@eternalvigil: You said exactly what I felt man. Thanks for writing that.

Crazy crying for someone I've never met personally... After an hour I'm still processing what happened...

Condolences to the GB crew, all you guys are the best.

This is truly a terrible loss. My heart is beating furiously. I cannot say how sad I am to hear this news. This is the first time I have ever felt like this about a person who never really knew who I was. That is not to say that Ryan did not know that people cared for him and the rest of the site, quite the contrary.

I am now sitting here with the feeling of having lost a near and dear friend and this is why you, GiantBomb, matter to me. You all make me feel that even though bad things happen in my life, I am able to come to this site and chill out with friends who likes me for who I am. You guys are what keeps me going when times are tough and as i write I have to whipe away a lot of tears, because I realize that this has impacted me more than I thought it could.

Rest in peace Ryan Davis.
You where an inspiration, and helped me laugh through tough times.

Without you I would not be who I am today.

Thoughts from a fan from Denmark.

I just keep rereading this story hoping that at the end it will change. It still hasn't. My condolences to Ryan's friends and family. I only knew him through funny things posted on the internet, I cannot fathom the loss of those who knew him personally.

Terrible news

"oh please". "Horse, meet rider. Rider, meet horse". RIP Ryan

My sympathies to everyone who knew him personally and especially his new wife. He can never be replaced and will be sorely missed even by those who've never met him.

I am so sorry for you loss. I feel awful. RIP.

I am absolutely stunned and shocked by this news. He was so incredibly young. We'll miss you, Ryan. A lot. You were a titan in the gaming world. The outpouring of love clearly indicates that.

Rest in peace.

Devastating news... just horrible.

I looked forward to watching anything with him in it because I just knew he would make me laugh everytime.

Shocked, Confused....I feel like I have lost a good friend that I would check in with every week. My condolences to his family and all the crew at GB, and for Ryan China may not care mate but we all do. R.I.P

Sad to hear this R.I.P Ryan :(

One of the greatest folks in the industry. RIP.

Oh god :(

Nooo!

Made a account to wish my condolences to everyone at GiantBomb and everyone who knew Ryan. I've been listening to the podcast for years now. Rest in peace Ryan.

RIP Ryan. God damn this hits hard. Condolences to everyone.

Good Bye, Ryan Davis.

Well said. Here here.

So shocked about this. I'm still in denial that he passed.

This is incomprehensible, and I mean this fully. Such a tragedy just doesn't feel real, and I am having a hard time coming to terms with this. Giant Bomb has been such a part of my life since 2009 and, on reflection, Ryan was the linchpin of the site. I can only thank him for the countless hours of bombcasts, quick looks, TNTs and livestreams. I offer my heart-felt condolences to his wife and friends.

Rest in peace duder.

Echoing that I'm devastated just like everyone else. You guys have every right to just take some time off from the site for a little while and recover from this.

Pouring one out for you, Ryan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct3febWqiC0

I've got five hours left at work to try not to cry.

You will be greatly missed.

A kick in the face would be easier. I feel kind of sick. Man.

wow, he will be missed

This is astoundingly stupid to admit, but I'm tearing up a bit over this. He's a man I never met, but through Giant Bomb and following him on Twitter, his immense personality carved its niche. It's intensely unfair that a man so incredibly full of life can be taken from it so young, after such a happy event.

The deepest of condolences to friends, family, and especially right now his wife, who must be suffering a whirlwind of emotions beyond anything I could comprehend.

RIP Ryan

Ryan was a part of my daily life, an amazing person that always made you happy with his silliness and great sense of humor. You will truly be missed and my heart goes out to his family and the GB crew.

Oh my God. I am so sorry, I can't believe this.

no, fuck this shit. what the fuck?

are you fucking kidding?

:(

RIP

@rrang: You are not the only one. I never met the man but I really wish I had.

Wow, this is really unbelievable to hear. I wish to offer my sincere condolences to his family and friends.

Rest in peace Ryan!

Gutted to hear this news, I have viewed this site every day since my friend sent me Jeff and Ryan doing the Rogue Warrior quick look. Although I never met him like most people here from reading/listening and watching him most days of the week I will truly miss this man I never met. He seemed like an awesome dude. For everyone that knew him this must be 1000x worse and my thoughts are with you.

I was able to meet Ryan at PAX East the first year they did a panel and got to hang out with him for hours at a bar and shot the shit. It was one of the best nights I can remember and before I left to catch my train home Ryan gave me the biggest bear hug ever and thanked me for coming out. I will miss being able to hear him on the podcast every week, hearing his opinions, and laughing along with him during funny moments of the podcast. I miss you man, and I hope you are resting peacefully.

Genuinely shocked and saddened to hear this, thoughts are with his family and everyone at GB.

Very very sad day. Ryan will be greatly missed. Never met him but it felt as if I did. A great loss

Only the realest summer jams for you today, Ryan

This is seriously the fucking worst. Words can not express how awful and tragic this is, but watching everyone in the gaming community come together to celebrate all the memories and good times with Ryan can only express how much this man was respected and loved. We're all gonna miss you Ryan, godspeed.

I did not personally know Ryan Davis. Still, I can't stop crying, while typing this. It feels like I have lost a friend. He was part of what got me back to gaming. I love this website and the staff at Giant Bomb more han words can describe. Everyday efter school or work, I hurried home to see if anything new was released. I was especially happy if it was a Quick Look with Ryan and Vinnie. Wednesdays was the best day of the week, since the Bombcasts is released a bit later where I live.

I almost feel ashamed for the fact that I am saddened knowing I will never hear from this amazing man again, when I come to think of how his family and friends must feel. We have lost a great man.

Condolences to his family and friends.

Godspeed, Mr. Davis. You will be missed.

Guys, I'm sorry to hear this. I hope someday soon you all feel like talking about what happened or at least writing up a story to give all of us some closure too. To say we're going to miss him is a fucking understatement.

Shocking and terrible news, my condolences to the crew and the family, the bombcast and all video game news will be forever different

This is heartbreaking.

I'm sorry for Ryan's friends and family, and the rest of the Giant Bomb crew and community for this shocking loss.

I'm glad I came back to Giant Bomb a few months ago. At least now I can differentiate Ryan's voice from Jeff's. I'm so sorry for not being able to for so long as in hindsight it sounds disrespectful to either of them.

Giant Bomb's not gonna feel the same anymore. I mean I'll watch the vids, listen to the Bombcast, and laugh like everyone, but something will be missing after this.

I am literally crying about this. I can't even believe it's real. Even though I never knew the man outside of the content put up on this site and Gamespot, I feel I have grown to love him as a true friend, almost like a one sided friendship. I hope that doesn't come off as too weird. Needless to say I'm not taking this news well.

Although I never really followed Giant Bomb and the Team behind it, I am shocked and truefully sorry.

Rest in Peace, Ryan..

...

Wait, wait, wait... is this a joke, because he got married?

I was in shock for about 10 minutes and then I started thinking harder about it and feel like this is probably a joke because he's on his honeymoon.

If this IS a joke, Giantbomb, this is NOT FUNNY.

I'm profoundly saddened by this news. Since my years in high school the voice and videos of Ryan Davis have been my constant companion. Starting with Gamespot and after with Giantbomb Ryan's work always put a smile on my face and lightened my mood during stressful and hard times. It is hard to believe that someone I never met could have such an impact on my life, but he did and for that I am grateful. Thank you Ryan Davis, you will be missed.

god damn

RIP in peace, you beautiful bastard. :(