{"id":1795168,"date":"2026-02-26T17:24:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1795168"},"modified":"2026-02-26T17:24:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:24:36","slug":"stardew-valley-is-celebrating-being-one-third-the-age-of-pokemon-with-a-video-looking-at-its-highly-anticipated-next-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1795168","title":{"rendered":"Stardew Valley is celebrating being one third the age of Pok\u00e9mon with a video looking at its highly anticipated next update"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/stardew-valley\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Stardew Valley<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Stardew Valley is celebrating being one third the age of Pok\u00e9mon with a video looking at its highly anticipated next update<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">A real turnip for the books.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/stardew-chicken.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A Stardew Valley chicken superimposed over a screenshot from the farming game.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"stardew-chicken.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer\/Eric Barone<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1521645425.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1521645425.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/matt-wales\">Matt Wales<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-02-26T17:24:36+00:00\">Feb. 26, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stardew-valley-is-celebrating-birthday-with-a-look-at-its-next-update?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          1 comment<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"6689d9bc-c5d9-4cb1-ad14-ef746bf9ebf8\" data-name=\"Stardew Valley\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Stardew Valley\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Stardew Valley\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Stardew Valley\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Stardew Valley\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Stardew Valley\" title=\"Follow Stardew Valley\"><br \/>\n  Follow Stardew Valley<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>\nPok\u00e9mon is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-30-super-bowl-spot-lady-gaga-and-jigglypuff-performance\">30 this week<\/a>. Stardew Valley is 10! Coincidence? YOU DECIDE. Our focus here, though, is developer Eric &#8220;ConcernedApe&#8221; Barone&#8217;s smash-hit farming game, which is celebrating its major birthday milestone with a special video featuring, among other things, a look at its forthcoming 1.7 update.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nStardew Valley launched for PC on 26th February, 2016, meaning today, specifically, marks its tenth anniversary. And Barone <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ConcernedApe\/status\/2026717852162732412\">confirmed he had a bit of a treat planned for the occasion<\/a> on social media earlier the week. Officially, the video &#8211; which is set to air at 7pm in the UK this evening &#8211; is a &#8220;retrospective and new spouse reveal&#8221;, which will include some old pre-release footage of the game, with Barone providing commentary.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHe&#8217;ll also be talking about the many updates Stardew Valley has received over the years, which brings us to that &#8220;spouse reveal&#8221;. Last August &#8211; despite previously saying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stardew-valley-creator-promises-no-more-updates-until-haunted-chocolatier-releases\">there&#8217;d be no more Stardew Valley updates<\/a> until after the release of his next game, the Haunted Chocolatier &#8211; Barone revealed he&#8217;d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stardew-valley-will-be-getting-another-update-after-all\">had a bit of a change of heart<\/a>. Then, back in February, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stardew-valley-getting-new-marriage-options-better-children-in-next-update\">teased the forthcoming 1.7 update<\/a> would include upgrades to the children of Stardew Valley, making them &#8220;a little more interesting&#8221;, as well as two new marriage candidates for players to woo. And it&#8217;s the latter we&#8217;ll be meeting tonight.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd that&#8217;s pretty much all there is to report until after Barone&#8217;s anniversary video airs. So if you fancy meeting your new potential life partners, you&#8217;ll be wanting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=geiTg6Z7w3A\">point your face at YouTube<\/a> starting 7pm GMT\/8pm CET\/11am PST.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAs for the long-awaited Haunted Chocolatier, Barone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/im-alive-the-game-is-still-in-development-stardew-valley-creator-concernedape-gives-update-on-haunted-chocolatier\">recently revealed<\/a> that work on his next game, originally announced back in 2021, had been &#8220;very productive lately&#8221;. There&#8217;s still no whiff of a release date yet, however, with Barone only saying it&#8217;ll &#8220;come out when it&#8217;s done.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>\nPok\u00e9mon is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-30-super-bowl-spot-lady-gaga-and-jigglypuff-performance\">30 this week<\/a>. Stardew Valley is 10! Coincidence? YOU DECIDE. Our focus here, though, is developer Eric &#8220;ConcernedApe&#8221; Barone&#8217;s smash-hit farming game, which is celebrating its major birthday milestone with a special video featuring, among other things, a look at its forthcoming 1.7 update.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nStardew Valley launched for PC on 26th February, 2016, meaning today, specifically, marks its tenth anniversary. And Barone <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ConcernedApe\/status\/2026717852162732412\">confirmed he had a bit of a treat planned for the occasion<\/a> on social media earlier the week. Officially, the video &#8211; which is set to air at 7pm in the UK this evening &#8211; is a &#8220;retrospective and new spouse reveal&#8221;, which will include some old pre-release footage of the game, with Barone providing commentary.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHe&#8217;ll also be talking about the many updates Stardew Valley has received over the years, which brings us to that &#8220;spouse reveal&#8221;. Last August &#8211; despite previously saying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stardew-valley-creator-promises-no-more-updates-until-haunted-chocolatier-releases\">there&#8217;d be no more Stardew Valley updates<\/a> until after the release of his next game, the Haunted Chocolatier &#8211; Barone revealed he&#8217;d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stardew-valley-will-be-getting-another-update-after-all\">had a bit of a change of heart<\/a>. Then, back in February, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stardew-valley-getting-new-marriage-options-better-children-in-next-update\">teased the forthcoming 1.7 update<\/a> would include upgrades to the children of Stardew Valley, making them &#8220;a little more interesting&#8221;, as well as two new marriage candidates for players to woo. And it&#8217;s the latter we&#8217;ll be meeting tonight.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd that&#8217;s pretty much all there is to report until after Barone&#8217;s anniversary video airs. So if you fancy meeting your new potential life partners, you&#8217;ll be wanting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=geiTg6Z7w3A\">point your face at YouTube<\/a> starting 7pm GMT\/8pm CET\/11am PST.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAs for the long-awaited Haunted Chocolatier, Barone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/im-alive-the-game-is-still-in-development-stardew-valley-creator-concernedape-gives-update-on-haunted-chocolatier\">recently revealed<\/a> that work on his next game, originally announced back in 2021, had been &#8220;very productive lately&#8221;. There&#8217;s still no whiff of a release date yet, however, with Barone only saying it&#8217;ll &#8220;come out when it&#8217;s done.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Stardew Valley Stardew Valley is celebrating being one third the age of Pok\u00e9mon with a video looking at its highly anticipated next update A real turnip for the books. 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