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.

Tower Offense Charges Forward

Instead of a defensive tower game, Anomaly: Warzone Earth puts you on the other side, as marines who must navigate and attack a complex tower defense network.

N U F Spells Fun For Retro/Grade

Retro/Grade actually gives us something cool to do with our guitars other than Rock Band or Guitar Hero on the PlayStation 3. It’s a psychedelic thrill ride, and a horse of a different color.

Paradox Declares War Of the Roses A Permanent Franchise

With thousands of players duking it out on the server battlefields of War of the Roses, Paradox has officially confirmed plans to form a permanent franchise team for War of the Roses which will be led by Executive Producer Gordon Van Dyke. The game has enjoyed an enthusiastic reception by reviewers and gamers alike. ‘There […]

Fan-Made Sleeping Dogs Live Action Movie

One of the best fan-made short films we’ve ever seen. Apparently Square Enix cooperated and helped to bring it all together. Warning, contains bad language, drug use and all those things we saw in the game. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=3WgWMgGrZDY Obviously these guys know what they are doing in terms of both martial arts and film making, but […]

Sleeping Dogs Wakes Up Hong Kong Action

With an open world, lots of hand-to-hand combat, deep role-playing and white-knuckle racing, Sleeping Dogs offers GTA-style gameplay with a spicy Asian twist.

Build A Home Or Castle In Skyrim

Hearthfire, the next official game add-on for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, is now available worldwide for download for 400 Microsoft Points on Xbox LIVE. Hearthfire allows players to purchase land and build their own home from the ground up – from a simple one-room cottage to a sprawling compound complete with armory, alchemy laboratory, […]

Hobbit Vs. Sauron: New Guardians Of Middle Earth Fight

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today has released two new Battle Profile gameplay videos for Guardians of Middle-earth. The first Battle Profile features Hildifons, a resourceful Hobbit who can kindle fires and create explosions from almost nothing and Sauron, the ultimate embodiment of evil in Middle-earth. The second Battle Profile gameplay video includes Aragorn’s father, Arathorn […]