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Balatro has successfully appealed for its 18+ age rating to be reduced to 12 across Europe. Back in March, publisher Playstack said its roguelike card game Balatro ran into a ratings problem resulting ...

The creators of Balatro, voted Best Independent Game at last year’s Game Awards and Polygon’s 2024 Game of the Year, have successfully appealed European rating board PEGI’s decision to slap an 18+ ...

The game had been rated PEGI 18 due to ‘prominent gambling imagery,’ but it will now be rated PEGI 12 because it contains ‘mitigating fantastical elements.’ The game had been rated PEGI 18 due to ...

Balatro's European age rating has been changed from PEGI 18 to 12 following a publisher complaint. The hit roguelike was initially hit with an adult-only classification due to its poker theme. PEGI ...

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New rules will assess gameplay systems like monetisation, communication tools and retention mechanics. Titles featuring NFTs or blockchain-related mechanics will automatically receive a PEGI 18 ...

The Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) board has announced a significant shift in how video games are classified across Europe and the UK. Moving away from a system that primarily focuses on ...

PEGI, the Pan-European system for the age classification of video games, is adding new categories to its classification criteria to address online interaction risks. Starting in June 2026, newly ...

The Pan-European Game Information age-ratings body — better known as PEGI, the European equivalent of the ESRB — is revising how games are rated in Europe. From July 2026, four new categories will be ...