Author: Ryan A. Allen

Ryan is GiN's MMORPG specialist. Video and PC games have been a part of his life forever. Ryan's first video game console was an Atari 2600 and the first totally sucky game he remembers was Pac-Man for the Atari 2600. Ryan has always had an intrinsic critical eye towards games. His day job is web design and development (another passion of his) And when he's not playing games or doing web work Ryan loves to snowboard, watch movies, and drink beer! :) Ryan says that he is honored to be GiN MMORPG specialist. He's been playing these games in one form or another since the BBS days with Usurper, Elite and The Pit. Then when Windows 95 made Internet easy to access he moved onto games like Ultima Online and Meridian 59.

Star Struck By Empire

Star Wars Empire At War is the conquer-the-galaxy wargame LucasArts has been trying to make for years. Forget Rebellion and Force Commander. With Empire, all sins are forgiven.

Search and Rescue 3 is Decent Fun

You’ve seen them. The evening news broadcast reports on some disaster or accident and moments later, looming in the sky above, hovers a rescue copter with a highly skilled crew ready to render aid. Have you ever wondered what a career as one of these air rescue personal would be like? Well Search and Rescue […]

WarCraft III – Preview Overview

Hello from the battlefields! I was given the awesome task of playing the WarCraft III beta and telling all of you Game Industry fans the skinny low-down on game. I’ll try my best to cover as many aspects of the Beta as possible. Hopefully all of your questions will be answered. First, the beta disc […]

Frank Herbert’s Dune Misses Big Time

Every now and then I come across a game and wonder "what the hell were they thinking?" Frank Herbert’s Dune is one of those games. Every aspect of the game was either rushed or just not given the TLC it needed. Whatever the reasons, this is one of the most lackluster games I’ve ever played. […]