Developers and creatives close to LocalThunk finally settled a question of how to say 'Balatro', but it's kind of a 'we're ...

Balatro is one of GameSpot's best games of 2024, and it has received numerous awards and nominations at shows like the 2025 ...

You see, while we've all been raving about how great "ba-LAH-tro" is, it turns out, Localthunk, perhaps drunk on his newfound ...

So, it turns out that I've been pronouncing Balatro wrong all this time, and now feel like a total spade. I really don't know ...

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

The official way to pronounce Balatro has been confirmed. It’s not immediately clear from the way the game’s name is spelled ...

LocalThunk’s Balatro, developed by Playstack, was deemed a royal flush as it was crowned Game of the Year at the 25th Game ...

The Triple-i Initiative 2025 will air on April 10 at 9:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. ET, organizer Evil Empire announced. You will ...

"Balatro" took the top honor at this year's Game Developers Choice Awards while "Consume Me" won the prize for the ...

Balatro was one of the big hits of 2024, but the roguelike deckbuilder was a "pain in the ass to market" at first before a ...

UK games publisher Playstack is no stranger to supporting indie games, and its journey with LocalThunk's Balatro is no exception. The game has become a breakout success. In just its first eight hours, ...

Ever since its release and subsequent success in 2024, indie hit Balatro has garnered attention for a somewhat surprising and ...