Behold, mortals! After gracing our screens as the one and only Jimbo (yes, the mascot of Balatro, as if you didn’t know), Ben Starr has descended from the heavens (or, you know, his apartment) to bless us with a 12-month Balatro calendar. Yes, a whole year of Ben Starr as various Jokers. Prepare yourselves for peak performance art!
LocalThunk, Playstack, Fangamer, and the magnificent Ben Starr have joined forces to unleash the most bat💩 insane celebration of Balatro since… well, since the game itself. And no, it’s not another deck of cards, you card-carrying enthusiasts! Ben Starr, reprising his iconic role from trailers (including the legendary Friends of Jimbo trailer, which, let’s be honest, should have won an Oscar), will haunt your walls for the next 12 months. He will be cosplaying as different Jokers, because why not? LocalThunk and Playstack want to clarify that they swear they don’t have dirt on him and that he genuinely enjoys the Balatro Universe. Sure, Jan 🙄.
But wait, there’s more! (Insert infomercial music here 🎶) Playstack and LocalThunk, in a rare display of altruism, will donate their profits to SpecialEffect and Extra Life. SpecialEffect is all about helping people with disabilities play video games, because everyone deserves to mash buttons and rage-quit. Extra Life raises money for hospitals, because healthcare is a human right (apparently). And Fangamer? They’ll throw in $5 for every calendar sold through their store. So basically, you’re saving the world by buying a calendar featuring a dude dressed as playing cards🃏.
But the Balatro madness doesn’t end there! Oh no, we’re just getting started! Balatro has also invaded Vampire Survivors in a crossover event so epic, it’s causing earthquakes. Jimbo himself is now a playable character in the roguelike chaos of Survivors, because why should vampires have all the fun? The new update, The Ante Chamber, is free for everyone, so you have no excuse not to experience this beautiful train wreck. You can now play as Jimbo, Canio, Chicot, and Perkeo, because variety is the spice of life (and also chaos).
So, where can you get your hands on this masterpiece of calendrical art? Head over to Fangamer, where you can snag this bad boy for the low, low price of $19. That’s right, for less than the price of a fancy coffee, you can have Ben Starr as a Joker staring at you every single day. Don’t delay, order now, and let the Jimbo-fication of your life begin! 🗓️😂💯🔥
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