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.
Carrie Swidecki, a 35 year old public school teacher from Bakersfield, CA, got her exergaming groove on and broke the Guinness World Record for Longest Marathon on a Dance / Rhythm Game playing DanceDanceRevolution (SuperNova 2 arcade game) in Charleston, West Virginia yesterday at 12:30 a.m. EDT. Ms. Swidecki broke the previously held record of 13 hours 33 minutes 56 seconds, set in the United Kingdom in October, 2010, with a time of 15 hours, 17 minutes and 44 seconds. "I couldn’t be more excited to have broken the Guinness World Record playing DanceDanceRevolution," said Carrie Swidecki, Physical Education teacher … Continue reading Teacher Sets DanceDanceRevolution World Record→
Avadon: The Black Fortress is a hardcore, old school RPG created by an independent studio and sold directly from their Webpage for Mac, PC or iPad. And it happens to be darn good.
Dungeon Siege III attacks the PC and, for the first time in the series, consoles. It brings amazing graphics, balanced gameplay, and a perfect implementation of on-the-couch cooperative play to awaiting fans.
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings perfects what the prequel already had in spades: a hardcore, adult-themed RPG with lots of fighting, lots of thinking, plenty of role-playing and a bevy of sexy babes.
Hunted: The Demon’s Forge takes the normal hack and slash action RPG and adds a lot of great features like the first-ever level creation engine for the console. Yet it keeps that dungeon crawl flavor we love.
Seeing four blockbuster movies recreated as legos for the Lego Pirates of the Caribbean title is a real treat. The fact that it’s also a great game with fun for all ages is like icing on the cake.
The UnderGarden lets you swim through an enchanted underwater world while you bathe in ripples of sound and colors. Oh yea, and solve puzzles along the way.
For all the hype that surrounded this title, Homefront is remarkable only in the fact that it’s a completely average shooter, neither great nor terribly flawed. Overall, the game is fun but forgettable.
Magicka does the impossible and brings some unique gameplay to the market, mixing RPG, puzzles and adventure. As a downloadable and inexpensive title, it’s quite the champion.
Now that the Sony Network is creeping back online for most people, Sony is letting users know about what they can expect in terms of free stuff to apologize for the disruption. And there are some pretty good things lined up for both PS3 and PSP gamers, since neither group could connect to the PSN for the past month. PS3 gamers can select two full versions of the following games: Dead Nation, inFamous, LittleBigPlanet, Super Stardust HD or Wipeout HD plus the Fury extension. If you only connect to the PlayStation Network for your PSP, you are also in luck. … Continue reading Sony Offers Retail Games, Free Movies, To Displaced PlayStation 3, PSP Gamers→
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