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Blade Runner was released
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"Cyberpunk" name was created.
The name was originally coined by Bruce Bethke as the title of his short story "Cyberpunk," published in 1983. -
The Terminator Movie Released
The Terminator is a movie about a human looking cyborg assassin who is sent back in time from the year 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor. -
Time Magazine does a "Cyberpunk" Cover Page
Time magazine did a Cyberpunk cover article in order to boost Cyberpunk into popualrity. -
Shibuya Japan 'Cyberpunk Setting living in the future"
Gibson states Shibuya, Japan is an ideal cyberpunk setting living in the future in an article posted by TIME magazine.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1956774,00.html