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Balatro’s creator isn’t happy about the game’s 18-plus rating in Europe
PEGI says what you learn from Balatro could transfer to real poker.
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. The game was originally rated 3-plus, but shortly after its February launch, PEGI bumped it up to 18-plus, as spelled out at the time by Playstack, Balatro’s publisher. Games like EA Sports FC include in-game purchases with randomized content, which is what LocalThunk takes issue with.
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