Fresh off a BAFTA Game Awards win, the Balatro developer appealed directly to Geoff Keighley to make Blue Prince a GOTY ...

Last night's BAFTA Gaming Awards saw a range of gongs awarded to some of 2024's standout titles, with the big winners being ...

LocalThunk, the developer of Balatro, sent a real-life Jimbo to accept the games BAFTA award for Best Debut Game.

"Apparently Balatro videos are being rated 18+ on YouTube now for gambling," LocalThunk wrote on social media in response to ...

Poker roguelite Balatro swept the BAFTA games awards last night, and Final Fantasy 16's very own Clive, Ben Starr, gave an ...

On Friday, the YouTube channel Balatro University posted a video highlighting how some of their videos had recently been ...

Here is a full list of the BAFTA Game Award winners. Thank Goodness You're Here! Thank Goodness You're Here! WINNER: Thank ...

For Balatro fans, seeing Final Fantasy 16 star Ben Starr don the Jimbo Jester hat and clown makeup has become somewhat of a common occurrence. But Starr’s acceptance speech on behalf of developer ...

Indie phenomenon Balatro beat off all-comers to be crowned PCG's 2024 GOTY, and developer LocalThunk recently marked just over a year since release by sharing the "Balatro timeline" of the game's ...

But developer LocalThunk never exactly craved the attention Balatro’s success has foisted on him, nor is his commitment to anonymity part of some performative bit. In fact, publisher Playstack ...

UPDATE 08/04/25: YouTube has confirmed that Balatro videos should not be age-restricted. "Videos featuring Balatro gameplay should not be age-restricted. We're fixing the issue and conducting a ...

LocalThunk was at the Game Developers Conference this week meeting with other developers, but van Halderen and Cheng-Moore ...