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.

Moving Between Two Worlds

Schell Games’ Sheri Graner Ray works on everything they produce, but she’s most proud of their new Mechatars toys, which move between the physical and virtual worlds.

Hitman: Absolution

Agent 47 in another soon-to-be-released adventure! We can hardly wait. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=ON4nyQ3ejjw Got to admit that I am looking forward to this game like nobody’s business. I like how the world has taken a bit of a darker turn, but I hope we still get to poison doughnuts and blow up BBQ grills.

The Secret World’s Scorched Desert

Join us for a behind the scenes look at a brand new game region in the Secret World MMO, the Scorched Desert; truly a hellish furnace filled with death and darkness. The hidden valley holds only a small piece of the puzzle that is The Secret World, but one that is crucial for the picture […]

The Most Amazing Skyrim Archery Shot

This French video shows off some amazing Archery skills in Skyrim, and takes care of that annoying Talos prophet at the same time. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=xE4uzGaQDQg I watched this video a bunch of times. At first I thought it might be faked, but I think its real. So I had to share.

A Woman On A Mission

Meg Stivison designs quests for Next Island, a time traveling MMO that’s striking a unique flag in the fertile online game ground. So what’s it like keeping thousands of players happy?

The Revolution Continues

The Deus Ex: The Missing Link DLC fills in the gap during the main story of Human Revolution when Adam was a stowaway onboard a Belltower cargo ship.

Heads Will Roll

The Age of Conan: Unchained MMO has recently gone free to play, and the amount of action, adventure and gameplay you will find inside makes that a perfect value.

A Rage In The Wasteland

Rage mixes a shooter and a racer to create an exciting game that will really shake up the current crop of post-apocalyptic fighting games. With a bit of humor and a deep story, Rage is not to be missed.

An End To All Things

Must eventually end, but you will love every minute of the final chapter found in Fallout New Vegas: Lonesome Road. Emotionally gripping with a grand adventure, this is a perfect DLC.

King of Their Castle

We sieze some time with Firefly Studios, the strategy geniuses behind the Stronghold series to talk about their online game and the brand new release of Stronghold 3.