Joshua Ball

Josh is the Communications Manager at Loot Crate and has been with the company for coming up on five incredible years. In his spare time, you may find Josh thwarting evil, winning the Super Bowl, procuring the Master Sword, slaying monsters, catching them all, defending Azeroth, rescuing the princess, and/or saving the Universe.

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August 1st, 2019 Look, I'm on a bit of a boss fight kick these days, okay? Boss battles tend to be one of the most memorable aspects of video games, and often times it's rock-solid boss fights that turn good games into great games. I've discussed games in the past (even as recently as last week with my World of Warcraft boss piece) that are known for...
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July 26th, 2019 When it comes to the lifetime of a World of Warcraft expansion, the things I look forward to most are new patches that include raid content. Why? Because raiding is easily the most enjoyable, and most challenging, thing that an MMO like WoW has to offer. Typically with any given expansion, you're looking at 3-4 "Raid Tiers" that include...
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July 18th, 2019 There's no other way to say it: I absolutely love Stranger Things. Each season has been an absolute joy to watch, and after watching Season 3 for the 2nd time through already, and having seen Seasons 1 and 2 three times each, I'm tapped out! I think it's about time I look at other shows to watch - or rewatch, as the case may be! I...
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July 11th, 2019 Sea of Thieves, from longtime fan favorite developer Rare, set sail on some rough seas when it first launched. But since its maiden voyage, the game has seen some incredible support, cementing it as the pirate fantasy game many have always wanted! Today's video vault showcases the updates featured in the recent Sea of Thieves...
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July 3rd, 2019 In honor of July's BAMF Loot Gaming Crate, today I'm talking about the biggest badasses in video games! BAMF, of course, stands for... Well, it let's just say it stands for someone that's maximum amounts of badassery, and fortunately for us there is no shortage of awesome butt-kickers in video game history. There's a lot to choose from...
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June 28th, 2019 Summer isn't usually the time of year you think of when you're reminiscing about your favorite gaming experiences, but when you grow up in Alaska, sometimes Mother Nature hits you with a deluge in the middle of July that keeps you from doing much of anything outside. So what is a kid to do? Well, when I wasn't running around outside...
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June 21st, 2019 Battle for Azeroth, World of Warcraft's seventh expansion, has been a rollercoaster ride, to say the least! BFA has been a polarizing expansion to say the list; including (but not limited to) the controversial burning of Teldrassil, the overall vilification of Sylvanas Windrunner, and the somewhat unsuccessful Azerite Armor system. That...
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June 14th, 2019 E3 has come and gone, and boy oh boy it did not disappoint! We're nearly halfway through 2019, and it's been one hell of a year so far for gamers everywhere, and this year only got better for us with E3's showing this year. I came into the show feeling a bit skeptical, seeing big names like Sony and Activision not be involved as they...
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June 13th, 2019 E3 may still have one more day to go, but we've had ourselves one doozy of a show so far! We've had some expected releases and news that pretty much everyone knew was coming, but we've also had some pretty rad announcements that have come as quite the surprise too. I've had the pleasure of getting to attend quite a bit of the show so...
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June 7th, 2019 Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls... E3 is right around the corner, and I couldn't be more jazzed! But that isn't stopping some of the biggest names in gaming jumping in and getting things kicked off in a really big way already! The week before E3 is almost always this major calm before the storm for gamers everywhere; a week where...
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June 6th, 2019 Father's Day is right around the corner, and as the resident Dad of the Daily Crate team, I figured it was my duty to put together another one of my patented "Best of" gaming lists! This time around, in honor of all you kick ass dads out there, I'm talking about the Best Dads in gaming! Now, let me just say that these dads might not be...
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May 30th, 2019 "Become what you must... Become, the Warrior of Darkness!" Look, I don't know what gets you hyped up, but if you're anything like me, then epic cinematic trailers with kick-ass lines like that Warrior of Darkness one is a surefire way to get my blood pumping. You combine that with a bevy of improvements to the game, new jobs to play,...
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May 23rd, 2019 Now that Winter has come and gone for Game of Thrones on HBO, it appears that George R.R. Martin, the author of the Song of Ice and Fire book series that inspired the hit television show, is setting his sights on more than just finishing his book series – turns out, he's wanting to throw his hat into the world of video games as...
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May 16th, 2019 The flames of war are burning brighter than ever in World of Warcraft's Battle for Azeroth expansion!  It has been a hot minute since I've been here discussing the trials and tribulations of Sylvanas' despicable actions as Warchief of the Horde, or about the epic faceoffs with the various "Warbringers" I covered at the start of the...
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May 9th, 2019 You might be wondering why I think Big Trouble in Little China is on a short list of my favorite movies of all time. My long answer is because it's visually impressive, funny, action-packed, and overall just a damn good time. The short answer? It's all in the reflexes. Kidding aside, I really do have John Carpenter's Big Trouble in...
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May 2nd, 2019 When it comes to video games, sometimes the NEMESIS is the best part of the whole dang thing. You can have an engrossing story, great characters that you really care about, along with innovative gameplay and mechanics - but if you have a crappy villain or antagonist, then the whole thing can just fall flat in the end. There are more...
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April 25th, 2019 We are officially in the Endgame now, as Marvel's epic Avengers adventure is coming to a historic and epic conclusion tonight with the release of the much-anticipated Avengers: Endgame. First things first: THIS VIDEO HAS NO ENDGAME SPOILERS, so if you're like me and just want a comprehensive refresher on the incredibly dense universe...
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April 18th, 2019 It's about gosh darn time we got ourselves a new Star Wars adventure game on the horizon! And the folks at Respawn Entertainment, riding the wave of success following Apex Legends legendary launch, is coming to save the day with Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order! Fallen Order takes place after the events of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of...
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April 9th, 2019 Winter is here. For fans of the hit HBO television show Game of Thrones, we've been waiting over nine years to see how this epic journey would end (and it's been much longer for those of us that have been reading George R.R. Martin's books). But this Sunday, April 14th, we will finally begin the final season of GOT. Over the last nine...
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