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.
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.
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..
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.
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The common speculation floating around is a heart attack, but there isn't any solid evidence I know of for this.
What a horrible thing to happen.
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.
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..
It was awesome to watch a truly charismatic, great person share his personality unfiltered to the world.