Author: John Breeden II

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.

Second Front Is a Dream Come True for Armchair Tacticians

As one of the most detailed World War II tactical wargames to be released in years, Second Front does a good job of balancing unit complexities, strategy and accessible gameplay. Strategy gamers will want to quickly enlist for Second Front.

Heist Adventuring Comes to Dungeons and Dragons With Keys From The Golden Vault

Keys From The Golden Vault is a surprising and fun new adventure supplement that can be dropped into any existing Dungeons and Dragons campaign to add thrilling heist missions to the standard dungeon crawling. And the scenarios can work as standalone adventures or become the backbone of an entire campaign.

Snarky, Silly and So Very Cool: First-Person Shooter High On Life Breaks the Mold

Certainly one of the most unusual shooters to come out in years, High On Life is a title that features an incredibly detailed and bizarre world filled with weird, angry and downright hilarious aliens where even your guns come armed with snarky comments and witty banter.

Inkulinati Illustrates Serious Tactical Strategy With Ink-based Humor

The amazing Inkulinati is an ink-based strategy title that features medieval battles raging across dusty manuscripts with leaders inking new creatures to try and outwit and outdraw their opponents.

Floodland: Challenging World Builder Plunged Into an Apocalyptic World

Set after a climate change related disaster that has flooded the world in apocalyptic fury, Floodland is a city and society builder that charges small groups of survivors to try and reclaim both the land and their lives from the dark waters.

Blast From the Amazing Past With the Atari 50 Celebration Collection

Video gamers past and present should check out Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration collection. Packed with 50 years of gaming history from Atari, this new collection of over 90 titles is more of a digital museum where you can play with the exhibits.

Clicking Your Way to Victories With The Shrimp Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

Those who play a lot of PC titles are used to wrestling with WASD keyboard and mouse controls, even if their keyboards are not specifically designed for these purposes. The Shrimp mechanical keyboard by contrast is specially designed for PC gaming above all else.

Shooting, Smashing and Slicing Swarms of Undead in Evil West

While Evil West does not really break the mold in terms of combat-oriented titles, it does offer a fun and adrenaline-fueled romp through an old western type of twisted universe where cowboy gunslingers take on undead vampire hordes with fists, gadgets and guns.

Medieval Mysteries and Murder Abound in Pentiment

Pentiment is a visually striking game played in a colorful world that resembles inked medieval portraits. In this medieval narrative mystery, players take on the role of a 16th century struggling artist who is forced to also become an amateur detective in a storyline that spans decades.

New Winter Wonderland Awaits in The Long Dark: Tales from the Far Territory

Hinterland Studio has split their frosty Long Dark game into two parts, the story focused Wintermute missions and the open world survival portion of the game. Tales from the Far Territory is the first DLC for the survival section, and it’s a big one.