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QUIZ: Tetris Trivia Time! Features

QUIZ: Tetris Trivia Time!

August 5th, 2020 Tetris has sold over 202 million copies making it one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time, right next to Minecraft. So do you know the facts behind this legendary game?? Let's find out! Don't forget to check out Loot Gaming! We have an awesome Tetris item in this month's crate! ...
Let's Get Mythical with Nordic Creatures! Features

Let's Get Mythical with Nordic Creatures!

September 21st, 2017 From their earliest days, comic book heroes and characters have all had their origin stories, ones that make the reader keep flipping the pages, wanting to know more and more about how their favorite hero came to be and what information their backstory might hold to beating that enemy in the future. While many heroes have their own...
A Brief History of Robots in Pop Culture Features

A Brief History of Robots in Pop Culture

August 24th, 2017 The 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...
Ren Faire Season!: California's Renaissance Pleasure Faire Event Coverage

Ren Faire Season!: California's Renaissance Pleasure Faire

April 10th, 2017 Imagine a place where you are instantly transported into fantasy, where whimsical delights occur right before your very eyes and visions of the past come to life. Scents and smells make your mouth water and a teeming village full of new surprises is waiting for your full exploration. No, this isn’t some adventure in a big-budget...
The Secret Origins of Loot Crate: The Early Days Behind the Crate

The Secret Origins of Loot Crate: The Early Days

March 23rd, 2017 In the beginning there was a single idea: Comic-Con in a Box. Back in 2012, Chris Davis and Matthew Arevalo met at Startup Weekend in Los Angeles and that was when Loot Crate was born... And while you may have heard that particular tale before, a lot went into growing the company to where it is today. Here is what it was like in the...
A (Kinda) Brief History of Video Games Features

A (Kinda) Brief History of Video Games

March 9th, 2017 For some players, Mario was with them from the very first time they picked up a controller. For others, it was a small white ping pong ball. For still others, it was little, box-shaped, creepy, green guys. Whatever your entry into the world of gaming was, you might be surprised to know how far gaming has come since the first computer...
Loot Crate: A History of Our Early Designs Behind the Crate

Loot Crate: A History of Our Early Designs

January 16th, 2017 To 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...
The Evolution of Superman's Powers Features

The Evolution of Superman's Powers

January 12th, 2017 Chances 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....
A Short History of Hacking Features

A Short History of Hacking

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...

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