iam8bit and the Video Game History Foundation will release Xcavator 2025, an NES game from Chris Oberth, creator of Ardy the Aardvark.
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Rebecca Heineman passes away
Famed Apple II programmer and Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman, aka Burger Becky, died from cancer on November 17, 2025, at the age of 62.
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GoFundMe for Rebecca Heineman
Apple II software developer Rebecca Heineman has launched a GoFundMe to help with her medical bills for cancer treatment.
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Vintage Apple lot up for auction
Steve Jobs and the Apple Revolution is an auction running through August 21, 2025, including many Apple-1, Apple II, Apple III, and Lisa computers.
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Bill Atkinson passes away
Bill Atkinson, Apple employee #51 and developer of the Apple Lisa GUI, passed away from pancreatic cancer on June 5 at 74.
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Laine Nooney to keynote INIT HELLO
Laine Nooney, author of The Apple II Age: How the Computer Became Personal, will keynote the inaugural INIT HELLO this July in Maryland.
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Wizardry wins a Grammy
Composer Winifred Phillips recently won a Grammy Award for the soundtrack for Digital Eclipse’s remake of the Apple II RPG Wizardry.
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Sierra On-Line documentary launches crowdfunding campaign
Legends of Adventure has launched a BackerKit crowdfunding campaign for a documentary about Ken and Roberta Williams’ company, Sierra On-Line.