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.
Funcom has released a new developer diary video for ‘The Secret World’, the company’s upcoming modern-day massively multiplayer online game. Let Lead Designer Martin Bruusgaard and Lead Content Designer Joel Bylos enlighten you on how to develop your own unique character through an imaginative and strong new role-playing system without classes and levels. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=H1MeETdH9NM I’ve got to say that this is one of the most innovative systems for an MMO that I’ve seen. It will keep players from getting bored at having to always be the healer or the tank or the ranged DPS guy through 75 levels of play. … Continue reading Funcom’s Secret World Skills Progression Video→
The Tuesday business interview chats with the man who helped turn the skill title Hoop De Loop Saga into one of the most popular new social games on Facebook.
The Tuesday business interview is with Longbow Games this week. They aim to conquer the RTS genre with unique gameplay, real historical plotlines and picturesque visuals.
Game Review- Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece
Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece may be produced by an independent studio, but the perfect mix of a deep and easy-to-use interface would put most RTS titles to shame.
Our Tuesday business interview turns romantic this week in honor of Valentines Day, where we find Grubby Hands hoping that a game based on relationships will find true love.
Funcom’s Week of the Illuminati continues with a brand new teaser video giving a unique glimpse into the world of the Illuminati, one of the three secret societies of The Secret World. In Funcom’s upcoming modern-day massively multiplayer online game, the Illuminati are undoubtedly the most secret of the three secret societies. The Illuminati are invisible puppet-masters and corporate manipulators, and they crave power and wealth by any means necessary. They may have ancient roots, but they remain forever young and hungry. The Illuminati’s golden agents enjoy power, money and glamour – but the real power they offer you goes … Continue reading Secret World: The Illuminati Unveiled→
This is the song you get to hear in taverns across Skyrim once you get a little bit famous in the game. It brings chills to me when I hear it in the game because they are singing about me, the hero. And Malukah sings it better than the minstrels in the game, for sure. Anyone will get chills listening to this. I want a mod to add her version of the songs in there. Publishers: Bethesda Softworks Platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2K Sports and Major League Baseball 2K12 today announced an exciting evolution of the hugely popular $1 Million Perfect Game Challenge. This year’s contest, which returns for the third consecutive year, brings new levels of thrills and intensity by staging a final eight-person live tournament to crown the new $1 Million champion. Beginning on Major League Baseball’s Opening Day, April 4, 2012, gamers can begin their quest for perfection and compete for one of eight spots in the final live tournament. The finalists will be determined by a dynamic leaderboard that ranks the top perfect games thrown. Gamers can repeatedly … Continue reading 2K Sports Enhances Yearly Million Dollar Perfect Game Challenge→
Medieval castle building fans waited years for Stronghold 3 to finally be released. While the game looks great, a myriad of bugs and some core design flaws will forever mar its gameplay.
Schell Games’ Sheri Graner Ray works on everything they produce, but she’s most proud of their new Mechatars toys, which move between the physical and virtual worlds.
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