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NewsBalatro's big 1.1 update is still coming, LocalThunk says: "Last night I stayed up until the early hours of the morning"
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News"This award can f*** itself": Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Verso actor would rather give up Best Supporting Performer than go without "the thrill of that sweet, sweet banana" Joker in Balatro
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NewsBalatro creator says "I'm slow" and "I am sorry" and update 1.1 is not coming this year for good reason: "The prospect of rushing the work and going back into crunch mode to get it out this year just felt terrible"
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NewsA new "chaotic roguelike" inspired by genre top dog Balatro quietly came out months ago, but still has 100% positive Steam reviews and its free demo totally proves why
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NewsThe Balatro hivemind absorbs another victim as Super Smash Bros. modder is compelled to add Joker king Jimbo to Melee, and there hasn't been a new character this scary since 2001
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No wonder Superman took so long – director James Gunn was as obsessed with Balatro as the rest of us: "I pretty much just catch up on work and read and play Balatro"
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Fighting his own roguelike monster, Balatro creator says he's "146/150 for completionist++ and getting a taste of my own medicine"
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Localthunk says Balatro doesn't have microtransactions "because when I play other games that have those things it makes me want to put my computer in the dishwasher"
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"I might have exhausted all my luck": Balatro God-King hits lucky streak so powerful that 1-in-1 billion odds don't even begin to describe it
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PS5 designer Mark Cerny has platinumed poker roguelike Balatro, making him part of an elite group of 0.1% of players
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news"I looked it up and said ah, f***": As Balatro took over the world, another publisher was sweating over its own card roguelike – which LocalThunk then promoted himself
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News"Catch my goofy a** card game in the new season": LocalThunk celebrates as Balatro appears in Black Mirror season 7, months after its creator proclaimed his love for the roguelike
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NewsBalatro solo dev Localthunk "is really rich now," says Final Fantasy 16 star while dressed as a clown: "He has shoes made of gold and he thanks you for making him that way"
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News"LocalThunk is really rich now": 2 weeks after winning yet another GOTY award, Balatro sends Final Fantasy 16 star to accept award in "suspiciously arousing" Jimbo attire
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Wildly successful Balatro publisher says more indie devs need funding "that isn't based on making a ridiculous amount of money back"
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NewsFirst PEGI, now YouTube - Balatro's LocalThunk seems tired of his roguelike game being age restricted for gambling-related concerns
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Balatro creator can finally enjoy his own roguelike after beating every deck on every difficulty: "All this time playing has killed any negative emotions I had toward it"
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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!'"
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NewsBaldur's Gate 3 director Swen Vincke says indie poker roguelike Balatro was his 2024 GOTY, beating out Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Astro Bot, and Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
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NewsEven Balatro's publisher doesn't know when LocalThunk will be done with 1.1: "Maybe I should whisper in his ear, like, 'So how's those 200 new jokers coming?'"
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