Localthunk Bans AI Art Following Balatro Community Erotica Debacle

Extra Credits Live — Why There Will Never Be Another Balatro - Design Club

Geoff and Will talk after reading Local Thunk's Blog entry about the creation of the wildly successful game Balatro! Blog post here: https://localthunk.com/blog/balatro-timeline-3aarh This episode was recorded on twitch on 3/13/2025

Balatro Developer Localthunk Addresses AI Art Dispute on Reddit: "It Does Real Harm to Artists"

A controversy over AI-generated artwork recently unfolded on the Balatro subreddit, leading to decisive action from the game’s developer, Localthunk, and publisher, Playstack. The situation arose when a former subreddit moderator, DrTankHead, permitted AI-generated art on the forum, provided it was properly labeled. However, Localthunk swiftly intervened, making it clear that neither they nor Playstack condone AI-generated imagery. As a result, …

'It Does Real Harm to Artists of All Kinds' — Balatro...

'It Does Real Harm to Artists of All Kinds' — Balatro Dev Localthunk Steps In to Resolve AI Art Reddit Fiasco - IGN Localthunk, the developer behind breakout roguelike poker game Balatro, has stepped in to resolve a bit of a scrum in the Balatro subreddit over a mod's statements on AI art. www.ign.com Seems the Balatro subreddit was going through a bit of drama with the topic of AI art. A mod there said it…

Localthunk Bans AI Art Following Balatro Community Erotica Debacle

Pulling double duty - We weren't previously aware that there was a community interested in sexy Balatro artwork and other assorted erotica, but now we are, a...

Balatro creator hits back at AI art spread on the roguelike's subreddit: "I don't use it in my game, I think it does real harm to artists of all kinds"

Localthunk lands on the anti side of the AI art fence

Localthunk quells AI art civil war started by Balatro erotica subreddit mod

Today in "news that will get you banished from society if you try to explain it to anyone who doesn't live on the internet," the owner of an erotic Balatro subreddit has had their moderator status revoked from the main subreddit after a brief civil war surrounding AI generated art culminated with developer LocalThunk intervening. Cheers to Garbage Day for the spot. Many threads lie dead and buried in the bloody wake of all this, but the brief ru…