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I really do love game design. It definitely was my calling from an early age (when that meant designing board games and crude Intellivision mockups). It tickles all the best parts on both the left and right sides of my brain. I feel at peace when doing this work.

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This beautifully designed post about the menus of macOS Tahoe and how they violate Apple’s original Human Interface Guidelines is excellent reading for those who practice or are interested in UI and UX design.

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Las Plagas: blog.benjaminrivers.com

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Nintendo Switch spine labels: blog.benjaminrivers.com

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Moving is changing: blog.benjaminrivers.com

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There is a real satisfaction in min-maxing trade-in values at a game store to cover the cost of several new upcoming games. It’s like stacking abilities to defeat a boss in just a few hits.

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Finally free: blog.benjaminrivers.com

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@kanaratron.bsky.social WORD. We’re back in “let’s optimize for the iPhone 4” territory for a while, it seems!

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@teddydief.com I got this notification email and almost puked!

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@sarahhana.bsky.social I love what you guys do over there and appreciate these videos!

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@benjedwards.com One of the best websites on the internet, for sure. Love those macOS deep-dives, particularly!

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@bancy.co Totally agree! I want more of these kind of games.

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@bancy.co Played through SML again for the thousandth time. ❤️

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@superpac.bsky.social Awwwww yissssss!!!!

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@bancy.co I’ve no idea, sorry! I just did a GIF search this time around.

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@bancy.co It definitely will when it’s done! Right now I’m yanking kilometres of knotted string out of a ragged, dark hole

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@bancy.co I just got finished today’s batch… Took me about 50 minutes, phew!

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@bancy.co That is true. Our most recent games are much easier to maintain, but our first one is our most popular… so here I go again, deep into its bowels!

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@bancy.co Ugh, I hear this! I hear this looooud and clear! 😭

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@blackscreenrecords.com Silent Hill f!

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@bancy.co Okay, it snowed again, much more this time; I take it all back.

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@farah.coculuzzi.social Congrats on the new title!

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@superpac.bsky.social I’ll have to check in on my dev dashboard and see what’s new. Thanks for the heads-up!

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@cococucumber.bsky.social Thanks, guys!

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@kanaratron.bsky.social Awwwww hell yessss! I wanna hit up a local video shop and look for this.

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@bruces.bsky.social Very true!

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@yarnspinner.dev Done!

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@blunderchief.blather.ing Oh, that voice shut-off option sounds like a good time.

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@adriaan.games I have been in this exact situation! It somehow feels worse than not even getting nominated.

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@jillmurray.bsky.social Welcome back to the city!

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@theletterten.gay Great, thank you! We’ll reach out then.

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@theletterten.gay Understood! We’ll be releasing on Switch in early 2026 if that helps.

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Infinite choice = infinite choice paralysis: blog.benjaminrivers.com

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Infinite choice = infinite choice paralysis: blog.benjaminrivers.com

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A context-free page from my Canadian romance comic, Sorry, I Love You!. I only use two kinds of tone layers in this series, so I use different brushes and pairings to get what I can from them. If I have too many options, I’ll spend too much time fretting over every single detail.

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First sketch of the new year.

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Alucard from Castlevania: blog.benjaminrivers.com

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Happy Spooktober! 🦇🌕 It’s my favourite time of the year, so here’s a vampire lady revelling in the moonlight to show how much I love the season. I had a lot of fun applying colour to this and getting the moonlight glow.

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Nancy and I went to Roy Thompson Hall to watch the Toronto Symphony Orchestra perform music from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. We had a great time; the musicians looked like they were having fun, there was awesome cosplay (including a sailor suit Barrett!), and the conductor was a charismatic MC.

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Jacob (part 1?): blog.benjaminrivers.com

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Maria Renard from Castlevania: blog.benjaminrivers.com

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Reading Time: blog.benjaminrivers.com

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Do you have hobbies or That Thing you are compelled to do, no matter the cost? For me it’s comics; I have to make comics, or I die inside. As we wind down our current game project, I’ve been finding time to draw again.

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To keep me motivated, I added a Comics page to my blog to track my projects.

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Kind Words: blog.benjaminrivers.com

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Assault and Vinegar Chips: blog.benjaminrivers.com

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Finally get to talk about our new game: blog.benjaminrivers.com

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A motel rendez-vous gone wrong? 🌙 I’m a better penciller/inker than a colourist, so I wanted to attempt a more difficult colour scene for some practice. 🎨 I don’t think I nailed it, but it was a fun exercise.

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Gloomy with a chance of torrential rain: blog.benjaminrivers.com

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