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.

An Independent RPG +1 vs. Boredom

Avadon: The Black Fortress is a hardcore, old school RPG created by an independent studio and sold directly from their Webpage for Mac, PC or iPad. And it happens to be darn good.

Cooperative Couch Mode Returns

Dungeon Siege III attacks the PC and, for the first time in the series, consoles. It brings amazing graphics, balanced gameplay, and a perfect implementation of on-the-couch cooperative play to awaiting fans.

A Sexy, Superb RPG Experience

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings perfects what the prequel already had in spades: a hardcore, adult-themed RPG with lots of fighting, lots of thinking, plenty of role-playing and a bevy of sexy babes.

Innovating The Old Hack And Slash

Hunted: The Demon’s Forge takes the normal hack and slash action RPG and adds a lot of great features like the first-ever level creation engine for the console. Yet it keeps that dungeon crawl flavor we love.

A Treasure Trove of Fun

Seeing four blockbuster movies recreated as legos for the Lego Pirates of the Caribbean title is a real treat. The fact that it’s also a great game with fun for all ages is like icing on the cake.

A Zentastic Experience

The UnderGarden lets you swim through an enchanted underwater world while you bathe in ripples of sound and colors. Oh yea, and solve puzzles along the way.

Not Quite Bringing It Home

For all the hype that surrounded this title, Homefront is remarkable only in the fact that it’s a completely average shooter, neither great nor terribly flawed. Overall, the game is fun but forgettable.

A Wonderful Wizarding Adventure

Magicka does the impossible and brings some unique gameplay to the market, mixing RPG, puzzles and adventure. As a downloadable and inexpensive title, it’s quite the champion.

Caught in The Flow Of War

WarFlow is one of the most exciting browser-based strategy war games we’ve ever played. And the fact that it’s free to play isn’t half bad either. Playing for just a few minutes, or hours on end, it’s quite a fun ride.