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Balatro dev says solitaire exists "at the peak of game culture" and was debatably "the most important" inspiration for his poker roguelike
By Catherine Lewis published
News LocalThunk wanted to create "something new and yet familiar" with Balatro

This open-world game imagines a cartoony Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom where the Master Sword is the Master Shield – it's coming to all platforms and I dig its Steam Next Fest demo
By Austin Wood published
News The Knightling feels more like a platformer with some cool open-world ideas

An AI is trying to 'teach' itself Pokemon Red after its previous versions weren't smart enough to solve it, and it's very slowly working its way through the Kanto gym leaders
By Catherine Lewis published
News But can it do it faster than Twitch Plays Pokemon?

Baldur's Gate 3 Shadowheart actress and Uncharted's Nathan Drake join forces to host the next Future Games Show
By Ali Jones published
Jennifer English and Nolan North will host this year's show

I'm getting some good Banjo-Kazooie and Crash Bandicoot vibes from my favorite Steam Next Fest platformer, where you can swap water and lava to break levels
By Oscar Taylor-Kent last updated
Preview Ruffy and the Riverside is a bopping, colorful platformer with a clever twist – you can absorb and shoot out textures to change the world around you

Pokemon Presents February 2025 time – hopes for Pokemon Z-A and Switch 2 updates run high as Pokemon Day stream draws here
By Iain Harris published
News Here's what time Pokemon Presents 2025 starts in your timezone

Dying becomes a skill in this JRPG from the Danganronpa devs, and its Steam Next Fest demo is already Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Hands-on The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy shares a lot of DNA with Danganronpa, but is very much its own thing – with over 600 Steam Next Fest demo reviews and a very positive rating it's time for hope to prevail

Balatro creator wins 18+ ratings battle with PEGI, accidentally producing limited edition copies: "I hope this change will allow developers to create without being unfairly punished"
By Ashley Bardhan published
News Balatro is now officially classified as 12+
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