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.

Subnautica Makes A Big Splash on NextGen Consoles

Subnautica made a huge splash when it was released back in 2018, and the new Subnautica Below Zero game might be even better. But Subnautica itself was also upgraded for the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 consoles, which makes all that undersea adventure even more appealing.

Wasteland 3 Adds Glory in Battle for Steeltown DLC

The Wasteland 3 RPG expands with the Battle of Steeltown DLC, an interesting little mid-game side romp that adds new mechanics, weapons and very difficult battles to the core RPG game. If you are looking for a new challenge for a great RPG, Steeltown is a solid bet.

Student Project Becomes Capable Survival Game in Arid

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Slipways Offers 60-Minute Deep Strategy Challenges

Slipways is an ingenious new strategy game that tosses out most of the micromanagement aspects of building and running a galactic empire while keeping the challenge level high. Most games can be played in under an hour.

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries Explodes onto Steam

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Paradise Lost’s Promise Mired By Flaws

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Wrath of the Druids Adds Action and Activities to Valhalla

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New Ravenloft Guide is Full of Horrific Thrills

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Mass Effect Legendary Edition Lives Up to its Name

Remastering older games into HD formats is nothing new, but what has been done for the Mass Effect Legendary Edition is nothing short of astonishing. Being able to relive the epic sci-fi story across three games with all DLCs included is quite the experience.