Tonight I had the pleasure (and honour) of attending the closing down party / wake for Origin Systems.
It was recently announced that Electronic Arts was closing down their Austin office (i.e. Origin) and relocating the team to the Bay area.
Literally hundreds of ex-Origin employees (and a bunch of outsiders like myself) gathered at Lord British's huge lake-side property (complete with wooden fort and pirate ship) for a night celebrating the remarkable achievement that was Origin Systems.
Origin produced the games that had the biggest influence on me growing up. Hearing Garriott and others recount stories made me wish I'd somehow been a part of it.