One of the Giant Bomb guys died. RIP Giant Bomb Guy.

[Fabricated]

Ryan Davis from Giant Bomb passed away; dunno on the details

I don't really read Giant Bomb but I imagine some people here do. Welp.

[kildorn]

Sucks :(
I don't always love their stuff, but they do what they do well and are hilarious when doing it.

[sickrubik]

No details as of yet.

And I know it's somewhat ironic posting the following on this forum of all places, but over the last few years I've been battling hard against my own cynicism and trying to just be a better human being. One of the people I saw as a model for that behavior was indeed Ryan Davis. The guy just seemed to be loved by everyone and was just so positive in general. He just seemed genuine and good hearted.

Giant Bomb, if maybe because the people involved come from a similar background as mine, always seemed like a good place to read stuff. The Bombcast is one of the few podcasts that I make sure I have to listen to every week.

Also, the dude just got married in the last few weeks. I can't imagine how his wife feels right now.

[jakonovski]

I'm a fan, and the GB crew are really the only net personalities I follow. Really tragic, especially since he just got married. Rest in peace.

[MisterNoisy]

Just heard about this.  Terrible news, particularly in light of him just getting married a little while ago.  :(

RIP, Bombardier.

[Nonentity]

Truly an awful, awful thing.

I had the chance to meet him a few times at E3 and PAX and he always seemed very jovial. I remember at PAX Prime 2011, he was excitedly showing me his lock screen on his phone which contained the most intense and smoldering picture of Bradley Cooper I think I've ever seen.

It's weird to think about how you become attached to figures that you know via media and podcasts in this day and age. There are very few of us who can say that they were legitimate real friends with him, but I think you'd be hard-pressed to say that anyone who had followed Giant Bomb (and GameSpot) over the years did not legitimately love the man. He put his heart and soul into everything he did, and it was super obvious.

[schild]

Sucks. :(

No clue who this guy is though as I don't listen to podcasts and barely read any "mainstream"-esque gaming sites.

[Fabricated]

34 years old too. Errghhh.

I mean yeah he was pretty grossly overweight and smoked I guess but still.

[Nayr]

Sucks. :(

No clue who this guy is though as I don't listen to podcasts and barely read any "mainstream"-esque gaming sites.

Nor do I. Today was the first I'd heard of the man.

Still... it's sad to hear about anybody dying. And far too young at that.

The guy just seemed to be loved by everyone and was just so positive in general. He just seemed genuine and good hearted.

Only the good die young. Or so they say.

[Paelos]

Was it drugs? You don't usually die in your 30s due to simply eating and smoking.

[Nayr]

Was it drugs? You don't usually die in your 30s due to simply eating and smoking.

It can happen. Still, it could be something else.

[Fabricated]

Was it drugs? You don't usually die in your 30s due to simply eating and smoking.

Dude weighed like 3-4 bucks.

[Azazel]

bucks?

[sickrubik]

Hundred. He was pretty obese.

[koro]

I've actually heard that that sleep apnea was the cause of death.

[sickrubik]

He did suffer from it. He had a CPAP machines.

[Velorath]

Jesus, they were just talking about having gone to his wedding on the podcast last week.

[sickrubik]

The new podcast is up.... and it's just basically a memory lane thing. Pretty great.

[Jeff Kelly]

Listened to it yesterday. That Ryan guy seemed like a pretty decent person and great friend but god did his lifestyle sound unhealthy when being described by his friends and coworkers on the show.

[Paelos]

Are they actually going to give a cause of death? I mean if they just let speculation run, I think drugs or the guy died in some odd auto-erotic strangulation job.

[trias_e]

Unfortunate tweet from him on July 3rd:  "@DavidEllis I'm on day three, I've gotten collectively maybe 10-12 hours. It's not like I'm gonna die, but C'MON. VACATION."

It's very likely that the unaccustomed to level of exertion on his honeymoon combined with weight/heart issues are the cause.

[schild]

I don't want to laugh, but eh... heh.

[Paelos]

Good point. However, if I died during sex I would want that on my memorial sign with a picture of me giving 2 thumbs up.

EDIT: I'm putting that in my will.

[sickrubik]

I really don't care how he died, personally. I'd rather just let them have some peace on that subject.

[Nija]

There are a few more unfortunate tweets if you go back a few weeks.

[Paelos]

Who the fuck cares, seriously.

If you don't understand the public fascination with how people shuffle off the mortal coil, I can't really illuminate you on the topic. It's one of the few things we all will have in common.

[sickrubik]

Who the fuck cares, seriously.

If you don't understand the public fascination with how people shuffle off the mortal coil, I can't really illuminate you on the topic. It's one of the few things we all will have in common.

I'm not looking for an explanation. I know it exists, but it's just ridiculous to assume or even inquire about them releasing information based on silly rumors.

[Paelos]

The fact the family is going out of their way to say nothing about it is what's fueling the interest, I think. The ridiculous rumors exist simply because they didn't just say he had heart failure and moved on.

[jakonovski]

His father tweeted at some point that it was natural causes.

I'm not surprised (for certain values of surprised), all that exertion and drinking and not sleeping, plus a horrible heat wave.

[sickrubik]

The fact the family is going out of their way to say nothing about it is what's fueling the interest, I think. The ridiculous rumors exist simply because they didn't just say he had heart failure and moved on.

My point is, let those weirdos ruminate. They're going to anyway.

Going out of their way? To not say something? That makes no sense. They're just not talking about it.

[Paelos]

I guess my point is that when somebody just drops dead in their early 30s, other than getting hit by a bus, people have a genuine WTF HAPPENED moment. It's not a normal life(death) occurrence.

[Merusk]

He wasn't a celeb so he didn't have a publicist to handle this as some final part of their contract.

Since he was only 'internet famous' in certain circles, (which means not famous.) his family isn't likely to do anything but grieve and wonder who the fuck cares. That his dad tweeted anything is - frankly - amazing to me.

I mean, how would your family feel if you went missing or died and we called them up saying, "Hey, what happened to Paelos."  (Previous experience on another forum says they'd be rightly creeped-the-fuck-out.)

[sickrubik]

I guess my point is that when somebody just drops dead in their early 30s, other than getting hit by a bus, people have a genuine WTF HAPPENED moment. It's not a normal life(death) occurrence.

There is a WIDE difference between "holy shit, what happened" and "HEY DID HE DO A BUNCH OF DRUGS OR JERK OFF WHILE A BELT WAS AROUND HIS NECK."

there's also a wide difference in wondering, and asking the family what happened.

One is curiosity/confusion, the other is being a dickhead.

[Hayduke]

Never heard of him, but that's pretty sad.

Still a simple Google image search of the guy and you can do the math.  I'm not really sure why people are acting like this is a big mystery.  Hopefully it is a wake up call for some gamers.

[Velorath]

His father tweeted at some point that it was natural causes.

I'm not surprised (for certain values of surprised), all that exertion and drinking and not sleeping, plus a horrible heat wave.

Pretty much that. The guy wasn't in the greatest shape. Then combine that with E3, where I'm sure he didn't get much sleep, especially since the Giant Bomb guys had most of their equipment stolen, but they still managed to put on hours long live video shows each night. Then after that he was getting ready for his wedding, plus helping move around arcade cabinets for some of the other guys. I'm sure he probably hadn't gotten many good night's sleep in the past moth at least.