Game critic John Bain, more commonly known as TotalBiscuit passed away today after a long battle with cancer. The news broke according to tweets from his official twitter account and his wife’s account. Bain was 33 years old.
Bain had revealed in 2014 that he had been diagnosed with cancer. Although Bain had been receiving treatment, in 2015, he announced that his cancer was terminal. Despite being sick, Bain continued to work on his popular YouTube channel and The Co-Optional Podcast.
Earlier this year, Bain had announced that he was retiring from game criticism, saying that conventional treatment methods had become ineffective. Bain had been a game critic for more than a decade. He gained prominence in covering PC software and for professional casting of games such as Starcraft 2 and Planetside 2.
“It’s been a privilege, thank you all for letting me into your life and do something so important as to have an impact on how you spend your hard-earned money.” – John Bain
