August 31st, 2017If you’re in need of something to do or just want even more to fill your weekend plans now that Game of Thrones is done for this season, head on down to Long Beach, California for this year’s Long Beach Comic Con! It's going to be a hot one in Long Beach, not only because of the weather but because of the convention...
August 31st, 2017Grab your dancing shoes, make sure your software is updated and get ready to rock: It's time for our ROBOTIC playlist for September's theme!
In this month's playlist we've tried to capture an array of robotic-themed faves, including tracks from Daft Punk (okay, several tracks from Daft Punk!), Flight of the Conchords, Styx, Sync24,...
August 30th, 2017This past June, everyone’s FAVORITE box-crushing Bandicoot spun his cooky self back into our living rooms!
For the first time since the game’s initial release in 1996, Crash Bandicoot was re-released for Playstation 4 users in a three-game collection called the, “N.Sane Trilogy.”
In honor of Crash's return, Loot Gaming's...
August 30th, 2017The goal of most inmates, no matter the prison, is to survive. In the case of Ganta Igarashi, not only does he want to survive his sentence in Deadman Wonderland, he also hopes to one day prove his innocence.
Deadman Wonderland's story is dark and horrific. This prison serves two purposes: the incarceration of felons, and using these...
August 29th, 2017It's really hard to undersell what a big deal this was when it happened in the winter of 1980. Like, it was a big deal when Mark Hamill hosted The Muppet Show, no doubt... but droids on Sesame Street?! Talk about blowing a 5-year-old's mind!
We're flying our Star Wars flag today with this reminiscence of one of the biggest TV moments of...
August 29th, 2017We thought it only fitting to give some lovingly creepy trivia to the ins and outs of James Cameron's sequel to Ridley Scott's beloved Alien flick, part of our ROBOTIC theme. Take a look and see how much you know about one of the most daring action films of all time! (Plus some additional Alien franchise facts!):
1. If you...
August 28th, 2017Most novel-to-screen adaptations have interesting paths that they follow in developing a story from something that works on the page to what makes a compelling movie. Blade Runner, adapted from Phillip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, is no different...
The path to adapting Dick's novel – one of the scifi novelist's...
August 28th, 2017There's a lot of open-world games out there. Heck, you could toss a stick and find yourself an MMO that you may be interested in. How about an open-world 'brawler' kind of game though? Sloclap and Devolver Digital knew this was needed and made sure to bring us Absolver. Not familiar? I got you.
This is Absolver. A world where your...
August 25th, 2017For most Star Trek fans, it's as personal a question as how you take your coffee or what side of the bed you sleep on. Who is YOUR Captain?! - that said, even the most passionate fan of one leader or another would readily admit that they've all had their highlights...
In celebration of the launch of our brand-new Star Trek Mission...
August 25th, 2017Jonathan Coulton is a legend in the geek music community, a former programmer turned fan-favorite singer-songwriter whose witty anthems ("Re: Your Brains," "Skullcrusher Mountain" and many more) are practically engineered for joyful, singalong revelry. And as one might expect, a cruise with his name on it is a very special voyage...
August 24th, 2017The 20th and 21st centuries are full of stories of robots, androids and automatons but did you know tales of synthetic beings were told well before that? Hundreds of years, in fact?
The earliest accounts of human-made artificial people came from the stories and legends of old. However, you may not consider them robots since they largely...
August 24th, 2017If Zelda games were an action Sci-Fi adventure, you'd have WizardFu Games' Songbringer! The game takes procedurally generated dungeons to the next level and tosses in an aesthetic and charm that calls back to the days of saving your favorite Princess when you were a kid. Check out some tips to get you ready for the game's release so you...
August 23rd, 2017(Sung to the tune of SpongeBob SquarePants theme song.) “Who loves exclusives as cute as can be? LOOT. PETS. LOOT-ERS!”
This past July, Loot Pets Looters and their puppy pals celebrated an #ANIMATION SENSATION!
We packed our pup-tastic crate with toontastic toys, a tasty SpongeBob SquarePants treat and a super sweet wearable...
August 23rd, 2017The Sanrio Store has been a staple in the Los Angeles Little Tokyo Japanese Village for years and one of the best place to score all sorts of kawaii items that aren't available in most Sanrio stores.
Recently Sanrio closed the small shop briefly for a remodel and they had their grand re-opening this past weekend. We were so lucky to be...
August 22nd, 2017Sometimes, when we're stuck at work, the day can either start great and end exhausting or start moody and end with that giddy excitement to head out the doors! Even the crew of the Star Trek Enterprise gets that, so we thought we'd bring you through a few weekday feels in GIF...
August 22nd, 2017Within the gaming sphere, there are few current-age Action-RPG fans who don't know of Dragon Age in some way, shape or form. With that said, there's a lot to be experienced in those titles and even the biggest fans may have missed a few bits and pieces. So, let's educate lovers and new-folks alike!
1. Fans of the first Dragon Age...
August 21st, 2017A truck driver stops at a diner in a small town filled with big secrets. Directed by Austin Herring and written by Stephen Kramer Glickman.
September 2017’s Loot Crate Theme Video is ROBOTIC! Please enjoy, and sign up for our latest crate featuring Blade Runner 2049, Aliens, Star Trek: The Next Generation Mirror...
August 18th, 2017It's heeeere! Today's the day that The Defenders finally drops on Netflix and we couldn't be more excited! We were lucky enough to see the first episode at Comic-Con in July and rest assured, this show starts with a bang and doesn't let up; it's so good we're already brainstorming about a second season!
Mind you, The Defenders is...
August 18th, 2017Some days you'll wake up with a grumbling in your belly and practically empty cupboards. Other days you're running out the door with a piece of toast hanging from your mouth, hoping you get to work on time. With so many delicious anime foods out there, here are some of my favourites featured on shows from our WORK FOR IT theme this...