PEGI digs its heels in over Balatro's 18+ rating, according to its disappointed dev: 'blaming EU laws, blaming storefronts, waiting for the future'
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Balatro creator speaks out as PEGI doubles down on its 18+ rating, "blaming EU laws" for the roguelike's adults-only categorization: "This sucks"
LocalThunk, developer of card-based roguelike Balatro, has challenged PEGI on the game's 18+ rating after the regulatory body ...
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Balatro PEGI Rating Controversy Explained
Despite an successful year, Balatro developer LocalThunk has continued to voice disappointment in its controversial PEGI ...
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PEGI reveals its trump card over Balatro's 18+ rating
After Balatro Developer weighed in on PEGI 18+ rating for his game a few days ago, PEGI, the European video game rating board ...
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PEGI Won't Budge on Balatro's Ridiculously Bloated European Age Rating
PEGI argues that it deserves the 18 because it teaches how to play poker hands, knowledge which could be "transferred to a ...
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Balatro Developer Fires Back At PEGI For Giving His Game An 18+ Rating
Balatro developer LocalThunk fires back at PEGI for giving Balatro an 18+ rating, claiming the game teaches players how to ...
Balatro Developer Calls Out 'PEGI' For Its "Weirdo" 18+ Rating
Balatro developer 'LocalThunk' has called out ratings board 'Pan-European Game Information', A.K.A 'PEGI', for its "weirdo" ...
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Why was Balatro slapped with a PEGI-18 rating without any actual gambling? Let’s discuss
Hit roguelike deck builder Balatro was slapped with a PEGI 18 rating, something developer LocalThunk has complained about.
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Balatro rated 18+ by PEGI as developer critiques rating system
Roguelike indie card game Balatro has been rated 18+ by the European video game content rating system PEGI. The game's anonymous solo developer, LocalThunk took to X (formerly Twitter) to share his ...
Balatro’s creator isn’t happy about the game’s 18-plus rating in Europe
The creator of the poker roguelike Balatro, who goes by the alias LocalThunk, has been sharing some frustrations over the game’s 18-plus rating in Europe.