John Bain (game commentator)
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| Born |
John Bain 8 July 1984 Spennymoor, England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | The Cynical Brit TotalHalibut |
| Alma mater | De Montfort University |
| Occupation | Video game critic, video game commentator, and professional eSports caster |
| Known for | Video game first impressions and critique, eSports commentary |
| Spouse(s) | Genna Bain |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Trending Gamer (2014) |
John Bain (born 8 July 1984), commonly known by his online aliases TotalBiscuit, The Cynical Brit, and TotalHalibut, is a British gaming commentator and critic on YouTube, known for his role in professional casting for games such as StarCraft II and PlanetSide 2, as well as for his regular gaming commentary videos. According to Eurogamer, he has obtained a large following due to his video commentary on newly developed indie games and analysis of gaming news. Bain is renowned for his candid, first impression critique of popular video games, where he has voiced strong approval for consumer protection in the gaming industry.
On 13 March 2013, Bain achieved the milestone of one million subscribers on his YouTube channel, releasing a celebratory half-hour-long video discussing many aspects of his life. In October 2015, Bain announced via Twitter that he has terminal cancer, with an average life expectancy of 2–3 years.
Bain studied law at De Montfort University. While there, he hosted an extreme metal music show on Demon FM.
From 2005 to 2010, Bain ran World of Warcraft Radio, a popular World of Warcraft fan radio station that received special acknowledgement and recognition from Blizzard Entertainment, the developer and publisher of World of Warcraft. Bain was invited to the annual BlizzCon event in 2005 to provide coverage of the event, where he met Genna Bain, his future wife and fellow YouTube personality. After Bain's tenure at World of Warcraft Radio, Bain began Cynicalbrit.com, where he posted more generalized gaming content.
Bain has a step-son named Orion.
In 2010 during the height of the Great Recession, Bain was laid off at his job at a financial advisory company. Bain's unemployment coincided with the beta release of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, and he started producing videos of himself talking over gameplay on YouTube, hoping to earn money through the website's ad-revenue system. In the following weeks, popularity of Bain's videos skyrocketed. A StarCraft 2 commentator named HuskyStarcraft approached Bain and invited him to The Game Station (now Polaris), a network of gaming channels on YouTube.
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