Latest about Balatro
PC Gamer vindicated by Swen Vincke: Larian boss calls Balatro his personal GOTY as it sweeps top prize from devs at GDC awards
News All well and good that Balatro got its plaudits, but what truly matters here is that we were right.
Balatro's publisher doesn't know how big the 1.1 update will be or when it's coming: 'He's just gonna show up one day and say, here's 100 new jokers'
News "I don't think he'll let us know when [Balatro 1.1] is gonna drop," said Wout van Halderen, the communications director at Playstack.
Balatro's first demo could be edited with Notepad to unlock the whole game—the solution? 'Bury it as soon as possible' with a 'newer, shinier version'
News "It was very important to do that quick."
Balatro's LocalThunk isn't 'trying to pull a Banksy', he just 'wanted to be left alone to make his game'
News According to his publisher, LocalThunk’s anonymity is less about artsy obfuscation and more about minding his own business.
LocalThunk gave up making Balatro for 3 months but resumed because 'I was bored but the internet was out so I couldn't play Rocket League'
News What a Save!
LocalThunk forbids AI-generated art on the Balatro subreddit: 'I think it does real harm to artists of all kinds'
news A recent kerfuffle over AI art forced the Balatro creator to get involved.
The official Balatro Timeline documents the history of 2024's biggest game as its developer went from 'obsessed' with making it to 'shocked' at the reception
news LocalThunk's detailed account of the creation of Balatro is remarkably entertaining.
Balatro's new cards really show that every dev in the games industry is hooked on Balatro
News I mean, it's pretty great!
