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-[[File:CheapyD taiko selfie (14014520255).jpg|thumb|Cheapy at a [[taiko]] event, 2014]] '''David Abrams''', known as '''CheapyD''', runs [[Cheap Ass Gamer]]. He is also known for his charity work through the website and for winning a charity auction to feature his likeness in the video game ''[[Saints Row: The Third]]''.
-== Cheap Ass Gamer ==
-{{main|Cheap Ass Gamer}} Cheapy is the editor and owner of [[Cheap Ass Gamer]] (CAG), a website based in Tokyo.<ref name="Kotaku: for good"/> The website brought him "a kind of cult fame in the gaming world" as he hosts a "popular podcast" and makes cameos at gaming [[trade shows]].<ref name="Ars Technica: strikes"/> Nintendo used his face in one such trade show's [[Nintendo DS]] press conference presentation. Cheapy noted that his popularity draws from the website and not vice versa—that most CAG visitors come for the savings. He felt that living in Tokyo gave him a time advantage for posting United States-based video game deals. Cheapy runs the website full-time.<ref name="Ars Technica: strikes"/>
-The website began to raise money from its members for the [[Child's Play (charity)|Child's Play]] charity, as Cheapy was impressed by its founders' efforts, supported their effort to help children and change the negative media portrayal of gamers, and wanted to join their initiative. The website raised over $75,000 for the charity in five years.<ref name="Kotaku: for good"/>
-{{Quote box|quote=After downloading this DLC, you'll be able to call me up on your cell and have me shoot people in the face for you. |source=Cheapy, quoted in ''Kotaku''<ref name="Kotaku: in the face"/> |width=30em |quoted=1}} In August 2010, Cheapy participated in a charity auction for a [[voice acting]] role in the then-upcoming video game ''[[Saints Row: The Third]]''.<ref name="Kotaku: this man"/> The contest was held by ''Saints Row'' senior writer Steve Jaros, who wanted to help the family of a 23-year-old fire victim pay medical bills.<ref name="Kotaku: in the face"/> Cheapy had a previous interest in gaming-related charities. His voice role includes about 200 in-game lines and various asides, such as "screaming like he's been shot".<ref name="Kotaku: this man"/> The developer, Volition, later decided to expand his role from a random [[non-player character|non-playable character]] to a full [[Artificial intelligence (video games)|computer-controlled]] support character ("homie").<ref name="GamesRadar: SR3"/> Cheapy's in-game character [[downloadable content]] modeled on his likeness was made available for free.<ref name="Kotaku: in the face"/> He felt honored to be included, even if he "bought [his] way in".<ref name="VG247: CheapyD"/>
-As of late 2014, he lives in New York City.<ref name="Twitter: NYC"/>
-== References ==
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-<ref name="Ars Technica: strikes">{{cite web |url=http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2009/12/chief-of-cheap-behind-the-scenes-of-cheap-ass-gamer/ |accessdate=June 15, 2014 |title=Chief of cheap: behind the scenes at Cheap Ass Gamer  |last1=Kuchera |first1=Ben |authorlink=Ben Kuchera |date=December 11, 2009 |work=[[Ars Technica]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast Digital]] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6QMPm7vKZ |archivedate=June 15, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>
-<ref name="GamesRadar: SR3">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/saints-row-third-getting-cheapyd-dlc-free-homie/ |accessdate=June 15, 2014 |work=[[GamesRadar]] |publisher=[[Future plc|Future Publishing]] |title=Saints Row: The Third getting CheapyD DLC for free, homie |last=Bradford |first=Matt |date=January 13, 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6QMPSjVcZ |archivedate=June 15, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>
-<ref name="Kotaku: for good">{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/5410236/gaming-for-good |accessdate=June 15, 2014 |work=[[Kotaku]] |publisher=[[Gawker Media]] |title=Gaming For Good  |last1=Crecente |first1=Brian |authorlink=Brian Crecente |date=November 27, 2009 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6QMNRwoYJ |archivedate=June 15, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>
-<ref name="Kotaku: in the face">{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/5875745/cheap-ass-gamer-shoots-people-in-the-face-for-a-good-cause |accessdate=June 15, 2014 |work=[[Kotaku]] |publisher=[[Gawker Media]] |title=Cheap Ass Gamer Shoots People in the Face for a Good Cause |last=Ashcraft |first=Brian |date=January 13, 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6QMP8MkxK |archivedate=June 15, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>
-<ref name="Kotaku: this man">{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/5614550/this-man-will-be-in-saints-row-3 |accessdate=June 15, 2014 |work=[[Kotaku]] |publisher=[[Gawker Media]] |title=This Man Will Be In Saints Row 3 |last=Ashcraft |first=Brian |date=August 17, 2010 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6QMOtAdgt |archivedate=June 15, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>
-<ref name="Twitter: NYC">{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/CheapyD/status/542853691712483328 |accessdate=February 9, 2015 |title=Signed a lease today for a place in Lennox Hill/Sutton Pl area. ... |author=CheapyD |date=December 10, 2014 |publisher=Twitter |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209122452/https://twitter.com/CheapyD/status/542853691712483328 |archivedate=February 9, 2015 |deadurl=no }}</ref>
-<ref name="VG247: CheapyD">{{cite web |url=http://www.vg247.com/2012/01/13/cheapyd-dlc-drops-next-week-for-saints-row-the-third/ |accessdate=June 14, 2014 |title=CheapyD DLC drops next week for Saints Row: The Third |last1=Nunneley |first1=Stephany |date=January 13, 2012 |work=[[VG247]] |archiveurl= |archivedate=June 14, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>
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-== External links ==
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