John Bain “TotalBiscuit” Passes Away

<h3>Closing a Great Critic<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>We have very sad news for the gaming world&period; Iconic Youtuber John Bain&comma; known as &&num;8220&semi;TotalBiscuit&&num;8221&semi; and &&num;8220&semi;the Cynical Brit&&num;8221&semi; has passed away at the age of 33&period; The announcement of Bain&&num;8217&semi;s passing came from his wife Gemma on May 24th&period; Bain&&num;8217&semi;s death was due to complications suffered from a lengthy battle with cancer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>John Bain &&num;8220&semi;TotalBiscuit&&num;8221&semi; was one of Youtube&&num;8217&semi;s prolific reviewers&period; Having more than 2&period;2million subscribers to his channel and hailed as a champion by many indie titles and developers&period; He spoke on various topics and criticised many popular AAA developers for focusing on maximizing profit rather than developing engaging and meaningful gameplay&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Bain was receiving various treatments over the last 4 four years since his diagnosis back in April 2014&period; However&comma; this did not stop the Cynical Brit from producing high-quality reviews and opinion pieces&period; For some time Bain&&num;8217&semi;s condition was stable until he was hospitalized in mid-April 2018 for serve back pain&period; Doctors discovered that the cancer was growing&comma; applying pressure on his spine and had spread to his liver&period; Because of this&comma; Bain announced he was fully retiring from game criticism&comma; believing he was no longer capable of performing his work that would satisfy himself and his fans&period; <sup id&equals;"cite&lowbar;ref-newsweek&lowbar;may&lowbar;16-0" class&equals;"reference"><&sol;sup><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Cynical Brit was iconic for challenging AAA game designers&sol;publishers but also represented many smaller developers who wanted a brighter and better game industry&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;