PEGI gives Balatro an 18+ rating for gambling imagery

this is starting to be horseshit. Every windows computer has a version of fucking solitare on it , there are other card based games that don't get this treatment, and the lootboxes are actual gambling.

I thought at the start it was a type of beurocratical problem, but it's been too long.

He probably forgot to funnel millions of dollars to non-profits and businesses adjacent to PEGI decisionmakers and their family members. Rookie mistake.

They haven’t understood the game at all, I wonder if they even looked at it for more than two minutes

Run game > see playing cards and poker chips > close > PEGI 18

Fuck PEGI, their ratings always sucked and weren't useful at all. Full blown swearing? 13+. One cigar through 500 hours of gameplay? Adults only. Never cared, never will.

Windows comes bundled with solitaire. How is it allowed in schools?

Might as well go all in on that new rating.

Balatro 1.5 Patch Notes.

• All the Jokers now hang dong.

• Big naturals Queens are worth double.

Balatro is a hard drug worse than heroin. We need to protect our kids from the bottomless pit of roguelite games

Hngh. Balatro already had a bunch of hassle on Switch eShop due to the PEGI ratings change.

Earlier, Nintendo somehow got a PEGI 12 rating for 51 Worldwide Games, which includes poker and blackjack. I wonder what they argued to avoid the 18 rating. "Sure, this compilation has poker and blackjack, but it's not like we made it fun." (It's adequate but compared to Balatro it's very much a non-frills experience.)

NBA 2K literally had slot machine in it. System is corrupt.

I wish lawmakers had some balls on this subject. If there's gambling, they should have to register as a gambling company and comply with all the other restrictions on gambling advertisements in each jurisdiction.

let's just do like all parents buying the last Call of Duty to their 10-year-old and just don't give a fuck about PEGI.

When I was young I always wondered why the nhl games had a 16+ rating and Fifa had 3+. Figured both of them where ordinary sports.

Apparently fighting automatically shoots that nhl rating to the same level as GTA and balantro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46MQ1ZMZ-l4

3 and older game.

I'm hopelessly addicted to gatcha. When I saw this I bought Balatro.

Reminds me of that Australian law that was proposed to make anything with a relation to casino games Restricted 18 but merely mature for exploitative slot machine loot box mechanics.

Are all game rating systems just complete and utter garbage? Dare you to find a good one.

Why is he still using Twitter? Does he want a bunch of Nazis replying to him?

Wait, wasn't this already an issue a while back and wasn't that resolved?

I still wonder why the hell is this game classified as a roguelike? It's poker mixed with MTG. Also, why are you crying dude? You made a literal slot machine.

Why should we care what a talking horse pseudo-plinco game thinks should be the age rating of their competitors?

I would give proprietary software 18+ rating too, nobody know what's inside.

Steer clear of clowns emojis, bub.

Loot boxes suck but the only thing separating this game from gambling is the use of real money. It's literally a poker game.

This is the Steam Store description -

Combine valid poker hands with unique Joker cards in order to create varied synergies and builds. Earn enough chips to beat devious blinds, all while uncovering hidden bonus hands and decks as you progress. You’re going to need every edge you can get in order to reach the boss blind, beat the final ante and secure victory.

Yeah they were always going to get PEGI 18. This moaning is just a way to sell their game.

I'm happy to lobby for the balatro dev once he posts on a federated media (real fed, not bluesky).

Personally, I don't care if balatro is popular here, the pegi 18 rating will impact sales 0%. Also, FC24s gambling should be banned EU wide or the rating of the game should be upped to 18+. Better yet, we should use this Balatro slip up from PEGI to get FC24s rating to be revised to 18+