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Gurkoz Productions Online since 1997!

Did you know? Gurkoz Productions have been online since 1997! That is now 16 years going strong!

We first started out on various hosting services with the first two versions of the website. In 1999 we acquired the gurkoz.com domain and started building our new home with the third version now on a dedicated hosting.

In those days, having an personal domain was not common practice and running it was really a hassle. And expensive! Starting out at a measly 5 MB web space that we soon increased to a staggering total of 10 MB. You had to pay a monthly fee for every MB of space added. Rather costly in retrospect but still money well spent.

Today, almost no one uses a personal domain. Everything is hosted on various social networks. Although they are a great tool, we at Gurkoz Productions will probably never fully move over to social medias. To keep full control and contain what sets us apart from the rest we will continue to develop our website. Instead, social medias will be used to reach out to people and take advantage of the large demographic of potential followers.

In our latest seventh version of the website we expanded with additional projects regarding all the different fields we are active in. Areas such as Comics, Games, Tattoos, Clothes, Sculptures, Paintings, Photos and Videos. As always, time will tell what aspects we will be focusing on in the future. The general plan is to develop the various projects even further and to bring you new and exciting content.

Expect more updates on what’s next in the coming weeks. And again, thanks everyone that follow the projects and continue to support our endeavor.

Read more about the history of Gurkoz Productions and the previous site iterations.
http://www.gurkozproductions.com/about

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Everquest 2 VanGurk skin updated to 1.05

We have finally updated the popular Everquest 2 skin called VanGurk. It is now fully compatible with the most recent game version.

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Since it’s release a few years back the skin gradually got out of sync with the default interface. This of course caused some problems for players in the form of missing or inaccurate visual feedback.

Those issues should now be resolved and you are welcome back to enjoy your favorite custom Vanguard inspired skin! We will try and stay on top of changes in the future to respond and update in a more timely fashion.

Read more about VanGurk Everquest 2 Modification
http://games.gurkoz.com/mod_eq2_vangurk.html

Download VanGurk on eq2interface.com
http://www.eq2interface.com/downloads/fileinfo.php?id=4867

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Introducing Prospect the Prototype

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Gurkoz Productions is proud to announce our very first game called, “Prospect the Prototype”. It is a tale about a droid and its creator trapped in a rogue Russian spaceship. The plan is to develop two different games both based on the same story. One is fast paced action and the second is more like a traditional Role playing game.

As the name suggests, this is our first prototype gaming project. In contrast to the previously talked about “Spinal Seed“, this really is the first step and a chance to explore and evolve. Mistakes will be made and lessons will be learned. It will be a difficult and complex journey but with an awesome destination!

When we feel this prototype game is “finished” and we are experienced with the tools, the next step will be to move on and develop on a bigger scale. That next project will be based on the “Spinal Seed” fiction and will be our first real attempt at making something really grand, even perhaps good enough to charge money for.

But we are getting ahead of our self, today it’s all about the Prototype! Check back for future updates and insights into the development process.

Until then, visit the official website at www.prospectprototype.com, like on facebook at facebook.com/prospectprototype, or follow on Twitter at twitter.com/prospectproto.

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Introducing Spinal Seed

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Gurkoz Productions are proud to announce a new exciting project called “SPINAL SEED”! A Science Fiction world set in an post-apocalyptic future where humanity fights for its right to survival. Still in it’s early development phase, the project already shows big potential.

This is only the first initial announcement with more exciting information incoming. In the meanwhile, check out the following ways to stay informed on future updates.

Visit the official website at www.spinalseed.com
Follow Spinal Seed on Twitter at twitter.com/spinalseed
Like Spinal Seed on Facebook at facebook.com/spinalseed

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Gurkoz Wear Opens

Today we are happy to announce the grand opening of the Gurkoz Wear Online Shop!

At this initial launch the shop contains primarily branding prints of various Gurkoz Productions projects. We feel this is a good start and a solid base to build upon. The following weeks we will be adding more versions using different printing techniques. Also, the sheer amount of available clothing styles will increase (At this time we are focusing on the most popular ones for both men and woman). Then there are the numerous other items to explore besides just clothes.

When the branding sections is complete we will continue to the next exciting phase, creating some really cool and unique custom designs for you guys. We already have a few awesome ideas in the works so stay tuned for that!

The shop itself is running on software developed by Spreadshirt. A top provider of prints and clothing on a global scale. These are the good people that will handle your money and deliver your order. Utilizing this makes it easier for us to devote more time to the creative process, leaving the technical aspect to the professionals. You as a customer, get a safe and secure payment and top of the line delivery.

Now, waste no more time reading this and start browsing the shop!

Note: If you can’t see the shop (Still getting the “opening soon” message) it’s probably because your browser have cached the previous page. Try reloading to get a fresh copy. (F5 or Ctrl+F5).

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Welcome to Gurkoz Productions (v7.1)

Almost a full year after the release of version 7, here is now the definite upgrade to enhance my initial vision.

I told myself last year that this really was the definite version and i was looking forward to devote more time to other creative aspects than solely webdesign. I still hold true to that and i can’t wait to get back to painting and taking photos. This upgrade though was much needed and i feel now that it was the correct way to go.

Since i was really pleased with the initial version 7, creating a total re-design to version 8 just didn’t feel right. Instead i would hold on to everything that made it great and push the parts that needed more work. I give you, version 7.1.

My main reasons for this was to try and speed things up and also unleash the full potential to the individual sites. The initial setup used WordPress to conform all sites under one. It felt like the best thing to do at the time but i quickly realized this would eventually bring me severe problems and limit what i could achieve. In this new setup, i am more or less free to do what ever the individual sites require.

At the same time re-building all of this i got the chance to update templates and basic setups to html 5, that feels really nice. And i finally got to use those flickr and youtube scripts i have been working on for quite some time, you can see them in action on the various sites.

Also, the initial entry of www.gurkoz.com got a re-design now using plain html to speed things up. This will in the future be used as a first stop and a road map for the rest of the sites. www.gurkozproductions.com is the center of all information and posts like this one.

As always, there are still a few quirks and things to work out. But i have now reached a point where i feel comfortable with releasing it into the wild. I still have quite a few ideas left untouched, but for the sake of my own sanity, i leave that for later.

The sites now currently available are the following.

Gurkoz Comics
A comic project i am planning to devote more time to in the future.

Gurkoz Games
Gaming profile used to create modifications for various games.

Gurkoz Ink
A collection of various tattoos produced through out the years.

Gurkoz Wear
Unique clothing with custom prints. Adding and designing as we speak, expect grand opening in the near future.

Gurkoz Create
Site devoted to display a stream of all the creations in various fields where Gurkoz Productions is active. Check in here to get a glimpse of the most recent creations.

Gurkoz Canvas
A gallery displaying latest Illustrations and Paintings.

Gurkoz Photo
Latest Photos taken.

Gurkoz Craft
Collection of images showing different crafts in various stages.

Gurkoz Tube
Latest videos uploaded to YouTube. Mostly captures playing various games.

Gurkoz Play
Screenshots taken playing various games.