When Balatro first came out, I didn’t touch it. I watched it dominate my social feeds. I saw my colleagues drop everything to ...

The developer of Balatro has confirmed the reason his viral hit poker game doesn't have any microtransactions or ads is ...

The creator of Balatro explains why his viral poker game avoids microtransactions and ads, sharing his strong stance on user ...

Co-op Games Split Fiction and It Takes Two director still hates microtransactions: "I think it's a huge problem and it's stopping our industry from a creative perspective" Roguelike Games Balatro ...

Balatro creator reveals a little taste of home hidden in one of the game's many cards, specifically Regina Saskatchewan.

LocalThunk, the Canadian one-man studio behind the hit digital card game Balatro, has won in the “Delight and Fun” category ...

Produced by a single anonymous developer who goes by the name LocalThunk, Balatro is a game that defies simple explanation, one whose appeal falls squarely into the “you just have it play it to ...

Here’s how it works. In a recent Bloomberg interview with Balatro creator LocalThunk, the notably private, anonymous developer opened up a little bit about the roguelike card game's origins ...

Actually, maybe what they do all day is play loads of videogames. Cerny's not the only console exec out there bragging about ...

Only a scant 0.1 percent of players have managed to platinum Indie hit Balatro, and PlayStation architect Mark Cerny is one ...

“Balatro,” whose developer only goes by the screen name localthunk, bends the rules of poker the way only video games can, applying randomized powers to your deck that transform every ...

She has about a decade of experience in journalism. LocalThunk’s post is filled with fascinating nuggets of information about the game’s development — his pseudonym was inspired by “thunk ...