Help us reach Top 100 Most Wishlisted Games on #Steam! This helps us reach more people who may want to experience the wonderful world of Hawthorn and help us grow the game. Please Wishlist and share.
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Hawthorn is participating in Midwinter Spirits event on Steam! This event's theme is so perfect for the whimsical feeling of our game. Link below: Wishlist Hawthorn and support these other wonderful games!
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Skyrim meets Redwall in Stardew Valley?
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PAX West was a success!
No booth, just on the floor talking to gamers, developers and publishers!
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If you want to know more about @playhawthorn.bsky.social, you can:
- Visit their website: www.playhawthorn.com
AND
- Join the conversation on Discord: www.discord.gg/Hawthorn
I'll see you tomorrow, 7/10 @4pm Pacific for the demo! Don't miss it!!
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Don't miss the perks available to @playhawthorn.bsky.social supporters - like Steam keys, exclusive items, and more! Hurry because the Kickstarter late pledge window closes this FRI, 7/11 @ 4pm EDT!
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Hawthorn pairs gorgeous graphics and sensational storytelling with a totally unique take on some of my favorite types of games, like Stardew and Skyrim. There's something for everyone. It'll be co-op, too! Check it out!
WISH LIST ON STEAM: store.steampowered.com/app/3078150/...
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Guess what! @playhawthorn.bsky.social gave me demo access to Hawthornby NEARstudios! I'll be playing it live on stream tomorrow night!
WHEN: Thursday, 7/10 @ 4pm Pacific
WHERE: twitch.tv/xxtinkioxx
I'm SO EXCITED to introduce you to the game I've been so hyped about!
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Hawthorn will appear in the Green Games Showcase that starts in 15 mins! Watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch
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Bluesky screenshot Transcribed text: Sam Wey @samwey.bsky.social 1mo When do you think you'll be able to experience the real world converted to Studio Ghibli style in real time? Such a crazy moment in Internet culture. I love it. www.reddit.com/r/AgentsOfAI. #AR #VR #AI #ChatGPT AgentsOfAI 1.8K 232 From the AgentsOfAl community on Reddit: The Whole Internet Right Now Explore this post and more from the AgentsOfAl community
When they have level designers who actively praise genAI, along with not apologising or even acknowledging that their use of genAI was wrong, it's hard to believe that NEARstudios won't use genAI again.
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6:47 hawthorn X ail 73% runeowl hey devs! I heard about the game and love the premise, but - your key art / cover image appears to be ai generated? as an artist and Heather Cerlan 01/29/2025 7:08 PM I want to personally address this question as one of the main people responsible for this situation. Here's some extra clarification and context, since we have been getting sporadic questions about the Al disclosure on the Steam page and it's something that we do want to address with the community, and we want to be as transparent as possible. When we set out to start making Hawthorn, we went through over 2 years of self-funding NEARstudios and a year of that was spent trying to fundraise from investors to build the game the way we envisioned, and part of that process involved putting together a rough demo to show investors. We used placeholder art and marketplace assets with the intent of this being just for this internal funding demo as proof of concept. In our biggest dreams and vision for this project, we had planned for it to have a completely different art style, and we planned to replace every single visual element in the demo (models, textures, animations, Ul etc,) We were just keeping the code/systems we created. When we realized that funding wasn't imminent, We pivoted away from raising money (this was in July 2024) and went heads down to try to prepare a gameplay trailer with what we had and try to make it as presentable to the public as possible to test if there was a desire in the community for this game At that point, we were a few months away from running out of personal money to continue the project. We hired an artist to create the key art for the Hawthorn announcement unfortunately, that artist didn't work out and we didn't have any time to find and hire a new artist to create something new before our press embargo date. I'm an artist, but not a concept artist and I'm also the one running all the business aspects, finance, strategy, biz dev, marke…
6:48 JE hawthorn c X G Mll 73% there was a desire in the community for this game. At that point, we were a few months away from running out of personal money to continue the project. We hired an artist to create the key art for the Hawthorn announcement unfortunately, that artist didn't work out and we didn't have any time to find and hire a new artist to create something new before our press embargo date. I'm an artist, but not a concept artist and I'm also the one running all the business aspects, finance, strategy, biz dev, marketing, recruiting/hr etc. so time is unfortunately limited even more. So, sadly I had to very quickly resort to using a combination of Al art, photo bashed elements, and hand painting to throw something together in time for the looming press announcement date. This journey to bring Hawthorn to the world has not gone the way we have planned, but we are determined and resourceful and want to keep the project alive. We will replace all the Al placeholder art, and we are currently working with artists as we speak to do so. We ourselves cringe at the fact that Al art is in the game, and we are working diligently to correct it The gameplay trailer that everyone saw back in October and the build that our Ko-Fi supporters will see on Friday, was never intended to be shown this early in development, but all of this was done in an attempt to save Hawthorn, a project that we are incredibly passionate about and wanted more than anything to give it a chance to see the light of day. My neighbor invested a small personal check into the company to allow us the runway to get to our Kickstarter in the Spring and we will have all the art be100% artist created by then. We apologize that we resorted to using Al generated art in a moment of desperation and hastiness and we will make effort to stop using Al generated content going forward. We are thankful that this community has rescued the game by showing their interest and giving us hope that Hawthorn has a…
They seem to think this excuse is good enough to clear them of any responsibility.
Just say you don't give a fuck about the genAI use instead of pretending to have due cause for using it.
Anyone who values art and artists (or the environment) shouldn't back this game!
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10 May 2025 Jason Richardson Yesterday at 08:56 Regarding the use of placeholder generative Al: Our official statement: "The game build of Hawthorn does not include generative Al content. Due to lack of resources and funding, early marketing materials are in use that were created with a mix of generative Al and human art. However, NEARstudios is actively working to replace those promotional materials Hawthorn will not ship with generative Al content." This is NEARstudios final statement on the use of Al in Hawthorn. We have updated the Hawthorn Steam page to include this official statement on the use of generative Al. Thank you for your support during the earliest days of Hawthorn
NEARstudios final word on the use of genAI in Hawthorn's development is woefully lacking.
I'm so pissed off by this because I still had hope the devs would take a strong stance but they clearly knew, and don't regret, what they did.
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Happy Friday everyone! Have you heard about #playhawthorn? It's an awesome, cozy co-op game in development right now!
I'd love it if you could check out their Kickstarter here: www.playhawthorn.com/crowdfunding/
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Ty! ❤️
"We only engaged in theft a little bit 🥹"
Everyone always has an excuse for why they chose to act in a way that they *knew* was unethical.
GenAI images = Plagarism
GenAI images = Environmental Destruction
GenAI images = Harm artists
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The issue is the use of genAI - not its implementation.
I don't care if it's being used as a placeholder and removed before release or only seen in promo vids.
They still used genAI images despite the environmental cost and harm to artists.
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The #playhawthorn Kickstarter is live!
I am so excited to get this out there! This game is going to be amazing!! Check out the link to become a part of this awesome adventure. Snag some exclusive perks in the process! Share the link to raise awareness!
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Hi, everyone! I've been supporting #playhawthorn since TwitchCon 2024, and I can't wait to play this game!
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Visit their Kickstarter page at www.playhawthorn.com/crowdfunding
Let's do this!
Happy Easter!
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Thanks to all our friends who stopped by to checkout Hawthorn while at #AwesomeCon this weekend!
Support our Kickstarter:
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We hit 1500 followers on Kickstarter! To get the Early Bird Tiers with exclusive content, follow Hawthorn on Kickstarter:
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Birds nested in our wreath! If you love nature and woodland wildlife then support our Kickstarter to bring Hawthorn to the world!
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Who’s got jokes? Even the animals of Windemere like to poke fun! Give us ideas for April Fools’ fun in Hawthorn!
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Here's Future Games Show's premiere of the newest trailer for Hawthorn! https://youtu.be/JyvwK1BouUk
Also, please follow our upcoming Kickstarter: www.PlayHawthorn.com/Crowdfunding
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Future Games Show starts in 30 minutes!
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Hawthorn is among this awesome line up at Future Games Show! Tune in tomorrow at 4pm ET: youtube.com/live/JsFTvIsRYbw
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Hawthorn will premiere new trailer at Future Games Show this Thursday! Don't miss it! Thanks
@GamesRadar and @FutureGamesShow!
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Hawthorn will premiere new trailer at Future Games Show to promote our upcoming @Kickstarter! www.playhawthorn.com/crowdfunding
Watch live on March 20th at 4pm ET! Thanks @GamesRadar and @FutureGamesShow
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The story of Hawthorn’s upcoming Kickstarter published on Game Developer!
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