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-My- first published game Nothing very exciting and only has a few hours worth of my work in it given that it was almost finished when I was hired by Tantalus, but none the less, its nice to have something on the shelf. [url=…	11 Last	Steve Schulze Jul 2005
Hey Rockstar, are you a mutant? [ QUOTE ] Every forth Russian resistant to AIDS thanks to mutant gene Up to 1.5 percent of Russians have two mutant genes CKR-5 i.e. they are fully protected from HIV [/ QUOTE ] [url="http://engli…	15 Last	Michael Knubben Jul 2005
Reason #3 why Nascar should be outlawed [img]http://www.cabl.com/bar/(bpta3jfcjtdt1umg20rcfpab)/userimg/31696/Nascar%20fan.jpg[/img]	27 Last	Mishra Jul 2005
Golf ? You art types should get a boner over this game : [url="http://www.golfquestionmark.com/"]http://www.golfquestionmark.com/[/url] What other golf game let's you take the cart off jumps?	14 Last	Justin Meisse Jul 2005
update!! V for Vendetta trailer is up! !!update!! it's up, looks bad-ass! I hope the brother's W don't fuck it up! Ok, the [url="http://vforvendetta.warnerbros.com/trailer.html"]trailer[/url] is hitting at 6pm EST, well.. um, it's 6:41pm…	20 Last	_Shimmer Jul 2005
wedding crashers DELETED Post deleted by mr.toast	1 Last	Isis' Minion Jul 2005
Neil Gaiman's MirrorMask Found this based on an offhand remark in some completely unrelated thread. [url="http://www.moviecentre.net/upcomingmovies/trailer/409.php"]http://www.moviecentre.net/upcomingmovies/trailer/409.php[/…	4 Last	Gmanx Jul 2005
natures terrorist [url="http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/usawas.htm"]http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/usawas.htm[/url] I was just in the middle of a lv 5 earthquake. Actually I was in the mi…	9 Last	Rwolf Jul 2005
Wik and the Fable of Lost Souls Dag on this game is GOOD and original and BEAUTIFUL. I am loving it. I saw it tucked away in a corner at Compusa for twenty bucks, so I figured since it looked interesting I'd buy it. It ROCKS! …	2 Last	Snowfly Jul 2005
My First published game My first game gets published tomorrow 'Brian lara International cricket' Seems like it will do quite well too, scored 8 out of 10 in one of the ps2 magazines. I quite enjoyed working on it, but sport…	21 Last	Ruz Jul 2005
Vanishing Banners > I was working on some updates for my Polycount cottage today when I noticed that all of the ad banners throughout the site had become invisible. They appeared as blank rectangles on Netscape Com…	2 Last	PfhorRunner Jul 2005
Illustrator, taking the first step into 3D DELETED Post deleted by Reagan	2 Last	Reagan Jul 2005
Move time is drawing nigh! Washington here I come. Hi guys! Sorry about not posting for so long, but life has been hectic/crazy. My GF finally got back from kuwait and we got married.(I'll post pics some time later)Now we are getting ready for our mo…	5 Last	sundance Jul 2005
happy birthday to me Yea! I'm even older now!! Just wanted to be all about "me" for a day and wish myself a Happy Birthday and many more. What do I want for my birthday you ask?? A character modeler job! hee-hee.	13 Last	JDinges Jul 2005
too many coincidences lately for me ok so on tuesday, i met this girl named lana. then yesterday at work, my mom (who i work with) was dealing with a woman named lana. then, i just watched the second episode of the new family guy seaso…	25 Last	frosty Jul 2005
biggest douche in the universe nominee... step aside John Edwards! [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Copp"]I give you...Doug Copp[/url] He was at the WTC's ground zero for only days and received $650,000 from September 11th Victim…	50 Last	PaK Jul 2005
Crazy clouds Amazing! [url="http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/nebraska/june2004hastings-mammatus.html"]http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/nebraska/june2004hastings-mammatus.html[/url]	26 Last	Quaggs Jul 2005
Microphone to speaker Does anyone know if it's possible to talk into a microphone and hear yourself though a speaker as you're talking? Basically you have something coming to Line In (microphone) and have it go straight …	2 Last	Soccerman18 Jul 2005
More bombs in London [url="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4703777.stm"]BBC News Story[/url] Looks like maybe these ones didn't go to plan? Details are still unclear at this stage.	5 Last	sundance Jul 2005
Scotty beams up [url="http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/20/obit.doohan.ap/index.html"]http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/20/obit.doohan.ap/index.html[/url]	20 Last	sundance Jul 2005
Criticism: Games and Modern Escapism The artist behind this "band" is making a excellent critique that even our dicussions reflect. As game artist, it is something we should pay more attention to day to day. This artist statements abo…	6 Last	sledgy Jul 2005
get this sketchbook! it's awesome David Tran is releasing a sketchbook and it's awesome. he works at Relic entertainment and his stuff is killer. [url="http://www.alphaworks.net"]www.alphaworks.net[/url] get one before they're all …	46 Last	MoP Jul 2005
widescreen gaming ok, so i bought a dell 20 inch wide screen monitor and i cant get battlefield 2 to even launch, i've patched, i've updated drivers. uninstalled/re-installed video cards, iv'e tried the modifiying the…	17 Last	Foehammer Jul 2005
Crazy Frog! [url="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/20/crazy_frog_battered/"]http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/20/crazy_frog_battered/[/url] Finally something about that guy you're going to enjoy, I quote…	8 Last	Steve Schulze Jul 2005
Google Moon! [url="http://moon.google.com/"]http://moon.google.com/[/url] It's like the satellite maps of earth, but the moon... I haven't been able to find my house yet, though. Zoom all the way in for fun [im…	6 Last	Foehammer Jul 2005
Moogle Goon [url="http://moon.google.com/"]http://moon.google.com/[/url] (zoom in)	7 Last	hawken Jul 2005
that 3d mesh to paper origami program any of you chaps have a link to that program that unfolds a 3d mesh on paper so that you can print it out, and assemble a little paper doll of your model?	9 Last	John Warner Jul 2005
Art books. Hello ppl. Im thinking of spending a few dollars ordering some art books. Stuff like Frazettas Icon etc. Im also looking for some more modern conceptual design. I know ballistic publishing have…	19 Last	palm Jul 2005
Happy Birthday pior seems like our french friend has birthday today. Congrats from my side! Happy B day! Hope to see you soon.	34 Last	pior Jul 2005
the media. what can i say? usually i dont believe the newspapers. propaganda photos in the papers are obviously faked, focusing on the growling face of screaming person to reflect a riot that did not really hap…	45 Last	JO420 Jul 2005
Why I'm never having kids Because something like [url="http://www.xbox-scene.com/"]this[/url] might happen. Sucks for the step-dad, hopefully he didn't lose his new job at Microsoft.	19 Last	sledgy Jul 2005
Scumm VM for psp it was only a matter of time... [url="http://psp-news.dcemu.co.uk/scummvmpsp.shtml"]scumm vm for psp[/url] i tried it on mine, but my psp's up to 1.52 and it didnt even see the folder.. anyone els…	7 Last	hawken Jul 2005
Right-clicking in Maya 6 PLE Does anyone else have a problem with not being able to right-click in Maya 6 PLE? I changed mice and I still can't do it; never have been able to.	0 Last	T_Reynolds Jul 2005
New contracting idea Im trying something out as a test. Basically its an open contract work type of setup. I setup a little site at [url="http://mercs.s2games.com"]http://mercs.s2games.com[/url] ill add to it more later …	27 Last	ScoobyDoofus Jul 2005
Do you even bother with TV anymore? I find now that there is nothing to watch anymore. Aside from the evening news, Nova, Frontline and TVO (local public tv) there is just little that holds my interest. Even old faves like The Simpsons…	41 Last	drakino Jul 2005
Doom Movie - Its on Mars and theres Hellspawn [url="http://www.megagames.com/news/html/movies/doommovie-firstfootageanddetails.shtml"]http://www.megagames.com/news/html/movies/doommovie-firstfootageanddetails.shtml[/url] The Hell thing has been…	6 Last	KRakarth Jul 2005
Getting that first gig Hi. I was reading the "once you are in" thread started by Prs-Phil so thought I would take the opportunity to gain some further insight on actually getting into the industry. I've been applying/i…	42 Last	pogonip Jul 2005
harry potter 6, c'mon, own up, who's reading it? i am. i'm up to chapter 22 and both my sisters are already finished. man, rowling's really been playing with people in this one. there's a hell of a lot more romance stuff in it and at one point it s…	48 Last	Rick Stirling Jul 2005
Project Gotham Racing 3 [url="http://www.xboxyde.com/news_1734_en.html"]http://www.xboxyde.com/news_1734_en.html[/url] Some nice renders and screenshots of in-game and some screens of the software being used.	5 Last	JordanW Jul 2005
Stereotypes = racism? I got banned from "eatpoo" for saying "scottish are well known as tighties, for example Scrooge Mac Duck by disney" Apparently they feel this is against their anti-racism policy. Petty bullshit mor…	58 Last	JO420 Jul 2005
Online Art Schools I have seen several Ads for online art/technical schools offering 3d/gameart programs. I am curious if any of these are any good and respected by people in the business coupled with a strong portfoli…	0 Last	c01dfire Jul 2005
Wedding Crashers Just saw it today. I found it to be pretty hilarious, predictable, but hilarious. Vince Vaughn was great and props to owen wilson, will farrel also showed up and was pretty damn funny. The frat-pac…	2 Last	steady Jul 2005
Game Design and the National Guard Hello folks. I'm a new member and a student in the game art developement industry. I have a question that is very important to me that I would like assistance in. I am a national guardsman and it i…	7 Last	Nate Jul 2005
show passing forensic animation off as a videogame Agh, my eyes! I was watching a show on A&E about teenage killers and I was just waiting for them to bring out the video game angle. What they showed was a clip from a forensic animation showing…	11 Last	KDR_11k Jul 2005
Killer keyboard [url="http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/"]http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/[/url]	1 Last	Thegodzero Jul 2005
Hey guys im back Wee! Im finally back, Well not exactly yet but i will be [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]. My processor fried about a month back and i have yet to get it. But don't be alarmed i get it tomorrow Mo…	2 Last	-=Warhead=- Jul 2005
Movie: Me And You And Everyone We Know This is a very hard movie to explain. However, I think looking at the site and the trailer might begin to give you a sense. Needless to say I left the movie feeling uplifted, but not overwhelmed. …	3 Last	oXYnary Jul 2005
Bone: The Adventure Game The folks over at TellTale Games just recently posted the trailer to [url="http://www.telltalegames.com/bone_the_game"]Bone: The Game[/url]. This is an adventure game in the style of Monkey Island o…	7 Last	Jeff Parrott Jul 2005
coolest keyboard ever OMGH4x this is sooooo cooooool, I want one. [url="http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/"]http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/[/url]	27 Last	notman Jul 2005
I need a program that can pack .000 files. I'm just wondering, what free programs can pack/unpack this file type? I'm pretty sure it has to do with DOS stuff. Thanks.	3 Last	HonkyPunch Jul 2005