Alex Riviello

NYC native who lives with his wife and daughter in Astoria, Queens. Has written about film for six years for dozens of websites before finally settling down at CHUD.com. Also freelances for various websites and publications, including Fangoria.

MCP: A NEW BIONIC COMMANDO

Listen up, kiddos. A new Bionic Commando is being created for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. If you’re not excited about this, you obviously never played the original. The NES version was one of the seminal games of many a person’s childhood. It was so strange at the time… do you remember your first … Continue reading

MCP: SMASH BROS. BRAWL DELAYED!

No one was more excited about the Wii when it was first announced than me. It was my first next-gen system (hah!), and having just come out of seeing what the incredible little DS could pull off with its weird control style, I wanted to see what the remote could do for gaming. And for … Continue reading

MCP: BRITS CAN’T HANDLE A GAME OF MANHUNT

Manhunt 2 sure has had a helluva time making it to store shelves. In case you haven’t read about the trials and tribulations of the "murder simulator", the game’s been banned in countries all over the world, and even censored from release over here in our free country. Rockstar was forced into making concessions, retooling … Continue reading

MCP: BUNGIE SPLITS FROM MICROSOFT

Rumors have been spreading all over the internet since Halo 3 was released that Bungie would part ways with Microsoft, but few believed it. It was a rumor that had been popping up on and off for years now. But today both Microsoft and Bungie confirmed the news… Bungie is now on its own. Sorta. … Continue reading

MCP: GET DEMENTED ON THE DS

I’ve been waiting for a good, creepy game for my little DS. Resident Evil didn’t exactly fit the bill (I’ll be damned if I’d buy that game for the 6th time or whatever it was) and I was a little worried that the underpowered system couldn’t fit the visuals to creep us out. I was … Continue reading

NYC SCREENING- LARS AND THE REAL GIRL

We’ve got tickets for you guys for Lars and The Real Girl, a movie that’s been getting lots of acclaim from the recent Toronto Film Festival. Written by Six Feet Under scribe Nancy Oliver, Lars and the Real Girl is a heartfelt comedy starring Academy-Award nominated Ryan Gosling as Lars Lindstrom a loveable introvert whose … Continue reading