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.

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.

Through The Looking Glass, Darkly

NecroVision takes the mostly unexplored genre of World War I and adds a blood-soaked, zombie-plagued B-horror movie twist that we just loved.

How The West Was Won

One of the most graphically stunning games we have seen in a long time, Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood brings the flavor of a spaghetti western to video games.

Fabulous, But How Much?

Risking his reputation by predicting that The Beatles Rock Band will be the best selling game this year, our editor foresees success despite naysayers. Although a game like Halo might appeal more to traditional gamers, The Beatles are universal.