Ryan Brant, the man who founded one of the largest video game publishers, Take-Two Interactive, has passed away. Take-Two Interactive owns both 2K Games and Rockstar Games, and is known for publishing influential game series such as BioShock, Red Dead Redemption, Grand Theft Auto, and more. Brant created the company in September of 1993, where he helped run it until he retired officially in 2001, after which he would serve as chairman until he fully left the company in 2006. Ryan Brant passed away at the young age of 49 due to cardiac arrest.

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[DinohScene]

RIP.
Cheers for bringing us some incredible titles.

 

[Owenge]

Rest In Peace

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[Wolfvak]

[...] the age of 47.
[...] Ryan Brant passed away at the young age of 49.

A sad day nonetheless, I've always loved the GTA series and T2 is engraved into my brain

 

[sarkwalvein]

...

He died, resurrected and died again.

 

[Vorde]

Ryan Brant, the man who founded one of the largest video game publishers, Take-Two Interactive, has passed away at the age of 47. Ryan Brant passed away at the young age of 49.​

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Weird typo, sad to see us have yet another young developer pass away

 

[Chary]

A sad day nonetheless, I've always loved the GTA series and T2 is engraved into my brain

Numbers are hard, sorry. Fixed.

 

[JaapDaniels]

A sad day nonetheless, I've always loved the GTA series and T2 is engraved into my brain

indeed how odd, he passed away twice?

 

[Ev1l0rd]

Any knowledge on the cause of death? That's a really young age to die :/

 

[AmandaRose]

Thanks @Chary for posting this for me. I knew you would do it so much better than I could thus why I pm'd you.

Such a shame he will only be remembered for the hot coffee and the shares scandals. Yes he had his faults but at heart he truly was a wonderful human being.

RIP and thank you for everything Ryan

 

[Chary]

Any knowledge on the cause of death? That's a really young age to die :/

After some digging, a website called Dignity Memorial said it was cardiac arrest.

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

Never heard of this company.

 

[jakkal]

Never heard of this company.

you're joking right?

 

[RedoLane]

My condolences to his family and close ones.
Thank you for everything you've done for the gaming industry, Ryan.

 

[Reecey]

Very sad at such a young age but on a happier note Bioshock was such an incredible step in FPS’s I remember now booting the game up on pc for the first time and the graphics were out of this world a hugely influential game.

 

[SkittleDash]

RIP, Ryan. You made an incredible company that brought us many awesome games that gave us fond memories. You will be missed.

 

[DANTENDO]

Very sad at such a young age but on a happier note Bioshock was such an incredible step in FPS’s I remember now booting the game up on pc for the first time and the graphics were out of this world a hugely influential game.

Yep for me best shooter series ever made -

Very sad at such a young age but on a happier note Bioshock was such an incredible step in FPS’s I remember now booting the game up on pc for the first time and the graphics were out of this world a hugely influential game.

Yep for me best shooter series out ther - ther has to be another one made though at least borderlands still active

 

[chartube12]

If it wasn’t for Ryan, we never would of gotten the first LEGO games...rip buddy

 

[Dominator211]

he's up in heaven now with Iwata.

 

[Frexxos]

Of course everyone could say "who cares? was just one of billions of people! the life goes on" - but I think such news are also very important. It shows our mortality, it shows how quick our lives are, how fast it is. And I think it remind us to love ourselves and the others we have. To enjoy even the little moments in live.
To quote Ernest Hemingway: "Everey day above earth is a good day."

RIP and my condolences to his family and close ones.

And thanks chary for informing.