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New deckbuilding roguelike is blackjack Balatro, and it has a demo

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Balatro isn’t just a standout deckbuilding roguelike, it’s easily going to be one of the best games of 2024. It takes the rules of poker and completely twists them into something hypnotic, seeing you wake from an hours-long stupor where…

Friday, Jun 14

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Destiny 2: The Final Shape debuts as 2024's best-rated game, beating Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Balatro

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Despite being an expansion, Destiny 2: The Final Shape is the year's highest-rated release so far.

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Deckbuilder 'Wildfrost' Scores Balatro Crossover In New Update, Here Are The Patch Notes

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The adorable roguelike deckbuilder Wildfrost has landed a crossover with Balatro as a part of its 'Friends and Foes' update.

Monday, Jun 10

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Play Texas Hold 'Em with Balatro's Physical Edition on PS5, PS4

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Indie hit Balatro is currently holding all the cards and, in a masterful flourish, is releasing the game physically on PS5 and PS4. There is no word on a release date yet, but punters can expect each Special Edition to come with a pack of…

Sunday, Jun 9

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Balatro is getting a physical edition on PlayStation, Switch, and Xbox consoles

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The creator of the viral Poker game, localthunk, confirmed via a note posted to the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that fans will soon be able to pick up a physical copy of the game on PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X/S, and…

Saturday, Jun 8

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StarVaders is an enticing mecha roguelike tactical deck-building shooter tipped as one to watch by Balatro's creators

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StarVaders is blending more genres than you count into one enthralling melting pot, and it's out next year targeting an April 2025 release.

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Balatro is getting a physical special edition

The popular poker-themed deck-building roguelike Balatro is getting a physical release. The game’s creator LocalThunk announced the news on X, along with a photo of the physical Switch version. The physical editions will be released on…

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Balatro Special Edition Physical Release Announced For Switch

In some surprise news, the Giant Bomb team has revealed Balatro will be getting a physical "special edition" release across multiple platforms including the Nintendo Switch.

Tuesday, Jun 4

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Solo dev behind indie roguelike hit Balatro threatens us with a good time, might "bloat this game with even more banana lore"

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The solo developer behind indie sensation Balatro has threatened to "bloat" their game with "even more banana lore."

Saturday, Jun 1

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Roguelike hit Balatro's scrapped names include Hyperborean Hold 'em, Balatron, and other titles I can't stop thinking about

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Balatro is the smash hit poker-themed roguelike that damaged global productivity when it released earlier this year, but it could've been a much smaller deal with a less catchy name like, let's say, Trial of the Fool, or one of the other…

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This new roguelike deckbuilder might be better than Balatro

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I have a confession to make: I am one of the three people on this planet who didn’t love Balatro. This is, admittedly, not Balatro’s fault. Traditional card games have never sparked any particular joy within me. The red-and-white…

Thursday, May 30

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If you love how Balatro mutates the game of poker, Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers is doing something similar to blackjack, and there's a demo you can try now

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In poker roguelike Balatro, poker isn't poker for very long. After a few rounds your standard deck will be anything but, filled with glass cards and gold cards and a dozen or so aces of spades, while your bizarre collection of jokers…

Sunday, May 26

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Balatro has a surprising new rival in this Steam poker RPG

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Wake up babe, a new positively absurd genre mashup just dropped. Texas Hold ‘Em Poker. RPG mechanics. Witchcraft. Anime girls. This is All in Abyss: Judge the Fake, and despite the mouthful of a title, it sounds like the perfect card game…

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Four of the top seven best-reviewed games on Metacritic in 2024 so far, not counting remakes, are indies, including Animal Well and Balatro in the top three (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg)

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Four of the top seven best-reviewed games on Metacritic in 2024 so far, not counting remakes, are indies, including Animal Well and Balatro in the top three — Halfway through 2024, four of the top seven best-reviewed games, not counting…

Thursday, May 16

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Helldivers 2, Baldur’s Gate 3, and Balatro lead Develop Star Awards

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You sometimes forget just how many great games have been released during the last 12 months. Helldivers 2 has become one of the best multiplayer experiences in recent years, Baldur’s Gate 3 will go down in history as the RPG that…

Friday, May 3

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Spread The Balatro Love With This New Range Of Official Merchandise

There was a time earlier this year where we had two states: playing Balatro, or thinking about playing Balatro. Our daily hours played may have begun to drop in the months since, but there's no denying that it has permanently set up shop…

Thursday, May 2

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Balatro's first big balance patch fiddles with Fibonacci and makes a mod to Odd Todd

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No, I don't know what any of that means, but it's live now on Steam.

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New Balatro patch makes big improvements to difficulty at all levels

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A big Balatro patch has just arrived for all players, making sweeping changes to the best roguelike game of 2024. Surprise mega-hit Balatro has won hearts and minds with its clever blend of playing cards, poker hands, and Slay the Spire…

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Odd Todd is finally odd, Square Joker is actually square — and other nonsense only Balatro players will understand, as its biggest update rolls out to all platforms

Balatro is the addictive rogue-like card game we can't get enough of, and it just got a huge game-changing patch. Here's all the changes you can expect in Balatro patch 1.0.1f

Monday, Apr 29

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Solo dev behind roguelike hit Balatro expected to sell "maybe 10 copies" and go back to their IT job - but they went on to sell one million copies instead

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Balatro, the poker-themed twist on the roguelike deckbuilder that's become one of 2024's many unexpected indie sensations, has sold one million copies. But its solo developer thought he'd be lucky to shift a tiny fraction of that figure,…