Totalbiscuit dead – Popular YouTube vlogger John Bain, dead aged 33
The PC computer game critic and commentator has more than 2.2 million subscribers to his channel
POPULAR YouTuber John Bain, aka Totalbiscuit, has died aged 33.
The PC computer game critic and commentator has more than 2.2 million subscribers to his channel.
He announced earlier this month that he was retiring from games criticism as a result of his failing health.
In 2014 he was diagnosed with bowel cancer.
The disease went into remission, but returned and spread to his liver and spine.
His wife, Genna Bain, left a heartbreaking poem in tribute to her tragic husband on Twitter.
She wrote: "I'm more overwhelmed with grief than I could possibly express."
John became an online sensation for his no-nonsense reviews of new indie games with a "love him or hate him" personality.
He was a top Steam game curator, the platform for buying new PC games, and he also hosted a gaming podcast.
TotalBiscuit won numerous awards, including Fan's Choice at The Game Awards in 2014, and won a 2012 Battle Royale, donating his winnings to charity.
In 2015 he announced he had terminal cancer, but continued to work for a further two years.
His internet fame came after he was laid off from his job at a financial advisory company.
The new venture took off, and he was invited into other gaming networks and partnered with Sony Online Entertainment.
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