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Dying Light 2's new Balatro costume may be the most cursed crossover I've ever seen
By Rich Stanton published
News Jimbo becomes Jim-NO.

Balatro creator finally gets the last harrowing achievement he needed to 100% complete his own game, now feels 'better equipped' to design its upcoming expansion
By Robin Valentine published
NEWS LocalThunk is free from his self-inflicted purgatory.

Balatro creator gets 'a taste of my own medicine' as he struggles in vain to score the game's hardest achievement
By Rich Stanton published
News "Well well well if it isn’t the consequences of my actions."

Balatro doesn't have microtransactions for a very good reason: 'It makes me want to put my computer in the dishwasher and set it to pots and pans," LocalThunk says
By Andy Chalk published
news That also holds for in-game ads, season passes, and other "nonsense that isn't actually the game."

Dulcet-voiced Sony tech god Mark Cerny is better than you at Balatro, joins the 0.1% of players to platinum the whole game
By Joshua Wolens published
News Who's this Joker?

Veteran indie dev says success on Steam these days is impossible to predict: 'Why did Balatro take off? You could write a million f***ing essays and none of them will be definitely right'
By Fraser Brown published
News "Everything has changed. Everything is harder work."

Balatro's publisher beat gold stakes and the Jokerless challenge so quickly it even surprised LocalThunk: 'How did you do this so fast?'
By Christopher Livingston published
News "I sent him the video of the score, going, like, screw you. Yeah, I got it!" said Playstack's Wout van Halderen.

Balatro scoops a BAFTA and Jimbo weirds it up on-stage: 'LocalThunk is really rich now… he has shoes made of gold and he thanks you for making him that way'
By Rich Stanton published
News Also: play Animal Well.
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