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Good headphones around $50.? They can be slightly above. I was looking around neweggs refurbished section. I dont know what to look for. Some kind of surround emulation would be nice. I guess more than anything the quality of s…	15 Last	oXYnary Jun 2005
Advent Rising - - check it! alright, so this beast is about to drop on shelves ( at least in the US). i scoped the trailers that bombarder my gaming website of choice and im freakin psyched. its pretty much a single player onl…	9 Last	Badge Jun 2005
Need some inspiration here :( Just been pondering a few things about this carrer choice. You know, game art, 3d modeling, 2d artwork. I have been having some doubts latley if im just another kid seeing all of the professionals do…	10 Last	Rwolf Jun 2005
Battlefield 2 - Pre-order your's yet? Fans of BF 1942, I'm sure you're up on this new game. There is a pre-order out with a great Logitech headset/mike combo for free. I got mine at Best Buy for $10.00. Of course the total price is $49.9…	39 Last	Scott Ruggels Jun 2005
Quitting? Some of you may have noticed it was my birthday yesterday. It's got me thinking(among other things, like my enevitable demise and how many I should take with me) of quiting work after this year to fo…	29 Last	Sage Jun 2005
Demo reel creation software Hey guys, Im just wondering what your views are on Hybrid Studios developing software for the sole prupose of demo reel creation, involving video import (animation) image import, sound import and ed…	11 Last	Detritus Jun 2005
Got an Xbox or PS2? Got Burnout 3? If you answered "yes" and "no" to the questions in the subject, this is a great deal: [url="http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/243576.asp?siteID=7%2AF6ZxUDwYc-PcFUIDxYledLGFr9auiylw"]Burnout 3 for X…	6 Last	FunkaDelicDass Jun 2005
The piano man Haha, this is a Tom Hanks movie just waiting to happen! [url="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/4591415.stm"]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/4591415.stm[/url]	13 Last	Moz Jun 2005
Karma or some scary new anti-piracy technique? Well, that was interesting. My brother borrowed my Beatie Boys Liscense to Ill CD to put on his IPod (Not legal, I think he's learned his lesson). He got halfway through ripping the tracks when there…	16 Last	KeyserSoze Jun 2005
Indie Survey Hello Indie Communtiy!! */^ means there is more information at the bottom of the thread. Note: I know that some of the questions involve alot of detail but its something that will help out those th…	12 Last	Mojo2k Jun 2005
looking for a particular vampire movie I saw a movie about 5 years ago on the Independent Film Channel that was sort of a blend between the first Nosferatu movie and some of the other ones. I remember a scene from it where a ship comes t…	3 Last	Neo_God Jun 2005
E3: Losing it's luster? [url="http://www.corpnews.com/node/37"]http://www.corpnews.com/node/37[/url] Just read through this article and most of the initial comments. I have to say that I do agree to a point. Other commen…	16 Last	bearkub Jun 2005
The Longest Yard Seeing as it got fairly shitty reviews, I thought I'd stick up for it as I thought it was a great film. It seems to me every critic these days wants every flick to be a dramatic masterpiece or else i…	14 Last	frosty Jun 2005
Ive got a job , and hopes for a new life. Hi there all you polycounters, some of you may know ive had som major upheval in my home life in the past month or so. Ive been very down, but a couple of weeks ago (only a day or 2 after sending my …	24 Last	Thermidor Jun 2005
virus?! Urgh, this cant be so. How the hell do I pick this crap up? So, my e-mail is acting very oddly. Basically, almost every day in my comcast account, I get several messages that appear to be returned…	11 Last	drakino Jun 2005
How comcast tried to fuck me and the tables turned Ok so I just moved. As such had to get new web service. So I called and cancelled the old location (house) and placed an order for new service. (apt)... Of course they try to rape me for $99.95 inst…	16 Last	Slayerjerman Jun 2005
I am famous - well sort of. [url="http://skincity.beyondunreal.com/sections/show_skin.php?id=2160"]http://skincity.beyondunreal.com/sections/show_skin.php?id=2160[/url] I am famous! My first skin in about 3 years is up now at…	1 Last	Kirin Jun 2005
A Question for You Designers... Do you feel the learning curve for all the new technology is too much for most designers to handle? I know there's tons of talent here at Polycount, but can most companies and designers keep up with …	28 Last	JKMakowka Jun 2005
Blender 2.37 released Changes: [url="http://www.blender3d.org/cms/Blender_2_37.496.0.html"]http://www.blender3d.org/cms/Blender_2_37.496.0.html[/url] Download: [url="http://www.blender3d.org/cms/Blender.31.0.html"]http:/…	4 Last	KDR_11k Jun 2005
which tablet/pen do you use? i really want to take advantage of illustrator/etc, but drawing with a mouse is really really frustrating, so i'm giving in and spending my hard-earned cash on a tablet/pen. ideally a tablet pc would…	16 Last	Joshua Stubbles Jun 2005
Fraps / alternatives? [url="http://www.fraps.com/"]http://www.fraps.com/[/url] anyone own this? or know of alternatives..? i used it once before (demo) to record hl2 footage.. considering buying it.. input?	4 Last	Slayerjerman May 2005
Negadeth/Soul Reaper going Stateside this summer! Yup, this summer I'm heading to the US for about a week or so. Specifically, the 23rd July to the 2nd August. I will be in Houston, Texas from the 23rd to the 26th, then on the 27th I'll be flying …	8 Last	Negadeth May 2005
WHOA [url="http://www.oyonale.com/ldc/english/family_day_qt.htm"]http://www.oyonale.com/ldc/english/family_day_qt.htm[/url] Quite impressive. Holy cow it's so cool!!	3 Last	Gmanx May 2005
Looking for that one engine/game... Hi, I was wondering if any of you remembered the name of that game/engine that was like a 90kb zip file, and everything in the game was built on the spot, and it had some fancy features like per-pixe…	8 Last	KDR_11k May 2005
Ahh! my new penis is a gigantic monster! ...awesome! [url="http://studentpages.scad.edu/~tfarre20/email_cartoon.mpg"]click me![/url] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]	8 Last	Badge May 2005
You will now be known as... ...Darth [url="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=halitosis"]Halitosis[/url] When I heard this word the other day I thought it sounded like a sith name...little did I know. -R	4 Last	Badge May 2005
Quake 4 info at E3? Just wondering what information i've missed. How many players do they plan on having in game? Im hoping we can play with atleast 16. I also hope they have added some skeletal animation with IK base…	1 Last	pogonip May 2005
She's found! [url="http://www.google.com/search?q=Where+in+the+world+is+Carmen+Sandiego"]http://www.google.com/search?q=Where+in+the+world+is+Carmen+Sandiego[/url] Google fucking rules	2 Last	PaK May 2005
This just blew my mind [url="http://www.planetunreal.com/ivangraphics/hollowmoon/"]http://www.planetunreal.com/ivangraphics/hollowmoon/[/url] Man, I just downloaded this single player mod for UT2004 called HollowMoon and …	5 Last	Moz May 2005
Fanime.. anyone going? anime con here in san jose, may 27-30 [url="http://fanime.com/"]http://fanime.com/[/url] i haven't been in more than a few years, but a few friends are goin, as well as a polycounter or two that I …	3 Last	flaagan May 2005
Guild Wars is gravy, polycounters unite! I'll leave it to the copious amount of good reviews out there to convince you to pick this one up, but personally I'm having a great deal of fun with this one. It's not so much a mog as it is a mons…	33 Last	nitzmoff May 2005
Online brokerages firms-- any good ones out there? hey folks. i've decided to have a bit of fun and dabble in the stock market, at an innocent and safe level, of course.. see if i can learn a thing or two [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] is an…	2 Last	Josh_Singh May 2005
w00t! [url="http://m-w.com/info/favorite.htm"]http://m-w.com/info/favorite.htm[/url] The above mentioned is now the third most popular non-word, after "ginormous" and "confuzzled". "Alot" didn't even appe…	13 Last	Option May 2005
2-hour "Lost" season finale is tonight! omfg! so psycked! From 8:00pm to 10:00pm a recap of whats up...(highlight, i dont wanna spoil it for anyone) - the french woman came to beach saying "they" are coming - huge pillar of black s…	20 Last	DeathTrip May 2005
Green Thumbs Anyone planting anything this season? Herbs? Full on Garden? Just watering your houseplants? Im just trying to raise a avocado thats sprouted (no room for a garden).	5 Last	JKMakowka May 2005
HOW?!? this will keep you busy for hours...and hours...and hours.i STILL don't have it and i've played it at LEAST 4 hours....evil.... [url="http://www.stickpage.com/haplandgameplay.shtml"]http://www…	5 Last	danr May 2005
Japanese name translator [url="http://www2.japanese-name-translation.com/jnt/index.asp"]http://www2.japanese-name-translation.com/jnt/index.asp[/url] [img]http://www2.japanese-name-translation.com/jnt/bi/katakana/pronuncia…	13 Last	TomDunne May 2005
Happy Birthday, Cricket!! Happy 24th, kid!	24 Last	Cricket May 2005
Brilliant Justification for a nude patch [url="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/27/tecmo_drops_ninjahacker_suit/page2.html"]http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/27/tecmo_drops_ninjahacker_suit/page2.html[/url] Read the last section (Th…	14 Last	MoP May 2005
the proper way to post images? I've been wanting to post some things I've been working on for my portfolio. I was wondering what is the best way to post images in pimping and previews. i notice sometimes you have to click a link…	4 Last	rockd May 2005
texture database help Hey i'm thinking about making a way of organizing a large texture database, (hundreds maybe thousands of immages) and not sure of a way of going around it, would like maybe a way to make an html that…	5 Last	adam May 2005
Cruch Time I was wondering out of all the industry people who does cruch time, what it cosists of, what you get back and if you have noticed it getting less or more common over a long period of time.	22 Last	saturnfive May 2005
What's a good secondary PCI vid card? I currently have a dual screen setup with my geforce 6800 and I want to add a third, so I'm looking for a PCI video card. I'm looking for something that can handle 3d, I've been noticing alot of gam…	11 Last	PaK May 2005
Skintone Tutorials.. [url="http://www.furiae.com/index.php?view=gallery"]http://www.furiae.com/index.php?view=gallery[/url] Click on tutorials for some nice information on lips, noses and skintone (hence the topic) [img…	1 Last	ElysiumGX May 2005
Vader wants to read your mind Just a warning, it takes a while to load [url="http://sithsense.com/flash.htm"]http://sithsense.com/flash.htm[/url]	28 Last	acc May 2005
Evarena Demo Hi everyone, I just want to let you know that after several months of work, the Evarena Demo is finally available! You may download it from the official Evarena Website: [url="http://www.planetunr…	16 Last	KDR_11k May 2005
revenge of the sith easter eggs [url="http://www.starwars.com/episode-iii/bts/production/f20050526/index.html"]http://www.starwars.com/episode-iii/bts/production/f20050526/index.html[/url] including cameos from lucas and his daugh…	4 Last	Jes May 2005
All have a great Memorial day weekend! You who have Monday off have a good one!	5 Last	Justin Meisse May 2005
Ive been looking for freedom! [img]http://www.kvak.com/slike/200105b.gif[/img] HYPERMEGAUBERHASSELHOF	12 Last	frosty May 2005
I know a few people here still play Q2 were getting a little tourney up just for grins [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [url="http://tastyspleen.net/quake/forums/index.php?topic=316.0"]http://tastyspleen.net/quake/forums/index.php…	17 Last	SouL May 2005