Gary didn't kill GDW, GDW killed GDW. Dangerous Journeys would've been huge. Lorraine Williams' continued legal threats against Gary were "covered" by GDW. At the end of the day, he told her: if you're afraid of DJ beating out D&D, why don't you buy DJ from us and publish it, that way you'll have everything. Lorraine, being a megabitch, said no we'll see you in court.
TSR sued, TSR lost. That's right, they lost. GDW won. Part of TSR's settlement with GDW was to - Ta Da! - buy DJ. But rather than publishing it they buried it. Lorraine Williams shot TSR in the foot, calf, knee, thigh, abdomen, chest, shoulders, arms and head.
I knew Gary and worked with him, and the idea that he is somehow responsible for GDW's failure is pretty silly. He liked GDW, and wanted them to succeed. Before TSR's interference there were plans for a whole CRPG series of DJ games. Remember, TSR tried to get Gary to sign a non-compete that said "I won't put my name on any RPG products." (Wizards of the Coast attorneys found it in TSR's documents - unsigned).
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