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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.

Articles by Joseph Szadkowski

Zadzooks: Star Wars Pinball review

Three new pinball table simulations -- Boba Fett, The Clone Wars and The Empire Strikes Back -- deliver a nostalgic trip to a galaxy far, far away.

February 26, 2013

Zadzooks: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance review

A cyborg ninja hacks and slashes his way across the world in the latest sequel to an over decade-old video game franchise.

February 22, 2013

Zadzooks: Aliens: Colonial Marines review

A gaming sequel to 1986 sci-fi horror movie “Aliens” takes players back into a war for survival against an iconic extraterrestrial species with mixed results.

February 17, 2013

Zadzooks: Little Inferno review (iPad)

Do not play with fire, unless contained within Apple's portable tablet in this imaginative experience burning with creativity.

February 11, 2013

Zadzooks: Dead Space 3 review

Anticipated survival horror sequel delivers another round of visceral action for the mature gamer.

February 9, 2013

Zadzooks: Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time review

A crafty raccoon and his gang pilfer through the eons to save his family's legacy in the latest chapter to the Sly Cooper franchise.

February 5, 2013

Zadzooks: Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch review

An epic role-playing video game plunges a single player into a lush, anime universe and in control of Oliver, a 13-year-old boy on a quest to bring his mother back to life.

January 25, 2013

Zadzooks: Barbarian Hulk action figure review (Diamond Select Toys)

Artist Marc Silvestri's interpretation of Bruce Banner’s alter ego comes to three-dimensional life for the Marvel Select collector.

January 22, 2013

Zadzooks: Lego Star Wars Rancor Pit review

Luke Skywalker battles a Rancor in a Lego set that makes a worthy addition to a young builder's collection.

January 20, 2013

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