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Pot Man And The Video Game Characters A Rapper Identifies With

7:20AM January 28, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Are Mega Man’s battle chips the same thing as a rapper’s weed and alcohol? Houston-area rapper A.D.D. talks about the video game characters that inspire him, name-checking Kingdom Hearts, Metal Gear and Tomba. Tomba? More »


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Separated At Birth: Borderlands And CodeHunters

9:20AM January 9, 2010 | Mike Fahey

A post on reddit.com has fans pondering the connection between Borderlands, a comic-shaded video game that begins with a bus trip through the wasteland, and CodeHunters, a comic-shaded animated short that begins with a bus trip through the wasteland. More »


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The Other Real-Life Inspiration For The Saboteur’s Hero

1:20AM July 28, 2009 | Mike Fahey

Pandemic’s art director Chris Hunt found the inspiration for The Saboteur’s main character at a concept artist convention, but not how you’d think. More »