Balatro's first big update is still on track for 2025, but it'll be "done when it's done, because it's got to be good before it's fast"
Back in August last year, we learned that Balatro would be getting its "first major gameplay update" in 2025. After seven ...
When starting development on his hit roguelike, Balatro creator set out to recreate a made-up card game he played "thousands" of times with his friends
Balatro might be best known as "the poker roguelike," but poker wasn't the game creator LocalThunk had in mind when he first ...
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Balatro Creator LocalThunk Bans AI Art on Official Subreddit
Balatro’s creator, LocalThunk, bans AI art on the game’s official subreddit while clarifying his stance on the matter after a ...
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'
LocalThunk has now returned to flesh-out some parts of the timeline, including the moment in March 2022 when he abandoned ...
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Localthunk quells AI art civil war started by Balatro erotica subreddit mod
After having their mod status removed, DrTankHead posted in r/balatroromance, which he hopes will now offer a similar haven ...
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Balatro Is Getting Its Own Playing Card Deck
Fans of the addictive poker roguelike deck builder Balatro can soon snag a physical deck of cards inspired by the ...
"I was in super crunch mode": Balatro creator opens up on the toll the stress of indie development took on his "physical and mental health"
Pamela Bach, an actor and the ex-wife of “Baywatch” star David Hasselhoff, has died at 62. Also known as Pamela Hasselhoff, ...
LocalThunk forbids AI-generated art on the Balatro subreddit: 'I think it does real harm to artists of all kinds'
Alaskan Bush People has reportedly been canceled after 14 seasons amid a $500,000 lawsuit between the estate of late ...
3 things game creators can learn from the Balatro dev’s diary
It’s also about the lessons he learned about making and marketing a game that went on to sell millions of copies and won ...
Balatro Developer Was Shocked by Reviews, Expected “Average Ratings of 6 or 7”
The creator of Balatro did not expect people to enjoy the game as much, and admitted his own review score would have been ...
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Localthunk Bans AI Art Following Balatro Community Erotica Debacle
We weren't previously aware that there was a community interested in sexy Balatro artwork and other assorted erotica, but now ...
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LocalThunk forbids AI-generated art on the Balatro subreddit: 'I think it does real harm to artists of all kinds'
A minor kerfuffle in the Balatro subreddit has led developer LocalThunk to weigh in on the topic of AI-generated art, and his position is clear: It hurts artists, and it's not welcome. As ...