William Parks is a Game Rant editor specializing in puzzle-driven games, detailed walkthroughs, and collectible-focused strategy guides. After graduating from the University of Southern California’s ...

John Bonelli is a news writer for Game Rant who's been writing about video games since 2017. He fell in love with gaming upon playing Fallout 3 for the first time in 2013; it's still his favorite ...

Balatro creator LocalThunk couldn't believe how high review scores for Balatro were at the game's launch. The developer said that the scores 'didn't make any sense,' even claiming that he would have ...

There are some games that keep you entertained for a weekend. Some keep you busy for an hour on a weeknight after failing to settle on what new Netflix documentary to watch next. But then, every so ...

There must be something funny in the water of roguelike game design. I love a good roguelike, and I’m also a big fan of Poker games in their many forms, but I never would have expected that a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. When Balatro landed one of the extremely coveted Game of ...