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"Catch my goofy a** card game in the new season": LocalThunk celebrates as Balatro appears in Black Mirror season 7, months after its creator proclaimed his love for the roguelike

Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker is a huge Balatro fan

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Multibillion-dollar MMO Dungeon Fighter Online is huge in Asia but 'not as well known in the West,' and The First Berserker: Khazan was meant to change that

At GDC 2025, lead actor Ben Starr and the CEO of Neople talk about elevating the "niche" online RPG franchise with a new origin story.

PC Gamer

Balatro scoops a BAFTA and Jimbo weirds it up on-stage: 'LocalThunk is really rich now… he has shoes made of gold and he thanks you for making him that way'

Also: play Animal Well.

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Balatro solo dev Localthunk "is really rich now," says Final Fantasy 16 star while dressed as a clown: "He has shoes made of gold and he thanks you for making him that way"

What a strange BAFTA award acceptance speech

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"LocalThunk is really rich now": 2 weeks after winning yet another GOTY award, Balatro sends Final Fantasy 16 star to accept award in "suspiciously arousing" Jimbo attire

"This is weird isn't it?"

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"The numbers on that page made no sense." Balatro developer recalls his amazement at selling 50,000 copies of his game—which went on to sell 5 million

Balatro developer LocalThunk has documented his timeline of creating the indie hit that went on to sell 5 million. Not bad for a game he didn't think anyone would play.

Windows Central

Turn-based RPG Clair Obscur dev says all-star voice actor lineup includes people like Andy Serkis and Baldur’s Gate 3 alumni by accident: "He was like, 'Isn't that Clive from Final Fantasy?'"

Just accidentally casting some of the biggest names in games, no big deal

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Unhinged outtakes from live-action Balatro trailer reveal we could have seen Final Fantasy 16's Ben Starr gobble down a banana too many ways

Look, if you dare

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The outtakes from that live-action Balatro trailer are unhinged

Put a man in clown makeup and everything gets weird real fast.

PC Gamer

'Fight me': Ben Starr humorously responds to disappointment about Clive Rosfield in Tekken 8 by showing off his cosplay of the Final Fantasy character everyone thought it would be

A dose of copium.

PC Gamer

How to watch the 42nd annual Golden Joystick Awards 2024

Here's how to watch the Golden Joystick Awards 2024.

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Here's how to watch the Golden Joystick Awards 2024, hosted by Final Fantasy 16 favorite Ben Starr

This year's Golden Joystick Awards 2024 stream isn't far away now

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The 42nd annual Golden Joystick Awards are live now—watch the whole show here

The most wonderful time of the year.

PC Gamer

Final Fantasy 16 star laments "brain drain" as industry woes sink team behind his GOTY Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and many more: "I just hope people stay in the industry"

Ben Starr spoke out against widespread layoffs last year, and not much has changed since

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The 42nd Golden Joystick Awards will be hosted by Ben Starr, with guest presenters including Astarion and Princess Zelda's voice actors

Final Fantasy 16 and Hades 2's Ben Starr is set to present the 42nd Golden Joystick Awards.

PC Gamer

FF16's Ben Starr will host the 42nd Golden Joystick Awards this November

Here's to 42 more years of videogames.

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Final Fantasy 16's Ben Starr will host the 42nd Golden Joystick Awards, joined by guests from The Legend of Zelda, Baldur's Gate 3, and Assassin's Creed Origins

Voting is still open for the Golden Joystick Awards 2024

Windows Central

The voice cast for this game, coming to Xbox Game Pass in Spring 2025 — is actually insane

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dropped a new trailer and cast reveal showing a star-studded line up that has me even more hyped for this Xbox Game Pass launch.

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From EVE Galaxy Conquest news to Warframe Mobile updates, here's everything shown in the Mobile Gaming Show

Get caught up on the first Mobile Gaming Show

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How to watch Future's Mobile Gaming Showcase today

Final Fantasy 16's Ben Starr will host

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The Mobile Gaming Show is live – featuring updates from EVE developer CCP, Warframe's Digital Extremes, and more

Ben Starr is set to guide you through the wonderful world of mobile gaming this week, and here's how you can tune in

Windows Central

How to watch the Mobile Gaming Show hosted by Final Fantasy 16's Ben Starr this week

Later this week, Final Fantasy XVI's Ben Starr will show off some of the biggest upcoming mobile games during the Mobile Gaming Show. Here's how you can watch it.

PC Gamer

The Future Mobile Gaming show brings together Warframe, EVE, and FF16's Ben Starr this September 26, here's how to watch it

Portable gaming? They said it couldn't be done.

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Final Fantasy 16's Clive actor thinks the action RPG's brooding lead should make a comeback in something way more chill: "Stardew Valley, but with Clive. Why not?"

That, or a "monorail driver in a dying world"

PC Gamer

'I had no idea what had happened': Final Fantasy 16's Ben Starr on becoming a meme, playing angsty roles, and which series summon he'd take on a date

A Starr in the making.

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