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.