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John Carmack QuakeCon 09 Keynote Live

I've embedded a UStream live streaming widget below so we can all listen to John Carmack talk about crazy graphics stuff that I wish I still understood.

Author Brandon Pollet Date 08/13/2009 (2:31 pm) Comment 0 comments

CryEngine 3 Tech Demo

A new vide of CryEngine 3 in action. Shows off some of their new lighting tech in action. I was actually really pleased with how well Torque3D seems to stack up to their specs list though. I'm excited to get a look at Torque, CryEngine, and ID Tech5 all running side by side soon.

Author Brandon Pollet Date 08/12/2009 (8:34 am) Comment 9 comments

RAGE - Id's newest game shows off the power of IdTech 5

The latest issue of Game Informer has a 10 page article showing off Id's upcoming game RAGE. Check out these impressions from the article and catch a link to scans from the magazine.

Author Brandon Pollet Date 07/19/2009 (10:03 am) Comment 3 comments

HVS's The Grinder - A Game Based on Fan Feedback

High Voltage Software, the guys who just released The Conduit for Wii, actually listen to what their fans tell them about their games. Their newest game, The Grinder, has already had some fan made suggestions added to it.

Author Brandon Pollet Date 07/13/2009 (7:55 am) Comment 1 comments

Zero Point Software - A Studio that's going Indie

I found a cool article today about Zero Point Software's new FPS Interstellar Marines. During development the team decided to buck the publishers and go it alone, unfortunately they aren't using Torque, but it's still a cool story.

Author Brandon Pollet Date 06/30/2009 (5:53 pm) Comment 1 comments

A new games channel for the Wii?

I just ran across this article and wanted to post it for everyone in the garage. John Lee, Hudson Entertainment's director of marketing, recently said in an interview that there may be a new Games ch...

Author Brandon Pollet Date 01/25/2007 (3:30 pm) Comment 4 comments

Hardware Advice for TGE and TSE

I've got a quick question for the community. I'm looking at purchasing a new development laptop in the next couple months but I wanted to see if anyone has any advice on what to pick up. I'm defin...

Author Brandon Pollet Date 12/25/2006 (10:23 pm) Comment 16 comments

Why Gears of War costs $60

This is an interesting breakdown, from Forbes originally, of why next-gen games cost $60 bucks a pop. I thought it might be of interest to the crowd. -* From 1up.com *- Here's the skinny, as far a...

Author Brandon Pollet Date 12/20/2006 (3:01 pm) Comment 30 comments

Back in the Saddle again...

I'm back, although most of you probably never noticed that I left. I've been around the forums though, I've posted a few threads, working through some problems, I've just never finished a game. Althou...

Author Brandon Pollet Date 12/19/2006 (2:40 pm) Comment 6 comments

Plan for Brandon Pollet

The beginnings of a game design company....

Author Brandon Pollet Date 02/18/2005 (11:33 pm) Comment 0 comments