John Bain - Youtubers, Family and Childhood
John Bain's Personal Details
John Bain aka TotalBiscuit was a British video gaming commentator
| Information | Detail |
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| Birthday | July 8, 1984 |
| Died on | May 24, 2018 |
| Nationality | British, American |
| Famous | YouTubers, Gamers, Youtubers |
| Nick names | TotalBiscuit |
| Spouses | Genna Bain (m. ?–2018) |
| Known as | John Peter Bain |
| Universities |
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| Cause of death |
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| Birth Place | Spennymoor, County Durham |
| Born Country | United Kingdom |
| Height | 170 |
| Gender | Male |
| Sun Sign | Cancer |
| Born in | Spennymoor, County Durham |
| Famous as | YouTuber |
| Died at Age | 33 |
| Socials |
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Who is John Bain?
John Bain aka TotalBiscuit was a British video gaming commentator as well as a game critic on the social platform YouTube. He was famous for his role in shoutcasting for video games such as PlanetSide 2 and StarCraft II and also for his gaming commentary videos. His most popular videos were the ones in the "WTF is...?” series that featured first impressions on various games. Incredibly talented and intelligent, Bain had a massive fan following on YouTube. According to Eurogamer, the main reason behind his immense popularity was the commentaries he did on newly developed indie games. However, according to the late game critic, it was his candor and personality that made him successful. Bain, who voiced strong support for customer protection in the gaming industry, had won several awards and recognitions in his lifetime. He has been recognized on numerous prominent video gaming sites including Eurogamer and Technorati. On December 5, 2014, he received the Fan's Choice The Game Award for the "Trending Gamer". He died of cancer on 24 May 2018.
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Career
From 2005 to 2010, John Bain ran the World of Warcraft Radio station and received special recognition and acknowledgment from Blizzard Entertainment, the publisher and developer of World of Warcraft. After his tenure at World of Warcraft Radio, he launched a website Cynicalbrit.com, where he began to share more generalized gaming content. It was also during this period that he launched his own YouTube channel, TotalBiscuit.
In the year 2010, John Bain was laid off from his job due to the Great Recession. As a result, he decided to earn money through YouTube. He began developing videos of himself talking over “World of Warcraft: Cataclysm” gameplay on the social platform. Within a period of weeks, many of his videos went viral and their popularity skyrocketed. Soon, Bain was contacted by HuskyStarCraft, a StarCraft 2 commentator who asked him to join the gaming network, The Game Station (now Polaris). In 2012, Bain collaborated with Sony Online Entertainment for the E3 event and played the game PlanetSide 2 at the Sony Online Entertainment's booth.
Apart from his popular "WTF is...?" series, John Bain also hosted the "Content Patch" program. He hosted The Game Station Podcast as well as the Co-Optional Podcast where he discussed video games and gaming news with fellow YouTube personalities Brooke "Dodger" Thorne and Jesse Cox.
In August 2012, Bain offered to sponsor gamer CranK (now AxCrank) to play in the MLG Pro Circuit 2012-Summer Championship. The following month, Bain announced the creation of Team Axiom, with him and HuskyStarCraft as sponsors and AxCrank as their first player. Their group joined Team Acer and formed the team Axiom-Acer to compete in GOMTV Global StarCraft II Team League.
Talking about his YouTube channel’s popularity, TotalBiscuit was the top Steam curator for many years, with over 800k subscribers at the time of Bain’s death. Also, prior to his death in May 2018, the game critic and commentator had over 2 million subscribers on his YouTube channel. Because of his fame, Valve Corporation invited him to their headquarters to talk about Steam's storefront and discovery tools.
Personal Life
John Bain was born on 8 July 1984 in Spennymoor, County Durham, the UK. He attended De Montfort University where he studied law. He was married to fellow YouTube personality Genna Bain whom he had first met in 2005. He had one stepson from this marriage.
Cancer Diagnosis & Death
In late April 2014, John Bain announced that he had developed symptoms of bowel cancer. The following year, the cancer metastasized to his liver and was declared inoperable. His doctors gave him a life expectancy of two to three years. On 23 September 2016, Bain reported that the cancer had mutated and his treatment had contracted his liver tumor by over 50%.
In November 2017, he tweeted that his chemotherapy treatment had stopped working. He also noted that his cancer hadn't spread but its growth had started again. In April 2018, the gaming commentator/critic was hospitalized due to his worsening health. His doctors found that the cancer had become resistant to medication and conventional chemotherapy would no longer work for him. On 24 May 2018, Bain's wife Genna announced on the social media that her husband had fallen into a "hepatic coma" and died.
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John Bain biography timelines
- // 8th Jul 1984 To 2005John Bain was born on 8 July 1984 in Spennymoor, County Durham, the UK. He attended De Montfort University where he studied law. He was married to fellow YouTube personality Genna Bain whom he had first met in 2005. He had one stepson from this marriage.
- // 2005 To 2010From 2005 to 2010, John Bain ran the World of Warcraft Radio station and received special recognition and acknowledgment from Blizzard Entertainment, the publisher and developer of World of Warcraft. After his tenure at World of Warcraft Radio, he launched a website Cynicalbrit.com, where he began to share more generalized gaming content. It was also during this period that he launched his own YouTube channel, TotalBiscuit.
- // 2010 To 2012In the year 2010, John Bain was laid off from his job due to the Great Recession. As a result, he decided to earn money through YouTube. He began developing videos of himself talking over “World of Warcraft: Cataclysm” gameplay on the social platform. Within a period of weeks, many of his videos went viral and their popularity skyrocketed. Soon, Bain was contacted by HuskyStarCraft, a StarCraft 2 commentator who asked him to join the gaming network, The Game Station (now Polaris). In 2012, Bain collaborated with Sony Online Entertainment for the E3 event and played the game PlanetSide 2 at the Sony Online Entertainment's booth.
- // Aug 2012In August 2012, Bain offered to sponsor gamer CranK (now AxCrank) to play in the MLG Pro Circuit 2012-Summer Championship. The following month, Bain announced the creation of Team Axiom, with him and HuskyStarCraft as sponsors and AxCrank as their first player. Their group joined Team Acer and formed the team Axiom-Acer to compete in GOMTV Global StarCraft II Team League.
- // Apr 2014 To 23rd Sep 2016In late April 2014, John Bain announced that he had developed symptoms of bowel cancer. The following year, the cancer metastasized to his liver and was declared inoperable. His doctors gave him a life expectancy of two to three years. On 23 September 2016, Bain reported that the cancer had mutated and his treatment had contracted his liver tumor by over 50%.
- // May 2018Talking about his YouTube channel’s popularity, TotalBiscuit was the top Steam curator for many years, with over 800k subscribers at the time of Bain’s death. Also, prior to his death in May 2018, the game critic and commentator had over 2 million subscribers on his YouTube channel. Because of his fame, Valve Corporation invited him to their headquarters to talk about Steam's storefront and discovery tools.
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John Bain's FAQ
What is John Bain birthday?
John Bain was born at 1984-07-08
When was John Bain died?
John Bain was died at 2018-05-24
Where was John Bain died?
John Bain was died in Charlotte, North Carolina
Which age was John Bain died?
John Bain was died at age 33
Where is John Bain's birth place?
John Bain was born in Spennymoor, County Durham
What is John Bain nationalities?
John Bain's nationalities is British, American
What is John Bain nick names?
John Bain's nickNames is TotalBiscuit
Who is John Bain spouses?
John Bain's spouses is Genna Bain (m. ?–2018)
What was John Bain universities?
John Bain studied at De Montfort University
What is John Bain's cause of dead?
John Bain dead because of Cancer
How tall is John Bain?
John Bain's height is 170
What is John Bain's sun sign?
John Bain is Cancer
How famous is John Bain?
John Bain is famouse as YouTuber
What is John Bain's twitter?
John Bain's twitter is https://twitter.com/totalbiscuit/
What is John Bain's youtube?
John Bain's youtube is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy1Ms_5qBTawC-k7PVjHXKQ/