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Assassin's Creed Shadow's latest update adds in collabs with Dead by Daylight and Balatro, of all thingsMay 27, 2025 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunA new Assassin's Creed Shadows update is here, version 1.0.5, with this one mostly having a focus on parkour improvements. There are, however, a couple of collaborations that have arrived in the game too, one with Dead by Daylight, and another with Balatro. We'll get to those in a second, for now let's take a look at those parkour tweaks. Read more After junking Balatro's 18 rating, PEGI will develop "a more granular" rating system for gambling themesFeb 25, 2025 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunSorcerous cardgame Balatro and slot machine RPG Luck Be A Landlord have been reclassified as fit for people aged 12 years and over by the Pan European Games Information board, after they were initially slapped with an 18 rating for "glamorising... the simulation of gambling". PEGI have made the change following a successful appeal against the 18 rating by Balatro's European publisher Sold Out and Luck Be A Landlord's Switch publisher Fangamer. They're also going to develop "a more granular set of classification criteria" for games that reference gambling, to distinguish jingling parodies of rentier capitalism from the one arm bandits found in actual casinos. Read more Welcoming Friends of Jimbo 4!Feb 24, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsCustomise your decks with stunning new cosmetic card skins featuring fan-favourite characters like Vault Boy, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Percival Fredrickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III and more! This update is now available on PC, Consoles & Mobile. Balatro Turns 1 – Thank You for an Incredible Year!Feb 20, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsOne year ago, Playstack and I launched Balatro, and what a journey it has been! I often said that I made this game for myself and that I wasn't expecting anything to become of it. Seeing so many people connect with Balatro has overwhelmingly filled this year with joy, so from the bottom of my heart thank you to all players that decided to give this game a shot. Your love and support have kept Balatro thriving, and it wouldn't be possible without you. I am hard at work and I hope this next year will do Balatro fans proud. I appreciate you all naneinf! - LocalThunk {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44150325/ad4606128ffeca2313a1968bb1a4327ece515328.jpg"I think it’s healthier for the game that I keep my cards close to my chest" - The dev behind Balatro on what comes next after hitting 5 million copies soldFeb 9, 2025 - VG247Balatro has been a mega hit, having recently reached the 5 million copies sold mark, and for now its lead developer isn't rushing to move on. Read more Balatro mod Jimbo's Big Naturals is a lot funnier and safer for work than it soundsJan 7, 2025 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunGentle reader, I have previously written exactly two boob-related articles in my life. One was a cheesy round-up of the best manboobs in video games for Green Man Gaming's long-vanished blog. It was published sometime in 2010, and IIRC, pre-reboot Kratos came out on top. I think/hope it still exists somewhere in the apparatus of Green Man Gaming, hidden beneath the retailer's veneer of respectability like a barrel of radioactive waste. The other boob article was a piece for OXM about Ken Levine saying that he wished people would stop fixating on Elizabeth's cleavage in Bioshock Infinite - a complaint we might consider slightly hypocritical, given the character's visual design. Now it's time for boob article number 3: some modder has given 122 of the 150 Jokers in cardgame Balatro big chests. This extends from visibly human Jokers to Joker concepts that shouldn't, strictly speaking, have the capacity for boobage. The banana card has boobs, for example. The credit card card has boobs. Behold. Read more If you can put Balatro down for half a second, the lead dev behind it has recommended some other stunning indies with a very low-key awards ceremony of their ownJan 5, 2025 - VG247Balatro is obviously one of the best games from 2024, and now the dev behind it has shared what they think are the top titles from last year. Read more Balatro Dev jokes about adding loot boxes to lower 18 age rating, highlighting the "real gambling" EA Sports FC gets away withDec 16, 2024 - VG247Balatro, which was a runner up for The Game Awards' Game of the Year award, is certainly a popular game. However, for months now it's been plagued with a black mark of sorts on digital storefronts. This, a Pegi 18 rating indicating the game is for adults only, remains after months of pushback, despite other games with real gambling staying up at a 3+ rating. Earlier today, the solo dev of Balatro brought issue to the issue yet again. Read more Friends of Jimbo 3 LIVE!✨✨Dec 12, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsYou still can't spell "collaboration" without "Balatro" Add some visual flair to your decks with these new cosmetic card skins inspired by fan-favourite characters from Divinity Original Sin 2, Shovel Knight, Potion Craft, Enter The Gungeon, Cult of the Lamb, Don't Starve, 1000xRESIST & Warframe. This free update is now available on PC, Consoles & Mobile! Divinity: Original Sin 2 Shovel Knight Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator Enter The Gungeon Cult of the Lamb Don't Starve 1000xRESIST Warframe Nominate Balatro for the Steam AwardsNov 27, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHey guys, It’s that time of year—the Steam Autumn Sale is live, and the 2024 Steam Awards are heating up! If you’ve enjoyed playing Balatro on the Steam Deck, consider nominating it for Best Game on Steam Deck. Your vote means the world to us! Thank you for your support! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/Balatro/Balatro has been nominated at The Game Awards 2024Nov 18, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsIt's no bluff, Balatro has been nominated at The Game Awards 2024 - including Game of the Year! Balatro has been nominated for: Best Mobile Game Best Independent Game Best Debut Indie Game Best Game Direction Game of the Year We're feeling lucky! You can vote for Balatro at thegameawards.com. Tune in to see if Balatro wins the 2024 run on December 12 7:30pm EST on The Game Awards YouTube.YouTube and Twitch channels. EXTENDED CAMPAIGN! Limited Edition Jimbo Plushie Available for Pre-OrderNov 6, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsUpdate November 26: The Jimbo plushie from Makeship is so popular that we're extending the campaign until December 14! With this extension, shipping will be a couple of weeks later than originally planned. If you haven't already, you've still got time to add him to The Family. He's literally a fool, what's your excuse?! Get it now https://shop.makeship.com/3YQwL7A ---------- Who wouldn't want a Jimbo plushie that stares into your soul while you sleep? Jimbo, the lovable rogue at the heart of Balatro. Jimbo’s smirk says it all—he’s confident, cheeky, and more than willing to share his thoughts on how you’re playing. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44150325/6ce1bc2fb71505be0f77b0cea52397e7b381f0a5.png Get your Jimbo plushie now before time runs out! ➡️ https://shop.makeship.com/3YQwL7APausing the CrowdIn projectNov 6, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsLocalThunk statement I wanted to give an update on the Balatro localization project. We recently started using Crowdin to help improve the localization of Balatro - both by allowing suggested changes to our existing languages and to add new languages suggested by the community. We received a ton of requests to add these new languages but I messed up thinking that this would be okay to delegate to the community. After seeing the response to this, I know now that we made a few mistakes. We never intended to use this platform as a cost saving measure and were primarily concerned about giving players a better tool to contribute feedback on our existing paid translations. Having players translate new languages was also a mistake, that job should have gone to a localization agency. We are going to pause this project to find a fairer and more ethical way to improve the language support in Balatro. I screwed up, I'll take the blame but I want to make sure we get this thing right. I'm literally a fool after all! ------------------ Original Post We're introducing a new localization platform to improve the translations in Balatro - and we need your help. CrowdIn is a website where you can contribute to the translations of different strings of text, and work together with other contributors to get the most accurate translations into the game. You can join the Project on CrowdIn. How will it work? Once you are signed up to the platform, you'll be able to see what translations have been submitted, and add your translations. If you find a translation already submitted that you agree with, then you can vote for that submission. The translations with the most amount of votes will be accepted and inserted into the game. We encourage you to review the translations submitted before submitting your own - this is a collaborative project, not a competition! Will I be credited? If your translation is accepted, you will credited in the game. We will use your CrowdIn username for your credit, so choose your username carefully. What languages are there? We are looking for volunteers to help further improve the current translations for: French German Italian Spanish (Spain) Spanish (Latin America) Polish Portuguese (Brazil) Dutch Russian Japanese Korean Indonesian Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese We have also opened additional languages for community translation. Thank you for helping us to localize Balatro so that even more people can enjoy the game!Friends of Jimbo 2 free update is hereOct 24, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHi everyone, We’re thrilled to announce that more fan-favourite characters are joining the Jimbo crew! 🎉 Starting today, you can personalise your decks with brand-new cosmetic card skins featuring characters from some of the most beloved games: Cyberpunk 2077 The Binding of Isaac Slay the Spire Stardew Valley This update is completely FREE and available now on Steam, consoles and mobile! Keep spreading the Balatro love! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44150325/11b3f70dd463129873f1a94929fe0fd321765d0f.png🏆 Vote Balatro in the Golden Joystick Awards!Oct 10, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44150325/f490e38652891fd7a9da0dd0eb159ee49af97100.png We are so excited to share that Balatro is nominated by Golden Joystick Awards for Best Indie Game, Best Audio Design, and PC Game of the Year! We feel deeply honoured to be recognised alongside such outstanding titles and extend our heartfelt thanks to the judges for selecting us. Now we need your vote! Cast your vote here: https://www.gamesradar.com/goldenjoystickawards/ Keep spreading Balatro love ❤️ Balatro - Friends of Jimbo FREE UpdateAug 27, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHi everyone, We have some exciting news to share! Introducing our very first "Friend of Jimbo" collaboration! You can now personalise your decks with brand-new cosmetic card skins featuring fan-favourite characters from The Witcher 3, Dave the Diver, Vampire Survivors, and Among Us. This update is completely FREE and available now on Steam and consoles. Add some visual flair to your game by swapping out the traditional face cards—Kings, Queens, and Jacks—with beloved characters like Geralt, Yennefer, and Jaskier from The Witcher! This "Friends of Jimbo" surprise is the second of three major announcements about Balatro this summer. The first was the promise of a major content update in 2025, revealed earlier this month. Now, the real question is...what’s our final surprise? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44150325/cba56c18d7b51ce76ceea9cc7e17e72dbddc0bcb.gif Stay tuned!Balatro announces four crossovers at once, including The Witcher, Dave the Diver, Vampire Survivors and Among UsAug 27, 2024 - VG247Who loves crossovers? What about Balatro? If you're sticking your hand up right now, you'll be excited to hear about the Friends of Jimbo update coming to the card game. Not only is it out right now and free, it'll feature crossovers with The Witcher, Dave the Diver, Among Us, and Vampire Survivors. Announced at the start of today's Nintendo Direct, this update will feature various game-themed cards for you to play around with. In the trailer, we see characters from each game show up on face cards, all of which are presented in the same pixel Baltaro art style. Some of these cards look pretty rad too, with special shout outs to the Vampire Survivors cards especially. You can watch the trailer yourself below! Read more 🎉 Introducing the Balatro Summer Collection! 🎉Aug 22, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHey everyone, We’re beyond excited to announce the arrival of our latest Balatro merch—the Summer Collection! We’ve been working hard on this, and we can’t wait for you to check it out. In this new lineup, you’ll find everything from the classic embroidered Jimbo T-shirt to the super playful Fish & Chips T-shirt. But the standout piece this season is the exclusive Abstract Joker T-shirt, featuring LocalThunk’s original artwork and signature! To celebrate the launch, we’re hosting a giveaway on our Twitter account, where we’ll be giving away 3 of the Abstract Joker - LocalThunk Edition T-shirts. Don’t miss your chance to win one of these unique pieces! Thank you for being a part of the Balatro community. We can’t wait to see how you’ll rock the new collection! Shop Now: https://www.playbalatro.com/merch {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44150325/df64004b87cc90afe7df4b9f12242466a3377882.png✨Tiny Champion + Not A Real Casino Bundle Live✨Aug 8, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsWe are thrilled to announce that Balatro has been honoured as a Tiny Champion at this year’s Tiny Team Festival! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44150325/3b59d112f11419c4bbf0f92c1a135cba5a60ab8b.png To celebrate, we’re excited to unveil the Not A Real Casino Bundle! Feeling lucky? 🪙🪙🪙 The bundle features three standout games: Balatro, Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers, and Luck Be a Landlord. Each title offers a unique gaming experience packed with strategy and fun. Don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy these acclaimed games together. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/37745/Casino_Bundle/2 Million Units Sold + Gameplay Update AnnouncementAug 7, 2024 - Community Announcements🎉 Celebration Time 🎉 We are thrilled to announce that Balatro has officially hit 2,000,000 units sold across all platforms since its launch just under 6 months ago. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44150325/b4fbfa2ea18d1419c3fd1f404a74c3a78d4fc974.png 🃏 Three of a Kind 🃏 Alongside this news there are a few more announcements in the works that will be revealed over the next couple of months. Stay tuned to the Steam page and social media for updates about what is coming down the line. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44150325/370bce44dde6727b566a5bc1821a947521a2fbe7.png The first major announcement in this campaign is that there will be a major gameplay update coming to Balatro in 2025. This update will bring new ideas and strategies to the game and will be released across all platforms. And as a token of huge appreciation to the game’s brilliant and passionate community, the update will be completely free. I would never have thought that Balatro would be played by over 2 million people when I started working on it almost 3 years ago. I’m so grateful to all the players for giving it a chance and I’m excited to show everyone the next chapter for my game. - LocalThunk
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