Balatro's devs finally settle pronunciation of the game's name
Developers and creatives close to LocalThunk finally settled a question of how to say 'Balatro', but it's kind of a 'we're all correct' situation.
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Developers and creatives close to LocalThunk finally settled a question of how to say 'Balatro', but it's kind of a 'we're all correct' situation.
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Each of these games gets their own deck in Balatro's free Friends of Jimbo 2 update on PC, consoles, and mobile devices.
LocalThunk and Playstack have officially announced that Balatro will officially make its way to iOS and Android devices at the end of this month.
The latest update for Balatro is available in an experimental state on Steam as LocalThunk works out the final kinks for a full release.
LocalThunk thanked fans for supporting Balatro and promised exciting things are on the way for the game.
Developer LocalThunk answered fan questions in a recent Reddit AMA in which they revealed they hadn't played deckbuilders before they developed Balatro.
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