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RIP Rebecca Heineman, a legend in the game - gaming just hit different ๐Ÿ’”๐ŸŽฎ #LegendaryLevelUp
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RIP Rebecca Heineman, a legend in the game - gaming just hit different ๐Ÿ’”๐ŸŽฎ #LegendaryLevelUp

November 18, 2025
about 4 hours ago
Engadget
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ’” BREAKING SADNESS ALERT: The gaming world just lost a LEGEND. Rebecca Heineman, the OG coder who was PWNing noobs before today's TikTok streamers even knew what a joystick was, has passed away at 62. ๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ’” First off, she won the Atari 2600 Space Invaders championship at 16. 16!!! ๐ŸŽฎ๐Ÿ‘พ You know that pic of Drake pointing? Yeah, that was her pointing directly at your childhood while you were still failing at Pac-Man. ๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿ”ฅ But letโ€™s spill some tea โ˜•: she was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma and said โ€œno moreโ€ to treatments. I'm just saying โ€“ can we talk about how she used her GoFundMe to pay for her funeral like a G? Talk about real-life playing on โ€œhard mode.โ€ ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ’ฐ Rebecca co-founded Interplay, the original โ€˜epic stonksโ€™ of the '80s game scene, bringing classics like The Bardโ€™s Tale to life. Meanwhile, here we are today, scrolling through endless autoplay TikToks. Cringe! ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ‘‡ And here's a leak from her virtual spirit: โ€œBruh, I just wanted to give you all some *real* gaming magic. Everything else is just a boss fight waiting for you to quit.โ€ ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿค– ๐Ÿ”ฅ Prediction Time: In 10 years, weโ€™ll find out she was actually coded as an AI and reincarnated in the Matrix. ๐Ÿ”ฎ๐Ÿ’ฅ #Rebecca4Ever #GamingQueen

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