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Joseph Szadkowski

A graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in communications, Joseph Szadkowski has written about popular culture for The Washington Times for the past 30 years. He covers video games, comic books, new media and technology.

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Zadzooks: Joe Danger Touch review (iPad)

The world's most determined stuntman wheelies over to Apple's gaming tablet in an entertaining, third-person platform racer.

January 16, 2013

Zadzooks: Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable review (PS Vita)

Owners of Sony’s greatest mobile-gaming machine visit the future and find themselves in an outrageous battle to save their planet from an alien attack.

January 13, 2013

Zadzooks: Battle of the Bulge review (iPad)

A critical confrontation from World War II plays out on Apple's multifunctional computer tablet through a strategy game featuring an interactive history lesson.

January 6, 2013

Zadzooks: Anomaly Korea review (iPad)

A sequel to a strategy game that offers a welcomed twist on the tower-defense genre arrives on Apple's iPad to keep a player embroiled in a desperate battle to save Earth.

January 3, 2013

Zadzooks: Monsters, Inc. Storybook Deluxe review (iPad)

Monstropolis' top scare team, James P. "Sulley" Sullivan and Mike Wazowski star in an interactive book for Apple’s computer tablet.

December 28, 2012

Zadzooks: God of War: Ascension (demo) review

Total Recall arrives on Blu-ray and includes an enticing bit of Kratos' upcoming video game adventure.

December 23, 2012

Zadzooks’ 2012 Gift Guide: Video-game, comic-book and pop-culture-themed gift ideas

The Dark Knight, Darth Vader, Spider-Man, Marcus Fenix, Herman Munster, Captain America and even Sesame Street's Grover star as some last-minute gift ideas.

December 16, 2012

Zadzooks: Guardians of Middle-earth review

Lord of the Rings' legends such as Legolas, Gollum, Sauron and Gandalf star in an action-packed multiplayer online battle arena game.

December 11, 2012

Zadzooks: The Walking Dead: Assault review (iPad)

Robert Kirkman's zombie apocalypse infects Apple's interactive tablet through a complex, top-down, squad-based shooter.

December 8, 2012

Zadzooks: Far Cry 3 review

Gamers journey through a dangerous tropical paradise in a one of the best open-world shooters of the year.

December 3, 2012

Zadzooks: Lego The Lord of the Rings review

The battle for Middle-earth comes to blocky life in an imaginative and highly interactive third-person adventure.

December 2, 2012

Zadzooks 2012 Gift Guide: Best gaming gadgets and toys for the iPad and iPhone

Top gift picks to play with the iOS system include Heli Replay, Apptivity WWE Rumblers Randy Orton, AppFinity AppDrive, Lazer Tag 2-Blaster Battle Pack and iCade 8-Bitty.

December 1, 2012

Zadzooks: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 review (Hardened Edition)

Treyarch delivers another time-sucking triumvirate of gaming options for the fan of military shooters.

November 19, 2012

Zadzooks: Hitman: Absolution review

The world's deadliest assassin pulls players into a hard-core gaming experience that is equally brutal and challenging.

November 18, 2012

Zadzooks: Halo 4 review

The harrowing saga of a Spartan super soldier continues in the latest chapter of Microsoft’s legendary first-person shooter franchise.

November 10, 2012

Zadzooks: Assassin’s Creed III review

Desmond Miles’ stealthy ancestors are on hand to witness the birth of a nation while killing plenty of redcoats in a riveting third-person adventure game.

November 5, 2012

Zadzooks: Halloween action figure reviews - The Walking Dead Minimates and Bride of Frankenstein

Diamond Select Toys celebrates the scariest season of the year with the Bride of Frankenstein Retro Cloth figure and Minimates starring X-Men vs. Brood , The Walking Dead and Quasimodo and the Mummy.

October 31, 2012

Zadzooks: The Phantom of the Opera figure review (Diamond Select Toys)

Diamond Select Toys pays tribute to some legendary ghouls and creatures with its Universal Monsters Select line starring author Gaston Leroux's tragic phantom.

October 30, 2012

Zadzooks: The Walking Dead: Deputy Rick Grimes figure review (TV Series 2)

AMC's adaptation of writer Robert Kirkman's zombified comic-book series continues to inspire McFarlane Toys with its new collection of five action figures starring “The Walking Dead.”

October 28, 2012