Benjamin Rivers 🇨🇦
@benjaminrivers.bsky.social
Game developer + co-founder of Toronto #indiegame studio BancyCo (Home, Alone With You, Worse Than Death, Neo Harbor Rescue Squad)
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Hot #Gamescom news: our paramedic action game Neo Harbor Rescue Squad is racing to the scene on #NintendoSwitch early next year!
Inspired by minigame-filled titles from the Wii and DS era, it'll give your Joy-Con controllers a good workout.
Play a demo at the @indiearenabooth.de in Hall 10.2!
Inspired by minigame-filled titles from the Wii and DS era, it'll give your Joy-Con controllers a good workout.
Play a demo at the @indiearenabooth.de in Hall 10.2!
Ninja Gaiden II for NES is a big win for NSO! One of my absolutely favourite 8-bit classics. 👌
#NintendoSwitch
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wZZ...
#NintendoSwitch
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wZZ...
NES, Game Boy – Nintendo Classics – November 2025 Game Updates
YouTube video by Nintendo of America
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November 26, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Ninja Gaiden II for NES is a big win for NSO! One of my absolutely favourite 8-bit classics. 👌
#NintendoSwitch
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wZZ...
#NintendoSwitch
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wZZ...
Remember: no matter what game you're working on, you'll end up making about 25% of it in the end. The key is to choose the correct 25%.
#gamedev #indiegame
#gamedev #indiegame
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Remember: no matter what game you're working on, you'll end up making about 25% of it in the end. The key is to choose the correct 25%.
#gamedev #indiegame
#gamedev #indiegame
It's Monday, my fellow #gamedev people! Let's create some kickass videogames this week!
#indiegame #indiedev
#indiegame #indiedev
a close up of a computer keyboard with a bunch of wires hanging from it .
ALT: a close up of a computer keyboard with a bunch of wires hanging from it .
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November 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
It's Monday, my fellow #gamedev people! Let's create some kickass videogames this week!
#indiegame #indiedev
#indiegame #indiedev
I went to the Toronto Game Expo with a friend to do some retrogame shopping. 🙌 It was much bigger than last time, and we had a lot of fun stalking its aisles, looking for deals.
#TGE2025 #retrogaming
#TGE2025 #retrogaming
November 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I went to the Toronto Game Expo with a friend to do some retrogame shopping. 🙌 It was much bigger than last time, and we had a lot of fun stalking its aisles, looking for deals.
#TGE2025 #retrogaming
#TGE2025 #retrogaming
My top Xbox 360 memories:
- having it red-ring while I was trying to get into Fallout 3
- waiting weeks to get a replacement
- having the replacement red-ring too
- repeat one more time
- buying a PS3
- having it red-ring while I was trying to get into Fallout 3
- waiting weeks to get a replacement
- having the replacement red-ring too
- repeat one more time
- buying a PS3
November 23, 2025 at 5:30 AM
My top Xbox 360 memories:
- having it red-ring while I was trying to get into Fallout 3
- waiting weeks to get a replacement
- having the replacement red-ring too
- repeat one more time
- buying a PS3
- having it red-ring while I was trying to get into Fallout 3
- waiting weeks to get a replacement
- having the replacement red-ring too
- repeat one more time
- buying a PS3
November 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Hey, that's the main character from @juliaminamata.bsky.social's The Crimson Diamond being featured at AdventureX! 💎 That's so cool to see.
Absolutely thrilled seeing my art displayed in #AdventureX.
(I've already wishlisted more games in the demo area than I have time to play in 2026)
#AdvX25
(I've already wishlisted more games in the demo area than I have time to play in 2026)
#AdvX25
November 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Hey, that's the main character from @juliaminamata.bsky.social's The Crimson Diamond being featured at AdventureX! 💎 That's so cool to see.
My #gamedev hot tip of the day: document everything, thoroughly. Pretend you live in a time loop. Games take time to make, and I for one need weekly reminders of what The Vision™ is and what we're trying to achieve, to avoid chasing squirrels.
a man says okay so what am i doing ?
ALT: a man says okay so what am i doing ?
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
My #gamedev hot tip of the day: document everything, thoroughly. Pretend you live in a time loop. Games take time to make, and I for one need weekly reminders of what The Vision™ is and what we're trying to achieve, to avoid chasing squirrels.
There's a five hour game trial of Death Stranding 2 available via PS Plus; that should be enough to get through the opening cutscenes, right?
Right!?
Right!?
a close up of a man 's muscles in a tank top in a locker room .
ALT: a close up of a man 's muscles in a tank top in a locker room .
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November 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
There's a five hour game trial of Death Stranding 2 available via PS Plus; that should be enough to get through the opening cutscenes, right?
Right!?
Right!?
Silent Hill 2 became available on Xbox yesterday but no one seems to have announced it?
I think it was an administrative mistake but hey, here it is!
www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/...
#gaming #horror
I think it was an administrative mistake but hey, here it is!
www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/...
#gaming #horror
Buy SILENT HILL 2 | Xbox
"My name...is Maria," the woman smiles, just like my late wife.
www.xbox.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Silent Hill 2 became available on Xbox yesterday but no one seems to have announced it?
I think it was an administrative mistake but hey, here it is!
www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/...
#gaming #horror
I think it was an administrative mistake but hey, here it is!
www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/...
#gaming #horror
Agree with Sam! This is a solution in search of a problem. There are many struggles, but this is not one of them.
psst, no one is struggling with this - we are trying to create singular things that resonate with a huge audience or resonate hugely with a specific audience. We "struggle" with how tech and VC funding has broken almost every creative economy we have. So thanks but no thanks
November 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Agree with Sam! This is a solution in search of a problem. There are many struggles, but this is not one of them.
Toronto's own Cococucumber debuted their new #indiegame Echo Generation 2 during today's @xbox.com Partner Showcase!
You can wishlist it right now. 👇
You can wishlist it right now. 👇
✨ Wishlist Echo Generation 2 ✨
Xbox: www.microsoft.com/store/produc...
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1115990
Xbox: www.microsoft.com/store/produc...
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1115990
November 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Toronto's own Cococucumber debuted their new #indiegame Echo Generation 2 during today's @xbox.com Partner Showcase!
You can wishlist it right now. 👇
You can wishlist it right now. 👇
@brandon.insertcredit.com Congrats on the Demonschool release! 👿🏫 Hope launch goes super well for you.
November 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
@brandon.insertcredit.com Congrats on the Demonschool release! 👿🏫 Hope launch goes super well for you.
🎶 Snaaaaake Eaaaaaterrrrrr 🎵
MGS3 is my least favourite in the series, but sure, I'll play this goofy nonsense with its glorious glow-up!
#metalgear
MGS3 is my least favourite in the series, but sure, I'll play this goofy nonsense with its glorious glow-up!
#metalgear
November 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
🎶 Snaaaaake Eaaaaaterrrrrr 🎵
MGS3 is my least favourite in the series, but sure, I'll play this goofy nonsense with its glorious glow-up!
#metalgear
MGS3 is my least favourite in the series, but sure, I'll play this goofy nonsense with its glorious glow-up!
#metalgear
Aw, man. :-( Very sad news indeed; Rebecca Heineman was a gamedev legend.
Seeing her document her decline here and sudden realization that the end was rapidly approaching was terrifying.
Seeing her document her decline here and sudden realization that the end was rapidly approaching was terrifying.
@burgerbecky.bsky.social has sadly passed away. She was a luminary of the game dev industry who influenced and inspired so many. We would have loved to hear her talk about her career and work.
Proceeds of her GoFundMe will now go towards covering funeral costs: gofund.me/f331da613
Proceeds of her GoFundMe will now go towards covering funeral costs: gofund.me/f331da613
November 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Aw, man. :-( Very sad news indeed; Rebecca Heineman was a gamedev legend.
Seeing her document her decline here and sudden realization that the end was rapidly approaching was terrifying.
Seeing her document her decline here and sudden realization that the end was rapidly approaching was terrifying.
There is already a fantastic screen adaptation of The Legend of Zelda: it's called Legend (1985, Ridley Scott).
November 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
There is already a fantastic screen adaptation of The Legend of Zelda: it's called Legend (1985, Ridley Scott).
Sometimes I just think about the Sega Dreamcast aesthetic and feel cool vibes, like a summer breeze on the beach. 😌 It is a nice place.
#gaming #retrogaming #sega
#gaming #retrogaming #sega
November 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Sometimes I just think about the Sega Dreamcast aesthetic and feel cool vibes, like a summer breeze on the beach. 😌 It is a nice place.
#gaming #retrogaming #sega
#gaming #retrogaming #sega
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My dungeon exploration take on Minesweeper, Gravesweeper, is out NOW on iOS and Android! Please share it with your friends and give it a review. midnightlaunchgames.com/games/graves...
Gravesweeper - Halloween Puzzle Dungeon
Navigate through haunted dungeons as a brave skeleton, using Minesweeper-style logic to avoid deadly traps and find your way to freedom!
midnightlaunchgames.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
My dungeon exploration take on Minesweeper, Gravesweeper, is out NOW on iOS and Android! Please share it with your friends and give it a review. midnightlaunchgames.com/games/graves...
Picked up a couple of Konami titles on PlayStation for good prices! Yay for local businesses and sales...
#retrogaming #silenthill #metalgear
#retrogaming #silenthill #metalgear
November 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Picked up a couple of Konami titles on PlayStation for good prices! Yay for local businesses and sales...
#retrogaming #silenthill #metalgear
#retrogaming #silenthill #metalgear
November 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Sign me the eff uuuuuuup 🦋 📸 👻
A 2003 PS2 horror classic is reborn
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake is coming to PS5 on March 12: play.st/4qUhsGP
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake is coming to PS5 on March 12: play.st/4qUhsGP
November 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Sign me the eff uuuuuuup 🦋 📸 👻
Wow, it's officially been one year since our newest game, Neo Harbor Rescue Squad, launched on PlayStation and Steam. 🚑🥳 Where did the time go?
The Switch version is still en route for early 2026; just hang in there!
#indiegame #gaming
The Switch version is still en route for early 2026; just hang in there!
#indiegame #gaming
November 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Wow, it's officially been one year since our newest game, Neo Harbor Rescue Squad, launched on PlayStation and Steam. 🚑🥳 Where did the time go?
The Switch version is still en route for early 2026; just hang in there!
#indiegame #gaming
The Switch version is still en route for early 2026; just hang in there!
#indiegame #gaming
