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.

Hobbit Vs. Sauron: New Guardians Of Middle Earth Fight

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today has released two new Battle Profile gameplay videos for Guardians of Middle-earth. The first Battle Profile features Hildifons, a resourceful Hobbit who can kindle fires and create explosions from almost nothing and Sauron, the ultimate embodiment of evil in Middle-earth. The second Battle Profile gameplay video includes Aragorn’s father, Arathorn […]

Mind Bending Fun

The Mindwave Mobile Brainwave Headset lets players control a select but growing group of games with just their mind. Yes, with their mind.

A Fun Fortress Of Complexity

Dwarf Fortress is probably the most complex computer game ever created. It’s difficult to learn, but offers some amazing rewards not found anywhere else.

Presidential Politics Made Fun

The Political Machine 2012 lets you take Obama against Romney in a surprisingly accurate simulation of what it takes to become the president of the United States.

Tynon Is Casual Complexity And Coolness

Tynon is the latest casual free-to-play premium online game to hit the market, and it proves itself in a lot of ways, especially in terms of addictive fun.

Amazon Casts A Casual Gaming Net

The announcement that Amazon.com has founded a games studio and published their first title is bolstering an already healthy casual game market, which is good all around.

Games Are Getting Serious

Other industries and even the federal government are starting to look into using those addictive game techniques we all know and love to actually do some good in the world.

More Payne, More Gain

Max is back in Max Payne 3, and this time the boozing, pill-popping, noire-incarnate ex-cop finds that combat in sunny Brazil is hotter than New Jersey.

An Ending We’ve Earned

Although it could be argued that we should have gotten this ending right from the start, the Extended Cut DLC for Mass Effect 3 wraps up a lot of loose ends.