TotalBiscuit (John Bain) has died

[StinkyPinky]

He was a prominent gaming youtuber. Used to watch his videos quite a bit. RIP

 

[sandorski]

RIP, gone too soon.

Only watched his Vlog with guests on occasion and many of his Game Previews/Reviews, but knew of his struggle with cancer. His Previews/Reviews were thorough and well thought out. Sadly he had to cut back the last year+.

 

[ImpulsE69]

Oh wow? He wasn't that old was he?

 

[sandorski]

Oh wow? He wasn't that old was he?

31 or 32. Looks like he fully retired just 3 weeks ago.

 

[Ventanni]

Loved this guy. Was a big contributor to the Starcraft II scene. He was a legend in the community and will be sorely missed.

 

[Fenixgoon]

Awwww damn

As I recall he was battling cancer. RIP

 

[tynopik]

https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/8lxpcp/who_is_totalbiscuit_and_why_is_reddit_flooded/

 

[mikeymikec]

The username rings a bell. Did he post here?

- edit - not under that username apparently.

 

[SKORPI0]

Thanks for the non-link OP. RIP, gone too soon at a young age.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TotalBiscuit

Bain announced that he had terminal cancer in October 2015, and while he continued to critique games through the next few years,
he formally retired from the job in April 2018 due to his failing health as his cancer had become untreatable. Bain died on 24 May 2018.

https://www.youtube.com/user/TotalHalibut

 

[zinfamous]

Damn, I liked that guy and his videos, but it's been a while. I do recall his having some rather serious cancer

 

[Zanovar]

Damn indeed,enjoyed his vids. RIP

 

[Nashemon]

Damn, I liked that guy and his videos, but it's been a while. I do recall his having some rather serious cancer

Yeah, he was diagnosed very late, past the point of curability if I recall correctly. He regretted not getting screened sooner, instead choosing to ignore the signs of it initially from what I recall. He made a whole upload about it.

I'm glad to see the number of people who recognize him. He definitely had a hell of a voice and contributed a lot of entertainment over his short life.

 

[Zeze]

This really upset me. And I'm the kind of guy who generally don't care about celebrity / popular deaths.

 

[Paratus]

I loved his SC2 videos and game reviews. I heard he was retiring. I had hoped he would hang in there longer.

He will be missed.

 

[WiseUp216]

RIP. I always appreciated his no-BS approach to his work.

 

[Triloby]

RIP.

I used to enjoy watching his "WTF is" videos from time to time. While some people would find it annoying obsessing over a lack of an FOV slider in a PC game's graphic options, it actually made a huge difference for PC games in the grand scheme of things. He was the only one at the time who understood this kind of stuff.

He will be missed...