[ QUOTE ] I wouldn't say that's sleazy, it's just clever and aggressive marketing. Most pizza places and video rental places accept competitor's coupons; this seems pretty similar to me, but just on a much larger scale. [/ QUOTE ] Hmmm, they don't where I live Hell,some McDonalds don't even accept coupons from a different…
The above image is great, if you could work in dirt to the corners it would kick the hell out of your latest effort. I know you mentioned lights but the steps aren't being illuminated by the flames and so they don't match. Some baked ambient occlusion between the steps and mini walls or just changing the mini walls to a…
http://www.fileplanet.com/167921/160000/fileinfo/BioShock-GC-Demo-Footage-%5BHi-Res%5D link to a hi-res version for those who aren't subbed to ign.. usual ridiculous fileplanet waiting times. As for the narrating, I didn't mean I don't want developer commentary, far from it, I too love it and encourage it, just not an…
"Star Lock" - sounds like a super-studly name for a town marshall. That sounds like how Utah deals with liquor/beer/wine - they tax the hell out of it and sell it under the watchful eye of armed guards. Every time I visit my family I make it a point to go in and buy a case of beer, and ask one of the guards for a bottle…
oh hell yes. This goes way beyond them giving out degrees to anybody, it's a big scam to leverage federal aid into saddling kids with huge debt so that they can reap profits off the low interest federal loans. If anyone is interested in learning why this is a big problem watch this:…
I loved 1 and thought 2 was too far fetched. but it was great the theatrics of it all getting capt price back was awesome. but this annyed me in the new reveal trailer.. sorry but you cant shoot down an Mi 35 with a minigun from a blackhawk. the gunner in the Mi35 would have spotted the blackhawk and rinsed it before it…
Totally agree, why the hell would they not try and do what Epic did with the Unreal engine. It just seems stupid to me. Rage looks awesome but putting it on the iphone is not as great as it seems. I mean I played the Mass Effect game on my iPod Touch and it only took about 30 minutes for my device to heat up. Just imagine…
Better: - Lighting solutions - AI - Animation/blending - Particle systems - Post Processing Artwork for games really can't get more advanced than it already is, unless we're dropping straight zsculpts, which would be stupid. We'll get a bit more wiggle room for more geometry and textures but really, our processes won't…
I sure as hell wouldn't refer to the Half Life episodes as 'episodic content' when they take longer than a normal game in between. I suppose for a HL game 2-3 years would be considered faster but in general they're just on a normal schedule. Episodic should refer to something within or at most a year between releases, even…
Thanks! Did a little test playing around with Terragen 3 as sort of a composition generator today. Basically I messed around with the program for a bit, took a few low res images I liked, and then did some plan old bashing the hell out of it in photoshop on one and a paintover in corel painter in the other. No idea if I…