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First PEGI, now YouTube - Balatro's LocalThunk seems tired of his roguelike game being age restricted for gambling-related concerns
"Apparently Balatro videos are being rated 18+ on YouTube now for gambling," LocalThunk wrote on social media in response to ...
5 Balatro Features We Want in the 2025 Gameplay Update
Balatro's 2025 gameplay update is still shrouded in mystery, but here's what we want for this highly anticipated patch.
Balatro now canonically in Black Mirror
Black Mirror may well show us a variety of near-future dystopias with each new episode released, but at least there is still ...
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Localthunk wants to make sure Blue Prince gets love at The Game Awards
Fresh off a BAFTA Game Awards win, the Balatro developer appealed directly to Geoff Keighley to make Blue Prince a GOTY ...
Balatro's publisher beat gold stakes and the Jokerless challenge so quickly it even surprised LocalThunk: 'How did you do this so fast?'
"I sent him the video of the score, going, like, screw you. Yeah, I got it!" said Playstack's Wout van Halderen.
Why Balatro’s developer stays anonymous
LocalThunk was at the Game Developers Conference this week meeting with other developers, but van Halderen and Cheng-Moore ...
YouTube says Nope! to age-gating Balatro videos
In the video, Balatro University says that 119 of 606 videos were age-restricted, and of the 30 appeals submitted, 24 were ...
Balatro fans react as Ben Starr delivers hilarious BAFTA speech for mysterious developer
For Balatro fans, seeing Final Fantasy 16 star Ben Starr don the Jimbo Jester hat and clown makeup has become somewhat of a ...
Balatro 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 …
Poker roguelite Balatro swept the BAFTA games awards last night, and Final Fantasy 16's very own Clive, Ben Starr, gave an ...
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Balatro now canonically in Black Mirror
This moment was spotted and shared on social media, with LocalThunk quickly responding. "So uh Balatro is now canonically in Black Mirror," the developer wrote. The show's creator Charlie Brooker ...