Joseph Szadkowski

Video Game Bytes: Neopets Puzzle Adventure and Crash: Mind over Mutant

Reviews of Neopets Puzzle Adventure for the DS and Crash: Mind over Mutant for the Xbox 360.

January 4, 2009

ROMper ROOM: Enter Hannah Montana’s world

Educational activities on Hannah Montana ($29.99) for Leapfrog's Didj Custom Gaming System are like a good teen pop song -- short and sweet.

January 4, 2009

ZADZOOKS: Left 4 Dead review

Zadzooks plugs into Left 4 Dead for the Xbox 360

January 1, 2009

ROMper ROOM: Hold entire empires in your hand

Nintendo DS owners can conquer the world - with a little help from the gods.

December 28, 2008

ZADZOOKS: Offbeat holiday offerings

This chronic feature lets me review what's recently passed my bloodshot pupils. So pull up a chair and break out the sarcasm filter.

December 25, 2008

ROMper ROOM: Cooking goes from virtual to hands-on

Video game reviews of What's Cooking? Jamie Oliver (for DS from Atari, $29.99), Bolt (for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Disney Interactive Studios, $49.99) and Chrono Trigger (for DS, Square Enix, $39.99).

December 21, 2008

ZADZOOKS: Superhero gift ideas in comics, figures and video games

Zadzooks' gift ideas include Mattel's Dark Knight Battle Station Playset, Midway's Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe video game and Running Press' DC Vault: A Museum in a Book.

December 18, 2008

Web users embark on new digital frontier

The Windy City played a snowy host to the last Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo of the year.

December 15, 2008

ROMper ROOM: Tedium stifles Civil War game

Video game reviews of Civil War: Secret Missions, Lips and SingStar ABBA

December 14, 2008

ZADZOOKS: Interview with Joshua Ortega

This month we crack the cranium of Gears of War writer Joshua Ortega and ask him to ...

December 12, 2008

ZADZOOKS: Writer’s career in high gear

This is the 61st in an infinite series profiling members of the comic-book industry. This month we crack the cranium of writer Joshua Ortega and ask him to ...

December 11, 2008

ROMper ROOM: Panda game offers learning

Children can befriend one of China's legendary bears with National Geographic Panda. This virtual pet simulator mixes nurturing a cuddly pal with enough educational content to teach owners something about the Ailuropoda melanoleuca.

December 7, 2008

ZADZOOKS: Silver Savage and Despero action figure reviews

Zad's Toy Vault reviews Hasbro's Silver Savage and DC Direct's Despero.

December 3, 2008

ROMper ROOM: Monopoly best the old-fashioned way

Parker Bros.' legendary property-trading game has been given a virtual makeover for entertainment consoles with Monopoly.

November 30, 2008

ZADZOOKS: Video game review, Gears of War 2

Marcus Fenix and Delta Company continue to rid planet Sera of a monstrous invader in Gears of War 2: Limited Edition for Microsoft's Xbox 360.

November 27, 2008

2008 Holiday Gift Guide - Best in video games

A gift guide to the best in video games and computer games including the Gears of War 2, Little Big Planet and Spore.

November 26, 2008

2008 Holiday Gift Guide - Hottest toys

A gift guide to the best toys for 2008 including Elmo Live, Biscuit My Lovin' Pup and Bakugan Brawlers.

November 26, 2008

2008 Holiday Gift Guide - Best in electronics

A gift guide to the best tech gadgets and electronics including the Pavilion DV5Z and BD300, Blu-ray player.

November 26, 2008

2008 Holiday Gift Guide - Best toys for boys

A gift guide to the best boy's toys including the Star Wars Clone Trooper Voice Changing Helmet and N-Strike Vulcan EBF-25 Blaster.

November 25, 2008

ROMper ROOM: Scene It? adds to party, needs work

Movie fans get another interactive dose of trivia with Scene It? Box Office Smash, a puzzle-rich challenge compiling hundreds of questions on cinematic history and great movie moments to test visual and memory skills.

November 23, 2008