Image: Playstack LocalThunk’s excellent roguelike deckbuilder Balatro has been removed from various Switch eShops “without any prior warning” following an apparent age rating change from 3+ to 18+ by European rating board PEGI. Publisher Playstack released a statement via Twitter saying the publisher was “particularly disappointed with the actions of the ratings board” after being ...
Breakout hit Balatro– a poker-themed roguelike deck builder – has encountered some review issues that have resulted in the game being suddenly removed from the Nintendo eShop in many European countries. This removal surprised both the developer and the publisher, who now have to work to put the game back on sale in the store. ...
Jim Norman, staff writer I wish I could say I’ll be playing something other than Balatra, really. Unfortunately, that would be a lie. Who would have thought that after a week of playing Pocket Card Jockey, what would distract me would be… more cards? Who cares! The numbers are beautiful and I can’t get enough ...
Recorded on Nintendo Switch (plugged in) Games like Balatro don’t come around very often. It’s the kind of experience that rushes through your mind until you can’t remember anything else, so you tell your friends about it, and then they tell their friends about it. In the end, through the sheer force of word of ...
