As a journalist John has covered everything from rural town meetings to the U.S. Congress and even done time as a crime reporter and photographer.|His first venture into writing about the game industry came in the form of a computer column called "On the Chip Side," which grew to have over 1 million circulation and was published in newspapers in several states. From there he did several "ask the computer guy" columns in magazines such as Up Front! in New Mexico and Who Cares? in Washington D.C. When the Internet started to become popular, he began writing guided Web tours for the newly launched Washington Post online section as well as reviews for the weekend section of the paper, something he still does from time to time.
His experience in trade publications came as a writer and reviewer for Government Computer News.
As the editor of GiN, he demands strict editorial standards from all the writers and reviewers. Breeden feels the industry needs a weekly, reliable trade publication covering the games industry and works tirelessly to accomplish that goal.
Storyteller is an award-winning puzzle adventure title that has players building many different stories using pieces that represent backgrounds, characters and plot points. It offers interesting puzzle-solving gameplay that should appeal to anyone who enjoys a good tale and puzzle adventures.
Dungeons and Dragons has traditionally been played mostly in the minds of its players and dungeon masters. Meanwhile, the Dragonlance campaign realm was created for more tactical combat opportunities, and the Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn Board Game doubles down on that.
Coming from the developers of Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden, one can probably expect lots of intense post-apocalyptic storytelling and challenging turn-based combat in the newly released Miasma Chronicles. And they would be right. The new title takes the same basic format and improves on it in almost every way.
Sunday Gold is an extremely interesting title in that it combines elements that normally don’t go well together like point and click adventures, puzzling minigames, RPG character building and even turn-based combat. And yet, somehow, it all works in this stylish thriller.
Book Review- Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Shadow of the Dragon Queen is a module set in the classic Dragonlance campaign world where massive armies of humans, monsters and dragons fight to control entire continents, and a small party of skilled adventures can tip the scales to one side or another.
Game Review- The Long Dark: Tales From the Far Territory - Signal Void
Hinterland Studio has split their frosty The Long Dark game into two parts, the story-focused Wintermute missions and the open world survival portion. Signal Void is the first major update to the new Tales From the Far Territory survival mode, and adds new tasks, locations and narrative content.
Developer Blizzard has finally opened the gates of hell so that everyone can play the stunningly impressive Diablo IV. It builds upon lessons from all of the previous titles in the series to present players with a very enjoyable and compelling world that is chocked full of adventure and surprises.
Railway Empire 2 is a deep dive into the management of railroads during their golden age when they helped to tie together continents, supported thriving cities and ushered in the industrial revolution. This is a business sim made specifically for those who really enjoy all things trains and railroads.
Wartales gives players a massive medieval open world to explore with a company of mercenaries looking for fame and profit. With a great mix of exciting turn-based combat, detailed company management, exploration and character development, Wartales will be the next big adventure for fans of advanced RPGs.
In Terra Nil, players are tasked with bringing life to a diverse series of environments that were turned into wastelands by pollution. In addition to using technology to build sustainable ecosystems, players also eventually need to recycle everything they’ve built and leave the environments pristine for their new animal inhabitants.
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