#stardew-valley

#stardew-valley

At a glance, it might not look like much. The AI-generated image hast an ugly faux-pixel-art sprite of Trump looking like he got hit in the face with a frying pan, his inventory has a bunch of the things you'd expect like a MAGA hat and a cop badge, and he's shown saying, "We're bringing back Whole Milk and Making America Healthy Again." But also, if you look at the gold he's carrying in the screenshot, the number is 45464748.

"I'm a voice actor and software engineer and I've combine these skills to make something wonderful for a game that I really care about that's super important to me and I know is important to a lot of people," said Hobby in her initial announcement video. "I think this was a perfect opportunity to combine those skill sets and make something that I'm proud of for a game that I really care about and give back to the community a little bit."

While many were battling big game service outages over the holiday, from Arc Raiders to Steam, I was battling Minecraft for the original Switch, which I bought for my kids because of the Mario add-on but which keeps crashing on startup. It's something fans have apparently dealt with for years, but I'm still shocked that a mash-up of two of the biggest franchises in gaming on the second-most-popular console ever is in such poor shape.

We may not have a date for Stardew Valley's next major update, but we have confirmation that it's happening. Eric Barone, the developer behind the hit farming sim, announced that there will be a 1.7 update during the Stardew Valley Symphony of Seasons concert in Seattle, later confirming the news with a post on X. Barone, better known as ConcernedApe, didn't reveal a release date, nor any teasers about content.

Giving a gift someone likes gives 45 friendship points, while a loved gift gives 80 points. Character's birthdays can increase this impact.