Ryan Davis, 1979 - 2013

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I miss you Ryan Davis <>

Ryan, your absence has been felt this year. We all miss you.

Always remembered, never forgotten; We miss you, Ryan.

I remember I was at work scrolling through my twitter feed to see what I had missed since I went in to work. I came up to an Alex tweet first about it. I thought it was some kind of joke (a bad one). That's really all my mind could register at the moment. I couldn't even fathom that it could be real so I didn't even consider the chance that it was. Then I scrolled up some more and saw the other guys tweeting about the same thing and it hit me like a ton of bricks. I remember being frozen in place for a few moments when I should have been working. I didn't feel the full effect of it until I was off of work and taking it all in on my computer at home later. I did my best to explain the situation to my girlfriend who had only known him from watching a Bioshock Infinite ending video the website had done with all of the guys.

I like where Giant Bomb is today and still love these guys. I'll sometimes read people commenting on how it isn't the same since Ryan passed and I'll think "Eh, I don't know, GB is still pretty damn good". Then I'll listen to an old podcast or quick look or youtube highlight and... yeah. You know.

We miss you Ryan. So damn much. Rest in peace.

I was an angry dumbass when I was a teenager. But since I was too meek to take my anger out on the real world, I relegated myself to yelling and getting banned on video game forums. I still can't help but cringe every time I think about that phase in my life.

I can't quite remember how, but I stumbled upon the Hotspot one day and I was confused. I mean these guys were talking about video games; why weren't they at each other's throats with NPD numbers and review scores? It's because they were too busy talking about actual news, and more importantly, laughing. God, that laugh. After listening for a few months, I began to notice a change in how I thought, not only about video games, but about life in general. I was happier, and a bit more ready to take on whatever life would throw at me.

Ryan, along with the rest of the GS crew and later the GB crew, helped me see that being positive is always, always, always the better option.

Thanks, Ryan, for helping me become a better person.

Still feels so strange. We still miss you, Ryan. RIP.

Miss you man, I never knew I would be hit so hard by the loss of someone I have never met, I wish I have met you. :(

Still stunned a year later. Still finding it hard to believe you won't just pop back in and say you took a year off for a super-long honeymoon. I'd be pissed, but the relief and happiness would overtake the anger immediately. Fuck, Ryan Davis... I'd have loved to have heard your thoughts on this year's E3, or your laughter at the absurd violence of Sniper Elite 3, or any of a million other things that have happened this past year.

Thank you for everything you've done Ryan. You've always made me laugh and I can't thank you enough for that.

We used the realest summer jams for my friend's 21st BBQ party we had last week, it lasted the whole day and there wasn't one song out of place. Dude knew his stuff. I poured one out for you that day buddy, I haven't stopped missing the hell out of you, I wish you were still with us duder.

We still miss you man. It still hurts, and I can't imagine what this loss feels like for the ones who knew you personally. The difference for me now is that this can be a week of celebrating your memory, rather than of mourning. Thank you Ryan.

Love Ryan Davis

I miss you Ryan.

Thanks, Ryan. You made life a little better for everyone lucky enough to know you or catch a glimpse of you.

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RIP Ryan

Thanks for everything Ryan.

@mister_snig said:

This.

Tonight I toast in the memory of you, Mr. Davis

Still miss you big guy. Rest in peace, Ryan.

Cried for a minute today. Miss this duder's voice. RIP. I just wish I knew what 2014's summer jam(s) were...

Miss you a lot Ryan. The greatest dude I knew but never met

This was for you, Ryan.

RIP Ryan Davis. I don't think it's hyperbolic to say that you changed my life, how I think about the world, and shaped my very sense of humor. I never met you, but you seemed like an awesome dude, and were there every single week for years to make me laugh, even during a really bad time in my life. Hearing the Bombcast was the highlight of my week during a pretty dark time for me, because it always made the world seem a little bit less bleak. You're missed, man. You really are.

RIP Ryan thanks for all the laughs. Time to listen to the Realist of Summer jams.

Still thinking about you... never met you but I felt like we were old friends.

GLHB - RIP

You were a goddamned delight and it still sucks that you are gone.

@charlesalanratliff: Your only mistake was for some reason not moving the rug out of the way, haha.

@charlesalanratliff: What a tribute!

I miss you Ryan

Gone but impossible to forget. The videos helped me get through a lot of bad times. Still miss you duder.

Cant believe its been a year...missing this duder today...R.I.P RYAN D.

Miss you every Tuesday, buddy. Always will.

Sometimes this still feels like one sick joke and that one day I'm going to load up GB and its just gonna say "Got ya". I wouldn't even be mad, in fact I'd be so, so happy. Miss you Ryan.

I'm about to sit back and give the 7/9/13 podcast another listen. It's probably the single best piece of content that Giant Bomb has ever put out. Even though Ryan isn't in the studio, through his friends' recollections and stories the full essence of Ryan is there, in a way that may have never been there before. Lots of people feel like they "know" Ryan thanks to the countless hours of camera and microphone work he's done, but I think that specific podcast allows you to know him in the truest and closest way: through the joy and memories he provided for his friends, and those few moments where they allow themselves to feel the devastation of losing him.

That podcast is incredible. It had to be, they paid way too fucking high a price for it.

I'm glad that, in many ways, we have recovered so much since that day. I know I was broken-hearted, and certainly many more were even deeper in their loss. A lot of people lost the influential presence of a kind, quirky, hard-working man, and the void he left won't ever be filled. But in response, people have still found a way to build around that hole that can't be filled and forge ahead. As we reflect on the man that is gone, I am encouraged by the continued signs of moving forward.

This week, Giant Bomb has grown, welcoming two new, awesome staff members to help expand the site even further, and in the face of apparent challenges, Jeff and many here have reaffirmed the vision of what Giant Bomb aspires to be. It is first and foremost a dumb, fun website. And in honor of the decent and dedicated man who helped build it, it may continue toward being a dumb, fun website for everyone.

Thank you for all you did for those of us here, Ryan. Still miss you, duder.

There was a hummingbird flying around my window today and it made me think of Ryan and that stupid hummingbird feeding mask thing he got.

Dude swept through like a force of nature, an absurd act of embodying a universal constant of joy and then dissapearing.

The context of his passing will change. Interpretation of his influence will change. His laugh and enthusiasm won't.

As much as we've been robbed, we recognize the loss.

Thanks Ryan Davis.

I can't believe its been a year. I miss the guy.

Still miss you deeply Ryan :(

It still feels like yesterday. Still kinda hard to watch / listen to stuff with Ryan in it. It's such a shame that Ryan never got to see the expansion and riff with the new guys.

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Miss you so much Ryan :(

We still miss you, Ryan. Probably always will.

Has anything been "officially" said on this sad anniversary? I've been a bit out the loop lately.

I tell my son "Punch punch punch" when he's trying to get a shirt on because of Ryan on the Goldeneye remake quicklook. :(

Every now and then I see this sign, and I am reminded of Ryan.

Still miss you Ryan, thanks again for all the laughs and for being such an inspiration to me!

I'm watching the Hotline Miami quick look right now and it's making me smile so much. This is the first video with Ryan in it that I've rewatched since he passed... not sure what I was so afraid of.

RIP Ryan Davis

I can't believe it's been a year already. I'm not sure what to say that hasn't been said before. I never met him, but like many fans of GB I considered him a friend, even if all I did was hear and seem him on podcasts and videos.

I think it was Jeff who said something to the effect that Ryan treated life as if it was made for his amusement. What a great perspective to have, especially when going through such tough times.

RIP Ryan Davis we are going to miss you.

I feel so sad whenever I see this, however I still can't help but smile at how happy they all look. RIP, man. I still and will always miss you.