Author: John Breeden II

John has spent his journalism career covering just about everything, from small-town meetings and crime scenes to Capitol Hill and the U.S. Congress. He got his start writing about games and technology with a computer column called On the Chip Side, which grew to more than 1 million in circulation and ran in newspapers across several states. Today, John is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, Newsweek and many other publications, and he writes a regular technology and government column for Nextgov/FCW and hosts security and educational webinars for FedInsider. He is also the founder of the Tech Writers Bureau and the chief editor of GameIndustry.com. He still loves disappearing into games, whether that means crawling through Baldur’s Gate dungeons deep into the night or planning one more big offensive in the latest wargame.

Supreme Ruler: The Great War Epic Belgian Defense

In this playthorugh of BattleGoat Studios Supreme Ruler The Great War, we take on the role of Belgium, which heroically held out against Germany’s ten times larger army for a month, and arguably saved Paris from a quick capture. Can we do better?

First Look: Combat with Wartile’s Tactical Minitures

Let’s Play Wartile! This game takes all the fun of tactical miniature-based combat and makes it available to everyone with no huge arena, open basement or game store lobby required. We grab some Viking miniatures and take them on their first few quests in this medieval tactical wargame.

Let’s Play New Horror RPG Darkwood

Let’s Play Darkwood, a creepy new survival horror adventure with a throwback, top-down interface, a dangerous world to explore, and vastly changing environments based on a day and night cycle. It also happens to have a really nice, if totally bizarre, plot and story.

Let’s Play The Long Dark’s New Story Mode

The story mode for The Long Dark did not receive the best reception, but we really love it! Follow along as we brave everything that winter can throw at us. Unlike that other show, winter is not coming. It’s here!

Supreme Ruler: The Great War Achieves Strategic Victory

Set at the dawn of modern warfare, Supreme Ruler The Great War challenges armchair generals not only to fight and win World War I, but also to develop the tactics, technology and infrastructure to make such a victory possible. Play, fight, and shape the basis for today’s modern world.

Grand Theft Auto V Helping Cars to Drive Themselves

Often cited negatively for being too violent, Grand Theft Auto V and its underlying simulation technology is now assisting government and private industry in rapidly developing cars and trucks which can safely drive themselves, with no humans required.

Wild Times in Ghost Recon Wildlands

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands is one of the largest open-world shooters ever created, giving players the ability to fight a guerilla-style war with whatever weapons and tactics they choose. It’s a truly unique and exciting experience that is different every time.

Sniper Elite 4 Makes a Crack Shot

While lots of games are adding sniper elements these days, only Sniper Elite 4 truly focuses on it with realistic shooting mechanics, smart enemies and an action-packed plot that is sure to make any long-range shooting enthusiast very happy.

An Episodic Victory for HITMAN

Now that the episodic HITMAN game is available on a single disk, we thought we would re-release the review we did of the entire series. The final episode concluded with an epic final level in Hokkaido, Japan that seemed like something out of a James Bond movie. But now gamers can pick up all six of them in one swoop. Should they?

Star Trek Online: Season 12 – Reckoning Now Available

Today, Perfect World Entertainment Inc., a leading publisher of free-to-play MMORPGs, and Cryptic Studios announced Star Trek Online: Season 12 – Reckoning is now available on PC. The update celebrates a very special milestone for the 100% free-to-play MMORPG based on the iconic Star Trek franchise, as the game celebrates its incredible 7th Anniversary. To […]