# CheapyD

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{{Short description|Editor and owner of Cheap Ass Gamer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2014}}{{Use American English|date=February 2014}}

[[File:CheapyD taiko selfie (14014520255).jpg|thumb|Cheapy at a [taiko](/source/taiko) event, 2014]] '''David Abrams''', known as '''CheapyD''', runs [Cheap Ass Gamer](/source/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](/source/Saints_Row%3A_The_Third)''.

== Cheap Ass Gamer ==

{{main|Cheap Ass Gamer}} Cheapy is the editor and owner of [Cheap Ass Gamer](/source/Cheap_Ass_Gamer) (CAG), a website initially based in Tokyo, Japan.{{r|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](/source/trade_shows).{{r|Ars Technica: strikes}} Nintendo used his face in one such trade show's [Nintendo DS](/source/Nintendo_DS) press conference presentation. Cheapy noted that his popularity draws from the website and not vice versa{{emdash}}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.{{r|Ars Technica: strikes}}

The website began to raise money from its members for the [Child's Play](/source/Child's_Play_(charity)) 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.{{r|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''{{r|Kotaku: in the face}} |width=30em |quoted=1}} In August 2010, Cheapy participated in a charity auction for a [voice acting](/source/voice_acting) role in the then-upcoming video game ''[Saints Row: The Third](/source/Saints_Row%3A_The_Third)''.{{r|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.{{r|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".{{r|Kotaku: this man}} The developer, Volition, later decided to expand his role from a random [non-playable character](/source/non-player_character) to a full [computer-controlled](/source/Artificial_intelligence_(video_games)) support character ("homie").{{r|GamesRadar: SR3}} Cheapy's in-game character [downloadable content](/source/downloadable_content) modeled on his likeness was made available for free.{{r|Kotaku: in the face}} He felt honored to be included, even if he "bought [his] way in".{{r|VG247: CheapyD}}

He lives in the United States, as of late 2014.{{r|Twitter: NYC}}

== References ==

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<ref name="Ars Technica: strikes">{{cite web |url=https://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 |date=December 11, 2009 |work=[Ars Technica](/source/Ars_Technica) |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714144042/http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2009/12/chief-of-cheap-behind-the-scenes-of-cheap-ass-gamer/ |archivedate=July 14, 2014 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</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](/source/GamesRadar) |title=Saints Row: The Third getting CheapyD DLC for free, homie |last=Bradford |first=Matt |date=January 13, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411205445/http://www.gamesradar.com/saints-row-third-getting-cheapyd-dlc-free-homie/ |archivedate=April 11, 2016 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

<ref name="Kotaku: for good">{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/gaming-for-good-5410236 |access-date=June 15, 2014 |work=[Kotaku](/source/Kotaku) |title=Gaming For Good |last1=Crecente |first1=Brian |authorlink=Brian Crecente |date=November 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712124650/http://kotaku.com/5410236/gaming-for-good |archive-date=July 12, 2014 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</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 |access-date=June 15, 2014 |work=[Kotaku](/source/Kotaku) |title=Cheap Ass Gamer Shoots People in the Face for a Good Cause |last=Ashcraft |first=Brian |date=January 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903184122/http://kotaku.com/5875745/cheap-ass-gamer-shoots-people-in-the-face-for-a-good-cause |archive-date=September 3, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

<ref name="Kotaku: this man">{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/this-man-will-be-in-saints-row-3-5614550 |access-date=June 15, 2014 |work=[Kotaku](/source/Kotaku) |title=This Man Will Be In Saints Row 3 |last=Ashcraft |first=Brian |date=August 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619130655/http://kotaku.com/5614550/this-man-will-be-in-saints-row-3 |archive-date=June 19, 2014 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</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](/source/Twitter) |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209122452/https://twitter.com/CheapyD/status/542853691712483328 |archivedate=February 9, 2015 |url-status=live }}</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](/source/VG247) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908064350/http://www.vg247.com/2012/01/13/cheapyd-dlc-drops-next-week-for-saints-row-the-third/ |archive-date=September 8, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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