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 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...
In the early 90s amongst a slew of sitcoms, one forgotten episode about a time when things seemed better premiered on prime-time television. That show was Kingdom, featuring the early works of Casper...
April 12th, 2017There is something ancient buried deep within all of us. Something wild. Something... PRIMAL! Looters joined together to discover their wild sides with March 2017’s PRIMAL Loot Crate. We unleashed the beasts of some of pop culture’s most ferocious franchises with savagely sweet loot from Overwatch, Wolverine in celebration of the...
March 9th, 2017For 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...
January 26th, 2017To celebrate February's BUILD theme, we asked Loot Crate staff to tell us about the greatest thing they’ve ever built - DIY or otherwise! What is the greatest thing you’ve ever constructed? Tweet @lootcrate with the hashtag #LootCrateBuild in your answer!
“Sometimes, my creative stylings and my longing to...
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, 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 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 5th, 2017There were few things that flooded the mainstream quite like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles did in the late 80s. It was an intense and pure attachment to something that I'm sure Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird had no idea would cling to children and adults alike.
Think about it: A story that takes place in modern-day New York about...
January 3rd, 2017In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, who inspired Steve Rogers to become Captain America? It wasn’t Bucky, Nick Fury or even Doctor Erskine. The person who actually gave Steve the confidence and push he needed was Peggy Carter. And she didn’t stop there. Peggy Carter actually influenced each major decision Steve made in all three...
