>>19987414They stupidly sold themselves. So Gamespot and the other companies that owned them traded them around like a hot potato as everything left in the site died. That said it was over long before Jeff left as he was already becoming a "woke" loser who cried about everything and stopped talking about games. Brad and co were right in line. Austin and Patrick were the first examples that shit was done. Ryan dying was one of the only times a "celebrity" death hit me in any way. Only other that pops into my head immediately would be Trevor Moore.
As dumb as it sounds I think Ryan's soul and body just gave the fuck up as he was not built for what was coming. He was losing weight when he died so it wasn't even like his fat caught up with him.