This is going to be short and simple, and tragically, sad. Today the video game industry, mainly the many contributors and journalists of the community, received the news of the passing of an important figure and a wonderful human being, his name, Ryan Davis. He was the host, colleague, and most importantly friend of video game site, Giant Bomb. A site in which he and Jeff Gerstmann co-founded in 2008. Ryan hosted the Giant Bombcast, the weekly podcast from Giant Bomb, which is the only podcast I’ve ever listened consistently for five years now, and I’ve never missed an episode since.
I was deeply dismayed and saddened about the news of his passing because it was both sudden and unexpected. I mean, it’s always unexpected when there’s death, but usually we don’t think about death. Anyway, I was affected by his passing because when my brother and I started The Freakin’ Awesome Podcast! we imagined it to be like the Giant Bombcast. How personal and exuberant it felt. They had true camaraderie and chemistry, and it was definitely going to be hard to mimic. Until this day, our podcast can’t be compared. Ryan Davis brought a distinctive lovable attitude with a jubilant affection, that was personal and indicative to the Giant Bomb crew. Without him, I don’t think I would’ve hosted our podcast.
So, this is dedicated to Ryan Davis, the Summerjam Scholar and the King of the Driveway. Thank you and you will be missed.
Condolences to his family and friends.
P.S. I’ve never met the man, but listening to the Giant Bombcast, you wished you did.
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