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A Founding Father of Cyberpunk Isn’t Surprised By Its Comeback – WIRED
Mike Pondsmith, who wrote the tabletop RPG that inspired ‘Cyberpunk 2077,’ explains why the genre feels vital in 2020.
Cyberpunkthe genre, not just the video gameis back. Altered Carbon and Westworld were hits, theres a new Matrix movie in the works, and Cyberpunk 2077 is poised to be the years most successful, and most hyped, video game. For Mike Pondsmith, one of the genres founding fathers, it all makes perfect sense. In the world of cyberpunk, technology has the ability to create miracles, people are struggling for power, the future is uncertain, and corporations have the power of gods.
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