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.

Not An Elementary Adventure

Putting Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s best detective, Sherlock Holmes, against H.P. Lovecraft’s minions of Cthuhlu is a match made in heaven, for adventure gamers.

A Thinking Man's Wargame

Although real-time strategy games sometimes overshadow turn-based ones, if more games were like Galactic Assault, the tables could be turned.

Let's Tango With Xango

The little Xango robot may love to dance, but what will hook you with Xango Tango is the simple yet addictive gameplay.

An Anniversary Present

The Tomb Raider Franchise was in danger of collapse, but Anniversary brings everything back into focus as a slightly remade classic, and a great game in its own right.

A Why For World War II

Although it began life as an educational tool, Making History: The Calm & The Storm eventually became a rewarding game that looks at why the war happened.

A Greek Tragedy

Ancient Wars: Sparta may have been inspired by the 300 movie, but to compare the two would be a grievous insult – to the movie.

Operation: Flashback

ArmA: Combat Operations shares many of the same advantages and flaws as Bohemia Interactive’s classic Operation Flashpoint series.

Real Tough, Real Training

Combat Mission: Shock Force is more of a military simulation than a game, which does not mean that its not a lot of fun to play for the strategic minded.

Wasteland Paradise Found

Bethesda pulled back the cover on Fallout 3, and what we saw was pretty amazing. This will be the game to look out for next year.