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Characters walking towards the camera in promotional artwork for Metaphor Refantazio.

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The Game Awards 2024 winners list - who won what this year

Last but bot least.

Dec. 13, 2024 Vikki Blake

Balatro trailer screenshot showing grid of multiple joker cards

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Balatro's creator sometimes regrets its success and wants to stay anonymous

"I do miss that time before."

Dec. 12, 2024 Ed Nightingale

Extreme close up of a Balatro Joker plushie toy

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Cyberpunk 2077's Night City infiltrated by Balatro's giggling joker in 2.2 update secret

Two pair.

Dec. 12, 2024 Ed Nightingale

Promotional artwork for Game Pass showing an Xbox Series S, controller, and a variety of games.

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Xbox Insiders can now use cloud streaming on their consoles to play "select" owned games

Game Pass Ultimate required.

Dec. 11, 2024 Matt Wales

Extreme close up of a Balatro Joker plushie toy

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Balatro has made almost $4.4m from its mobile release alone

And without microtransactions.

Nov. 27, 2024 Ed Nightingale

astro bot key art on ps store

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Astro Bot, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth lead this year's The Game Awards nominations

Metaphor: ReFantazio, Balatro also score big.

Nov. 18, 2024 Matt Wales

Promotional art for Balatro's Friends of Jimbo Pack 2 update, showing cards featuring characters from The Binding of Isaac, Slay the Spire, Stardew Valley, and Cyberpunk 2077.

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Balatro's back with another collaboration card pack, featuring Cyberpunk 2077, Stardew Valley, more

Out now on all platforms.

Oct. 24, 2024 Matt Wales

Balatro Mobile trailer screenshot showing large Joker card with smaller Joker cards raining around it

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Balatro out on mobile later this month

A winning hand.

Sept. 5, 2024 Ed Nightingale

Promotional art for Balatro's free Friends of Jimbo update showing characters from The Witcher, Dave the Diver, Vampire Survivors, and Among Us on its in-game playing cards.

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Balatro's free collaboration update adds The Witcher, Vampire Survivors, Among Us, and more

And it's available now.

Aug. 27, 2024 Matt Wales

A screenshot showing Doom running in Balatro

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Yes, you can run Doom in Balatro

"Literally nobody asked for it, but here it is."

July 29, 2024 Vikki Blake

The word Balatro in front of a psychedelic swirl. The second A is replaced by an ace of spades

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

P-p-p-poker face.

June 9, 2024 Vikki Blake