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Full Name Trent Polack
Nickname mittens 
State/Province, Country TX   United States
GD Gathering City Austin, TX, United States
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Job Title Game Designer 
Job Description Im a game designer. And, of course, none of my thoughts/posts on GameDev.net are representative of the company I work for. 
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The Daily GameDev.net The Daily GameDev.netPosted by: Trent Polack at November 20, 2009 1:06:28 AMIt’s a Daily! Drew wanted me to apologize to you for his lack of a Daily yesterday. I am apologizing for me for a quick Daily today because I just got home (it’s... 
Posted November 20, 2009 1:06:28 AM
The Daily GameDev.net The Daily GameDev.netPosted by: Trent Polack at November 13, 2009 1:00:05 AMIt’s Friday the Thirteenth! AAA games are a huge endeavor spanning millions upon millions of dollars in marketing and development costs. Last month I played the hell... 
Posted November 13, 2009 1:00:05 AM
The Daily GameDev.net The Daily GameDev.netPosted by: Trent Polack at November 6, 2009 1:02:31 AMI want to point out that yesterday was November 5th and I was wearing jeans and a t-shirt as we walked around in 81F weather. Texas is a brilliant place. Also: every time a gi... 
Posted November 6, 2009 1:02:31 AM
The Daily GameDev.net The Daily GameDev.netPosted by: Trent Polack at October 30, 2009 1:07:45 AMSo it’s Halloween today. I was going home from work last night and I witnessed what I can only assume to be the prelude to the most glorious weekend ever. See, in M... 
Posted October 30, 2009 1:07:45 AM
The Daily GameDev.net The Daily GameDev.netPosted by: Trent Polack at October 23, 2009 1:03:19 AMIt’s almost the weekend! I mean. It pretty much is. Today is Friday after all. So basically the weekend. League of Legends is now in open beta in anticipation of the... 
Posted October 23, 2009 1:03:19 AM
The Daily GameDev.net The Daily GameDev.netPosted by: Trent Polack at October 19, 2009 1:10:35 AMSince you missed me on Friday (you did), I figured I’d take Monday from Mike so you can stop going through Trent withdrawals! And in writing this Daily, I realized... 
Posted October 19, 2009 1:10:35 AM
The Daily GameDev.net The Daily GameDev.netPosted by: Trent Polack at October 9, 2009 1:03:36 AMYou’re about to read a mighty soulful GameDev.net Daily! More on this at the end of the Daily. Do you know what kind of games are neat? Western games. Through thi... 
Posted October 9, 2009 1:03:36 AM
The Daily GameDev.net The Daily GameDev.netPosted by: Trent Polack at October 2, 2009 1:20:28 AMHey fellow game industry denizens! I want to start out this post by first recognizing how incredibly gorgeous Kristen Bell is; Kristen, if you’re out there, I’d... 
Posted October 2, 2009 1:20:28 AM
The Daily GameDev.net The Daily GameDev.netPosted by: Trent Polack at September 25, 2009 1:09:52 AMHey! I’m not playing Halo 3: ODST tonight because the United States Postal System continues to discriminate against people with jobs (who aren’t home (and can&rs... 
Posted September 25, 2009 1:09:52 AM
The Daily GameDev.net The Daily GameDev.netPosted by: Trent Polack at September 18, 2009 1:06:47 AMMuch like Drew said yesterday, it’s been a little GDC focused around these here parts this week. With GDC Austin going on (and me having just moved here), I&rsquo... 
Posted September 18, 2009 1:06:47 AM
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Some recent replies made on our forums
The Daily GameDev.net Quote:Original post by Demosthenes It's incredible that this game is so much fun and so dumb at the same time. The story in CoD 4 was much more grounded. Seriously. Modern Warfare 2 is great but the story really is just filler to get you from a ... 
Posted November 20, 2009 10:56:08 AM
The Daily GameDev.net Quote:Original post by nerd_boy Didja get the 50-ish USD regular version, or the 65-ish USD Deluxe/Collector's version? D: $60 standard 360 copy. I almost never get Deluxe/Collector's editions. 
Posted November 6, 2009 4:43:49 PM
Unity Summer of Code Post Mortem: Terrain Toolkit When is this toolkit coming out? I notice it's not listed on the Unity extension page like the Detonator project. 
Posted November 5, 2009 5:10:23 PM
The Daily GameDev.net Quote:Original post by metalmidget Mittens, I don't understand your love affair with Forza. You've been tweeting it all week. Is it just because I'm not a fan of racing games? Or is it more than just a racing game? Well, it's a sim racing game, but... 
Posted October 30, 2009 10:24:07 AM
Unity Summer of Code Post Mortem: Detonator Detonator is fucking rad. 
Posted October 28, 2009 4:53:01 PM
The Daily GameDev.Net yeah. 
Posted October 27, 2009 8:33:10 PM
The Daily GameDev.Net That may be the longest Daily ever. And I've mentioned the hell out of Forza 3. It's almost here. Almost. Should be here anytime. 
Posted October 27, 2009 2:37:32 PM
The Daily GameDev.net Quote:Original post by Moe Is the Audi R8 really the cover art for Forza 3? I find it to be quite ugly, to be honest. NEVER TALK AGAIN 
Posted October 26, 2009 6:20:39 PM
The Daily GameDev.net My copy of Forza shipped today! 
Posted October 26, 2009 4:15:39 PM
The Daily GameDev.net It's a super fucking well-done action/adventure game. Great shooting mechanics, fantastic controls, well-written/well-voiced story, and just an amazingly well-made and paced game. 
Posted October 19, 2009 4:46:21 PM
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