It was another big weekend for Balatro and developer localthunk as the game got another set of flowers at the BAFTA Game Awards, but localthunk didn’t just take in the praise. They also directed ...

Though PEGI and, now, YouTube have failed to tell the difference, so the hit game's creator LocalThunk has once again spoken out about the mischaracterization. "Apparently Balatro videos are being ...

In the video, Balatro University says that 119 of 606 videos were age-restricted, and of the 30 appeals submitted, 24 were rejected. In an email to The Verge, Balatro University says that YouTube said ...

"I sent him the video of the score, going, like, screw you. Yeah, I got it!" said Playstack's Wout van Halderen.

It's Level Up time over at Fanatical, and you know what that means: time to distribute your stat points to some new skills ...

Astro Bot has swept this year's Bafta Games Awards, winning five awards in total - including the top prize of best game. The 3D platformer, starring the PlayStation mascot character, also won best ...

Balatro's 2025 gameplay update is still shrouded in mystery, but here's what we want for this highly anticipated patch.

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 ...

But Starr’s acceptance speech on behalf of developer LocalThunk for best debut game at the BAFTA Game Awards 2025 was quite something. First off, you might be wondering why LocalThunk wasn't ...

The anonymous creator of Balatro, LocalThunk, impressed passersby at last month's Game Developer Conference with his card skills, but nobody recognised him. Balatro won several awards at GDC's ...

Developed by anonymous indie creator LocalThunk, the game has proven easy to learn but hard to master, with players coming back time and time again to try to scratch that high score itch. The breakout ...

Jay Peters is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. On Friday, the YouTube channel Balatro University posted a video ...