To celebrate 2 years of Balatro, creator LocalThunk reflected on dropping out of an engineering program to make games: 'Even if I could warn myself I’m not sure what I could have said to prepare for the insanity'

To celebrate 2 years of Balatro, creator LocalThunk reflected on dropping out of an engineering program to make games: ‘Even if I could warn myself I’m not sure what I could have said to prepare for the insanity’

Even two years after release, Balatro is one of the biggest and best roguelikes going—there may be no one more keenly aware of that than developer LocalThunk, who’s managed to keep a low profile despite his game selling millions of copies and scoring crossover after crossover. In a recent anniversary blog post titled “Bad Grades,”…

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‘REPO is fun’: Lethal Company creator recants their criticism of the new co-op horror game after trying to move a grand piano through a mansion

REPO is the newest co-op horror game to take on Lethal Company. Both games pit a crew of players against dangerous monsters in confusing maps as they try to collect as much loot as possible, but despite this competition, Lethal Company’s creator, Zeekerss, only has helpful advice for the devs over at Semiwork. “REPO is…

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AMD is reportedly plotting an NPU-enabled ‘Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme’ chip for handhelds and we still can’t figure out what it’ll do for us aside from drain more the battery juice

AMD is reportedly planning to release a new version of its Strix Point APU for handhelds with a fully enabled, AI-accelerating NPU. According to X poster Hoang Anh Phu (via VideoCardz) The new model will be known, inevitably, as the Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme and the immediate question is: Why would you want an NPU…

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How to solve Rathma’s puzzle in Diablo 4

Solving Rathma’s puzzle in Diablo 4 is likely the first little brain teaser you’ll run into during the Lord of Hatred campaign, but like most of the ARPG’s puzzles, it’s pretty simple to complete. You’ll encounter this during the main story when exploring Skovos, and it’s a classic example of “Choose three things in the…

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PS.Blog Game of the Year 2023: The Winners

PS.Blog Game of the Year 2023: The Winners

The polls are closed and your votes counted for the PlayStation Blog Game of the Year 2023. The winners of these awards, spanning 18 categories, have been shaped entirely by player choice. A thank you to everyone who voted and – given the strength of titles released in the past 12 months – were stuck…

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