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Joseph Szadkowski

Joseph Szadkowski

jszadkowski@washingtontimes.com

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

Optimus Prime co-stars in the video game Transformers: Fall of Cybertron.

Zadzooks: Transformers: Fall of Cybertron review

High Moon Studios brilliantly brings to gamers some pivotal history in the Transformers mythology in a third-person action game starring members of Hasbro's legendary robotic toy line.

August 31, 2012
Death stars in the video game Darksiders II.

Zadzooks: Darksiders II review

Death takes a working holiday to the Nether Realms in this satisfying third person, role-playing video game.

August 27, 2012
Famed explorer Harry is constantly on the run in the iPad game Pitfall.

Zadzooks: Pitfall review (iPad)

A classic superstar from the 1980s celebrates his 30th anniversary in reimagined style courtesy of Apple's magical tablet.

August 23, 2012
A mysterious, long-of-ear-but-short-of-memory warrior stars in the video game Dust: An Elysian Tail.

Zadzooks: Dust: An Elysian Tail review

A mysterious, long-of-ear-but-short-of-memory warrior stars in a video game rich in platforming tradition, classic painted animation and hack-and-slash combat.

August 20, 2012
Wei Shen in action in the video game Sleeping Dogs.

Zadzooks: Sleeping Dogs review

Undercover cop Wei Shen allows gamers to infiltrate the seamy world of Chinese Triad gangs in this free roaming, third-person action game.

August 14, 2012
Warchief Rok battles nasty spiders in the iPad game ORC: Vengeance.

Zadzooks: ORC: Vengeance review (iPad)

Mobile gamers looking for some compact role-playing thrills will savor a beautiful but violent dungeon crawling adventure starring an Orc warchief named Rok.

August 3, 2012
Batman pounces in the iPad game The Dark Knight Returns.

Zadzooks: The Dark Knight Rises review (iPad)

This Batman game for the iPad shines through some intense third person combat that also mixes in the use of famed vehicles, varied side missions and plenty of stunning and ominous views of Gotham City.

July 25, 2012
New to the latest “Spider-Man” Blu-ray is a Cutting Room feature that offers about 150 assets for viewers to use in customizing a mash-up clip from the movie mixing film scenes, music nuggets and sound effects.

Zadzooks: Spider-Man review (Blu-ray)

One of the best comic-book-hero-themed films ever made returns to the Blu-ray format, offering fans a chance to appreciate its popcorn-munching fun as well as a trivia challenge and digital clip editor.

July 14, 2012
Pint-size, big-eyed soldiers land and attack the enemy in the iPad game Tiny Troopers.

Zadzooks: Tiny Troopers (iPad) review

Battles starring micro-proportioned warriors take place on Apple's interactive tablet and offer explosive, third-person action with the tap of a finger.

June 16, 2012