January 18th, 2017
Season 2 of USA's Colony premiered January 12, 2017 and the occasion was marked by a viewing party. But not just any viewing party.
The Sayers Club was transformed into The Yonk, the bar owned by Sarah Wayne Callies' Katie Bowman and a central location in the show. All the details were in place —- the signs behind the bar, the...
January 18th, 2017A young girl must make the decision to stand up and do what is right, taking the first step in her origin story.
We decided to start the new year off with an aptly named theme -- Origins. This month's short follows the hero's journey of a young girl who rose above her childhood bully to become a hero for those who need it. It was a fun...
January 17th, 2017One of the most exciting thing about our partner crates is the opportunity to create Loot that is specially curated just for these assortments. We got a chance to talk to Ray Makowski, the product designer behind the Halo Icons figure line which debuted only in the Halo Legendary Crate!
Q: Have you always been a big Halo...
January 17th, 2017A new year, a new selection of great titles available from the most popular streaming services – and sometimes, they even intersect with the franchises we feature! We want to give you a round-up regularly of some of the best you can stream to compliment your loot when it arrives, so this month: Get psyched with us for ORIGINS, and...
January 16th, 2017As we're heading into some really awesome exclusive Transformers items in our upcoming ORIGINS Loot Crate DX, we started looking back at how silly and easily gif-able the Robots in Disguise actually were! We compiled some fun reactions to get you hyped for our ORIGINS throwbacks!
When someone's acting a fool and you've got nothing...
January 16th, 2017To say a lot has changed in the years since the creation of Loot Crate is an understatement. When we shipped our first crate in 2012, we had just one crate option instead of the many we have today, shipped in a simple and unassuming white box with a hand stamp of our logo. We've certainly upped our game since those days, so as we lead up...
January 13th, 2017It's easy to sometimes forget the crazy voices and sounds from cartoons that shape how we hear our beloved favorites for years to come! For this week's Friday Five, we're revisiting our youth for ORIGINS and letting nostalgia have at our weekends!
A 1980's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Reunion!?
Video: Andre "Black...
January 13th, 2017The current Marvel Gear & Goods theme is "Super Science," celebrating some of the most legendary characters with skills in the science realm in the Marvel Universe! We are incredibly excited for Marvel fans to get their hands on this selection featuring Black Panther, Ant-Man, M.O.D.O.K. and more classic characters.
Everyone's...
January 12th, 2017Last February, we celebrated the release of the new Deadpool movie with our very own twisted take on the regenerating degenerate! Looters LOVED our exclusive t-shirt featuring the "Merc with a Mouth" shouting in excitement about one of his favorite things: TACOS! Our DEAD crate was a fan favorite last year, with this t-shirt making the...
January 12th, 2017Chances are, you’ve heard someone say (or made the argument yourself) “Superman is too powerful.” You’ve also probably heard some jokes about him not understanding the fundamental concept of underwear, but we’re just going to focus on that first issue today. Superman’s powers have actually fluctuated wildly over the years....
January 11th, 2017It’s a big day for Nintendo fans tomorrow as the Nintendo Switch makes its debut with a live stream from Tokyo, starting at 8pm pacific time. To celebrate the launch of the Nintendo Switch and our ORIGINS, we are giving away Nintendo themed bundles of past Loot all day tomorrow on Twitter!
To play along follow us now!:...
January 11th, 2017Raphael’s Ruby Refresher
Enjoy this punch that’s a little sweet and a little tart (just like Raph) any time of year!
Ingredients
1 ½ quarts of Cranberry Juice, chilled
1 package (0.16 oz) Unsweetened Cherry Limeade Powdered Drink Mix
1 cup sugar
½ to 1 quart of Club Soda, chilled
Pour 1 ½ quarts of cold...
January 10th, 2017
In the shadow of the Hill Valley Clock Tower of Back To The Future fame and around the corner from what was the Roxxon Gas Station as seen in Agent Carter, a fight for the fate of humanity quietly wages. A diverse array of background actors ride bikes up and down the propaganda-lined street as they get several takes of Josh Holloway...
January 10th, 2017One of the perks at Loot Crate HQ is that we are a dog-friendly office. With a great environment for dogs, there is never a day that goes by that there isn't at least one lovable, huggable pup for us to spoil.
Meet some of our furry companions!:
Calvin
Hi, I'm Calvin. I'm a 9 1/2 year old, Formosan Mountain dog. My mom's name...
January 9th, 2017When you think about the things that scare you, do you think about why they do? What draws you in, grabs you by the spine and sends those tingles of anticipation and anxiety through your system? Capcom has made it a habit to find a balance within the supernatural, the science and the reality of fear just to bring you the Resident Evil...
January 9th, 2017(This article was co-written along with Shawn Aldridge.)
The story starts in the 1960s. Kind of. The age of computers, at least as we know them, is in its infancy. Over at MIT, “hacks” are actually a good thing. They’re just shortcuts that programmers use.
It isn’t really until 1971 that things take a turn. A man named John...
January 6th, 2017For our inaugural Friday Five list, we wanted to deliver a little DIY flavor to keep you active in the new year. So we scoured the inimitable Instructables.com for five do it yourself projects of various degrees of difficulty, featuring fan-created fandom projects that reflect this month's ORIGINS theme!
Superman In A...
January 6th, 2017We sat down recently with Michelle Mauk, Loot Anime's Brand Creative Lead. What does that job entail? Michelle leads the discussion when it comes to product assortment, theme selection, and of course, what anime/manga titles we choose to include! Michelle is a long time anime fan, so you can bet she knows her stuff.
What is...
January 5th, 2017Fate tests us all, but when push comes to shove and the world seems to be in disorder,
do you keep with the status quo, or go rogue and revolt?
That was the question we asked in last month's video for December's theme -- "Revolution". The aforementioned short presented the dichotomy of a totalitarian uprising and a rebellion group...