Videos of Balatro on YouTube are being age-restricted to 18+, as the developer's rating battles continue. On 19th March, YouTube updated its community guidelines to list gambling content, including "depictions of promotions of online casino sites or apps", as
If you're a fan of locomotives and fiendish deck-building strategy roguelikes, you've probably long been in the grip of developer Shiny Shoe's massively acclaimed Monster Train. So you'll probably also be thrilled to hear its previously announced sequel finall
The anonymous creator of Balatro, LocalThunk, impressed passersby at last month's Game Developer Conference with his card skills, but nobody recognised him. Balatro won several awards at GDC's Game Developers Choice Awards, including Game of the Year, Best Des
Square Enix has launched an official Final Fantasy 9 25th anniversary website, ahead of the game's quarter century milestone in July. The website, which is in Japanese, says the team is busy "preparing various projects", including merchandise and other collabo
29th March Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we've been playing. This week, Bertie finally tries Metaphor: ReFantazio and enjoys it, with some reservations; Tom Orry settles into adventuring in Av
Toby Fox's cult RPG Undertale is getting a one-night-only live orchestral concert event to celebrate the game's 10th anniversary. The Determination Symphony, as it is known, will take place at London's Eventim Apollo on 22nd June, and act as a celebration of a
So, it turns out that I've been pronouncing Balatro wrong all this time, and now feel like a total spade. I really don't know how to deal with this revelation, it's left me rather flush-ed. I have been saying B-LAH-tro, but that's not exactly how the deckbuild
Pokémon TCG Pocket has today added its latest booster pack, Shining Revelry, and alongside it a new card only obtainable by purchasing with real money. The new booster pack adds a further 72 cards to be collected, as well as a fresh set of Deck Missions and Th
RPG maker Atlus has become celebrated for the unique UI designs in its games, from the Persona series to the more recent fantasy epic Metaphor: ReFantazio. I spoke with Metaphor's UI designer Koji Ise at this year's Game Developers Conference (GDC) to discuss
Dreamhaven has revealed a number of in-development projects at its showcase presented by The Game Awards, including the release date of its tabletop-inspired adventure Sunderfolk. The company was set up by ex-Blizzard boss Mike Morhaime in 2020, known for his