Ryan Davis, 1979 - 2013

I really don't believe it.

RIP Ryan.

I can't say anything that other people haven't already said with far more eloquence than I possibly can. I mean I'm not what you would call an active member of the community.. I just kinda sit here and read stuff and let everyone entertain me. But I've been following this site since it's inception. I would read Ryan's reviews back in the Gamespot days even and think, 'Good lord here is a man that thinks like me!' You guys are all part of my extended family even if I'm just a face in the crowd.

RIP Ryan Davis. When they made you the broke the mold.

Ryan will live on in all our memories. Also, Quicklooks and Podcast...

I'm actually still shocked. Throughout the day I randomly remember that he's gone and get super bummed out. It's so surreal.

I cannot believe this. What a lovely man.

I don't know how many hundreds (thousands?) of hours my wife and I have spent watching/listening to you guys screw around over the last decade but it can never be the same without the center of this universe that is Ryan Davis.

So sad for his new bride and I wish I could do something for her.

Wherever you are Ryan, Good Luck, Have Batman.

----edit---- I mostly just lurk and watch videos and download the podcast. After posting this I went to my account page which I haven't done in years and noticed I was only following one person: Ryan. Feels right.

I can't believe this, RIP Ryan.

RIP Ryan. Thank you for each giant bear hug and conversation had.

I've been really sad about this about this, but I can't even imagine how the people who actually know him feel. I just hope everyone is doing alright. Just wanted to say thanks for everthing. Rest in peace Ryan you goddamn narc. We love you man.

I never met you Ryan but you have left a massive hole in my heart. You were my friend that I visited on a weekly basis and made me laugh.

I will miss you. Rest in Peace sir. We lost one of the best

The one and only! R.I.P Duder ! Thanks for everything...

Fuuuuuuuck, this is so crazy, I'm still having trouble believing it. It's so crazy to have read, watched, and listened to someone for so long that you feel like you really know them, even though they have know idea you even exist. I can't even begin to imagine what all the other guys, and his friends and family are going through. My thoughts are with them all. Rest in peace Ryan, you will be greatly missed.

To all the Bombcast crew, Ryan's friends and family, I am so sorry for your loss. Tuesdays will never be quite the same, and me and all the duders out there will never forget you. It's hard to take this in and hard to put into words so I just want to say .....Thanks Ryan Davis! x

The immense amount of sadness we've felt over the last day and a half shows how much this person meant to all of us. It's been said countless times, but I feel the need to reiterate. I feel as if I've lost a close, personal friend. I've only been ensnared in the down to Earth wonder that is this site since last October, and was misty eyed reading the dire news at work yesterday. I broke down a little when I had a moment to myself. This is the effect this wonderful person has had on me. He inspired with his affable, sarcastic, addicting attitude. I just...there are no words. I have a Guns N' Roses tattoo and I'd be less devastated if Axl Rose died. Enough said.

I couldn't have said it better myself. I echo everything many people have said. I couldn't believe the news I was in shock all day yesterday and still today. Ryan you will be missed, you were a great man and brought plenty of laughter into my life. Rest in peace my friend.

Went back and listened to arrow pointing down podcast #1. It oddly foreshadows many things like Ryan's love of coconut water, and the eventual hiring of Patrick. Man I will miss him and the cool shit he did. Still I feel kinda lucky that I got what I did. Thanks and goodbye!

Too many eerie references in the 6/25/13 podcast...just listened to it on my run and was kind of shocked...I am still in shock I guess from this news..my days and nights just aren't the same nor will be anymore...gonna miss Ryan big time...

I keep wanting to wake up from this nightmare.....

Thank you for everything, Ryan. You will be missed, but never forgotten. RIP.

this is terrible news....my sincerest condolences to his newly wed wife and all of his family and friends. He would cheer me up every time I'd watch a video with him....a great guy and he will be sorely missed. I'm sorry guys. Keep your heads up, our hearts go out to all of you. I never thought I'd be so sad to lose someone I've never actually met but this is really so terrible.

It's crazy. I was just watching a video review he did for Pokemon Diamond back when with Gamespot the other day. I'm going to miss that man.

Just seen the news, this knocked me hard, my thoughts are with everyone feeling his loss especially his family and wife. Giantbomb got me through a very dark period in my life when I couldn't sleep for all the mess going on running through my head and I put on a podcast or video to distract me so I feel like I owe you all a great thanks and just want to thank Ryan here for making my world all the better for his contributions, he will be greatly missed.

Man reading all these comments is making me teary eyed again.

So sad. Rest in peace Ryan and thanks for all the amazing memories.

I think this is probably the last type of news I was expecting to see after having no internet for 4 days....damn

This is one of the saddest announcements that I have ever read on this website. I just came here and nothing but a really bad news is hitting the web, the worst thing that I could imagine just happened after being off for months. This website will never be the same without you, Ryan.

Condolences to his family and friends.

R.I.P Ryan Davis, you will be missed.

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This has to be a joke. I can't believe any of this.

R.I.P. Ryan Davis. Thank you for everything.

@xeridae: Even without Giantbomb, Ryan will live forever it seems. I still go back and watch/read his old Gamespot stuff. I think I've even seen that Diamond review.

Giantbomb did the same for me in the past and I will also owe Ryan and all the guys thanks for that forever.

damn it

He left the world a better place, and clearly touched many people in a significant way. Myself included.

Always cherish the people you are sharing this brief life with.

Thank you, Ryan Davis

damn, no effing way

so many years of great work both here and GS.. thank you

I miss you so much man.

Total biscuit spoke about Ryan today during a video, although I had never heard of this site before that, the way total biscuit spoke about him, got me, I wish I could of known why it is you all love him, R.I.P Ryan Davies

I usually don't log in, but wanted to extend my condolences to family and friends.

I may have not known you personally Ryan, but I will miss you my friend. Your presence here on Giantbomb will always be remembered.

i've never felt so attached to a group of people as much as i've attached to the whole crew of GB.

for the past 4 years i've listened to ryan's voice, i'll miss it forever. But i'm happy to have hours upon hours of his voice stored on my computer.

In honor of ryan, i will always do my best to maintain my premium status.

I'm yet another one who's been overwhelmingly saddened by this loss.

Ryan, Jeff, Brad, Vinny and Alex have become my friends throughout all the years of watching, listening to and following them. Ryan's loss is hard enough for me to take, so I can't imagine how it must be affecting his colleagues and family.

My sincerest condolences to all concerned and I hope the crew will remain strong in these desperate times.

I was first introduced to Giant Bomb by a good friend of mine who told me that I just HAD to watch the Deadly Premonition endurance run. After watching the whole thing in a week two years ago, I've been a huge fan of the site ever since.

Like a lot of people have already said, it's been the strangest thing to have never met a person but still be so deeply affected when they're gone. Ryan and the Giant Bomb crew were a big, constant ray of sunshine that I could always count on to cheer me up when I was having a hard time. Like a lot of others have said, Ryan always seemed like the heart of Giant Bomb, and I can't imagine it without him. It really does feel like I've lost a good friend, and it's only now that I'm realizing how much I appreciate the smiles and laughter that he and the other duders have given us all. To see the way that the Giant Bomb community has come together since the news shows just how wonderful of a person he was.

My deepest condolences to his wife, family, and friends - all of our thoughts and prayers are with you.

I absolutely expect that I will be very upset when Jackie Chan dies. I'm guaranteed to cry when Bill Murray kicks the bucket. When Clint Eastwood finally buys the farm, I know I will be inconsolable. I had no idea that Ryan Davis' death would be so hard for me to process. Yesterday I sat at my computer all evening, watching the various livestreams dedicated to him, reading forum posts by fans who loved him and articles by editors who respected him, and re-watching old quicklooks that featured his sharp wit. Ok, maybe I cried a little bit. Today I spent the workday distracted by what had happened, with an endless stream of questions and hypotheticals plaguing my every attempt at mundane cognition.

It occurs to me now that I have listened to Ryan Davis talk for 3 hours every single week for more than five years. This is because he, as well as the rest of the Giant Bomb crew, was absolutely worth listening to. The Bombcast will never be as good as it was while he was hosting it. I say this not to prophesy doom for the podcast's future, but to pay tribute to Ryan's skill and craftsmanship.

More than any of the guys I mentioned at the beginning of the post, Ryan Davis was a part of my life, and I genuinely loved him. I never met him, but he was my friend.

Godspeed, you beautiful, cake-sitting son-of-a-bitch.

Well, at least I left myself 10 episodes of the BR Deadly Premonition Endurance Run to watch. Granted, watching it now will be a bit different than last week.

A man does not truly die until all who knew him are gone as well.

Requiescat in pace, Ryan Davis.

Thoughts and prayers to giant bomb and Davis' family, friends, and co-workers a thanks to Mr. Davis for all he's given us

This.

RIP Ryan

@spoonman671: summed it up perfectly, thank you. I have mad respect for what you all have done with the site over the years. My patronage will continue as long as you keep chugging.

thank you so much, GB.

This is unbelievable. And so sad. Dropping in on the Giant Bomb family has become a daily ritual, and now feel the way I would if a close friend had passed away.

Sincere condolences to his family and the GB family.

One day later, still sucks... Ryan is missed.