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.

A Classic Is Remade, Again, Badly

After years of waiting, Jagged Alliance: Back In Action is finally here. But a clumsy attempt to move JA to a real-time series, and more bugs than an Arulco hospital defeats this effort.

Bring Your Own Game

This week our business interview turns to the creator of Jumala, a site that lets gamers create their own games, and change the rules as they play. Viva la freedom!

Funcom’s Secret World Skills Progression Video

Funcom has released a new developer diary video for ‘The Secret World’, the company’s upcoming modern-day massively multiplayer online game. Let Lead Designer Martin Bruusgaard and Lead Content Designer Joel Bylos enlighten you on how to develop your own unique character through an imaginative and strong new role-playing system without classes and levels. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=H1MeETdH9NM I’ve […]

Hoop De Loop And The Social Gamer

The Tuesday business interview chats with the man who helped turn the skill title Hoop De Loop Saga into one of the most popular new social games on Facebook.

Et tu, Longbow?

The Tuesday business interview is with Longbow Games this week. They aim to conquer the RTS genre with unique gameplay, real historical plotlines and picturesque visuals.

Athens Fights Sparta Again

Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece may be produced by an independent studio, but the perfect mix of a deep and easy-to-use interface would put most RTS titles to shame.

Business And Love

Our Tuesday business interview turns romantic this week in honor of Valentines Day, where we find Grubby Hands hoping that a game based on relationships will find true love.

Secret World: The Illuminati Unveiled

Funcom’s Week of the Illuminati continues with a brand new teaser video giving a unique glimpse into the world of the Illuminati, one of the three secret societies of The Secret World. In Funcom’s upcoming modern-day massively multiplayer online game, the Illuminati are undoubtedly the most secret of the three secret societies. The Illuminati are […]

Singer Malukah Covers Dragonborn Minstrel Songs From Skyrim

This is the song you get to hear in taverns across Skyrim once you get a little bit famous in the game. It brings chills to me when I hear it in the game because they are singing about me, the hero. And Malukah sings it better than the minstrels in the game, for sure. […]

2K Sports Enhances Yearly Million Dollar Perfect Game Challenge

2K Sports and Major League Baseball 2K12 today announced an exciting evolution of the hugely popular $1 Million Perfect Game Challenge. This year’s contest, which returns for the third consecutive year, brings new levels of thrills and intensity by staging a final eight-person live tournament to crown the new $1 Million champion. Beginning on Major […]