Diante Smith

2012-01-27T13:01:00.000-05:00

Halbrook & Croft web design

2012-01-27T12:59:00.002-05:00

Stollers illustrations for Graco-baby

Portfolio post 2

2012-01-27T12:47:00.002-05:00

DVD cover design
Astrophysics

Temporary Portfolio 2012

2012-01-27T12:40:00.002-05:00

Here are a few samples of my work till I can get a more permanent solution.

New site... still under construction

2011-06-03T13:52:00.005-04:00

Temp site is being used till a new site can be obtained.

Corporate ID

2011-04-18T13:56:00.007-04:00

Here are a series of layouts I've designed for either a client or for showcase.

Metropark Skate center

Bigben Cafe

Steadfastpro

Logos

2011-04-18T13:28:00.001-04:00

Here are a series of logos I've designed for either a client or for showcase.

Necessity is the mother of Reinvention

2011-04-18T11:25:00.004-04:00

I've decided to reinvent this blog to host my portfolio rather than just mindless rants. I have appreciated the interest that some of you have showed in the past but as I stated a little while ago, Necessity is the mother of reinvention.

A great series of Kristen Schaal Sony Ericson Commercials

2011-03-23T13:05:00.002-04:00

I think these are just really funny:

Kristen killing...herself?

Kristen playing...backwards

Kristen watching...herself

Kristen..Kittenliscious

National PI Day

2011-03-14T12:55:00.002-04:00

π (sometimes written pi) is a mathematical constant whose value is the ratio of any Euclidean plane circle's circumference to its diameter; this is the same ...

3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944592307816406286208998628034825342117067982148086513282306647093844609550582231725359408128481117450284102701938521105559644622948954930381964428810975665933446128475648233786783165271201909145648566923460348610454326648213393607260249141273724587006606315588174881520920962829254091715364367892590360011330530548820466521384146951941511609...

The Mercury Men

2011-03-07T13:48:00.001-05:00

Its a through back to the old scifi series of the 50's it's even done in black and white. They are finally thinkin'.

Super bowl Commercials

2011-02-07T10:19:00.004-05:00

This year the super bowl commercials were rather lackluster at best, but there were a few that stood out. Some included Doritos and Bridgestone and my personal favorite Volkswagen with their little kid dressed in a Darth Vader custom. Check it out below it is by far the best and funnest.

Volkswagen: The Force @ Yahoo! Video

Bridgestone: Carma @ Yahoo! Video

1.11.11

2011-01-11T11:48:00.001-05:00

Guess what today is??? Its 1.11.2011 what does it mean? I don't know but its awesome I love symmetrical numbered days its the happes!

New Company Project

2011-01-04T20:27:00.002-05:00

Hey all,

I've been really busy getting a new project off the ground, while at the same time looking for a new job. More details will be made available soon. 2011 looks bright enough to wear shades.

Starcraft 2 Panel from BlizzCon 2009 and Update

2010-09-25T15:40:00.004-04:00

It's been a while since my last update, sorry about that I've been rather busy getting my site up and doing some extra work. Today I have the Starcraft 2 Lore panel in proper order.

Special thanks to GuyWithTheFace07 from youtube for uploading this.

Lore Panel -
part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Part 10

Part 11

Part 12

Part 13

Showcase

2010-07-15T20:21:00.005-04:00

Here are a few of my drawings, since I haven't gotten around to creating a new site I figure I'd do the next best thing and upload a few pieces to this blog...

Seven

Calamity

Magdalena

Powerslide

Another good example of digital coloring

2010-06-09T18:23:00.001-04:00

Here is a cool example of digital coloring its the forth part, I figured it was the most important part...

Wacom tablet Intuos 4

2010-06-09T17:04:00.002-04:00

I'm thinking of getting a wacom tablet to perfect my art. Here is probably the best tutorial on drawing, inking and coloring I've found online its a 6 part series.

part 1

part 2

part 3

part 4

part 5

part 6

Quick pc update

2010-06-09T17:02:00.002-04:00

After last 4 months or so "The beast" PC that I just built is still running smoothly, I've even added a second hard drive. I'll hopefully post some photos in the coming weeks.

The Beast 2010 update

2010-03-17T15:37:00.001-04:00

All the parts have finally been purchased and arrived, the building process has already begun. Ill list the parts soon!

VHS to DVD

2010-02-12T02:23:00.004-05:00

This is a clip from Revision3's Tekzilla Episode 127

Thanks snow

2010-02-09T23:30:00.002-05:00

I have to delay the acquisition of the parts for my PC till after this next snow storm, no point in ordering parts when they won't get delivered because of the weather.

Thanks a lot SNOW!!!!

Heck its about time!

2010-02-06T01:24:00.000-05:00

Here is a quick trailer of the new Sonic 4 game!!!

More Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I News & Previews

Transformers: War for Cybertron trailer

2010-01-17T12:20:00.000-05:00

Unboxing the X58 SLI LE

2010-01-17T12:10:00.003-05:00

Here is a good unboxing of the EVGA X58 SLI LE motherboard, just so I don't have to upload mine later.

Motherboard, Chosen

2010-01-16T18:23:00.007-05:00

Ok I think I finally choose my motherboard its the EVGA X58 SLI LE, from the research I did it has gotten some good reviews.

This is just a video of what the motherboard features, this is for me to recall for later. :)

This along with the Intel I7 920 (Bloomfield) processor

Darksiders

2010-01-08T20:27:00.002-05:00

Well I just started playing Darksiders yesterday and so far its a great game though, its a little frustrating at times I'm considering buying a stragtey guide. I hope that makes this game a bit more fun...

3d GameMan Review of the Armor VH6000bws case

2010-01-03T23:19:00.001-05:00

Dr Who

2010-01-03T21:34:00.001-05:00

Well the Dr finally regenerated and I'm kinda sad David T. was awesome as the Dr and from the few minutes I saw of Matt Smith's performance as the 11th Dr. I'm wondering if he is gonna make the show lame or too silly? I guess time will tell but the villains look to be awesome after seeing some quick shots of the upcoming season or series as they say across the pond.

My Top favorite villians

2009-12-29T16:45:00.005-05:00

I was just thinking who are some of my favorite villains, so I came up with this list:

1) Darth Vader

2) Joker (Jack Nicholson)

3) G1 Megatron (voiced by Frank Welker)

Honorable Mentions:
1. Devestator (G1 Decepticons)
2. Cybermen (Dr. Who)
3. Venom (Spiderman Series)

Maybe sometime in the future I'll but a list of my favorite Heroes online.

The Beast 2010 update

2009-12-24T17:22:00.002-05:00

The case for my new computer came today, actually as I was driving to work I think I past the UPS truck that was carrying my case, ships passing in the night... Anyways, its here and its awesome! Its the Thermaltake Armor VH6000 case.

Here are the specs:
10 PCI slots design for quad-graphic card configuration. Adjustable PSU supporting bridge o Micro ATX, ATX, Extend-ATX supported Case Type: Full Tower Color: Black Material: Aluminum Front Door, Chassis: 1.0 mm SECC M/B Type: Micro ATX, ATX, Extend ATX Drive Bays: o External Bay: 7x 5.25", o Internal Bay: 7x 3.5" external 1 x3.5 (Convertible from one 5.25 drive bay) Expansion Slots: 10. Front I/O Panel: 2x USB 2.0; 1x IEEE 1394; 1x HD Audio; e-SATA connector x2.

I'll post some pics of the case when I open it or when the rest of the parts come. I also got the power supply Tuesday but I'm a little disappointed because It doesn't have as much watts as I would have like, initially I thought 550watts was enough but apparently I will need 700+ so I may have to get another psu sooner rather than later. :(

Foxconn

2009-12-20T19:06:00.004-05:00

Here is the unboxing of the Foxconn Inferno Katana LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard which is the mobo I am considering buying.

Here is a link of some nice high res photos of the foxconn Inferno Katana mobo

building a pc

2009-12-20T17:26:00.003-05:00

Since I'm building a pc I went looking around youtube to see if there were any good vids of building a pc and there were. Here is an excellent series made by computer shopper:

video 1:

video 2:

video 3:

Video 4:

video 5:

I hope anyone looking at this site finds this information as helpful as I did.

Just started thinkin of a new gaming pc to build

2009-12-16T13:21:00.002-05:00

Will it seems its time for another post, somehow I skipped the entire month of Nov. oh well hehehe.

I just ordered a PC tool kit and I got it today less than 24hrs from ordering it and its here, yay way to go newegg! So now I'm going to be looking around for the best case for this project, I think I'll call it "project Beast". I decided to do all the ordering from either Newegg.com or Amazon.com.

I hope it works out!

God Of War III

2009-10-31T08:49:00.002-04:00

Sony came out with the Ultimate Edition of God of War III and it looks awesome! Check out the picture below comes in a Pandora's box case and includes a lot of other awesomeness.

9-11

2009-09-11T23:23:00.002-04:00

Well its the 8th anniversary of the sept. 11th attacks and the history channel has been showing a lot of documentaries about the event. When I get a chance I'll check them out and the present gave a speech in remembrance of those who died. I'm not very patriotic but I'm glade he's doing that as well as people taking time out to remember the event.

its 9-9-09

2009-09-09T22:23:00.002-04:00

well its 9-9-09 and nothing realy to report except that the dreamcast came out 10yrs ago! I still have mine and its in great condition!

Disney buys Marvel

2009-09-03T01:46:00.002-04:00

I just found this out the other day that Disney home that the high pitch mouse built purchased Marvel for $4 billion! Great now everyone will be talkin about all the lame cross over stories they would like to see! Here is the article on cnnmoney.com

A portable PS3

2009-08-13T03:47:00.000-04:00

I think this is just cool and now I want one!

I"m face bookin' now!

2009-08-05T13:09:00.001-04:00

I got a facebook page now yay! 3hrs late to the party but I made it!

Scifi is now SyFy!

2009-07-31T12:09:00.003-04:00

eh and LAME!

I'm finally able to voice my opinion about how lame the decision it was to change the scifi channels logo to what is now SyFy and I don't think I'm the only one who is annoyed by this change since we're all fans of the genre and the channel itself.

I really don't understand why they decided to change the channel, I read somewhere that they wanted to appeal to the "txt generation" frankly, I don't think "txters" would use this spelling and if they do why would a tv channel wanna go down this route? Ok I'm getting a little annoyed again, so here are a few blogs responses that seem to have agreed with me. Just for the record "I DON'T LIKE IT!" and Worse name change ever!!

The Landlord

2009-07-16T09:40:00.002-04:00

I was online looking for the landlord video with Will Ferrel and came about his site funny or die and saw this video of the outtakes of the video its great check it out!

The Landlord Out Takes from Will Ferrell

Invader Zim

2009-07-14T23:32:00.003-04:00

I finally finished watching the DVD of Invader Zim with commentary and I was interested in seeing who the actors were and came across this picture of the of three main characters: Melissa Fahn as Gaz, Richard Steven Horvitz as Zim and Andy Berman as Dib

Btw, its a great series everyone who is a fan of great animation and creative art direction nd writing should pick it up!

Sad news to report

2009-07-08T01:29:00.004-04:00

I thought the death of Billy Mayes was bad news enough, yesterday saw the death of my lacie NAS drive. I don't know what to do! All my files seems to have gone along with it (over 200 gigs worth). I'm currently looking into getting a replacement drive within the next week or so.

If your looking for any kind of NAS drive do yourselves a favor and don't buy Lacie their stuff is absolute crap! I'm currently looking at buffalo I'm hopping their drives are made with better stuff and while I'm a it maybe I'll look into a 100pk of blank dvds too?!

Here is a reviewer who shares my sentiment and gave words to my pain that I was at a lost for, taken from the cnet site

"Slow to spin up, noisy, unreliable over time"

by eceslax on January 12, 2009

Pros: The triple interface is great. I can select the best available interface for the computer I'm using. I also like that I can stand the drive on its narrow edge to save desk space.

Cons: Fortunately it has a three year warranty. The drive is failing after just over a year. One of the two disks inside will not spin up completely. LaCie tells me to erase the drive as a test. How do you format a drive that won't even spin up?
Summary: The drive goes to sleep after a relatively short period of time. Since the drive contains two disks, and the disks spin up consecutively, it takes about 10 seconds for the drive to ready itself when accessed after it has been sleeping. When Time Machine needs the drive once an hour, and you work with the computer all day, this delay gets irritating. The drive access is also VERY loud and clacky. About a month ago the drive spinup process got MUCH louder and rougher, and even after achieving full rotational speed the drive was quite noisy - moreso than usual. The tech tells me this is because of faulty data on the drive and that I have to erase the drive and report back to him, or else they can test the drive at my expense. Now I need to purchase another drive to hold my Time Machine data so I can do the test. You can bet I won't buy a LaCie. In fact, I'm on CNET.com tonight to look at other reviews so I can pick a different brand. I should have learned my lesson from all the LaCie Porsche drives I bought that were filling up landfills in less than a year's time. (Five or six of them - I forget.) I selected this particular drive initially because of the form factor, aluminum case, and triple interface (not in that order) but you know what? There are other triple-interface players in this market, LaCie. Buh-bye

Transformers 2 times

2009-06-28T00:16:00.000-04:00

I just got home from seeing Transformers for the second time! Frankly, I don't see the difference between a regular screen and the Imax screen though I am less dizzy. I love the movie btw, again can't wait till the third movie!

Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen review

2009-06-24T00:18:00.000-04:00

This was an awesome movie, I was fortunate enough to see an early screening of it at my local IMAX theater. Michael Bay and comp. did an excellent job and in many cases an even better job then the first movie in scale and scope of the overall movie.

The twin transformers will have you laughing throughout the entire movie. Megan Fox is still hot but at times I fell like I wanna wash her face (kinda oily). Devastator is a beast by the way and Bumblebee is gansta too!

I really can't wait another two or three years to see the final movie, I hope to see some powermaster or headmaster action in the final movie.

The only thing i wished the movie had more of was the transformation sound fx that the original cartoon had but that was the same issue I had with the first movie.

4 out of 5 stars!

Privateer Press Releases the jacks of Retribution of Scyrah

2009-06-10T12:59:00.000-04:00

Privateer Press is showing off more photos of their new faction the Retribution of Scyrah with some new jacks which so far are all named after Greek monsters.

Here is the cover art for the new faction.

The Hydra

The Manticore

The Phoenix

The Gorgon

The Griffon

The Chimera

In my opinion these are some of the best models I've seen in a very long time, I can't wait to see how the community will paint and modify these.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

2009-05-26T13:45:00.000-04:00

Just got these images in and what is of interest to me is the way sideswipe's robot form is designed, he has wheels for feet. One of my drawings of a robotic character also has wheel feet! I'm not mad or annoyed by this not one bit! In fact it shows that my robots designs are good enough to be in a summer blockbuster movie!

The other pictures are of Springer and Mudflap, Devastator and Ravage needless to say I can't wait till this movie hits June 26, 2009

Dirt Room behind the video

2009-05-11T22:40:00.000-04:00

Here is a behind the video of Blue October's Dirt Room video from off their Approaching Normal cd.

Season 3 of Torchwood Trailer

2009-05-11T17:25:00.000-04:00

The next season or series depending what side of the pond you're from starts later this year.

A great Lily Allen interview on ROVE

2009-05-05T22:39:00.000-04:00

Here is a great interview Lily Allen did on ROVE an Australian t.v. show, its really funny.

New Warmachine Faction

2009-05-04T22:33:00.000-04:00

Priveteer Press has just let word out about a new faction coming to their popular steam powered table top game, the new faction is called The Retribution of Scyrah. I can't wait to see some pics of the units and read up on their background.

Another steampunk video

2009-05-02T00:26:00.000-04:00

Here is another video in my on going fascination with steampunk, this video is highlighting the maker Jake Von Slatt

Steampunk on G4

2009-04-17T18:37:00.000-04:00

I just found this on G4 the other day and it caught my attention G4's Underground series did a short piece on steampunk and they interviewed a steampunk band Abney Park.

Also check out the songs:

(CD - Song)
The Death of Tragedy - Stigmata Martyr (which is playing in the background of this video)
Lost Horizons - Airship Pirate

Quotes 1

2009-04-15T18:17:00.000-04:00

- Cry Havoc! And let loss the dogs of war!
- The field of battle has been chosen... Earth

PSP - 2001

2009-04-06T14:44:00.000-04:00

I just picked up the Psp 2001 series, I must say that I love it! I don't Know why it took me so long to pick up the upgrade but I'm glad I finally did. I didn't buy the 3000 because of some complaints I've read online about the screen and I didn't like the silver color or the fact that I couldn't hack it and put all those emulators on it. I have a few friends that were able to put a number of different emulators on their systems and I wanted to do the same thing!

Another thing I think is amazing is the "remote play" function the psp has with the ps3 and I'm currently using that as I type this blog! Once both systems have been updated just grab a usb cable and plug the ps3 into the psp and snyc them together and you're off! Anyone who is familiar with emulators on pcs will be familiar with this, the psp after about 20secs shows what you xmb on you're ps3 has including wallpapers and any games that you may have downloaded. I also have a NAS drive connected and yep it picks that up too and plays all the content from the NAS drive on the psp through the ps3, well except for a few video files. However, the psp will play all mpeg-2 files and divx for some reasone it won't play .avi or mpeg4 files?!

The only thing I have an issue with is with the psp screen resolution when in remote play, why can't it have the same psp resolution while in this mode? Also why can't I play a ps3 game through remote play?

Even with those two small issues I absolutely love the psp! I suggest anyone who still has the first generation psp to upgrade post hast! Oh and don't bother with the psp-3000 if you already have the 2000 either get another one 2000 or wait till the psp2 or psp-4000 comes out!

God Of War 3 Interviews

2009-03-24T21:18:00.000-04:00

Taken from playstation blog.com

Game Director - Stig Asmussen

Art Director - Ken Feldman

Design Director - Todd Papy

Lead Programmer - Vassily Filippov

Battle Director - Adam Poole

National Pi day

2009-03-16T01:36:00.000-04:00

I keep missing this day by a few hours and in this case 48hrs! Well Sat was national pi day 3/14, and I think people other then mathematicians weren't all that amused!

What is Pi? Pi is the ratio of a circle's circumference divided by its diameter. Below is Pi as far as I can remember.

3.14159

Here are some sites for you to consider that sell pi related stuff.

Think Geek
piday.org

PSP-4000

2009-02-23T12:55:00.000-05:00

Just found out there maybe a new PSP in the works. The release date is estimated for a Dec 2009 release. Check out the photo below:

3rd Strike final version

2009-02-07T23:37:00.000-05:00

Here is the final version of the 3rd Strike band logo.

3rd Strike band logo

2009-02-05T21:41:00.001-05:00

Here is a logo design for a band in the game Rockband 2 specifically for the PS3. Their name is 3Rd Strike, they are a politically charge musical group. If it helps think Rage Against the Machine or System of a Down.

Updated

2009-01-28T15:14:00.000-05:00

I just added a new section to the blog you'll see it to the side titled "My favorite TV shows" they appear in the order in which I like them. I may add DVDs soon we'll see.

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Now playing: Nightwish - Beauty Of The Beast
via FoxyTunes

Quote of the day

2009-01-25T18:32:00.000-05:00

"Any sufficient development in technology is indistinguishable from magic." Author C. Clark

Milla Jovovich interview

2009-01-20T16:56:00.000-05:00

The late show with Conan O'Brian 1994

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

2009-01-20T16:26:00.000-05:00

Here is another blast from the past a show by Fox called Parker Lewis Can't Lose. I still have many of these shows on tape when will Fox put these on DVD?

Pilot episode done way back in 1990.
Featuring Milla Jovovich

(part 1)

(part 2)

(part 3)

Many think of this show as either another clone of Saved by the bell, or Malcolm in the Middle but its more related to the movie Ferris Bueller's Day off & Clarisa Explains It All.

Advent Robotics Logos vol1

2009-01-19T13:17:00.000-05:00

At long last here are the logos for volume 1 of the Advent Robotics series that I've been workin' on for the past 10 years!

Mayhem Machines

The Eniac Progression

The Univac Succession

Fusion Matrix

Apocalypse

Legacy

Maybe I should take some time out and explain why I said volume 1? Well, volume 1 is the main story line of the series volume 2 & 3 will contain expanded story lines featuring new characters. Volume 3 will expand on the already expanded world of advent as well begin a new chapter of the series and maybe start up a new game concept
that I doubt has ever been seen before? A MMORPGRTS!

The Antigravity Room

2009-01-19T12:12:00.001-05:00

Here's a blast from the past the TV show was called The Antigravity Room and was a weekly Canadian television program of the early- to mid-1990's, spotlighting comic books and video games, and hosted by Nick Scoullar and Phil Guerrero. It was produced by YTV in Canada, and was carried in the United States on the Sci Fi channel. It featured interviews with international comic creators, coverage of comic events, reviews of video games and other pop culture popular during the time and guest hosts such as Ben Stiller and Kevin Smith.

Here are some videos of the show, you tube is aweseome!!

Nick interviewing Koichi Ohata (anime & manga part 1)

Phil Guerrero interviewing Marc Silvestri

Nick Scoullar interviewing Todd McFarlane - circa 1997

Shashi Bhatia

Itunes Library count

2009-01-01T16:38:00.000-05:00

I've just finished updating my Itunes library and although it may not be as extensive as some of your libraries out there are, its still impressive to me. So far I'm counting

5355 songs
15 days 18 hours 06 mins. 58 secs.
30.36 gigs of music.

Some times its good to check u're credit see why

2009-01-01T16:27:00.000-05:00

Here are all six freecreditreport.com commericals, from the first commerical to the most recent one. have fun

I've finally started...

2008-11-07T23:26:00.000-05:00

Well I've finally started my Book of Advent, which is an encyclopedia of my Advent Robotics series. So far I'm estimating the book to have around 500 pages, 100 pages per game? I haven't really decided on the final number but this seems to be a good starting point.

Listed below are the games so far:

ADVENT ROBOTICA
Advent Robotics: Mayhem Machines
Advent Robotics: The Eniac Progression
Advent Robotics: The Univac Succession
Advent Robotics: Fusion Matrix
Advent Robotics: Apocalypse
Advent Robotics: Legacy

There will be an expanded series of comics, cartoons and games but I'll wait to cover that later.

We Want the Funk

2008-11-03T18:01:00.001-05:00

I've been meaning to put this up for the longest time. Its the best commercial ever!!!

I've returned

2008-10-30T19:42:00.000-04:00

Sorry, for the long delay in post though I doubt anyone has notice me gone but I've been extremely busy but I hope to make regular updates.

I have some new ideas regarding my Advent Series as well as some new concepts stay tuned. Till then enjoy the three SNL clips featuring Tina Faye and Maya Rudolf.

Tina As Sarah 2

2008-10-30T19:32:00.000-04:00

Shes adorable

Tina As Sarah

2008-10-30T19:30:00.000-04:00

Another awesome skit by SNL

Maya as Whitney

2008-10-30T19:24:00.000-04:00

One of the funnest skits SNL has ever done.

Sonic Unleashed

2008-06-24T11:50:00.000-04:00

Just got this in from PSX blog there is a new Sonic Unleashed game coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360. Judging from the screen shots this looks to be a better game then what Sega has be releasing over the past few years, basically everything has been crap since Sonic and Knuckles on the Genesis roughly 14yrs ago.

It seems that they may have even included Super Sonic judging by this photo.

As well as a fight with Dr. Robotnik

Along with adding Super Sonic into the game as it should have never left, Sega has also giving Sonic some new moves including the "Sonic Boost", "Quick Step" and "Speed Drift".

I was a huge fan of Sonic and this is great news to me I just hope Sega doesn't drop the ball on this as they did with the last few Sonic games.

My first every youtube submission

2008-06-04T21:53:00.000-04:00

Here is the link to my first youtube submission. Humans should know there limits.

Marvel vs. DC

2008-05-22T18:39:00.000-04:00

LD sent this to me it is extremely funny and sorta true. Check it out

Playstation 3!

2008-05-18T14:14:00.000-04:00

I brought the PS3 about 2 weeks ago and it is AWESOME!!! So far this machine is getting better better as the days and weeks go by I am absolutely happy with the purchase, my only complaint about the system is that I wish it had custom play list in the game. Much like what I heard the 360 has, hopefully that features will be in the next system update.

Even on the SD (Standard Definition) TV the graphics are still amazing, so I'm guessing when I get the HD TV my eyes will bleed from the opticular overload.

I also picked up Assassin's Creed and Burnout Paradise. Both games show off the graphics of the PS3 rather well however, I'm looking forward to Metal Gear Solid 4 and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed to hit to really get down and dirty with the system.

I just wanted to mention I'm in no way a fan boy of the PS3 in fact I was very close to purchasing a 360 but that failure rate of 16% had me too spooked and thats why I decide on the less failure prone PS3. Who knows in time I may even buy the 360 espically if "Too Human" is as awesome as I think it'll be.

MGS 4

2008-05-02T21:20:00.000-04:00

The first time in my gaming history I've put a reservation on a game for a system I as of yet do not own. I'm actually quite excited about the release of MGS4 for the PS3 and also being a owner of one of the most advanced pieces of technology to date. I can't wait till June 12th.

Futura Universe

2008-04-21T21:24:00.000-04:00

I was reading on Marvel's web site something about Iron Man seeing how its coming out next month and something caught my attention. It was the phrase "Marvel Universe" and that got me thinking about my own creations and how sometime in the future I may want to do some cross overs. So I decided to encapsulate all of my characters into worlds and those worlds would combine and form my universe which I think I'll call the "Futura Universe". Here is the break down:

Futura Universe:

Futura Prime
- Speradk
- A.M.I.
- Turbo Man

Advent Robotica
- Mayhem Machine
- The Eniac Progression
- The Univac Succession
- Fusion Matrix
- Apocalpyse
- Legacy

Crimson and the Wolf

Emperor of Oz

Universe Variance
- Alpha
- Beta
- Gamma

Monster Hunters
- Elliot
- August

Each of the listed worlds will have their own storylines and characters as any good writer/ artist could do and at times there will be crossovers as the previous paragraph had mentioned.

I'll go into further description of the worlds as they become more fleshed out.

The titles listed above are owned by Diante Smith 2008 all rights reserved.

God of War: Chains of Olympus Review

2008-04-15T21:08:00.000-04:00

In March I wrote how I just got God of War: Chains of Olympus. I've since then completed the game and I have a review of the game hoping not to ruin it with spoilers I hope you enjoy it.

Review
God Of War: Chains Of Olympus (psp)

Over all rating:
4.5/5
Graphics: 4/5
Audio: 5/5
Control: 3.5/5
Game play: 4.5/5
Fun Factor: 5/5
Replay ability: 4/5

First off I’m a huge fan of the God Of War series, I must say that Ready At Dawn has done a great job at capturing the feel of the series, first established on the Playstation 2 console perfectly in on the PSP.

The Graphics are excellent they look as if they were pulled directly from the ps2 version, from the way that Kratos moves to the way the light shimmers off of the giant statues in Helios’ temple. I am very impressed at the way Ready at Dawn has gone about doing this title for the psp, makes me glade to have picked up the psp.

The Audio is equally just as good as the graphics and in some respects even better. I feel to get the full sense of the sound the player should really wear earphones as to not be disturbed by their surroundings, its really that good, especially when fighting a boss or enemies after learning a new ability.

The Controls are the only problem (so far) that I have with this title maybe it has to do with the way the psp was designed? But, I find it a bit cumbersome when trying to do multitude of attacks and having to hit the shoulder buttons while at the same time keep my thumbs on the thumb stick. My hands tend to get really sweaty and it becomes hard to keep a grip on the device while trying to beat the crap out of enemies and shadow beast (you’ll see when fighting the minions of Morpheus). I think it would be a lot easier if there were grips on the back of the psp for those instances.

However, with all that said Kratos still handles just as good as he does on the console and pulling off his god-like attacks on the psp against the hordes of enemies seems even more satisfying then they would have on the ps2. At times I find myself missing the combinations because I’m trying to look at the screen.

The Fun Factor is in full effect here especially during the boss battles when landing some pretty vicious attacks, I found myself screaming HOLY CRAP! And other exclamations after ripping off an enemy’s head or driving my blades down a shadow beast chest cavity! I’m still quite amazed at Ready at Dawn’s skills with this game and after hearing Cory Barlog had left Sony I hope Sony decides to give Ready at Dawn first dibs at doing God of War 3 for the PS3.

The Replay ability, I think will be worth the time and effort especially on a harder difficulty setting and with all the weapons the player gathered in their first go through.

PS3 MGS Bundle news

2008-04-15T20:57:00.000-04:00

We finally got a photo of what the PS3 MGS 4 bundle will look like when it gets released in June.

Apparently, Sony is not taking any preorders of this SKU. So it may look like I'm gonna have to camp out to pick this one or the "super limited" edition gun metal grey PS3 up!

Season 4 of Dr. Who

2008-04-06T22:00:00.000-04:00

Series 4 (season 4) episode 1: Partners in Crime
The new season of Dr. Who aired yesterday in the UK, I can't wait till the download is complete so I can watch it too bad it takes a whole year for it to air here in the States. Ah well good thing we got the internet.

The greatest thing I've heard so far this year

2008-03-18T18:59:00.000-04:00

Apparently, someone has turned an actual Hummer H3 into a remote control vehicle. That someone is Engineer Dr James Brighton from Cranfield University, who spent a month adapting the iconic vehicle into something you can control from your hands. Get the full story here

National Pi day

2008-03-16T18:16:00.000-04:00

Ok I'm 2 days late for national Pi day march 14 (3/14), but i think its still qualifies for Pi day seeing how its only two days past, I just made it.

What is PI- the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle. Also it is know as the following decimal:

3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944592307816406286208998628
03482534211706798214808651328230664709384460955058223172535940812848111745028410270193
85211055596446229489549303819644288109756659334461284756482337867831652712019091456485
66923460348610454326648213393607260249141273724587006606315588174881520920962829254091
71536436789259036001133053054882046652138414695194151160943305727036575959195309218611
73819326117931051185480744623799627495673518857527248912279381830119491298336733624406
56643086021394946395224737190702179860943702770539217176293176752384674818467669405132
00056812714526356082778577134275778960917363717872146844090122495343014654958537105079
22796892589235420199561121290219608640344181598136297747713099605187072113499999983729
7804995105973173281609631859

It probably goes on for an indefinite amount of time but this is as far as I could go.

God of War: Chains of Olympus

2008-03-13T22:26:00.000-04:00

I brought GoW: CoO the other day and I just ended it on Hero mode (normal). The game is just about perfect. The only a problem I have is the controls and i guess thats not Ready at Dawn's fault, maybe Sonys' but its a great game. If anyone out there has a PSP and likes God of War you must play this game its worth the price and eventually the craps! I'll have a full review of it soon.

Oh Crap!

2008-03-13T22:21:00.000-04:00

Luis u're a genius!

That kind of day

2008-02-26T20:44:00.001-05:00

I guess even Abe Lincoln had those kind of days!

A Grimm Day

2008-02-26T20:15:00.000-05:00

I finally bought a new book today its The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales. I can't wait to start reading it, I bought this book because I wanted to do a story/ graphic novel featuring Red Riding Hood. But I didn't want to use the cute Disney version they we all know of. So I decided that I would have to read the book and branch off from there. I think this will be a very interesting experiment.

80's Cartoons

2008-02-13T18:49:00.000-05:00

I loved this show! Yeah it was for girls but so what, Jem was so truly amazing even boys liked it!

No one knows what hides behind the masquerade M.A.S.K.

Pole Position

Voltron

The Transformers

Thundercats

Silver Hawks

Centurions

Bionic 6

Anyone remember this gem?
Kid Video
You Better Run

Cartoons about Dinosaurs

2008-02-13T18:18:00.000-05:00

I"m hitting a retro wave again does anyone remember dinosaucers? Heres the Youtube link

About about Dino Riders?

Here are the toys for the Dino Riders which i think will ring a few more bells.

The reason why america has black history month

2008-02-12T16:53:00.001-05:00

Now, I really hope this was a typo or theres gonna be heck to pay!
Thanks, to ND for this gem!

Steadfast Collectables

2008-02-11T17:59:00.000-05:00

I'm was thinking about things, one thing I thought about as I become more of a functional member of society is what would I do if I had my own company? I answer would be maybe something in art, or movies differently something creative. So I figured what about collectibles those are creative awesome to display and quite a lucrative market. So Listed below are my 3 initial IPs (Intellectual Properties)

1) Advent Robotics Series (coming soon)
2) Monster Slayers (in development)
3) Universe Variance: Alpha (in early development)

I have quite a bit of work to finish especially on all the legal stuff, once I do I'll begin posting pics and the story on my site.

Vs. Series One

2008-02-10T17:54:00.000-05:00

I was at work thinking about some art projects I wanted to do in the future, on my lunch break i was roaming around on the net and an idea came to me. How come I don't see statues or sculptures of famous fiction characters fighting each other? Now, i don't mean fighting as in violence against one another but you know cartoony?? So I decided this would be my next grand project.

Vs. Series 1
Darth Vader vs. Megatron
Predaking vs. Voltron
Optimus Prime vs. Venom

These were just a thought but I thought they were kinda of interesting.

La Cie pt 2

2008-02-10T17:40:00.000-05:00

I've had my NAS drive for about one week and I'm slowing getting used to it. I've only used about 12 gigs of space on it so far I can't wait till i get more time to fully experiment with this thing!

So far everything has been going great with it, though i did have a slight scare with it, I thought I lost the paper that I had written the passwords on. Fortunately, i found it and was able to connect to it.

La Cie

2008-02-04T21:34:00.000-05:00

I just got my new Lacie 1 Tera byte NAS drive. It took a little bit to get everything working but its 9:30 now and my mac and pc are sharing away all from the same source! This is the coolest thing ever!

I originally bought this thing was so that i could walk around the house with my laptop without having to feel ground to my desk to listen to my music, and also when i get my Ipod I'll have a lot more music to play with without cramming my laptop.

Its still cold

2008-02-02T00:19:00.000-05:00

Its still winter so i figured I add a song that says it all;
Tori Amos - Winter

While I'm at it I'll add the first song I heard by Tori Amos;
Crucify

Movies

2008-02-01T18:55:00.000-05:00

I got home and found out that a very special deilvery was not made because nobody at my home was around to sign for it!!! Needless, to say I was and still am quite annoyed!!! So i went on youtube to burn off my annoyance I found this a video clip of several movies done to the music of Alien Ant Farm's song Movies it made me feel better.

BRUTAL

2008-01-23T18:20:00.001-05:00

I caught this while watching AOTS on G4, last night and it was the greatest thing i've seen on this channel in a long time. Just watch it u'll thank me later.