Ryan Davis, 1979 - 2013 | Dark Hacker News

Ryan Davis, 1979 - 2013(giantbomb.com)

78 points by patchfx 12 years ago | 16 comments

MartinCron 12 years ago |

I'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.

jacquesc 12 years ago | |

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.

geetee 12 years ago | |

Plus all the videos and live streaming. This is a horrible day. Ryan Davis left us all too soon.

sbarre 12 years ago | | |

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..

wahjah 12 years ago |

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.

mhurron 12 years ago | |

> He died on the 3rd during his honeymoon

What a horrible thing to happen.

mitchty 12 years ago | | |

No kidding, feel for his wife that has to be a horrible thing to have happen.

mcmire 12 years ago | |

Thanks for the clarification. So weird. Was this just a random thing? Does anyone know?

wahjah 12 years ago | | |

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.

Deinos 12 years ago | | |

No one has come out in regards to the cause of death. Tragic loss :(

burke 12 years ago |

Not the same Ryan Davis as https://github.com/zenspider.

cburgas 12 years ago |

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

EvanKelly 12 years ago | |

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.

ssully 12 years ago |

Absolutely tragic. He always brought life to the various video's and podcast's on giantbomb. He will be missed.

phildeschaine 12 years ago |

I used to watch his video reviews on GameSpot around 10 years ago. Extremely sad news.

thedudemabry 12 years ago |

I'll miss the duder.