Ryan Davis 1979 - 2013

MikeTheNative · 11 Jul 2013 at 13:12

umboma said:
without being rude, but who is he, whats he do / did??

He was a gaming journalist who worked for Giant Bomb, he was not only very a good journalist but seemed a really nice guy which is why some many people have the up most respect for him.

Phatjayunoi · 11 Jul 2013 at 20:18

Worked at GameSpot from 2000-2008, co-founded Giant Bomb with Jeff Gerstmann in 2008.

He was a jolly man who knew how to get the work done, and was an influential and cheerful personality in video games journalism.

Robert1986 · 12 Jul 2013 at 11:22

They just posted 22 minute video of out takes of Ryan from over the years. It was awesome.

Video Thing: That's So Ryan!

No live shows for a while. I would love to see a huge cast on their next live show and have Ryan's host chair left empty in respect. That would be special.

Robert1986 · 13 Jul 2013 at 22:25

www.gamespot.com/video/ryan-davis-tribute-6411389?tag=Topslot;Slot1

Robert1986 · 4 Jul 2014 at 09:45

Died a year ago yesterday.

crunchman · 4 Jul 2014 at 09:52

Really sad seeing a load of people in the industry talking about him on twitter yesterday

Been listening to the early bombcasts recently since Vinny left for the east coast, forgot how much more light-hearted they used to be

Robert1986 · 4 Jul 2014 at 09:56

I miss him a lot for sure. The GB shows just haven't been that great since he left us. I tend to listen to older bombcasts these days rather than the newer ones. Him and Jeff bounced off each other like a comedy duo.

point decay · 4 Jul 2014 at 10:11

yeah, also been going through the back catalogue lately. Ryan's sorely missed.

malachi · 4 Jul 2014 at 10:16

Wow a year already??! Missed the days with him on the Bombcast, hasn't been the same since.

He never got a chance to see the PS4 and Xbox One launch, which is a shame.

Robert1986 · 4 Jul 2014 at 10:43

malachi said:
Wow a year already??! Missed the days with him on the Bombcast, hasn't been the same since.

He never got a chance to see the PS4 and Xbox One launch, which is a shame.

He never got to enjoy his new life with his wife. He died shortly after getting married.

crunchman · 4 Jul 2014 at 11:36

Robert1986 said:
He never got to enjoy his new life with his wife. He died shortly after getting married.

That's the most horrible part

Must be hard for the GB team with the controversy over hiring the new guys and the anniversary of Ryan's death in the same week :/

Spent most of last night watching him play dark souls on one of the old subscriber streams

point decay · 4 Jul 2014 at 12:43

crunchman said:
Must be hard for the GB team with the controversy over hiring the new guys and the anniversary of Ryan's death in the same week :/

Alex tweeted pretty much that a couple of days ago.

"Of all the weeks for things to go full-*******-awful, THIS WEEK IN PARTICULAR really didn't need to be it."

Arthur Hucksake · 4 Jul 2014 at 12:52

He was the heart and soul of Giant Bomb really.

I was listening to those guys years ago and they got me through dreary mornings while at work. Use to love the light hearted humour.

I don't think i've ever seen a bad word written about this guy anywhere, he seemed genuinely decent to me.

They never said what happened to him, but I always assumed it was a heart attack but long term sleep problems are evil. He was a big dude.

Anyone notice how they seem to talk about junk food in every single episode of Giant Bomb? literally every single one.

Seems to me he died at the most happiest part of his entire life.

point decay · 4 Jul 2014 at 13:06

Arthur Hucksake said:
He was the heart and soul of Giant Bomb really.

I was listening to those guys years ago and they got me through dreary mornings while at work. Use to love the light hearted humour.

I don't think i've ever seen a bad word written about this guy anywhere, he seemed genuinely decent to me.

They never said what happened to him, but I always assumed it was a heart attack but long term sleep problems are evil. He was a big dude.

Anyone notice how they seem to talk about junk food in every single episode of Giant Bomb? literally every single one.

Seems to me he died at the most happiest part of his entire life.

iirc Ryan's father confirmed it was related to his sleep apnoea

Robert1986 · 4 Jul 2014 at 13:21

crunchman said:
That's the most horrible part

Must be hard for the GB team with the controversy over hiring the new guys and the anniversary of Ryan's death in the same week :/

Spent most of last night watching him play dark souls on one of the old subscriber streams

I heard the new guys on the latest bombcast. Whats all the controversy about? They seemed alright to me.

point decay · 4 Jul 2014 at 13:43

Robert1986 said:
I heard the new guys on the latest bombcast. Whats all the controversy about? They seemed alright to me.

in short, someone on twitter didn't like GB's hiring practices, they in turn got some pretty hefty abuse from a section of the GB community.

http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/letter-from-the-editor-07-02-2014/1100-4948/

crunchman · 4 Jul 2014 at 13:48

Robert1986 said:
I heard the new guys on the latest bombcast. Whats all the controversy about? They seemed alright to me.

There's an uproar because they hired another two white guys..

Honestly, loads of feminists and white knights attacking GB, and then people atacking back in the name of GB

I like the new guys, the new editor has a lot of good video content over at game informer, did a quick look the other day too but I haven't seen that yet.