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.
Solomon once declared that there isn’t anything new under the sun. But people sure do keep trying to find something. I have a photographer friend who mixed his love of architecture with Lincoln Logs (and an artist’s eye) to create a miniature city. And …
Of all the coin-operated arcade games that started life in the ’80s—tucked in the corner at your local Laundromat or sitting between a pinball machine and an air hockey table at the mall—Street Fighter is probably the best known and most enduring. Over …
Two new GTA IV expansions have now morphed into their own standalone bundle. And more Liberty City mayhem ensues.
Link isn’t going bald. Zelda isn’t putting on a few pounds. But in video game years these two have been around the block a few times.
The human-like doggy hero at this family film’s core is easy to care about and root for.
The latest Mario Bros. game for the Switch is actually an older title that’s now been ported to the handheld Switch system.
I was in the middle of screening a movie not long ago and was momentarily surprised by how much action violence had been crammed into a typical family-fare flick. The latest cinema trend seems to be all about one-upping the last blockbuster by tossing …
What constitutes Japanese entertainment in the 21st century can sometimes seem very strange to the average American viewer—and in the case of their punishing TV game shows, downright painful. Of course, that same unique approach can also open the door …
Polyester pants and a double knit shirt aren’t the usual soldier’s attire. Yet they’re Niko Bellic’s wardrobe of choice as he hits the streets of Liberty City. I sprint and slide in behind a nearby crate of building materials, cutting down a targeted h …
When the original God of War hit video game shelves a couple of years ago, with its arresting visuals and dynamic gameplay, it left reviewers reeling. They crowed over the rage-filled odyssey and looked excitedly toward a sequel. Well, II is here and i …
“Escape rooms are like living video games,” a game-geek guy named Danny says excitedly while chatting with fellow contestants in the Minos waiting room. He ought to know, he tells them, since he’s participated in 93 such adventures before. The Minos Es …
