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Sam & Max back from the dead? "According to reports, Bad Brain has signed an agreement with LucasArts to take over development Sam & Max Freelance Police" [url="http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/samandmaxfreelancepolice/ne…	4 Last	lkraan Jan 2005
Lineage 2 I saw a while ago on that discussion about griefing in MMORPGs that some of you guys played Lineage 2. I just picked up the game myself, and I was wondering if any of you still play, and on what ser…	16 Last	RageUnleashed Jan 2005
Do cinematics help game sales? I was having this discussion with a fellow worker and thought I'd open it up to a wider audience. Has the quality or amount of cinematics in a game ever pursuaded you to buy the game? I think we ca…	32 Last	FatAssasin Jan 2005
Disturbing net ads (nws?) This is for "Jamster". [img]http://www.planetgargoyle.com/wtfad.jpg[/img] Came across this first time today :X NOW WHY THE HELL DOES THIS LITTLE CHIBI ALIEN THING NEED A SMALL DICK IN ADVERTISING	38 Last	Bronco Jan 2005
I'm working! yay! first gig. whew. after a little while of searching, i got a job at liquid development ([url]www.liquiddevelopment.com[/url]) doing work as a freelancer out of my house. the strangest thing is, after going har…	18 Last	John Warner Jan 2005
MGS3!! Anyone here playing it? I started tonight, and while it starts out slow, it really is fucking awesome. The learning curve is pretty steep, i still dont think i have a grasp on it yet... but im getti…	22 Last	malcolm Jan 2005
Comcast increases speed..holy crap!! These people continue to blow me away. When I originally subscribed I had a down speed of about 1,700 kbps and up @ 128. I got another increase a year ago of 256 up. Now they "give" me a new down tow…	16 Last	ScoobyDoofus Jan 2005
Recruiters, Any experiences? Hey Guys, I just wanted to know if any of you have had any experiences with recruiters? Was it positive, negative? Do companys really even give any attention to them? or am I better off doing things …	10 Last	Bronco Jan 2005
Tech question - networking I have an ADSL router with USB and one Ethernet port in it. If I plug my 5 prt hub into it, it will handle multiple connections, wont it? Currently it goes into my PC, my PC has ICS turned on, and f…	5 Last	Rick Stirling Jan 2005
Email names affect chances of getting hired? So I was wondering; is it best to get an email that has your name or something more formal when emailing out your resume? currently my email is using either the name rageunleashed or chunkygibber, bu…	15 Last	Slayerjerman Jan 2005
Good picts of Japan at night (every city) Pretty cool [url="http://ww4.tiki.ne.jp/~mmurakami/setoy/map.html"]http://ww4.tiki.ne.jp/~mmurakami/setoy/map.html[/url]	7 Last	JKMakowka Jan 2005
Freelance Hiring Expectations I've set aside some funding to finally put together a prototype game. Since I don't expect to handle this entirely by myself, portions of the total funding budget will be used to hire freelance conc…	23 Last	StrangeFate Jan 2005
Another pro sport, another exclusive deal.... Major League Baseball and Take-Two interactive join hands in and exclusive deal: [url="http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=22779"]http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=22779[/url] Now…	7 Last	Rick Stirling Jan 2005
Acts of God Just skim-reading through the EULA of World Of Warcraft, I noticed that in one part they abdicate responsibility for matters arising from "Acts of God, war, riot or embargoes". Bill Bailey also brou…	33 Last	ElysiumGX Jan 2005
porno DVD mixup traumatizes Baptists This made me chuckle tonight! [url="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/somerset/4212207.stm"]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/somerset/4212207.stm[/url] "My wife and I were very s…	14 Last	RageUnleashed Jan 2005
The new Fiat... Xbox?! [url="http://www.fauk-customerservices.co.uk/Fiat/xbox/Flash.htm"]Limited Xbox edition Fiat Punto and Stilo[/url] I saw these in the UK official Xbox magazine. It's a pretty interesting cross-promo…	5 Last	Mishra Jan 2005
Rant about games Really i want to hear what sorts of games you wish were being made , what genres are forgotten , are you like so many others getting tired of copycat FPS , RTS and sport games .... with the odd RPG t…	19 Last	KDR_11k Jan 2005
EALA lays off 60 people I'm surprised nobody's mentioned this: [url="http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/01/26/news_6117158.html"]Gamespot Article[/url] [url="http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/01/26/news_6117158.html"]1up…	31 Last	b1ll Jan 2005
Awesome ad for some car or something [url="http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-video/Media/video/2005/01/27/golfgti.mov"]Animation neato[/url] Some odd head rotoscoping going on and the ending is just some pathetic advertisement for a ca…	3 Last	sal_manilla Jan 2005
Get your screen cleaned [url="http://screenclean.j1media.com/"]http://screenclean.j1media.com/[/url]	15 Last	Daz Jan 2005
Imagine living in China... ...where women, video games, and penis size are kept at a minimum. [url="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/26/china_game_ban/"]http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/26/china_game_ban/[/url] Why ba…	45 Last	ElysiumGX Jan 2005
Napoleon Dynamite Finally saw this movie! I haven't laughed so 'flippin' much in ages. Honestly what a thoroughly refreshing film. I bought the DVD and watched it twice within a very short space of time. I dont think …	22 Last	oXYnary Jan 2005
U paint works! U paint works fine on my new pc at work! Woot! So move over texture skinners here I come. 2005 should be a great year for me to do a few UT skins, as I understand it, UT2003 default model skins will…	6 Last	MoP Jan 2005
Whats going on here? [img]http://www.zombiedesign.com/polycountbits/gng-03.jpg[/img] it was the 80s , and i was impressionable but innocent. so what really is happening here?	2 Last	CheapAlert Jan 2005
Take2 eats up MLB license Three days old, but this was the first I heard of it. [url="http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=4849"]http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=4849[/url] Take 2 prob…	1 Last	bearkub Jan 2005
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Get a game job! Hey guys and gals. I know there are a lot of people here who are eager to get into the game industry and I just wanted to give everyone a head's up about recent trends. Right now, there is a big de…	78 Last	FatAssasin Jan 2005
Assimilation is complete. (or G4 sucks) G4Tech TV is dropping the Tech TV from their name. just about the only thing left is XPlay. the channel has gone from something i used to watch to learn about computers and technology to some trumped…	26 Last	Dukester Jan 2005
Art Classes at Asian Art Museum in SF These are a little pricey, so I don't know if anyone would really be interested in it, but I saw it when I was gathering my last bits of data for my SF trip next week. Here is the dish: [ QUOTE ] …	0 Last	bearkub Jan 2005
Are there so few game jobs atm? Hi,just wondering if the field for game artists is really so limited atm? i keep applying at various places and the jobs i do qualify for i dont seem to get any responses, mostly what i see is job t…	24 Last	Rick Stirling Jan 2005
how the mighty have fallen [url="http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/megabugs/"]http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/megabugs/[/url] once one of the biggest stars of the punk scene, now .. host of MEGABUGS [img]http://www.discov…	18 Last	eXpendabLe Jan 2005
Looking for work... I just updated my portfolio and thought I'd make a post throwing it out there. I'm currently looking for work as an Environmental Artist (2d/3d), either freelance or in-house. I've been working for…	12 Last	adam Jan 2005
PitRunner - My first game is announced. Yep, its an NGage title, but one can't be too choosy. I think we've done pretty well with the somewhat limited hardware. [url="http://www.gamespot.com/ngage/driving/pitrunner/preview_6117014.html"]ht…	5 Last	Steve Schulze Jan 2005
Kids today.... [url="http://www.ruthlessreviews.com/feedback/slayersucks.html"]This[/url] about made my evening. Pure comedy gold! I love it when kids try to argue about shit they weren't even alive for to people …	39 Last	Asherr Jan 2005
100% OT: The Holo-Deck is created. Whaddya do? You get home and assemble your very first Holo Deck. What's the first thing you do with it? Me? Well besides the obvious of having sex with anyone I can think of I'd probably do up a Medievil settin…	55 Last	Moz Jan 2005
Bad hair Seriously, fuck right off Supercuts. I said a grade 3, then finger length on top brushed forward for fucks sake. And waddya do? Go ahead and make the sides so short that you can see skin, shave off…	45 Last	JKMakowka Jan 2005
RIP Johnny Carson Can't believe no one has posted this yet.. [img]http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/23/carson.obit/story.obit.j.carson.ap.jpg[/img] Rest in peace, man of the late night funnies. It was alway…	5 Last	frosty Jan 2005
Max used on TVs "Las Vegas" first off let me state that i was not watching "las Vegas". i was workin on a model when my girl friend told me to check out the tv, knowing that i hate it when tv shows use models or programs to "ca…	4 Last	jzero Jan 2005
it's official i took the temporary part off. play nice.	10 Last	r13 Jan 2005
Stuck on my laptop, noes Where'd our tech forum go? anyways... I recently attempted to install Windows 2000 Pro on my laptop (Compaq Presario 1277, K6 433, Win98SE). After setup finishes copying temporary setup files over, …	5 Last	KDR_11k Jan 2005
IGDA Meeting Melbourne (Au) Jan 25th 7pm Just passing on the message for any who might like to come have a beer with us tomorrow. [ QUOTE ] G'day all. Here are some preliminary details of the industry discussion panel we'll be having as p…	4 Last	Steve Schulze Jan 2005
Happy Birthday to me! Well, technically my birthday is tomorrow, but it's only an hour 15 minutes away, so I think it's fair to start the flogging early. Flog away!	12 Last	Faucet Jan 2005
Milk Shape 3D help Do any of you know how to use cut brushes in Milk Shape 3D. What I mean is how do I cut a 3D section out of a 3D shape by intersecting 2 brushes and cutting the shape of one out of the other? ...I …	9 Last	NoSeRider Jan 2005
Make something Unreal: Grand Final It is over, and the winner is Red Orchestra! Well deserved, and congratulations to them. Here is a link to the complete list: [url="http://www.unrealtournament.com/ut2003/ct_finals/ct_mods.php"]http…	2 Last	Josh_Singh Jan 2005
Maxscript, what is a good book to get? I am interested in learning maxscript, could someone reccomend a good book?	4 Last	Eric Chadwick Jan 2005
Da Vinci workshop discovered...possibly [url="http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/article/0"]http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/article/0[/url],,14929-1435948,00.html copy and paste into address bar [ QUOTE ] His workshop was disc…	2 Last	NoSeRider Jan 2005
Euro Polycounters Meeting @ EuroDisney ? well the topic says it pretty well...we talked about this with Jelmer and though it would be a good idea to organize a polycount meeting in EuroDisney (Marne la Vall	14 Last	JBoskma Jan 2005
Patlabor 3 monster [SPOILERS] Saw patlabor three the other day and now I'm looking for anything on the design of the monster prefrably with breast exposed. Idealy it should be the character desigh from the production but I'll tak…	4 Last	Marine Jan 2005
Johnny Carson R.I.P. [url="http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/23/obit.carson.ap/index.html"]http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/23/obit.carson.ap/index.html[/url] [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]	5 Last	joolz8000 Jan 2005
Got accepted: Canada here I come! At this moment I'm very very happy. why? 5 minutes ago (3:30 am) I got this e-email: [i]Dear Jelmer, Congratulations! After reviewing your application, our Admissions Department was truly impresse…	23 Last	mr.toast Jan 2005