Favourite Visual Artist
Those I admire the most are the ones I watch and favorite here on dA :]
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Linkin Park, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mumford and Sons...
Favourite Games
Skyrim, Gears, FF, GOW, MK, Fallout, etc. A few oldies such as Heretic, Doom, Full Throttle and so on.
Tools of the Trade
Mostly Photoshop + graphic tablet, sometimes SAI and Illustrator as well. Rarely do traditional besides a few sketches, but when I do, I use mostly Pencil (HB, 2B, 6B).