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I don't have a clip of it but really, the recent Bombcast conversation (Ryans last one now I think about it) where he joked about being crushed by an arcade machine was just too funny and now, with the news, horribly, beautifully poignant. I know he'd hate me to make it all schmaltzy but it was such a perfect summation of how I saw the groups friendship.

"Are you dying?"

"Yup"

"Can you reach the controls?"

"Sure!"

Shit, I need a hug. Fuck Ryan Davis! You big, beautiful bastard.

I'm so sorry and sad to hear this. Obviously my thoughts are with his family but also you guys, his friends. I know it's not the most important thing but still I feel the need to say that Giant Bomb will not be the same without him. I have no idea how you guys are going to get through this but know that the whole GB community is supporting you guys.

@alexandersheen: The recap was planned long before any troubles arose.

Really, I'm not too worried about Shingeki. I disagree with the people who say the pacing is messed, it's been moving fine for me and I'd rather it take it's time than catch up with the manga and have to make it's own material, and the animation issues can and more and likely will all be fixed in the Bluray releases.

As for some of the new series; Dangan Ronpa was pretty damn fun. Got the ball rolling nice and quickly.

Going to let Monogatari S2 finish before I try it out. It's not a series I'd want to have to wait around for. I still need to watch Nise and Neko Black anyway.

Looking forward to Silver Spoon. Not long now.

Is this one of those "It looks like shit but I want it ironically" kind of things because looking at the greenlight page I don't see what the hype is about. The whole thing looks like some kind of joke that's going to end in mass buyers remorse.

I just unlocked the Miner and I have the Paladin, Arch Mage, Barbarian Royal and whatever the upgraded Knave is called (Assassin?) Miner upgrade not counting, how many more classes can I look forward to?

Gunsmith Cats is set in Chicago and is supposed to be pretty awesome.

Two parts of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (part 2: Battle Tendency and part 7: Steel Ball Run) are either partly or fully set in America as well. (Well, America and alternate Universe America where everyone in the 1800's wore neon coloured clothes) and I can confirm those are awesome.

Baccano is set in early 1900s America as well and is also great. If you try any of these vague semi-recommendations try this one.

But yeah, Heroman. It was a nice idea but kind of simple.

@rhaknar: It's clever in that the gold you get can only be spent by the next in line so when you die you don't feel like you're starting over from scratch which is what tends to happen with most rogue likes. Next up, Dungeons of Dreadmore.

Why would you try and talk about gender equality on GB where 90% of the people who post thinks it means "All men are evil and you should all be ashamed for having penises!"

It's like going to a Klan meeting and talking about racial equality.

Not that it's just the vocal part of the GB user base, it's people who identify themselves as "gamers" in general.

I forgot just how young Patrick can look at times. Seriously, there are clips where it looks like one of guys brought their 14 year old nephew in for the day.

Have fun in Chicago.

@brodehouse: The Romans didn't have to deal with a virus that turned all the slaves and other people who maintained all that into physically resilient yet mindless flesh eaters though. I do not understand how "Well, the Romans existed" is an answer to "Are zombies hypothetically dangerous?" Just because it might not lead to civilisation shitting itself doesn't mean it couldn't be dangerous. There are plenty of real viruses out there that could devastate the world if they got out right now. Thousands, even millions, can die in an epidemic without society crumbling. That doesn't negate their dangerousness.

That said, the answer is still a "No" if it's traditional zombie virus (spread by physically biting someone) but an air/water borne virus could shake things up really badly. Just look at the hypothetical fallout of one vial of smallpox being released in a busy area like Time Square New York or Heathrow airport London.

Now, it's still not super hard to contain though it could be spread globally very easily if the virus takes a good few hours to start zombification, easily leading to a global pandemic and it'd shut down trade for days, possibly weeks, which would result in the loss of billions of dollars of trade. Trillions in the right place. Not every country would be as able to deal with the outbreak either.

In the right conditions and in the right place a zombie virus spread by coughing/sneezing or second hand contact (touching/licking/eating something an infected has contaminated) could be hugely devastating but then so could any serious enough virus.

Don't forget, if a real zombie outbreak happened like described above, people's first reaction would not be to kill them but to try and find a cure which would prolong the time between the infection spreading and people using shotguns for brain surgery.