Contributor: Bob Hoose

After spending more than two decades touring, directing, writing and producing for Christian theater and radio (most recently for Adventures in Odyssey, which he still contributes to), Bob joined the Plugged In staff to help us focus more heavily on video games. He is also one of our primary movie reviewers.

Forget Disneyland

The men and women of the Make-a-Wish Foundation sure do some great things, helping sick kids bring their fantasies to life. And I say God bless ’em. I just heard about one fulfilled wish, though, that was a little different. Disneyland? Hollywood? The …

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A Puzzling Christmas Morning

I’m a little bit after the fact here, but as my first blog of the new year let me tell you about what happened at our house this Christmas. Like most families, we have some yearly yuletide traditions. For instance, we always gather for a special family …

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Star Wars: The Old Republic

Is the Force strong with this one, young Jedi? Meditate on this, we will.

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An Important Christmas Present from Facebook

It’s an odd dichotomy, but at Christmas time we often think about depression. Maybe not our own, but we worry about people whose sadness and grief might somehow be amplified during this typically joyous time. And in fact, if we widen our view a bit, th …

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Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked

Gilligan once had all the glory when it came to silly high seas entertainment. Then Zack and Cody secured their suite life on Disney’s deck. Now the chipmunks get their time in the sun, too, with a little tropical island fun.

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Inkheart

What would you do if you found out your dad could read a story and make the characters come to life? Maybe your answer depends … on which story he’s reading.

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Video Games: Boon or Bane? Part 1

Editor’s Note: Once upon a time, video games were almost as crude as a cave man’s drawings—a pixelated blip bouncing between two paddles. But as the medium has progressed in the decades since Pong’s inception way back in 1972, so has it’s impressive re …

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I Was … Batman

Do you ever stop to think about the many roles we play in our personal and professional lives? You probably shift in and out of your different personas without much consideration: Friend, teacher, sibling, mother, employee, boss, spouse. They’re all ve …

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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

A 25th anniversary bundle of Zelda quests—now with thrust-and-parry swordplay realism.

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LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7

Harry and his pals are back in cube form for one last puzzle-solving go-round. But what do LEGOs look like when a tale turns dark and cold?

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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1

“This is the one where they have sex.” That’s Time’s eight-word summation. But there’s much more to the story—the story that’s changed so much since last we saw Bella gazing longingly into Edward’s undead eyes.

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Occupy Nickelback

As I’m sure you fine thinkers and bloggers have noticed, we here at Plugged In are always keeping our ears to the ground and our moistened fingers up in the air to keep track of societal shifts, changing winds and the impact that different forms of med …

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Cooking Mama 4: Kitchen Magic

The ever-smiling Cooking Mama is back to share some of her favorite pot-stirring secrets. And this time the soup’s served up in 3-D.

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Need for Speed: The Run

There’s more than a simple high-octane need for speed in the latest addition to this series. There’s also a need for some button-punching punching.

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Assassin’s Creed: Revelations

This fourth Assassin’s Creed has more sharp blades than new revelations up its sleeve.

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