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.

The Revolution Begins Now

Deus Ex: Human Revolution is destined to be a classic with its beautiful world akin to the Blade Runner movie, a complex plot, hardcore RPG elements and an exciting shooter interface.

The Revolution Begins Now As Deus Ex: Human Revolution Ships

Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX interactive entertainment products in the Americas, today announces DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION is now available at retailers. The return of one of the most revered video game franchises of all time, DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION is an action RPG that offers open-ended, hybrid gameplay. The game is […]

Become King Of Your Castle

The award-winning Stronghold series is going online as a free-to-play kingdom building and smashing game. It’s in beta now, but the battles are fierce and fun, and anyone can join in on the pillaging.

World of Tanks Turns One

Wargaming.net is proud to announce that their headlining project World of Tanks has celebrated its 1-year anniversary. Over the past year, World of Tanks has become an AAA project highly acclaimed by media and players around the globe, which is proved by multiple awards by respected gaming publishing houses. On the eve of the anniversary, […]

A DLC With TLC

The Honest Hearts DLC for Fallout: New Vegas adds the beautiful and deadly Zion National Park into the mix, where you are just as likely to be mauled by bears as rolled by raiders. It’s a nice change of pace.

THQ Kills Red Faction series

Amid slumping sales, THQ had quietly killed the Red Faction series. Sales for Red Faction: Armageddon have been lackluster despite an unprecedented marketing campaign that included an original movie on the sci-fi channel, leading to a decline of THQ stock prices. THQ reported a net loss of $38.4 million, or 56 cents per share in […]

Teacher Sets DanceDanceRevolution World Record

Carrie Swidecki, a 35 year old public school teacher from Bakersfield, CA, got her exergaming groove on and broke the Guinness World Record for Longest Marathon on a Dance / Rhythm Game playing DanceDanceRevolution (SuperNova 2 arcade game) in Charleston, West Virginia yesterday at 12:30 a.m. EDT. Ms. Swidecki broke the previously held record of […]

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.