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.

The RX for Sim Boredom

ER puts you in the shoes of some of those famous doctors from the ER television show as they try to save Chicago’s citizens.

Doom 3 Resurrected

The Resurrection of Evil expansion pack adds a bit to Doom 3, but your enjoyment will depend on how much you dug the original.

Good EVE-ning

Space is unending. You can explore it forever. And the same is true about the fascinating Eve Online Massively Multiplayer RPG

A Hidden Gem

Haunting Ground is a survival horror game where your best chance of living is not learning how to fight, but how to hide.

Act of Wow

Act of War takes new strides in both graphical presentation and the integration of an interesting storyline tightly into gameplay.

Strong Traditions

Suikoden IV takes place 150 years before the first game in the series, so you can see how the direction of the world came to pass.

Dungeon Doldrums

Dungeon Lords could have been a fantastic title, but unfinished levels and repetitive gameplay doom this title to the bargain bin.

First And Best

First to Fight puts you as close to gritty street-level combat as you probably ever want to go.

Bloody Good Fun

Cutting opponents in half, making instant stealth kills and using some unique weapons makes a night on the town quite an experience with Red Ninja.