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.

Suikoden Strikes Back

Although it stumbled a bit with the fourth game in the series, Suikoden V returns with a vengeance to reclaim its crown. This is what a console RPG should be.

Hedge Your Bet

Based on the cute characters from the hit movie Over The Hedge, the computer game expands the story while keeping the hilarious flavor from the big screen.

Ninja Stealth Attack

We thought the Onimusha series was over. But Capcom surprised everyone with the release of Dawn of Dreams, supposedly after the series was retired.

Only A Game

The second installment of the Hitman series nearly got tied to the DC sniper killings a few years ago. Thankfully, that stigma has been removed as the fourth title is released.

Rush Hour Fun

Rush For Berlin features some of the most intense RTS combat ever created for the WWII genre. You will sometimes think you are playing a shooter.

Universal Truths

If you like games that let you control your society on earth, try managing your people across the entire known (and unknown) universe.

Hauntingly Fun

Daemonica is an old school style adventure game that treads easily between a standard adventure title and a mystery, all set in a creepy world with a fascinating story.

Mickey's Return

Like the original, Kingdom Hearts II takes you on a journey through many of the worlds made famous by Disney stories. It’s an engaging and unique RPG.

Country Crooners

Country Music Television and Konami have a way to turn your PS2 into a full scale Karaoke machine, only this one is a lot better than you’ll find in most bars.

What to expect this year

In the past 30 years the innovation and advancement of the game industry has been astounding. And with E3 just around the corner, the bar for new games this year is incredibly high.