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CHUD.com’s video game column, chaired by Cav Gallagher and his staff of inglorious gaming bastards, MCP is where you come to discuss the very best the console, PC, and handheld realms have to offer with varying levels of wit, verve, and, occasionally, pure, seething, psychotic venomous hate. If you fancy yourself a gamer, you’ve come to the right place. Press Start To Continue.

MCP: BIONIC COMMANDO REARMS

Yeah, you heard that right. While we do have a brand new Bionic Commando game coming our way for the big systems (as we told you here) the guys at Capcom are hard at work bringing the original classic back to life. The title will be updated with new graphics and sound and titled Bionic … Continue reading

MCP: CAN IRON MAN WALK AT ALL?

Sega just released these new screens for their video game adaptation of Iron Man, and while it’s nothing terribly interesting, they’ve definitely got the look right. They seem to be mostly lifted from the trailer that went around last month, but they sure are pretty. One can only hope they get the feel of flying … Continue reading

MCP: VIDEO GAMES LIVE IN YOUR TOWN

Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall’s Video Games Live has been doing terrific. Their unique concert has been touring every year since 2005, playing sold out shows all over the world. What can you expect at the show? A full orchestra performing video game music with a screen in the background, playing everything from Ghosts and … Continue reading

MCP REVIEW: OMEGA FIVE

BUY THE GAME ON XBOX LIVE!PLATFORM: Xbox Live ArcadeESRB RATING: EPUBLISHER: NatsumeDEVELOPER: Hudson Soft Ahh, the good old days, when men were men and men played shooting games. There’s nothing quite like a shooter… it’s the most difficult type of game there is. I grew up on a steady stream of side-scrollers (Gradius, R-Type, 1942) … Continue reading

MCP REVIEW: HARVEY BIRDMAN- ATTORNEY AT LAW

BUY THE GAME AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PLATFORM: Wii, PSP, PS2ESRB RATING: N/APUBLISHER: CapcomDEVELOPER: High Voltage Software "That seemed right in my head! Stupid head!" -Harvey Birdman THE PITCH You’ve probably heard of the Harvey Birdman cartoon. It’s one of the first original shows to appear on Adult Swim and still one of their most popular. … Continue reading