Joker design, rating issues, dealing with a smash hit and more | Playstack interview

At GDC we caught up with Playstack’s Comms Director Wout Van Halderen to discuss the huge success they have had with Balatro. From age rating issues, to the making of the Jokers, our conversation covered a wide range of insights about the games life so far!

0:00 – Introduction
00:37 – Partnership with LocalThunk
01:33 – The gambling presentation issue
03:41 – The PEGI 18 rating situation
06:30 – Downsides to smash hit success
08:20 – Impact on the Publisher
09:43 – New jokers
10:42 – Golden rules of joker design

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