Jake is a writer from the United Kingdom. With a focus on first-person shooters, RPGs, and achievement hunting, writing about the gaming industry comes naturally and is a real point of pride. Outside ...

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Balatro and Hollow Knight: Silksong "shouldn't exist," according to industry analyst Joost van Dreunen. He elaborated that, ...

LocalThunk's Balatro arguably became the defining indie game of 2024, chewing through its players' available hours with a novel yet incredibly deep roguelike spin on playing poker hands. The game ...

Last year, Balatro completely took over the world, introducing many players to the roguelike deckbuilding genre with its flashy animations, extremely satisfying gameplay loop, and catchy music. If you ...

I have but a simple brain. Some people turn to games like Blue Prince to engage their minds in a thoughtful and complex exercise. But not me. Instead, I've been spending my precious time and brain ...

Fans of Balatro! The breakout roguelike deck-building game has something big to look forward to. On May 9, 2025, Balatro revealed a crossover collaboration with Monster Train 2, another title in the ...

Mr Balatro himself, developer LocalThunk, is being consumed by the very beast he unleashed on the world. He's currently trying to do a completionist++ run which is very, very difficult unless you're ...

Balatro was PC Gamer’s 2024 game of the year. But that was in a more innocent age before we had to endure wave after wave of imitators. Seemingly every casino classic has been plundered at this point, ...

Action RPGs No Rest for the Wicked lead blasts "irreparable damage" to Diablo under ex-Blizzard boss, who says "chill" Final Fantasy Sephiroth's cutscene with Jenova in FF7 terrified one of the ...