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.
Back in the summer of ’81, I walked into the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark quite by happenstance, knowing zippity do da about archeologist Indiana Jones and his deeds of derring do. I walked out a full-blown fan. Years later, I laid down big bucks when …
The SoulCalibur saga—with its exotic characters, odd spiritualism and mystical Soul Edge blades—has always been a little bit out there. (How exactly does a sword grow an eye, anyway?) But ever since its days as a coin-fed arcade game, this franchise ha …
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 latest Mario Bros. game for the Switch is actually an older title that’s now been ported to the handheld Switch system.
The human-like doggy hero at this family film’s core is easy to care about and root for.
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 …
