THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED. Winners will be announced July 12, 2010 with the Polycount Pack being released for Team Fortress 2 thereafter. To coincide with the launch of the new Polycount site, Polycount is teaming up with Valve Software to bring you the Team Fortress 2 Polycount Pack. Yes! That's right, an exclusive Polycount…
Hey Polycounters, Just thought I would share this with you guys as well it is quite bloggy I know, but maybe helpful or inspiring to someone out there. I wrote this up this morning on my facebook. ********************* Incoming long braindumping post. Warning, probably wont make a lot of sense. Extra warning, make a cup of…
Development Team: Team Etherell Product Title: Legends of Etherell: Antavia Product Overview: Legends of Etherell is the introduction of a completely unique iteration of the popular MMORPG genre. The team behind Legends of Etherell has created what they are labeling a True Online Role-Playing Game or TORPG for short. In…
Hey there Polycounters, it’s been a long time since we posted something on here! We decided it was time for a new stylized environment piece! At the beginning of this project one of our artists initially decided to start working on a small diorama scene, with a mission to broaden her skillset and refresh our studio’s…
Wanted: 3d Capables Shee Labs 'Sport to Consume' game-mod team has a new project which has just entered the green-light stages of production and is now seeking to actively recruit interest in the pursuit of further development. We are currently a very small team looking to expand outwards significantly at reasonable pace…
Mutant League: A Videogame Art Challenge! You've been begging for it. The rumors been circling. Hints have been dropped. Finally it is here. Sound the vevezulas, fire up the jumbo trons, hit the pregame tailgate parties and let's make some Mutant League goodness.We're kicking off a new challenge here at Polycount - Mutant…
The BRAWL Tournament! We're kicking off a new contest here at Polycount - The BRAWL TOURNAMENT. Participants will be working from a HUGE list of existing 2D or 3D fighting games to come up with their own 3D reinterpretations of their favorite FIGHTERS or STAGES. Only the best of the best can enter in the BRAWL Tournament…
I had the chance to talk with Kevin Johnstone recently about his past & present career as an artist for Epic Games, his beginnings as an artist and why he's been so shy to the community these past few years. Kevin has been an artist at Epic Games now for nearly 7 years. Not only has he worked on Unreal Tournament 3, the…
A work in progress thread tracking a short narrative on Tahm Kench. Details to follow. [11/7/11] After settling on wanting to tell a Tale of the River King I began to look for any information I could find about him. I found a small blurb on Universe, Tahm's original launch reveal, and champion insights from his…
This essay is split into two parts. The first part I talk about a method I learned to use in the military to help achieve mission success. In the second part, I break that same methodology down and apply it to the task of learning digital art with the goal of getting a good job in the industry. I apologize for the length.…