Bit Orchard: Animal Valley Brings Game Boy-Style Farming Vibes To Switch Soon

by HendrikWiese - April 15, 20220

Update: A release date has sprouted!Update : Since RedDeerGames' reveal yesterday, a Switch eShop page has appeared for Bit Orchard: Animal Valley, along with a release date — 22nd April — and a price tag of $6.99. Make sure you check out the trailer at the top, and catch up

Bit Orchard: Animal Valley Brings Game Boy-Style Farming Vibes To Switch

by HendrikWiese - April 14, 20220

It looks golden delicious.RedDeerGames has announced it will be bringing 2Boone Games' Bit Orchard: Animal Valley to Switch. Made by just one person, Bit Orchard is cosy looking farming sim that takes inspiration from the Game Boy era in the '80s and '90s and pairs the genre down to its

Chucklefish Hands Over Final Stardew Valley Publishing Responsibilities To Creator

by HendrikWiese - March 20, 20220

"We wish the team at ConcernedApe all the best".Back in 2019, the Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone announced he would self-publish in the future after the game's publisher Chucklefish was accused of exploiting contributing workers during its development of Starbound.Now, in a new blog post update from Chucklefish, it

A path to technology: from China to Silicon Valley

by Liz Karagianis - March 1, 20220

Tami Zhu grew up with a wandering blind eye, a rare condition known as amblyopia. Not only did she struggle with her vision, but she was teased by other children. “It hurt,” she says. But she adds that it shaped her character and helped her to persevere in the face of

There Are "No Plans" For More Stardew Valley Updates, But Its Creator Won't Rule It Out

by HendrikWiese - January 5, 20220

"There’s always room for improvement".There aren't many indie titles as popular and as loved as Stardew Valley – and for good reason, it's rather excellent – but with a brand new game on the way, will its developer Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone have any time or inclination to provide further updates?Already

Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass: Halo Infinite, Among Us, Stardew Valley, and More

by Megan Spurr, Community Lead, Xbox Game Pass - December 1, 20210

It’s the start of December, and the gaming possibilities are… infinite… (pretend I’m doing a very cheeky wink right now). We have a great group of games coming to you, including some day one gems you’ll want to get your mice and controllers all powered up for. Let’s jump in! Coming

How Silicon Valley hatched a plan to turn blood into human eggs

by Antonio Regalado - October 28, 20210

A few years ago, a young man from California’s technology scene began popping up in the world’s leading developmental biology labs. These labs were deciphering the secrets of embryos and had a particular interest in how eggs are formed. Some thought if they discovered that recipe, they would be able

Stardew Valley Creator's New Game Is About Making Chocolate With Ghosts

by Marcus Stewart - October 25, 20210

Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone, maker of beloved Stardew Valley, has unveiled his sweet next title. Dubbed ConcernedApe's Haunted Chocolatier, the upcoming game tasks you with running a chocolate shop inside of a castle haunted by ghosts. The announced trailer offers a vertical slice of what the game entails.

Stardew Valley Creator Reveals His Next Game, Haunted Chocolatier

by HendrikWiese - October 22, 20210

And it's already "in development".Eric "ConceredApe" Barone - the creator for the insanely popular farming and lifestyle sim, Stardew Valley - has just lifted the lid on his brand new game, Haunted Chocolatier. It's more formally known as 'ConcernedApe’s Haunted Chocolatier'.After dedicating 10 years of his life "and counting" to

Stardew Valley Has Sold Over 15 Million Copies

by HendrikWiese - September 7, 20210

That's a lot of turnips.After last week's news that Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone is currently working on a new game, we can't be the only ones who ran to Google to figure out just how many copies of Stardew Valley he's sold in total. On Wikipedia, as of yesterday, the answer