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Eric sits down with Toronto game developer Benjamin Rivers to discuss the new sci-fi romance adventure Alone With You.
Game of Thrones Season 6 Episode 10 Recap
We break down the highs and lows ofGame of Thrones' explosive season six finale, plus make our predictions for the season 7!
Game of Thrones Season 6 Episode 9 Recap
We break down the winners and losers of Game of Thrones' epic Battle of the Bastards, plus pros, cons, easter eggs, and predictions for the season 6 finale!
Game of Thrones Season 6 Episode 8 Recap
We pick out the coolest moments from Game of Thrones episode 6.8 "No One" and predict what might happen in the penultimate episode!
Game of Thrones Season 6 Episode 7 Recap
A fan favourite returns in "The Broken Man"! Watch our video recap, plus pros, cons, and predictions.
Game of Thrones Season 6 Episode 4 Recap
Hot fire! Dany burns down the house in episode 6.4 of Game of Thrones!
Game of Thrones Season 6 Episode 3 Recap
"Oathbreaker" may be one of the best episodes of Game of Thrones season six!
Game of Thrones Season 6 Episode 2 Recap
We discuss Sunday's big Game of Thrones bombshell and much more!
Play Dead Episode 3: Benjamin Rivers
Gabby sits down with Benjamin Rivers to discuss common death tropes and the way Ben uses death in his games Home and Alone With You.
Still at Home: An Interview with Benjamin Rivers
Benjamin Rivers may have released his hit horror adventure game Home last year, but the work has been far from over for this Toronto-based indie developer.
Gamercamp: Dyad’s Shawn McGrath
Dyad creator Shawn McGrath candidly reveals why he thinks storylines in video games are "idiotic."
Cardboard Boot Camp: Analogue Video Games
By asking his students to create analogue versions of video games, OCAD instructor and indie game developer Benjamin Rivers forced them to look at games from a designer’s perspective rather than a player’s. See the results after the jump.
Toronto After Dark launches inaugural Darkcade
The Toronto After Dark Film Festival kicks off today, and it’s getting its first dose of games with the inaugural TAD Darckade, an indie video games showcase to run concurrently with the cult film fest.
News Shelf: 8/31/12
Dork Shelf doesn’t usually go knee-deep into the news world of video games, because let’s not kid ourselves – you’ve got a multitude of other sites to refresh on a 45-minute cycle. But we're building Dork Shelf into your must-read nexus for everything nerd, so here’s the first installment of our weekly gaming roundup. This week we've got the release of more PSOne games on the Vita, the release of They Bleed Pixels and Home on Steam, Metal Gear Solid movie and game news, and a super rad trailer for Super TIME Force.
Home Review
Home, the latest offering from independent game developer Benjamin Rivers, is amazing, although not for the reasons you’d expect. It's a narrative horror adventure that succeeds because it experiments with story structure in a way that forces you to reconsider the possibilities for interactive storytelling.