It has been a triumphant month for Balatro with several wins at The Game Awards 2024 and the milestone of 3.5 million sales being passed – but the Pan-European Game Information (PEGI)’s change ...

PEGI is a shortened version of Pan-European Game Information. The PEGI rating system is used to rate games in 40 European countries, including Israel. With such a large reach, an 18+ rating can ...

And according to the Pan European Game Information rating system (PEGI), the knowledge you’ve gained from Balatro, which is knowing what different poker hands are, has also made you ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Earlier this year, Balatro was rated 18+ by PEGI, the classification board in charge of game ratings across Europe. Developer LocalThunk has ...

LocalThunk mocked Balatro's PEGI 18 rating, describing it as "comedy." The Canadian developer sarcastically pondered whether he should add real gambling mechanics to Balatro in order to get a ...

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.

It’s clear that PEGI don’t understand the industry at all. Balatro was a big surprise winner in this year’s The Game Awards. It was certainly the one small game that got nominated for GOTY ...

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 ...

LocalThunk, developer of card-based roguelike Balatro, has challenged PEGI on the game's 18+ rating after the regulatory body cited it for "gambling." Unfortunately, their pleas fell on deaf ears ...

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Balatro developer 'LocalThunk' has called out ratings board 'Pan-European Game Information', A.K.A 'PEGI', for its "weirdo" decision to rate the game 18+. LocalThunk highlighted what we've all ...

Localthunk, the mysterious developer behind poker-like sensation Balatro, has poked fun at the PEGI age rating debacle which marred its launch. The game was pulled from the PS Store after its age ...