Once I heard that Monty Oum was in the hospital, I had the absolute worst feeling in my stomach. The way Burnie worded that post only made it worse, I’ve been around the medical field long enough to know just how bleak his outlook was. So, I tried to prepare myself for the worst. I knew there was a good chance that he would pass. I wasn’t going to say anything at all, however, because of how supportive and hopeful the community was, and I was not going to be the one to shatter it. I just silently tried to prepare myself for the worst. But when I heard of his passing, it still hit me like a freight train. I stopped breathing, my heart was racing, it was horrible. Hearing that news was horrible. Seeing so many people, across the lets player community, be upset is horrible. Hearing the RT staff’s first encounters and stories about Monty is bittersweet, and I can only send my condolences to them as well as Monty’s family. Rest in peace Monty Oum.

And like Matt said: “As for honoring Monty, we will do that in our own way. In lieu of flowers or gifts, we ask that you simply do something creative. Use your imagination to make the world a better place in any way that you can. If you know Monty like we do, then you know he would certainly be doing that if he were able to.”

The fact that you can hardly get on the Rooster Teeth site without it crashing from too much traffic is a testament to just how many supporters of Monty there were

A lot of people are talking about the whole “Based on a true story” part in the Lazer Team trailer and are being like “that’s complete bullshit! none of this happened!” Well… There is a tiny little grain of truth.

In 1977 we received what we now call the “Wow! signal”. It was a 72 second signal sent from somewhere in outer space, and picked up by SETI radars. Also, fun fact: It got the name from the astrophysicist who heard it, because the signal was also being printed out in numbers similar to binary on a paper, and he wrote “Wow!” in the margin where the signal was. (Read more here)

So I mean, TECHNICALLY, its based on a true story.

I feel like the last week or so has been a huge change for Roosterteeth. We unfortunately lost Monty, but we’ve gained as well. They’re starting up an LA office. Inside Gaming has left Machinima and has joined the company as Funhaus. One thing ends, another begins. Keep moving forward.