Posted on 11/18/2025 7:38:42 AM PST by DallasBiff
Game developer Rebecca Heineman has died after being diagnosed with cancer last month. The news was shared to Bluesky by Heineman's friend, Heidi McDonald, while the most recent post on Heineman's GoFundMe is a goodbye message stating that her health was rapidly deteriorating, and she was entering palliative care. Heineman was 62, and the GoFundMe will remain live to help her family make final arrangements.
Born in 1963, Heineman initially made a mark on the industry by winning a national Space Invaders tournament in 1980 in New York, becoming the first formally recognized US champion of any videogame. She went on to have a far-reaching career, being credited on 67 games according to MobyGames.
Heineman co-founded Interplay in 1983 alongside Brian Fargo, Jay Patel, and Troy Worrell. The developer and publisher was the source of many foundational PC games, including Wasteland, Fallout, and Baldur's Gate. Heineman designed and programmed a number of games at Interplay, with her most prominent design credit being The Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate.
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could the cancer have resulted from a male body being unnaturally pumped full of female hormones? ... or did the dude just wear a dress?
Lots of contagious viruses was in the water. The viruses know the host better than the host knows itself.
A typical run of the mill outcome. Sad, and very, very human. The one cognizant life form that willfully pleasures itself to death.
They’re ‘furries’, they’re ‘gamers’, they’re comic-con people, cosplay types...
always about ‘play’.
Oh wow. Met him/her personally years ago. I think original name was Salvatore.
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