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.

Broken Steel Completes Epic Plot

The Broken Steel DLC really completes Fallout 3, in the way it should have ended in the first place. And it does it with epic style, making it an essential add-on.

The Fall Of The House Of Sony

Sony did little to impress at E3, and didn’t drop the price of their PS3 to bring it in line with the 360. With nothing to show but a continuously high cost, the PS3 may be on its last legs.

A Chilling Adventure

Although presented as a shooter with a first person interface, Cryostasis is in fact, a rather unique adventure game set on a creepy abandoned ship imprisoned in ice.

Not Murder by Numbers

Delving into the gritty side of World War II, like the murder of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto, is a tough road for a game to tread, but Velvet Assassin takes the assignment honorably.

The Valorous Survive

Instead of focusing on huge armies, the new standalone expansion pack Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor focuses on single units and small groups of heroes from both sides of WWII.

The Pitt's A Hit

Although the Operation Anchorage DLC was a bit of a disappointment for Fallout 3 fans, The Pitt more than makes up for it, adding a brutal post-nuclear Pittsburgh to the Wasteland.

Regaining a Legacy

Elven Legacy puts you in charge of trying to regain the glory of the Elven race. But it also gives turn-based strategy games their own renewed glory.

Reliving A Grand Age

It’s been a while since anyone has seen an epic game set in Roman times. And Grand Ages Rome is just the thing to temp you to break out your horsehair helmet again.

A Sequel, Your Majesty!

Just when you thought the beloved Majesty series was dead, it gets saved by Paradox Interactive, which plans to release Majesty 2 very soon.

North To The Future

The Operation: Anchorage DLC has been released for Fallout 3, and despite some minor flaws, adds exciting gameplay to an already great game.