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The Latest Breaking News from Eric ConcernedApe Barone

Haunted Chocolatier's development has been 'very productive' in recent months, Eric Barone says: 'Working on Haunted Chocolatier is what I’m most eager and driven to do'

The Stardew developer says he's now "certain" he'll enjoy Haunted Chocolatier once it's finished.

PC Gamer · Aug 31

ConcernedApe says sorry Haunted Chocolatier is taking so long: "I won't compromise on the quality of the game by rushing it or releasing it too early"

"My goal is to make a game that I am proud of and personally enjoy"

GamesRadar · Aug 31

Stardew Valley was almost canceled after Eric Barone's PC died without backups: "It feels crazy that it all worked out"

The farming sim landscape almost looked very different

GamesRadar · Jul 13

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'Haunted Chocolatier' Update: ConcernedApe Explains Why 'Stardew Valley' Successor Is Taking Longer

ConcernedApe shares a new "Haunted Chocolatier" update, explaining his perfectionist approach and why the highly anticipated game needs more time.

Player One · Jun 27

Haunted Chocolatier fans don't have fresh screenshots to fawn over because Eric Barone says sharing them mid-development 'feels like serving half-baked bread'

There's plenty of screenshots to go around already.

PC Gamer · Jun 26

"Yep," Haunted Chocolatier creator ConcernedApe is "still working on the game" – but he doesn't want to give too much away: "I would rather serve a fully baked bread"

"Still here, still grinding"

GamesRadar · Jun 26

Eric Barone gives players a small update on Haunted Chocolatier's progress: 'It’s not a simple task, as I torture myself over every last detail'

Good things come to those who wait.

PC Gamer · Jun 26

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Haunted Chocolatier is "taking a long time," admits Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe – but going "over every last detail" is just what it takes "to make a game I'm satisfied with"

He's "being very thoughtful about every aspect" of his cozy new sim

GamesRadar · Jun 26

Stardew Valley doesn't have any microtransactions because Eric Barone values the player 'more than the money I could squeeze out of everyone'

I dare not imagine a world in which I have to pay actual money for Pierre's fruit and veg.

PC Gamer · May 19

'I just need to disappear, go into a cabin': Eric Barone has found the answer to Haunted Chocolatier's development distractions

Barone has dedicated five days a week to Haunted Chocolatier.

PC Gamer · May 15

Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone walks back any potential infidelity in the farming sim, says "it was just some theoretical idea I've toyed with"

"I'm not going to actually do this"

GamesRadar · May 13

Haunted Chocolatier is "way bigger than Stardew Valley," says ConcernedApe: "Everything is cranked up"

From "the depth to the whole item system"

GamesRadar · May 13

Eric Barone says Stardew Valley and Haunted Chocolatier will forever be AI-free because people "should take priority over a soulless machine"

"I wouldn't ever want to use AI for any sort of creative thing"

GamesRadar · May 13

ConcernedApe spends 5 days a week on Haunted Chocolatier and 2 on Stardew Valley, says the new game is "a lot harder" to make

"I need to just disappear, go into a cabin, and work without distraction"

GamesRadar · May 12

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GamesRadar · May 12

ConcernedApe says future Stardew Valley update might let you cheat on your spouse, because "you should be able to do wicked things" in a sandbox game

But don't expect anyone to be happy about it

GamesRadar · Mar 27

Stardew Valley 1.7 update leaks "are fake," confirms ConcernedApe – and he has "no plans to ever add" Harvest Moon-style romance rivalries to the farming sim

"There are no leaks"

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2

Stardew Valley at 10: the anticapitalist game that cures burnout and inspires queer art

Since 2016, the cosy, inclusive, non-heteronormative escapism of the beloved farming sim has inspired a community of devoted fans, and helped it shift 50m units

GamesRadar · Mar 1

"I don't know what I was thinking": Stardew Valley creator went through hell 6 months before launch, and the game didn't come together until "the last moment"

"I think I was just at the point where I knew it was so close. I needed to finish the game"

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PC Gamer · Feb 27

ConcernedApe finds out not everyone will be hot for the blacksmith in Stardew Valley's upcoming 1.7 update: 'You've all been dying to marry Clint... right? ...guys?'

He's not my first choice either, but some of you are just being mean.

GamesRadar · Feb 27

Stardew Valley creator "wanted the mines to be like Terraria," but it was way "too ambitious" in the end: "Should have been an entire game on its own"

"It just ended up being too complicated"

GamesRadar · Feb 27

It's only taken Stardew Valley fans 15 hours to dub new marriage candidate Clint as Pelican Town's least eligible bachelor: "I've been robbed of the wizard"

"Who on Earth would marry Clint?"

Player One · Feb 27

'Stardew Valley's' 1.7 Update Add New Marriage Candidates As Creator Reflects On 10 Years Of the Beloved Farming Sim

Discover "Stardew Valley's" 1.7 update as Clint and Sandy become new marriage candidates, revealed alongside creator ConcernedApe's reflections on the farming sim's 10-year legacy.

GamesRadar · Feb 26

Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe reveals "pretty cool" in-game farm map that was ultimately cut: "I bet you guys are gonna be mad at me"

When "Stardew Valley hit puberty," it was "more of a simulation" than an RPG, but I still wish this map had survived the transition

GamesRadar · Feb 26

Stardew Valley creator reveals 14-year-old footage of Sprout Valley, a technically "functioning game" that went on to become a genre-defining farm sim

Things were a little different around Sprout Valley

PC Gamer · Feb 26

May I have the envelope, please? Stardew Valley will add Clint and Sandy as marriage candidates in its 1.7 update

No, really, I need it to reveal these new singles.

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