Rest in peace TotalBiscuit

Today, May 24th, the world of videogaming lost one of the biggest and most influential voices in its history. John Peter Bain, TotalBiscuit, The Cynical Brit, any of the other names and handles he has gone by over the years, finally lost an incredibly long and incredibly hard fought battle with cancer. Some of you might remember more of those names than others as TB had been a voice in the games media sphere for close to a decade. But whether you've been following him from his earliest days as a World of Warcraft radio host or only knew him from his more recent and/or public debacles regarding games industry fuckery, if you know the name TotalBiscuit then you know how much of an impact he's had on the world of games media. His unending dedication to consumer advocacy and refusal to allow shady practices in our favorite industry go unnoticed have lead to countless gamers, myself included, becoming smarter and more informed consumers. His coverage of games and gaming events has shone a light on smaller titles that would've otherwise been forgotten, and his staunch cynicism even in the face of the most ridiculous things provided a near endless source of entertainment for millions. His style of critique and passion for journalism has inspired hundreds over the years to start their own pundit channels or websites or review journals. His influence on games and games media in the past few years is irrefutable, and without him the world of gaming today would be a place I personally wouldn't want to see.

More than any of that though, I personally will always remember TB for the unbelievable amount of effort that he expended in his fight with cancer. Four years of therapy, or chemo and medication and experimental trials, countless hospitalizations and more several "It's terminal" and "It's in remission" moments before it finally became resistant to treatment this past April and took him before his time. For a man with so much to say, who could talk for hours about the importance of mouse sensitivity sliders and gush about anti-aliasing, it was always his mantra about his fight with cancer that I will never forget.

Fuck the odds, fuck the chances, never give up. Even if in the end you might not make it you have literally nothing to lose and literally everything to gain by just fighting. Don't shoot to fit into the "1 in 10" hole, shoot to shatter the whole thing and change those shitty statistics. Never, ever give up. Be the inspiration that you need to keep going.