EGM scores. Some pretty big games.

[Private Hudson]

Could you elaborate on that?

Well, the whole notion of a true AI having the capability to fully control.. whatever. Then going haywire.

Subtle reference to 2001: ASO -- HAL Emmerich, HAL was the name of the computer in 2001 which featured true AI. It was also, strangely, the most well developed character in the whole novel/movie.

A little more blatant -- When the computer in 2001 starts malfunctioning shortly before 'death' starts spouting out random insanity such as "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The rain in Spain is mainly in the plain". Seem a bit like in MGS when the AI starts malfunctioning? Just not quite as funny. :D

Also, and probably more profoundly, the whole notion of human evolution seems to be the main themes of the games/movie/novel.

Perhaps I shouldn't have said it was derivitive, as it's more likely been inspired by, and thus it makes sure to make plenty of references to 2001.