Interplay cofounder and LGBTQ+ icon Rebecca Heineman dies from cancer

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News Summary

  • Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman has died at the age of 62.
  • The veteran game designer was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma earlier this year.
  • A GoFundMe page set up to raise funds for treatment has now been updated to say that the funds will now go towards funeral arrangements.
  • He has also posted a "last toast" message to BlueSky and Instagram, which references her wife Jennell Jaquays, who died in January 2024 of complications caused by Guillain–Barré syndrome.
  • "Valhalla really really reeked of beer, but Jennell seems happy.
  • The other angels are tired of me saying “fight for the other users” while throwing my halo around," she wrote.
Interplay cofounder and veteran game designer Rebecca Heineman has died at the age of 62 following a cancer diagnosis earlier this year. The news has been shared on social media by numerous friends [+2776 chars]

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