Ryan Davis, 1979 - 2013
giantbomb.comI've been listening to Ryan Davis on the Giant Bomb podcast every week for the last several years. It's often a long podcast, so this is literally hundreds and hundreds of hours of having this guy's voice in my head.
I once noticed how intimate a medium podcasting can be when one of the Giant Bomb guys visited Seattle and I was deeply offended that someone who felt like a very close friend came to town and didn't even bother to visit me.
This morning, when I got the news that he died, I felt it in a way that I haven't felt for years.
Ditto. He died young, but what an amazing life he lived. In just a few years, he pioneered a new entertainment format, where many thousands of people who he's never met truly feel like they've lost a close friend today (myself included).
It was awesome to watch a truly charismatic, great person share his personality unfiltered to the world.
Plus all the videos and live streaming. This is a horrible day. Ryan Davis left us all too soon.
Same here.. With the podcasts and quick looks and all the video content (I'm a premium GB subscriber), these guys have been a constant part of my life for a few years now, and I was affected much more deeply than I expected when I saw the news today..
http://thanksryan.com/ was put up by a friend of his, and I think it sums up Ryan Davis quite well.. He would have laughed..
Ryan Davis was a cofounder of giantbomb.com. He died on the 3rd during his honeymoon.
He's been prolific in games press for a long time and will be missed by other members of the press, fans of the site, and developers of games.
> He died on the 3rd during his honeymoon
What a horrible thing to happen.
No kidding, feel for his wife that has to be a horrible thing to have happen.
Thanks for the clarification. So weird. Was this just a random thing? Does anyone know?
No cause of death has been given.
The common speculation floating around is a heart attack, but there isn't any solid evidence I know of for this.
No one has come out in regards to the cause of death. Tragic loss :(
Not the same Ryan Davis as https://github.com/zenspider.
He will be missed by a big community, that always enjoyed hearing his voice and witty banter on the podcast and in the videos on giantbomb
I've stopped playing games regularly, but I still listen to Ryan and the bombcast crew on my commute because they create such an enjoyable podcast. I'm sad to hear the news about Ryan.
Absolutely tragic. He always brought life to the various video's and podcast's on giantbomb. He will be missed.
I used to watch his video reviews on GameSpot around 10 years ago. Extremely sad news.
I'll miss the duder.