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A legendary sword, a noble steed, deadly monsters, a princess in danger and one big bad tyrant controlling the land — these aspects can be found in multiple storylines and games. I doubt, however, that many stories also contain a magical musical instrument needed to save the world.

Gearbox Software creates some of the most popular video games on the market; the most recent success is the game known as “Borderlands,” an innovative role-playing first-person shooter that has sold more than 4.5 million copies worldwide. One the minds behind this important game took time to visit some classes here at Baylor.

1994 was a monumental year. For the first time in 40 years, Republicans would be the majority party in Congress. Baseball, America’s beloved past time, would see its season ended by a 232 day strike. Kurt Cobain would die but people knew they would never forget him. In 50 years, it will be an ape with a tie that will be the enduring image of 1994.

As a kid, I remember lying awake in bed and hearing the sounds of Mario Kart 64 in my head – I had played it so much during the day that I could still hear the noise of the races as I began to drift off to sleep. Eventually, I realized that the noise was not in my head and that, in fact, my dad was downstairs playing the game by himself.

Recently, I was watching television and a commercial came on the screen. Pictured were mothers watching a television screen of the video game being played. They expressed their disgust at the horrific nature of the game.