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.

Putting Life Into The Dead

Left 4 Dead 2 brings us a whole new group of survivors from the zombie apocalypse. And while it maintains the flavor of the original, it also makes up for a lot of its sins.

Wet And Wild Action

New anti-hero Rubi comes to play with her sword, guns and tons of insane acrobatic moves in Wet. With more blood than a 70’s drive-in flick, Wet offers a thrill a second from beginning to violent end.

MMOing During The Apocalypse

If you’re tired of playing MMOs with wood elves and orcs, the world of Fallen Earth can offer fun with firearms and dirt bikes, plus a chance for a great suntan courtesy of the apocalypse.

An RPG Rising

Risen is a new RPG that was released without a lot of fanfare. But with a purely open world and unique character leveling, could it be an Oblivion killer?

Finding The Majesty Again

When developer Cyberlore went under, we thought the innovative Majesty series was gone forever. But Paradox brought it back, and Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim is better than ever.

Keeping Up With The Movies

Nearly as cute as the movie, the Up game also proves that multi-person titles can be fun and challenging, as well as appropriate for children of all ages.

You Say You Want A Revolution?

The second British Invasion kicks off today with the release of The Beatles: Rock Band, a title that is sure to please both casual gamers and hardcore fans. We played the game for a week now, and it’s fabulous!

Fallout 3 Goes Interstellar

The Mothership Zeta DLC for Fallout 3 takes the series in a new direction, and is more than worth the price of admission. For something completely different, try heading out into space.

Abandon All Hope

Age of Pirates 2: City Of Abandoned Ships promises high adventure, maritime fun and the life of a pirate on the Spanish Main. Too bad it doesn’t keep its word on any of that.