December 23rd, 2020Some of my favorite online friendship moments were created in the video game lobby. Why, you ask?
The lobby is a place where inside jokes are born. It's a place where we say hello and catch up on life and the things we missed while we were away. It's a place where we say our goodbyes until we meet again. With a lot of my online...
December 12th, 2019WARNING SPOILERS!!!
Happy Holidays from Loot Anime! We know that anime Christmas specials are few and far in-between but we have done some digging and found some of the best around! Don't worry, you can thank us later. With Christmas right around the corner we are sure you have been bombarded with Hallmark Movies. Fortunately, if...
December 11th, 2019It's that time of year Y'ALL! Join me in ignoring friends and family to play some Christmas-themed video games instead! ❤️💚
5. Saints Row IV: How the Saints Save Christmas
Nothing screams Christmas like SAINTS ROW! Alright, I'll admit it's a weird first choice, but hear me out.
How the Saints Save Christmas is a...
December 10th, 2019We're like... a third through December already. That's bonkers. Well while we're heading down this slippery slope we call the Holidays, we might as well enjoy it, right? Just kidding, I'm not a Grinch, AND I do love me some good ol' feel-good holiday specials-- ESPECIALLY the geeky ones! Here are some of my favorites:
Star Wars...
December 4th, 2019It's that time of year again! You know, the time that you think, "Oh I should start gift-shopping," and then you forget for a couple weeks and absolutely panic on the 24th. But THIS year, it's gonna be different. I've made a whole list of gift ideas to make it easy for you.
And don't worry, I checked it twice.
Swannies Blue...
December 21st, 2018HAPPY HOLIDAYS, Looters! The TDC staff, as well as the whole Loot Crate team, will be off on December 24th and 25th; we'll be back with more content for you to enjoy on December 26th!
In the meantime, please enjoy a holiday Video Vault of one of our favorite Christmas movie moments of all time: Bill Murray's monologue at the end of...
December 14th, 2018A Christmas Story has become a holiday cinema institution, and though some are much bigger fans of the film than others, there's one element to it that nearly everyone can identify with: that one holiday present that stuck with you as a kid, all these years...
Let's be real, getting presents is still fun whether you're 9 years old, or...
December 12th, 2018'Tis the season for hot cocoa, fireside stories, snowball fights, and ugly holiday sweaters (well, unless you live in the Southern Hemisphere)! Now's the time to build up that holiday playlist. What else are you going to listen to while wrapping gifts (for your cat)?
What better way to celebrate the holidays than with a little bit of...
December 7th, 2018Happy holidays! As we all know, there are many holiday specials on the docket for this time of year, but we thought we'd draw attention to our favorite regular ol' shows who have a bit of holiday spirit in 'em...
So without further adieu, here are our favorite Xmas-or-other-holiday-adjacent episodes of TV from the past 25 years. Now,...
December 6th, 2018Merry Geekmas Looters! (It’s a thing…)
No, really! We’ve kicked off the holiday season early this year and are bringing the cheer (& gear) to YOU with our Geek the Halls Sweepstakes!
We want to see YOUR creative #Geekmas decorations and holiday decor! Snap a picture of your creations and share on social for your...
December 4th, 2018I'm going to do a lot of things here that are going to make your geeky Holiday viewing parties all the better! How many of you remember some of these Christmas specials from the 80s and 90s? Don't worry, they'll become part of your line-up soon enough!
Granted, not everyone remembers these but that's what makes this all the better! I...
December 19th, 2017With just a few more days to go till the season hits peak holly, jolly, it's the perfect time to think about sitting on the couch and dosing yourself with cheer with a geeky holiday marathon. But, what to watch?!
Everyone's childhood holiday experience varies in those particular pop-culture touchstones that make us so giddy and full of...
December 7th, 2017If you’re anything like me, you’ve watched the movie Elf for the fifth time in two weeks, you’ve already wrapped 75% of your holiday gifts, AND you had all of your decorations up the day after Thanksgiving.
Some call it obsessive, I call it a way of life.
I don’t know exactly what it is about this time of year that...
December 4th, 2017It’s that time of the year: the Holidays. Some people started putting up Christmas decorations in October (don’t be that person, please) while others were counting days until they could pull out their collection of ugly sweaters, one for each holiday party invite received.
A staple part of the holiday season is also the music. You...
December 1st, 2017The superb storytelling of the Star Trek canon has presented us with many fun questions to ponder for over 50 years. One of the weirdest might be: Can you mix egg nog with Romulan Ale, or is that just not done?
Okay, you got me – this is a question that has never been addressed remotely during any Trek series. Still, every so often...
November 28th, 2017In case you hadn't noticed after last week's Friday Five, we're getting a teeny bit excited about the holidays over here. No doubt we'll have a LOT of topics to discuss between now and the end of December, but our trigger fingers are already getting itchy to post our favorite holiday-movie-themed GIFs everywhere we can... and we...
November 24th, 2017Black Friday is upon us! Which means it's officially the start of the holiday season, and we're guessing the first thing some of you will want to do after getting home from that all-night stakeout at Best Buy is flop on the couch and watch a movie...
Granted, there's still a month out until the holiday season begins for realsies. So we...
November 20th, 2017December's crate theme is EXPLORE, and looks like a burglar got word ahead of time and decided to "explore" our HQ after hours. Really. Here's the footage from our cameras. Any and all relevant information is welcome in apprehending this suspect.
Burglary occurred at 1:06 AM on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at Loot Crate HQ in Los...
