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Issy van der Velde

Balatro solo dev Localthunk "is really rich now," says Final Fantasy 16 star while dressed as a clown: "He has shoes made of gold and he thanks you for making him that way"

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Ben starr dressed as jimbo the joker on the bafta podium accepting an award for balatro.

Poker roguelite Balatro swept the BAFTA games awards last night, and Final Fantasy 16's very own Clive, Ben Starr, gave an incredibly strange speech when picking up its best Debut Game win.

"This is weird. This is weird, isn't it," says Starr as he takes to the podium, dressed in full clown makeup. Yeah, Ben, this is pretty weird. "Yes, it's me, that weird live-action Jimbo from the Balatro commercial."

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