Author Topic: RIP Ryan Davis (Giant Bomb) (Read 20963 times)

Tasty · « **on:** July 08, 2013, 01:04:40 PM »

http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/ryan-davis-1979-2013/1100-4685/

WTF, wow. So sudden. Dude was hilarious and only 34. $:-\$

Steve Contra · « **Reply #1 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:05:16 PM »

:'(

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #2 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:06:15 PM »

Holy Fuck. I knew being that big was unhealthy but still its a shock. Wow. RIP. I love those guys as much as you can love random dudes on the internet. Bums me out.

Diunx · « **Reply #3 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:06:50 PM »

Damn and I just found out that my Applied Maths teacher died too last friday.

demi · « **Reply #4 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:06:59 PM »

What the flying fuck

Momo · « **Reply #5 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:07:04 PM »

wow, i swore off GB about a year ago, but this is a pity, the GB guys do what they do well, and I always liked Vinny and Ryan most

Tasty · « **Reply #6 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:07:45 PM »

Quote

Many of you know that Ryan was recently married. In the face of this awfulness, many of us will at least always remember him as we last saw him: outrageously, uproariously happy, looking forward to his next adventure with the biggest grin his face could hold.

Rufus · « **Reply #7 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:08:57 PM »

Wow, he JUST got married, too.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #8 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:09:08 PM »

Oh wow, that sucks. I had really been enjoying GB's stuff of late. RIP man.

Steve Contra · « **Reply #9 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:09:25 PM »

Quote from: Rufus on July 08, 2013, 01:08:57 PM

Wow, he JUST got married, too.

Double :'(

MCD · « **Reply #10 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:09:30 PM »

No one deserves to die this young.

RIP.

Himu · « **Reply #11 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:09:33 PM »

Holy fuck.

I often threw the idea out there that Ryan could possibly go at any time, but I didn't think it'd actually happen.

I'm utterly shocked and now my eyes have watered a bit and I wasn't even a big fan of GB.

cool breeze · « **Reply #12 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:10:08 PM »

what? :'( RIP

The giantbomb cast was talking about how he got married on the latest podcast and that he was on his honeymoon. Did they say how it happened?

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #13 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:11:06 PM »

damn wtf

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #14 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:11:22 PM »

aw man

Diunx · « **Reply #15 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:12:03 PM »

damn so he died on his honeymoon?

Rufus · « **Reply #16 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:12:30 PM »

If I remember correctly he was hooked up to oxygen for a while now because of sleep apnea or something. Might be related.

Himu · « **Reply #17 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:12:35 PM »

Quote from: fryinghigh on July 08, 2013, 01:10:08 PM

what? :'( RIP

The giantbomb cast was talking about how he got married on the latest podcast and that he was on his honeymoon. Did they say how it happened?

Not in the article.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #18 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:13:14 PM »

wow $:-\$

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #19 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:13:39 PM »

Wasn't he just moving to Chicago or something :/

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #20 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:14:00 PM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on July 08, 2013, 01:13:39 PM

Wasn't he just moving to Chicago or something :/

That was Patrick.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #21 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:14:13 PM »

thanks

Quote from: Diunx on July 08, 2013, 01:12:03 PM

damn so he died on his honeymoon?

oh man that's horrible

Tasty · « **Reply #22 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:16:02 PM »

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #23 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:16:43 PM »

:'( :'(

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Many of you know that Ryan was recently married.

:'( :'( :'(

brob · « **Reply #24 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:23:22 PM »

Jesus. Out of nowhere. Was it a problem related to his weight? I realize obesity shorten lives, but I've never really been exposed to that sort of stuff. RIP. :'(

And a week after getting married? fucked up.

cool breeze · « **Reply #25 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:24:30 PM »

:'(

demi · « **Reply #26 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:24:39 PM »

I imagine it's gonna be a bit before Jeff or someone speaks forward. It will probably be Jeff out of respect from the team.

hampster · « **Reply #27 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:25:47 PM »

:'( RIP :'(

I saw the gaf thread and thought "that's one sick joke" and then saw it was 11 pages...

He did great work and brought more joy to more people than most of us ever will. I'm sad I only discovered him with Arrow Pointing Down, the first podcast he did with Jeff as giantbomb was forming. I wish I followed Hot Spot back in the day. I hope everyone around him is doing okay

Himu · « **Reply #28 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:25:58 PM »

Quote from: fryinghigh on July 08, 2013, 01:24:30 PM

(Image removed from quote.)

:'(

Oh my fuck.

demi · « **Reply #29 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:27:42 PM »

http://www.thanksryan.com.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #30 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:30:20 PM »

Just brutal. Still can't believe it.

I really loved Giant Bomb. Once old school game journalism died they were the only guys who I could follow anymore. It was just a different approach to videogames. It wasn't these wise old nerds telling you to play weird quirky games. It was like jaded dudes my age who felt vaguely embarrassed about still playing videogames so much at this age but still did and had a sense of proportion and humour.

Ryan wasn't a great "journalist" but he was a really great moderator on the bombcast. I almost always skipped the ones he was missing from because they didn't flow right without him.

He will be missed.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #31 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:31:32 PM »

welp dat sux. hopefully jeff shapes up now then

bork · « **Reply #32 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:32:46 PM »

cool breeze · « **Reply #33 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:34:11 PM »

Quote from: demi on July 08, 2013, 01:24:39 PM

I imagine it's gonna be a bit before Jeff or someone speaks forward. It will probably be Jeff out of respect from the team.

yeah. iirc Jeff, Ryan, and Vinny left gamespot and started over with giantbomb. the lifeblood of the site was the chemistry the guys had from 10+ years of working together. you see the outpour from internet fans but can't even imagine what it means to those guys.

demi · « **Reply #34 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:35:01 PM »

Looks like he may have died in his sleep.

Tweets from his wife...

Hock · « **Reply #35 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:35:05 PM »

What the fuck. RIP.

I was a fan of his and everyone at GB. Way too soon.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #36 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:37:31 PM »

Quote from: fryinghigh on July 08, 2013, 01:34:11 PM

Quote from: demi on July 08, 2013, 01:24:39 PM
I imagine it's gonna be a bit before Jeff or someone speaks forward. It will probably be Jeff out of respect from the team.

yeah. iirc Jeff, Ryan, and Vinny left gamespot and started over with giantbomb. the lifeblood of the site was the chemistry the guys had from 10+ years of working together. you see the outpour from internet fans but can't even imagine what it means to those guys.

The chemistry between Jeff and Ryan was just insane. You can't replace that. My favorite bit of them .

Purple Filth · « **Reply #37 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:37:46 PM »

WHAT THE FUCK

RIP man

nudemacusers · « **Reply #38 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:38:19 PM »

I don't really follow the show but that's terrible.

Himu · « **Reply #39 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:38:27 PM »

Quote from: fryinghigh on July 08, 2013, 01:34:11 PM

Quote from: demi on July 08, 2013, 01:24:39 PM
I imagine it's gonna be a bit before Jeff or someone speaks forward. It will probably be Jeff out of respect from the team.

yeah. iirc Jeff, Ryan, and Vinny left gamespot and started over with giantbomb. the lifeblood of the site was the chemistry the guys had from 10+ years of working together. you see the outpour from internet fans but can't even imagine what it means to those guys.

Holy shit

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #40 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:42:12 PM »

SUCKS.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #41 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:46:22 PM »

I never listened to the guy, but recognize the name from people giving him respect.

Too young for someone to go. Kind of curious to what did him in.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #42 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:48:39 PM »

Quote from: Borys on July 08, 2013, 01:44:38 PM

A real shame. So sudden wow. Over the 30 Bore better watch for yourself :'(

It's definitely a motivator to keep up with the healthier eating/exercise I've been doing lately.

TA- he was rather overweight, so probably something related to that sadly.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #43 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:51:09 PM »

Quote from: Formerly Known As Himuro on July 08, 2013, 01:38:27 PM

Quote from: fryinghigh on July 08, 2013, 01:34:11 PM
Quote from: demi on July 08, 2013, 01:24:39 PM
I imagine it's gonna be a bit before Jeff or someone speaks forward. It will probably be Jeff out of respect from the team.

yeah. iirc Jeff, Ryan, and Vinny left gamespot and started over with giantbomb. the lifeblood of the site was the chemistry the guys had from 10+ years of working together. you see the outpour from internet fans but can't even imagine what it means to those guys.

Holy shit

dawwwww they're like little kids back then.

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #44 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:52:43 PM »

I'm more or less devastated. This is just horrible news. Especially given the fact that Ryan was such a nice guy.

Seeing as he posted this and deleted it just hours before his wife sent her brother to wake him, I'm wondering if it had anything to do with it.

I was looking forward to seeing him and Jeff this weekend for CAX... I don't think that will be happening now.

Rufus · « **Reply #45 on:** July 08, 2013, 01:54:01 PM »

He later clarified that it was just Claritin according to some people on GAF.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #46 on:** July 08, 2013, 02:01:32 PM »

I literally had to double check the headlines. I don't think I'll be more shocked or upset by the passing of a random person I discovered online as I am right now.

Trent Dole · « **Reply #47 on:** July 08, 2013, 02:04:26 PM »

Holy fuck. So sad.

Purple Filth · « **Reply #48 on:** July 08, 2013, 02:04:27 PM »

Quote from: Creepy Old Guy on July 08, 2013, 01:48:39 PM

Quote from: Borys on July 08, 2013, 01:44:38 PM
A real shame. So sudden wow. Over the 30 Bore better watch for yourself :'(

It's definitely a motivator to keep up with the healthier eating/exercise I've been doing lately.

TA- he was rather overweight, so probably something related to that sadly.

Apparently he wasn't getting much sleep at all

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #49 on:** July 08, 2013, 02:04:37 PM »

As someone who has dealt with drug abusers in his life. I'm pretty sure that was not the case. Claritin is used to add to the effect of opiates by making them last longer. My mother used to do it with her Lortabs. I think the timing is questionable and when they don't release a cause of death it's even more so questionable. He also was a very heavy drinker, which might have caused him liver issues. Which coupled with the Lortab can accelerate liver failure which with his body size could have shocked his whole system.

And looking at his wife's post on twitter she doesn't seem very emotional at all about this, what's up with that?

demi · « **Reply #50 on:** July 08, 2013, 02:05:20 PM »

Lol, it's twitter. What do you want her to do? It's also been like 4-5 days since he passed.

"Boy, I am so sad. Very sad."

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #51 on:** July 08, 2013, 02:08:03 PM »

Oh god, are people going all detective mode on this? It doesn't fucking matter, the guy has passed away, pay respects and try resist your nerdlinging-tendencies. It's not like you'll learn anything from this, you fat fucks.

brob · « **Reply #52 on:** July 08, 2013, 02:08:58 PM »

his widowed wife doesn't really have to justify herself with a weeping vine, G. I think it's fair to assume that she has emotions beyond what she puts on twitter.

Rufus · « **Reply #53 on:** July 08, 2013, 02:09:51 PM »

As I mentioned earlier, I'm pretty sure he started wearing an oxygen mask in his sleep recently. Dunno how portable such a setup is. I imagine not very. I can see that being a contributing factor as well, but honestly, I don't really feel like speculating. "Public" deaths are weird...

As for his wife. What do you expect? All caps and spamming exclamation marks? It's very easy to seem calm and collected in text.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #54 on:** July 08, 2013, 02:14:21 PM »

I don't really care how he died and its not like the family has to say anything. He was way overweight. This was a dude who when they spent a day demo'ing the kinect was so winded and out of shape that he missed work afterwards because he threw his back out. He was not a healthy guy which means it could have been lots of stuff or stuff related to dealing with his unhealthiness.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #55 on:** July 08, 2013, 02:14:38 PM »

Quote from: Shaka Khan on July 08, 2013, 02:08:03 PM

Oh god, are people going all detective mode on this? It doesn't fucking matter, the guy has passed away, pay respects and try resist your nerdlinging-tendencies. It's not like you'll learn anything from this, you fat fucks.

There might be some point in my future where I want to have a Benzo/Opiate/Whiskey cocktail. I would like to know what combo to avoid in the future.

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #56 on:** July 08, 2013, 02:16:19 PM »

Well it all sucks regardless of how it happened. So sorry for wanting to know how he died.

He will be greatly missed regardless of how he died. It's just hard to deal with right now. I feel like I lost a friend.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #57 on:** July 08, 2013, 02:30:12 PM »

Quote from: Eschaton on July 08, 2013, 02:11:58 PM

Quote from: Rufus on July 08, 2013, 02:09:51 PM
As I mentioned earlier, I'm pretty sure he started wearing an oxygen mask in his sleep recently. Dunno how portable such a setup is. I imagine not very.
Depends on the size of the tank, but its more portable than you'd think.

It wasn't oxygen, it was just a CPAP machine, which are extremely portable.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #58 on:** July 08, 2013, 02:37:17 PM »

Quote from: mojovonio on July 08, 2013, 02:36:01 PM

So did the crew know when they filmed the stream on the 4th?

that was on the 3rd and likely before it happened.

demi · « **Reply #59 on:** July 08, 2013, 02:37:47 PM »

Quote from: G The Resurrected on July 08, 2013, 02:16:19 PM

Well it all sucks regardless of how it happened. So sorry for wanting to know how he died.

He will be greatly missed regardless of how he died. It's just hard to deal with right now. I feel like I lost a friend.

Everyone wants to know how he went.

News:

Author Topic: RIP Ryan Davis (Giant Bomb) (Read 20963 times)