpi_robot.html[/url]	1 Last	Lee3dee Oct 2006
Season 3 Battlestar Galactica shocking revelation! Wow, Apollo is a lard ass! I definitely didn't see that one coming [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] This show is amazing, I absolutely loved the two episodes tonight. I almost feel spoiled …	6 Last	Lee3dee Oct 2006
PS3- too expensive to develope for? i was reading an article in Edge magazine today (not got the copy with you so ill have to paraphrase) said- for a PS3 game to make profit, it would have to be bought by 10% of the PS2s current marke…	47 Last	skankerzero Oct 2006
Vig cake day! [img]http://cache.gawker.com/news/IMG_0209_gloss.jpg[/img] Happy birthday, Vig! Have a good 'un!	15 Last	Mark Dygert Oct 2006
crabfu: how to draw steampunk machines This guy builds awesome steam powered RC tanks and other crazy steam powered things so he should know what goes into a steampunk machine, check out his [url="http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/diy_steam…	9 Last	SHEPEIRO Oct 2006
Help me with a site please... I met with some friends from college who work for another game company, they mentioned some sort of networking website where you can create a profile with the companies you worked for....something li…	6 Last	Michael Knubben Oct 2006
First video footage of Bioshock I know I don't post much, but I lurk all the time [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Just wanted to give a heads up on IGN's [url="http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/733/733807p1.html"]15 minute c…	78 Last	Steve Schulze Oct 2006
L.A. Noire I really like the look of this game. Some spots in the environments were a little drab, but otherwise its overall feeling was pretty well done IMO. [url="http://ps3.ign.com/objects/760/760495.html"]…	9 Last	Steve Schulze Oct 2006
white and nerdy?? not sure if you guys have seen this but I thought it was funny as hell. I was tortured by the original "riding dirty" track for months due to working with an autistic guy who perseverated on it. So, …	3 Last	rolfness Oct 2006
nice ref sure there was a reference thread somewhere, but anyway these seem pretty cool [url="http://www.faceoftomorrow.com/posters.asp"]http://www.faceoftomorrow.com/posters.asp[/url]	3 Last	Gmanx Oct 2006
Xeto is awesome!!!! I love Xeto because he is awesome!!!!!!! edit drew morgan: brian clarke is a gay man.	12 Last	Gmanx Oct 2006
Game remakes you'd love to see I was reading the Bio Shock thread and it got me to reminiscing about how amazing SS2 was - easily one of the most atmospheric games I have ever played, totally spooky. The only sad thing is that, a…	133 Last	ViPr Oct 2006
Orlando IGDA meetup? I've wanted to attend an Orlando IGDA meeting for a little while now and was wondering if there was anyone else in the area that would want to meetup there? The website isn't really up to date so I'…	0 Last	Justin Meisse Oct 2006
The game I always wanted - L.A. Noire! Actually yesterday's news: [url="http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=10999"]http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=10999[/url] Black and white film noir style game by…	4 Last	Motz Oct 2006
download windows vista beta (dont worry its legal) if you want to try out vista its up on the microsoft site, have to download the iso and burn it to dvd or buy a dvd they burn. if you have some free time or a spare pu pu try it out and tell us what…	3 Last	Motz Oct 2006
Just Cause I'm surprised there's no topic of this game just yet. I did just finish it though, it was just short, and it's just repetitive but the occassional blunder makes things amusing (ugh getting chopped b…	0 Last	CheapAlert Oct 2006
Talk about a bad hair day. PC crapped out Well this week has been blast. I decided to help my girlfriend with her PC problems and decided to bring mine over to see if I could bring hers to life again. I got to her place and when I go to turn…	10 Last	sledgy Oct 2006
80 cores in 5 years, intel says over one terabyte a second. the future is pretty cool. [url="http://news.com.com/2100-1006_3-6119618.html?part=rss&tag=6119618&subj=news"]http://news.com.com/2100-1006_3-6119618.html?part=rs…	12 Last	Mongrelman Oct 2006
southpark season premere WOW hahaha this episode is great, its all about world of warcraft. really funny stuff. anyone else watch it/watching it? dont want to spoil too much cause i am on the east coast and all. but if you ge…	27 Last	Hollowmind Oct 2006
The newest VG character...the King of Burgers! HAHA! I'm so getting these happy meals! [url="http://www.penny-arcade.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1073835556"]http://www.penny-arcade.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1073835556[/url]	33 Last	The3DGuy Oct 2006
Does getting a foot in the door work? I applied and failed for an environmental artist position. Realistically I knew my chances but went for it with gusto. My portfolio and experience just isnt good enough yet. Does getting…	12 Last	Joshua Stubbles Oct 2006
FF13 trailer (kinda old I know) This is sort of old news and forgive me if someone's posted it before but I just think it is SO FRICKIN COOL, I had to share. it's a trailer for final fantasy 13 in development for the ps3 (so they s…	6 Last	Marcus Dublin Oct 2006
frank miller style game this game looks neat, i am downloading the demo now. might be cool. [url="http://www.freegamer.net/static/site/lejeu/jeu.html"]http://www.freegamer.net/static/site/lejeu/jeu.html[/url]	2 Last	arshlevon Oct 2006
Make Optimus Speak I just got this in my email today. Thought you guys might be interested in seeing it: [ QUOTE ] His is the voice behind one of pop-cultures most established icons. The name is Peter Cullen - the …	7 Last	notman Oct 2006
lost da job well got finished today at frontier. wasn't working out. only been there a month. oddly enough i am not that upset. I can at least get back to doing some of my own stuff for a while:)	13 Last	Ruz Oct 2006
Poly-problems Every time I post, I get bashed. Every time! People are relentless towards me. I can't stand it. So, I've decided to let you bash me and kill me with negative comments here, so you don't have to in s…	71 Last	wille Oct 2006
Wii: Anyone concerned with possible defects? I'm cautious about getting a Wii immediately, despite the low price and the large amount being shipped for opening day, consoles always tend to have defects with the first batch, but I know quite a f…	25 Last	KDR_11k Oct 2006
Heroes on NBC Any of you guys watching this? I just caught up with the first two episodes today (God bless TiVo), and I have to say that this is one awesome show. It's kind of like the movie Unbreakable, but wit…	12 Last	notman Oct 2006
Gran Turismo Premium Polyphony has released some screenshots of the "premium" content on the Gran Turismo HD game disc. This premium content is meant to show the visual quality of the cars in Gran Turismo 5. Right now, t…	10 Last	hawken Oct 2006
Parents, how do you handle kids & mature games? Just some thoughts I had on when your kid is little, how does this affect your gaming or what games you expose your child to? I was a little kid when I first saw Terminator and several other rated R …	29 Last	Mark Dygert Oct 2006