Origin was bought out by EA for 10's of millions of dollars - so hardly destroyed. Both Robert and Richard left several years later to work together again in a

Origin was bought out by EA for 10's of millions of dollars - so hardly destroyed. Both Robert and Richard left several years later to work together again in a new company they both formed - Destination Games. Richard made enough money to pay an estimated 30 million dollars to become a private astronaut. They were a team and a very successful one. Together they were far more successful than they probably would have been apart.