Ryan Davis (video game journalist)
Ryan Davis | |
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Davis in 2010 | |
| Born | Ryan Thomas Davis June 4, 1979 Los Alamitos, California, United States |
| Died | July 3, 2013 (aged 34) |
| Occupations | Video game journalist, Internet personality |
| Notable credit(s) | GameSpot journalist (1996–2008) Giant Bomb co-founder, editor (2008–2013) |
| Spouse |
Anna Davis (m. 2013) |
Ryan Thomas "Taswell" Davis (June 4, 1979 – July 3, 2013) was an American video game journalist and Internet personality. Davis began working as a technical supporter before being recruited for the gaming website GameSpot by Jeff Gerstmann. After Gerstmann was fired, he and Davis founded the gaming website Giant Bomb, with Davis serving as the Senior Editor and host of the Giant Bombcast podcast.
Davis died on July 3, 2013, of natural causes. Multiple gaming websites and personalities wrote tributes to Davis, with the illustrator Olly Moss and musician C418 creating art in his memory.