http://pixel-lab.co.uk/nmtp A lively panel and game show discussion of today’s game development issues, generally fuelled by alcohol and a large dose of bile. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:53:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Brighton hosted Polygons for the second time this year, this time in the super-swank Hilton Metropole alongside the Develop conference. 60 or so developers were on hand to see Nate Wells, Mark Rein, Jonathan Smith, Margaret Robertson and Iain Simons lie their asses off to each other.They played four rounds ... http://pixel-lab.co.uk/nmtp/nmtp12/polygons-12-report For those of you who will be at the Develop conference, there's going to be another Polygons in Brighton, on Wednesday the 30th. As well as the usual raft of interesting indie game videos running in the background, our panel this time is stellar:Nate Wells (2K Boston)Mark Rein (Epic Games)Jonathan ... http://pixel-lab.co.uk/nmtp/nmtp12/polygons-12 Odd week this week, with a lot of studios simultaneously in crunch.This time, we didn't quite manage the post-mortem as planned, and decided we'd talk about GTA IV during the panel section of the evening. Then we decided we'd play it as well. It ran on the big screen all ... http://pixel-lab.co.uk/nmtp/nmtp11/nmtp-11-report There are a couple of important announcements about Polygons 11. Firstly, it will be changing format, and secondly, it won't be recorded. Instead of the normal quiz, our panel will be speaking on and dissecting the development of a locally produced game. Join the panel on May the 8th to quiz ... http://pixel-lab.co.uk/nmtp/nmtp11/never-mind-the-polygons-11  There are still changes coming for Polygons, but #10 felt very much like it was in the right venue.Our panel on the night was Dan Marchant with George Bray from Mumbojumbo, and Nick Burton with Craig Albeck from Game Republic. There was some friendly rivalry between Dan and Craig, with ... http://pixel-lab.co.uk/nmtp/nmtp10/polygons-10-report Polygons #10 will be on Thursday the 13th of March in Derby. This time Dan Marchant returns, along with George Bray from Mumbo Jumbo. With Iain Simons, we have a final speaker who'll be announced tomorrow on the Facebook group. It will be at the SUB bar, at the University of ... http://pixel-lab.co.uk/nmtp/nmtp10/never-mind-the-polygons-10 Thursday the 13th was a good night for a party, and it seems a lot of developers had the same idea - a few companies sent their apologies, saying it was their Christmas party on that night too. Nevertheless, Polygons #9 attracted well over 60 people. It was posher looking ... http://pixel-lab.co.uk/nmtp/nmtp9/nmtp-9-report The Polygons Christmas special is just a few weeks away. Join us on Thursday the 13th of December, not only for game dev discussion and free beer, but also mince pies and more entertainingly bad photoshoppery. Doors open at 18:00, with the panel to start at 19:00.Guests on the panel ... http://pixel-lab.co.uk/nmtp/nmtp9/never-mind-the-polygons-9         Polygons #8 was the biggest ever, with over 100 developers and games students there. Here are the photos. There were a diverse bunch of companies represented, with people from Ninja Theory, Rebellion, Gusto, Monumental, SCEE, and MumboJumbo there among others. Rare were there in force ... http://pixel-lab.co.uk/nmtp/nmtp8/nmtp-8-report Never Mind The Polygons #8: Polygons is back in Derby from October, with the next one happening at Friar Gate Studios on Tuesday October the 2nd. Joining regular captain Iain Simons will be Andrew Oliver from Blitz, Louise Ridgeway, who is Supervising Animator at Rare, and Tom Scutt from Gusto Games. This time, ... http://pixel-lab.co.uk/nmtp/nmtp8/never-mind-the-polygons-8