Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone would never use AI, instead wants to rely on human creativity—'I feel like that should take priority over a soulless machine'

Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone, creator of Stardew Valley, one of the most impactful indie games of the last decade and dev ...
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Stardew Valley Creator Wants To Work With Humans And Not A "Soulless Machine"

Game developer Eric Barone, known for creating Stardew Valley and the upcoming Haunted Chocolatier, has commented on the ...

Eric Barone has found the answer to all the distractions to Haunted Chocolatier's development

Barone seems to think he needs "to just disappear, go into a cabin, and work without distraction" for Haunted Chocolatier, ...

Eric Barone wouldn't use AI because human creativity's better than a 'soulless machine'

Creativity is a way of expressing yourself, and for that reason Eric Barone isn't interested in using AI to fill in the gaps.

ConcernedApe Says Haunted Chocolatier Is "Way Bigger" Than Stardew Valley

Stardew Valley developer ConcernedApe (Eric Barone) is hard at work on his next big game, Haunted Chocolatier. Although it's ...
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Stardew Valley Dev Reveals New Romance Feature He Wants to Add to the Farming Sim

ConcernedApe discusses a potentially controversial feature for the dating system in Stardew Valley that could eventually make ...
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"Everyone would hate you": Stardew Valley creator is "open" to adding adultery and NPC divorces, but he's against it "on a moral level"

Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone is considering letting players have affairs with married NPCs in Stardew Valley, but he's worried ...
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The legacy — and future — of the farming game Stardew Valley

Eric Barone, the creator of Stardew Valley, keeps updating his video game. And has no plans of stopping. The legacy — and future — of the farming game Stardew Valley Some video games have grand ...
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Stardew Valley’s creator is in Silksong

Eric Barone is listed under the ‘Additional Character Voices’ section of the credits in Hollow Knight: Silksong. Eric Barone is listed under the ‘Additional Character Voices’ section of the credits in ...
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'I'm not going to release anything I'm not happy with': Eric Barone says Haunted Chocolatier will be out when it's good and ready, 'even if that takes years and years'

RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker lets you complete areas in any order, kill any NPCs you like, and still complete the game after failing every quest: 'We're giving even more freedom to players' Roguelike ...
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ConcernedApe Says Haunted Chocolatier Is “Way Bigger” Than Stardew Valley, and Creepier

Haunted Chocolatier is "Way bigger" than Stardew Valley, and creepier, focusing more on exploration, combat, and ...
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The legacy — and future — of the farming game Stardew Valley

Some video games have grand adventures, epic heroes and galactic firefights, but not Stardew Valley. Eric Barone, also known by the online moniker ConcernedApe, says that some fans have called his ...