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.

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.

Sony PlayStation Network Collecting Japan Relief Money

Gamers with PlayStation 3s can now donate to relief efforts in Japan directly from the PlayStation network. A banner has been added to the PlayStation Store where anyone can contribute money to help with earthquake and tsunami relief efforts. The money will come directly from a gamer’s PlayStation wallet. Anyone who donates is given a […]

Prey 2 Announced

Bethesda Softworks, a ZeniMax Media company, today announced that Prey 2, the sequel to the popular 2006 game, is scheduled for release in 2012 and will be available for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, and Games for Windows. Further details on the game will be revealed […]

Bronze Age Shows Modern Strategy

Bronze is a traditional strategy title that would make a great board game, but is much more efficient when played on the computer.