"It relies on luck as well as form, everything coming together at once ... When I retire in three weeks it'll be even more unimaginable, " she joked.

He said EA received many letters from consumers, including military and retired military personnel, who supported the company's right to produce the game in its original form.

A vote on the Flag Bill proposed by a group of retired and active duty generals in the army-appointed parliament was deferred on Thursday to allow a committee to study it.

The shuttles are due to retire next year, and there is already consternation about the gap between that retirement and the arrival of their successor.

Yet his resolve only grew, and in 1992, he retired from the military to pursue the project privately.