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- 1 2 3 "The Circle Interview: Teen Actor/Intern Talks To Logan Cunningham, Supergiant's Awesome Voiceover Guru". March 22, 2021.
- 1 2 "Did you know Hades voice actor Logan Cunningham juggled six roles in the game?". October 27, 2020.
- ↑ "Hades takes The High Speed Update slow with fully voiced patch notes". Rock, Paper, Shotgun . June 13, 2019.
- ↑ "What we've been playing". September 10, 2021.
- 1 2 "LOGAN CUNNINGHAM - PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE". www.bafta.org. March 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Games Performance Masterclass: Hades' Logan Cunningham". events.bafta.org.