Balatro creator LocalThunk stays so anonymous, a GDC attendee couldn't believe how he "crushed" the roguelike's base difficulty: "'Wow you must have played this before…
"One of my fav moments from GDC," LocalThunk says in a series of posts on Bluesky. "They had a booth set up to play Balatro ...
Balatro creator impressed onlookers with his card skills at public event, without being recognised
The anonymous creator of Balatro impressed passersby at last month's Game Developer Conference with his card skills, but nobody recognised him.
Balatro Creators Answer the Question Everyone’s Been Asking
The publishers of Balatro have offered an official explanation for how to pronounce the game's title, for anyone still ...
'You must have played this before!': Balatro's creator impressed bystanders with his Balatro skills at GDC, and nobody knew who he was
Balatro developer LocalThunk is notoriously private. It's not some kind of put-on: Wout van Halderen, communications director ...
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Balatro Gets Its Age Rating Reassessed – Now A PEGI 12
Balatro was one of the surprise hits of 2024. It is a roguelike deck-building game with a poker theme. And, while that poker ...
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The world's "largest PC strategy game" has a novel idea – what if it was OK for people to leave?
The "largest PC strategy game in the world," Teamfight Tactics, has a pretty unusual stance on players leaving the game. According to Peter Whalen, TFT game director at Riot Games, that's fine!
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After being indefinitely delayed for two years, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse reveals first images and footage as it finally sets a release date
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse has finally confirmed a release date after being indefinitely delayed for almost two years. Sony Marvel's animated threequel will now land in cinemas on June 4 ...