By Todd Friedman
Rebecca Heineman passed away on November 17, 2025. Lets remenber her and honor all the accomplishments she brought to the video game industry
Rebecca is an American video game designer and programmer. Heineman was a founder or co-founder of video game companies Interplay Productions, Logicware, Contraband Entertainment, and Olde Sküül. She was the chief executive officer of Olde Sküül since 2013.
Heineman rose to fame when she won a national Space Invaders tournament in 1980 aged 16, then carved out an impressive gamedev career, having taught herself to...