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.

From Atari To Antipasti

Nolan Bushnell may be best known for founding Atari, but he has also been big into restaurants. Now he has a new idea to combine food and fun.

From Russia With Love

Iron Warriors lets you drive the fearsome but dated Russian T-72 tank. In a way, the tank is a bit like the simulation itself.

Double Your Fun

Splinter Cell: Double Agent takes you places the series has never been before, like hanging off the roof of the world’s tallest building.

Oblivion Expands with Knights of the Nine

With the Knights of the Nine Expansion pack for Oblivion, the biggest and most expansive RPG ever created just got even larger.

Get In The Game

There are many ways for developers to pull players into their worlds. This week we look at two different approaches, one of them quite expensive.

A Different Deal

World Championship Poker: All In takes the standard and somewhat boring poker simulation genre and adds some interesting RPG and adventure twists.

Scum and Villainy Wanted

The Forces of Corruption expansion pack for Empire At War adds playable pirates and other nefarious characters to the Star Wars strategy battlefield.

Runnin' And Gunnin'

Although with mixed results, its nice to see someone trying to improve on the old Jagged Alliance franchise. Come see what Brigade E5 is all about.

Enter A Dark Action RPG with Epic Dark Messiah

The latest game in the Might and Magic series, Dark Messiah, offers intense combat and a good story following a classic and bloody action RPG format.

Number One In World War II

Company of Heroes takes a lot of elements from different genres and turns them into one of the best real-time strategy titles ever created.