February 26th, 2019We believe in miracles! So do the Guardians of the Galaxy and seeing as how we're featuring them this March in Loot Wear, we thought we'd run down some fun trivia! How much do you know about Peter Quill and his rad crew?
1. The Milano, Peter's ship that the Guardians use, is actually named after Alyssa Milano. Why? Canonically in the...
February 25th, 2019Nobody likes gatekeeper types and I get that! So, before you roll your eyes that I'm insisting people play one game before playing another -- hear me out! There's a lot to talk about when it comes to Ubisoft's Montana Cult Simulator, so let's get to it!
Before I get too deep into territory nobody wants to hear about -- I won't be...
February 25th, 2019So you want to learn game development, huh? Luckily for budding developers out there today, some online courses provide terrific resources direct from experts in the field. Take GameDev.tv for instance...
GameDev.tv was created by best-selling Udemy instructor Ben Tristem to help anyone learn how to develop, design, and sell indie...
February 22nd, 2019If you’re a real movie nerd, chances are you get as excited when you see a supporting character with a familiar face as you do when one of your faves is the star. Let’s celebrate these heroes!…
Back in the early World Wide Web days, defunct site Fametracker had an awesome column called “Hey, It’s That Guy!”, celebrating...
February 22nd, 2019When you consider yourself a game commentator and gaming historian, you tend to know a lot of things. Picture my surprise when I met people who didn't know there were games before Skyrim in the Elder Scrolls series. I know, right? Let's take this as a teachable moment, shall we?
Now, I know a lot of folks are going to be quick to jump...
February 21st, 2019It's not often that a game comes, quite literally, out of nowhere to explode into one of the biggest video games in the world. That has been the case for Respawn Entertainment's newest entry into the Battle Royale genre: Apex Legends!
Now look, I have to admit... When I saw the initial gameplay reveal, I figured it would be a solid game...
February 21st, 2019For the first time in forever I am proposing some plot theories on Frozen II, which totally strays from my fact-obsessed nature when it comes to Disney's animated features.
If you haven't seen it yet, Disney Animation released a teaser trailer for Frozen II just over a week ago. Definitely educate yourself before reading any...
February 20th, 2019It's nearly here, #CarolCorps! In less than three weeks, the Captain Marvel movie finally hits theatres!
It's been a very long wait for fans of Carol Danvers, Air Force bad-ass and cosmic Avenger, for her debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to arrive, and we are thrilled to have her featured across Loot Crate's COSMIC themed...
February 20th, 2019Earth is safe (for now) but the fight is far from over.
December’s Loot Gaming Looters traveled OFF WORLD and brought the war right to the alien invaders with collection space age gear from Halo, Gears of War, Mass Effect, Galaga!
December's OFF WORLD Loot Gaming crate featured:
Halo Spartan T-Shirt (EXCLUSIVE)
Gears...
February 19th, 2019I can't begin to explain my love affair with Far Cry that truly began at Far Cry 4, but overwhelmingly hit its peak at Ubisoft's Far Cry 5. With Far Cry New Dawn, the series first direct sequel ever -- I figured we should go into some of the history!
Good thing that Curse Entertainment has a rad and comprehensive history of the Far Cry...
February 19th, 2019Get your Kulle-Aid ready, have a sip and let's go into some Diablo trivia that will draw you back from the dead! Blizzard's Diablo series has sold millions of copy, per title, and continues to thrive year to year. Why is that? Let's get into it!
1. The replay value in Diablo games started back from the very beginning, which had one of...
February 15th, 2019This month across our crate lines, we've celebrated some of our favorite franchises that involve characters who make spectacular TRANSFORMATIONs. Of course, we're never able to get all of our faves into the crate...
There are so many terrific metamorphoses of awesome characters, that span incredibly diverse genres – anime, fantasy,...
February 15th, 2019A lot of problems people get into when they finish a game is the "Okay, now what?" replay-ability question. While games nowadays tend to have New Game + and difficulty modes to keep you going, Diablo III did something different. Heard of Season play? Let's get into it.
Now, this is essentially for folks who have played Blizzard's Diablo...
February 14th, 2019When I'm in the Valentine's Day spirit, I tend not to think about my favorite romantic comedies (My favorites being Crazy Stupid Love, Bull Durham, and Enough Said, by the way...), and instead I think fondly of all my favorite video game love stories!
Now, obviously I can't go into every single one of my favorite in-game romances, as...
February 14th, 2019Being the HUGE Nintendo junkie I am, how can I NOT write about the amazing new announcements made in yesterday's Nintendo Direct? ...Or as Josh Ball said as we fought over who would write this: "Me me me, I'm Tyler and I like Nintendo stuff! WE GET IT."
There are tons of new games coming to the Nintendo Switch this year, and we're...
February 13th, 2019Your pulse quickens, your heart races. You are powerless to stop it. What’s more frightening than Dracula, Frankenstein and Wolf Man combined? LOVE!
Last October, we launched the SCARY awesome Loot Fright crate! Now, our horror fans can experience thrills and chills of a surprise mystery horror crate every other...
February 13th, 2019This Sunday, WWE will crown its first ever Women's Tag Team Champions inside the Elimination Chamber. After announcing the new championship in December, a series of matches were set to determine who would challenge for the new title.
In what is expected to be a grueling match inside the unforgiving structure, we will have six teams...
February 12th, 2019Nobody summons Megatron, you guys. However, thankfully people did summon the amazing cast of the 1986 Transformers animated movie!
Transformers: The Movie didn't really touch on audiences in a vast hit back in the late eighties like they had hoped, but a lot of it came down to how intense the film was compared to the television show. A...
February 12th, 2019There's a mystical and beautiful balance in the story of Avatar: The Last Airbender and that comes from the brilliant minds at Nickelodeon Studios. Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko went all in, so let's go in with them! Prepare the trivia!
1. Firebenders are the only benders that can create their own element and that makes...