Ice Hockey NES with an Ovechkin twist. Stick taps to YouTube user 'clockwise' for making this.

WOW!!! First gameplay video of Street Figher X Tekken shown at Comic-Con 2010 this past weekend. This version, Street Figher X Tekken, will be made by Capcom with the Street Fighter graphics and engine. Also, Namco will be developing Tekken X Street Fighter, a different game but with Namco developers using the graphics and mechanics used in Tekken. Both games will be released in late 2011/early 2012.

My $0.02: WOW, I cannot wait to get my hands on these two games (especially Namco's version). I've been a huge fan of both series, especially Tekken, and this announcement is nothing but a WIN for gamers.

I love how both teams are going with their throwback logos. I cannot wait to see the revealing of the Capitals old school jerseys at the Capitals Convention, Saturday October 2nd.

Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA. - NHL and NFL officials held a promotional news conference media day yesterday to discuss the NHL 2011 Winter Classic, and show the location of the NHL rink on the football field. The game will be played on January 1st, 2011.

(Images courtsey of Washington Capitals)

It's official! We just returned from our sonogram and it was very obvious it is a boy. He makes me proud to be his father already.

It has been a while since I have posted anything on the blog. I have been busy working on other projects, and getting the house ready for the new bambino or bambina on the way. Finally having time to get back to maintaining my site and prepare it for the Pro Football Picks for the upcoming football season, I thought it would be a great time to give the site some tweaks.

First thing you'll notice is the new layout to the blog. I did this to make the site more easy on the eyes as you navigate from post to post. It was done using CSS coding, which makes it very easy for a web designer to edit, fix, and maintain websites. For example, if I want to change the color of the Date box, all I have to do is change the single line code for the color in the CSS script and it will change ALL posts at once. Very easy! For anyone looking to get into web design, I highly suggest becoming acquainted with CSS.

Second thing you'll notice is the new header for the blog. I wanted to add something more lively. I am a big fan of Japanese pop culture, and I thought I would try drawing manga and color in Photoshop. If you're curious, here is how I did it:

1 - Drew the picture using pencil on paper, then scanned it into my computer

2 - Drew an outline of the image using my Wacom Bamboo PC Pen Tablet

3 - Filled in the image with flat colors

4 - Shade and highlight

Very similar process when I designed the Sparty logo.

www.stmarysrykenhockey.com

I am proud to announce that Katrina and I are expecting to have our first child. Katrina is 8 weeks pregnant and the expected due date is December 27th, 2010. I have to admit that it still feels odd saying I'm going to be a dad. However, during Katrina's sonogram, seeing the little heartbeat fluttering away got to me. I am definitely looking forward to fatherhood.

Congrats to the Canadiens for winning the series. Never would've thought the Capitals would've had their season end this early.

Emma and Uncle Chris having a little fun with ringtones