1y ago

Beloved card game Balatro hits massive milestone after delisting drama

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Side note this article spent 5 paragraphs rephrasing it sold 500k copies instead of providing any context about the “delisting drama”.
- https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/balatro-delisted-in-regions-rating-change/
  “This is not an issue with the stores themselves, however, a reaction to an overnight change to Balatro‘s age rating from 3+ to 18+ by a ratings board without any advance warning, due to a mistaken belief that the game ‘contains prominent gambling imagery and material that instructs about gambling,'” publisher Playstack explained in a message on X.
  
  This is exactly what the article needed, thanks!
Playstack celebrated the achievement on X (formerly known as Twitter), saying, “Incredible news! Balatro has hit the 500,000 copies mark in just 10 days across all platforms!” The post continues, “Thank you for your amazing support — we’re beyond grateful!”
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