Guys...Come in here

*hug*

I could hardly get any work done today. I can't believe he's gone...

*Hugs* to every bomber

Still in denial. God damnit!

I'm going to play through XCOM at last.

It was his last 5 star review and I can't think of a better way to honor a guy then by following his advice.
There will be tears though.

People in my day to day life will probably not understand why I'm sad. Those people, never knew Ryan Davis.

Giant Bomb has always felt like a second home to me, and only us as a community can understand each others sadness today. (HUG)

I can't say I'm surprised by how many people have said that Giant Bomb and Ryan have helped them through difficult times. Whenever I've been depressed, lonely or upset I would turn to Giant Bomb. They aren't just a video game website, they're a source of comfort to me and ,from what I've seen, many others. I've been crying all day reading tributes and seeing how many people were touched by Ryan. We can already tell nothing is going to be the same without him. Thanks for this stream. It's great to see so many people come together to support each other.

I still can't believe it. RIP ryan.

Not so much denial for me, but just...like...wow I know it's real, but it's just so crazy.

Hugs for everyone. I love this site and the community <3

Does anyone know where to find those end of the year podcast highlights that went around the last couple years?

I think they'd be helpful as I cry myself to sleep tonight.

Edit: I found them Here, if anyone else is interested.

First time in my life im generally sad about someone I never met dying.

Feels odd.

*hugs*

In tribute to Ryan, I will offer hugs, but these hugs will last a little too long, just long enough to make you uncomfortable and creep you out. It's what Ryan would have wanted.

Hugs y abrazos from Mexico! :(

@deadpan: I love you man. For real. You and all my GB family.

Kinda hard to know how to react.

So many Bombcasts. Fuck.

D:

So many things Ryan was a part of that were so amazing and cool here at GB. Gonna miss Ryan soooo much.

My heart goes out to his new bride, family, and all the GB staff and users here who are devastated, like me.

This will take a good long while to recover from.

Frankly... very concerned for Jeff.

*Hugs* to all you duders for sure.

I don't really drink but same here. There is no glass large enough.

Goddammit. This is all real, isn't it.

I don't think I ever realized how much this site meant to me till today.

This day fucking sucks. It just plain fucking sucks. -_-

I've never been much of a contributor in terms of the community, not posted much. I have been here from the beginning though, and was over on Gamespot. But ever since I found out about this terrible news, all I've done is just read the forum posts. Just feels like the best way of coping for me right now. So thanks, duders.

*hugs*

* Hugs*

I can't believe I'm getting teary-eyed over somebody I never met. I can't believe it actually happened. I'm just a wreck right now.

Hugs to everybody that need them.

We gamers might be a fickle bunch. Condescending and dramatic. Boisterous and quiet. Overly optimistic and degradingly pessimistic. At times, more demanding than an self-entitled 3 year old. But today ladies and gents - we are brought here, united, under a single tragedy. Ryan Davis wouldn't want it any other way. And we should be reminded that as we stand united mourning his loss - he would mock all of us... Damn you, you funny lovable bastard.

*man tear*

Hugs for everyone!!

This was a sad day, I can't even imagine what its been like for those closer to it. My heart goes out to everyone.

This is the god damn worst. Just married, 34, a bright future for the site ahead of him...

I never met him personally, but he was one of my favorite personalities on the site bar none.

This seriously doesn't feel real or anything.

Fuck man....... just like when my grandma passed away last year........ You don't know truly what you have..... til it's gone.

JEff's strength is gonna be tested as the sole-leader of the GB crew... Stay strong my brother.

And RIP Ryan...... I......... omg

I love you all.

All day I've been doing nothing but think about this, and it's been a weird mix of tears, denial, confusion and laughter. Watching the old clips brings me more happiness than ever before, knowing the legacy he's left, but then I think "Can't wait until he gets back... oh... right." and I'm back at square one with the sadness.

It seems almost too trivial to mention, but I keep thinking about all the games he'll never play, the next gen he'll never get to fully mock, all the future Quick Looks that I'll forever wonder if he would have taken part in, fucking Half Life 3, even...

I just wanna hug all you guys and all the crew and everybody and everyone. Most of all Ryan.

Fuck man, I still doesn't feel real. I've never had this experience before where I have spent the last 8 hours in complete disbelief. I will dedicate every match of Civilization V: A Brave New World I play to Ryan.

I spent a lot of time playing SMB3 today with the sound muted, while listening to the tribute streams or his spotify playlist (I didn't get past World 4 because tears). After a lot of crying, I got to the point where I could finally be able to listen to him/watch him on camera and laugh. Now that I'm looking at some of the tributes that have gone up in the time since GB came back up though, I'm crying again. Well, at least I'm not audibly sobbing anymore.

Thanks again, Ryan Davis. And Fuck Ryan Davis for going on ahead of his friends, family and fans.

*hugs you all*

I was just listening to his last bombcast now, and was feeling happy AND sad about the things he said in the podcast that I had forgotten about:

- almost getting crushed by moving arcade machines

- having made plans to goto Vegas

- putting off playing last of us

- having found the porn

*sighs*

So I love video games. And this gaming site is pretty great (though I am in my first year here). And I loved hearing the Crew talking about the industry and all that.

But my strongest memories from the Bombcast and all their content was the friendships and relationships and heartwarming, begrudging moves into adulthood. As a goofy young 20-something, it was compelling to hear the Crew maturing, talking about how crazy it is to be homeowner, integrity, learning the ins and outs of parenthood.....

all the pitfalls of planning a wedding

...and knowing you could do it without sacrificing your drive and sense of jackassery.

...And unfortunately, dealing with loss is another aspect of growing older. We saw some of that through Patrick's tragic loss a year ago. But I know that what ever way in which the rest of the GB staff chose to talk about or express this loss, it will be beautiful and just as compelling and inspire so many

Love goes out everyone here

*hug*

I love you all

Oh Ryan... You were in my country when i was probably 4 or 5 years old.

Thank you so much Ryan´s dad for this picture :

richard davis‏@mauleace

Ryan @taswell on his first train trip in Europe, he loved trains pic.twitter.com/LlIOgfT8Lu

For me, it started when I got home from a 12 hour day and saw someone with a #Ryan Davis tag on their Dota account.

I grabbed a few beers, played a game.. and then went to Reddit (I don't check GB on Mondays - I know there's no reason to, I don't care, but it's true). I see RIP Ryan Davis. Cue literal disbelief. I read the post, and my first response is "wow, okay." I then read some comments, and very suddenly it hits me just how much of a part of my life he is. I know it's sad, but it's true; I love this site, and Ryan is one of the main reasons. I bitched a few times about him, basically about him not making content, but wow... how stupid is that? Hindsight is 20/20, but I feel like such a dick.

I hope the rest of Giant Bomb - all of the crew, and all of the members - can mourn and remember this man in a positive way. He absolutely should not be gone, but I hope more than anything that he left in the most peaceful way possible. I hope his wife can find some sort of solace in the wake of this and its timing. I hope Jeff doesn't hate all of us for coming out like this when we weren't saying shit like this when we thought Ryan would be around forever - honestly, isn't that how we felt? I hope all of Ryan's close friends can find peace with this, and I really hope they don't take offense to the strangers' feelings.

I love you all, and I love the Giant Bomb crew. I love Ryan and will honestly never forget him because of the insanely large role he played in my life - it wasn't a public part, but it was a part that made me smile, laugh, growl, groan, rage, and laugh again. It was a part that brought me up when I was down, and I'm sorry I couldn't return the favor. Ryan Davis is missed, but he will always be remembered.

This song has been stuck in my head since I heard the news:

This has always been a tearjerker song for me, but now it's especially hard to listen to.

Hugs for all of you and the entire crew and Ryan's family.

Hugs to everyone here. Really going to miss him.

Love all you guys. Hugs to all of you.

I dont post here much but I got hugs for anybody who's down with RD.

Internet hugs to all you fine people.

*hug*

tell someone you love/appreciate them while you can, whenever you can.

and look on each day as a gift.

i know i'll start doing that. i've been lost in my own self-deprecating fog selfishly for the past few months, but i think it's time for that to change and appreciate life and the special people around me. there's not that many people in my life (but probably more than i think) but i will cherish every one.

and i'll probably finally try to beat xcom as well, while visiting great bombcasts of yore. :)

Hugs for all... so sad...

Here's Rorie's last pic of Ryan, really drove it home for me: https://twitter.com/frailgesture/status/354306359833001985/photo/1

All the hugs !