A new company specializing in high end medical and scientific 3D animation and illustration hits the streets: Check out the teaser trailer created using 3ds max, Brazil r/s and combustion.

Based on Victor Hugo's "Les Misérables"; 68 days of animation and modeling, 156 hours of rendering, and probably untrackable hours of research have led to 9 minutes and 10 seconds of animation in Gavroche - a single-man (Jean-Claude Rosay) production in 3ds max 4.1.
As a beginner, he might not win an Oscar with this - but he's got our 15 Minutes of Fame(!)

A person only identified as 'junen' dropped me a link to the interesting website of Singapore-based Simeon Rex - creators of the show with the same name.
“East meets West in this sci-fi twist to original ancient folklore. This union of ancient myths and legends from all over the world come to life to engage in a cosmic battle of magic versus technology, aided by a lethal blend of martial arts and high-tech weaponry. Add unique character designs, witty repartée and an intricate tale of suspense into the mix - the result is a refreshing blast from the past into our distant future!”
Made with the assistance of 3ds max, of course.

Congrats to Neil Blevins on making it to number one on the RAPH charts.  Neil is currently working at Blur Studio in Venice, CA , serves as a news admins here at MaxUnderground.com, and also helps out as a MAX forum assistant on Discreet's webboard.

This time's 15 Minutes of fame go to :
FractalWorlds
If You haven't heard of them yet, then now's a good day to start asking around. With their crew of highly acclaimed coders and artists working on top-level 3D procedurally backboned software, something good is bound to come from them in the future.

This time's 15 minutes of fame go to 3DLuVr.
3DLuVr is a website for and by 3D artists, many of whom use 3D Studio MAX.
Here You can view the websites of some great artists out there, check out technical documents, search a 3D Studio MAX bugs database (a great initiative), and more...
Speaking of more, perhaps the greatest area of 3DLuVr is the contest area; Almost every month a new contest with a new topic is held, and anybody can compete using any package for some of the great prizes they give away.
With its great content and unique areas, 3DLuVr is definitely a site that deserves more than 15 minutes.