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Gygax died in 2008 at the age of 69 after suffering an abdominal aneurysm. Additional information about those games will be announced later this year. Community funding and publishing platform Fig announced Tuesday it’s teaming up with the Gygax Trust to develop video games based on unpublished intellectual property from Gary Gygax, the co-creator of “ Dungeons & Dragons.” The two plan to find developers for Gygax’s IP, launch Fig campaigns to raise money, and publish several titles.