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Balatro is a game that feels made for me. It’s a roguelite card game that, due to it being a fresh take on poker, is all about risk and reward. Launching just last month, it already sits at the coveted “Overwhelmingly Positive” rating on Steam, with over 18,000+ positive reviews. For the unfamiliar, it’s a card game, where you have to play hands of poker to win chips. Jokers are added to the top of your board which give you extra chips per hand, multiply your entire score, or play into some unexpectedly wacky mechanics —…

The game originally shipped for consoles and Windows PCs — and was briefly banned from some storefronts over a ratings mistake. It’s back, and there’s also now a MacOS port that you can access by buying the game on Steam. The full Reddit AMA has loads of insight into Balatro’s development process, including their biggest influence (Luck Be a Landlord), and how they intentionally didn’t play Slay the Spire or other popular roguelike deckbuilders during early development to avoid cribbing from them. Here’s a handy AMA…

It's been a busy several few months for between the likes of , and arriving. Another game is entering (or more accurately re-entering) the fray as Warner Bros' platform fighter MultiVersus will return on May 28. It will be available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Steam and the Epic Games Store.MutliVersus is Warner Bros' take on the Super Smash Bros. series. The aim is to weaken enemies enough to knock them off of a platform. Instead of controlling the likes of Mario, Link, Pikachu and Sephiroth, the roster is…

There seemed to be hints that some news from the fighting game would be coming soon. Last week, the game’s X account tweeted for the first time after more than a six months of quiet.Last year, Multiversus underwent an open beta that lasted more than a year before shutting down on June 25th. Though the game was no longer widely available, those who downloaded the game before it was removed from storefronts were still available to play offline in the practice room and local co-op. With the launch date announcement, Warner…

Posted in: Comics, Marvel Comics, Preview | Tagged: spider-gwenIn Spider-Gwen Smash #4, Gwen's tour hits a Hulk-sized snag thanks to Banner's "experiment" gone wild. Band battles or bust!Published Sun, 10 Mar 2024 19:26:06 -0500 by Jude Terror | Article Summary Spider-Gwen Smash #4 drops Wednesday with Gwen facing Banner's symbiotic snafus. Music meets monstrosities as Gwen's tour is hijacked by Hulk-like experiments. Marvel's latest issue by Flores & Balam, cover by Nakayama—ready for the raucous…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeAdam Sandler has revealed he still gets star-struck around Taylor Swift, admitting he is a little “jumpy” when he sees her. The Grown Ups star talked about the celebrities he grew up idolising, and how newer stars don’t typically have the same effect on him. However, the actor and comedian admitted there’s one 21st-century pop star that still leaves him in awe. Speaking on SiriusXM's…

There’s a 90 percent chance that global average surface temperatures will reach a record high for the year leading up to June 2024, according to new research published today in the journal Scientific Reports. Some places will be more sweltering than others, particularly in parts of Asia. The heat has cascading effects, like raising the risk of drought and wildfire. A weather pattern known as El Niño is to blame. El Niño is part of a natural, cyclical phenomenon, but climate change heightens the stakes by raising baseline…

Foundation is big. It is massive in scope, spanning universes traversed in mighty space battleships, and the enormous halls in which the main characters dwell tower over any building you might find on our Earth. That means it’s an expensive show for Apple TV Plus and SkyDance to make — now it looks like some of those costs are starting to affect the production of the third season.According to Deadline, the cast and crew had already started to arrive in Poland before they were “told to return home” while the problems with…

Designed to handle indoor demolition work in confined spaces, Husqvarna’s new DXR 95 electric demolition robot is small enough to fit in a standard work van, and tough enough to manage steep 30° inclines. Best known around these parts for their electric lawnmowing robots and motorcycle/scooter concepts, Husqvarna has a long tradition in the construction space, and the DXR 95 represents the fifth such demolition robot introduced by the company in recent years. That said, the new DXR 95 features a…

It is January 1985, and the Smiths are soon to release their political opus, Meat Is Murder. NME’s December 1984 interview teasing the album begins with the earnest question, “Rather than writing about yourself in the abstract, your new songs seem to isolate particular instances …” Students across the nation are going vegetarian at Morrissey’s lead. This is very serious stuff.Over in Smash Hits, Tom Hibbert’s first question for the singer is: “What’s the matter with you?” Moz’s persistent lethargy, Hibbert suggests, may…