January 26th, 2018There are movies that we love as children, sometimes based on books we treasured, that reach us in a particular way. But the most special of these films also manage to do the same once we reach adulthood.
Your mileage may vary on how seriously (or not) you take Rotten Tomatoes ratings, but regardless it's a fascinating thing to observe...
January 26th, 2018The Overwatch League is in full swing, and so far it has been pretty dang fun to watch. Not going to lie, I think the league has some unbalanced teams through the first few weeks of Stage One, but at the end of the day, this is a brand new professional eSports league with a lot of people learning to work together on one of the biggest...
January 25th, 2018February's theme celebrates those that have come for honor, glory or justice to be shields against the darkness for those they have sworn to PROTECT. And along the way, you gotta have a soundtrack for all that!
Our February PROTECT-themed Spotify playlist, curated by our own Dawn Banks, features some hit songs and terrific scores from...
January 25th, 2018Welcome to our latest chat with the folks behind the scenes that help make the magic happen here at Loot Crate!
Here at Loot Crate, we take how we interact with our customers very seriously - from the talented Community Managers that take care of our Looters across all of our social media channels, to the Customer Support Agents that...
January 24th, 2018The enemy is tough. That’s why you need something tougher. This past November, Loot Gaming called in a #TANK to rain down some real firepower (and loot)!
We loaded up Looters for battle with unstoppable exclusives from BioShock, Call of Duty: WWII, Gears of War, and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus!
November’s TANK assortment...
January 24th, 2018Sonic! Sonic! He's the fastest thing alive!
Saturday morning cartoons were a ritual of childhood in the 80s and early 90s. Your weekend didn't truly start until you chowed down on a giant bowl of cereal with your butt parked as close to the TV as your mom would allow. 1993 gave us two Sonic cartoons: The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog...
January 23rd, 2018Thankfully, The Leaderboard has us covered on over 100 facts about most of our favorite things and we're glad for that! This go around, they've got 107 Facts about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and seeing as how it's featured in Loot Gaming for February's HEROIC theme, it just made sense to dip back in!
Check these...
January 23rd, 2018It's a big deal for us this February because we're, like most of you are, are incredibly excited for Black Panther! We've got the Pride of Wakanda, in not one but three of our crates in February as part of our PROTECT theme! Let's check out some details about the upcoming film!
1. If you're thinking "There can't be that many Marvel...
January 22nd, 2018We're BIG fans of the irresistably adorable (and pretty darn awesome) Toothless around here, so as you can imagine we're stoked to have How to Train Your Dragon as part our monthly theme once again in February! Be excited alongside us by right-clicking and saving some of these delightful GIFs to celebrate with on your...
January 22nd, 2018It's no surprise we love The Game Theorists around here and this video is one of the many reasons why. Here, MatPat talks about how the society within the hit Bethesda game Fallout is doomed but just how it can be brought right back from the brink. Grab a Nuka Cola and strap in, this is gonna be good!
Video Credit: The Game...
January 19th, 2018Not everyone has a ton of time to binge-watch when a particular mid-season trailer catches their eye to a show they've not indulged in. Riverdale comes back from their mid-season break with some pretty spicy stuff, so my Jughead-obsessed teenager and I thought we'd give you five pivotal episodes to get you ready in less time!
Now,...
January 19th, 2018I think it's safe to say that most folks finished Season One of Westworld with a similar look as I had on my face. Few television shows have been able to blow me away with such impressive effectiveness as the HBO smash hit, and I know my mind was racing with the possibilities of future seasons as I watched the final credits...
January 18th, 2018I remember being a kid, sitting down to watch The Princess Bride and feeling a warmth that only real storytelling can give you as a child. Sometimes that adoration fades when you find out the behind-the-scenes of a favorite movie, but these details about the making-of this classic only made me love it more.
If you checked out the 'As...
January 18th, 2018The Nintendo Switch is off to a strong start with Nintendo's AAA hits like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey but the company has put their full support behind indie games as well. They even gave them a cute nickname: Nindies!
Nindies have broken into the top selling games on the Switch and players could not...
January 17th, 2018Whether you’re fighting off alien invaders, the latest “big bad”, or just the insidious forces of boredom, you don’t have to go at it alone. November’s Loot Crate DX gathered some of the bravest and boldest allies in pop culture for a 2.0 crate of classics!
Taking down the forces of evil, Loot Crate DX Looters, unboxed a...
January 17th, 2018Capcom's Monster Hunter: World is coming to PlayStation 4 next week and because of my unreal excitement, I thought I'd share some videos of the gameplay with our Looters! If these videos don't make you realize you need to snatch this game up, I don't know what will.
I decided to compile some videos that truly show just how beautifully...
January 16th, 2018As you may have noticed, we are excited to feature a number of The Jim Henson Company titles across our crate lines this January. So as you might imagine, we were triply excited to have the opportunity to interview one of the veterans of the Henson creative stable, Julie Zobel!
Zobel is a Senior Puppet Builder based out of Jim...
January 16th, 2018Are you fan of cult classics? And classic board games?! So are we. So much so that Loot Crate DX this January has an EXCLUSIVE from the movie Clue in it! Not familiar, or maybe you're pretty familiar? Well, here's some trivia to get up to speed, if you need:
1. 1985's Clue is actually the first movie based on a board game. With that in...
January 15th, 2018Wubbalubbadubdub, Looters! Today we are making a vinyl clock inspired by the instantly recognizable "portal" from one of my favorite animated shows, Rick and Morty!
You may have seen these kind of clocks on Etsy and wondered how the heck they are made (I can't be the only one), and to my surprise it was a fairly easy task that even the...