Balatro

Smash hit Balatro is coming to iPhone and Android

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The game originally shipped for consoles and Windows PCs — and was briefly banned from some storefronts over a ratings mistake. It’s back, and there’s also now a MacOS port that you can access by buying the game on Steam. The full Reddit AMA has loads of insight into Balatro’s development process, including their biggest … Read more

Balatro bumped from some console storefronts due to ratings change

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Playstack wrote that the change happened “due to a mistaken belief that the game ‘contains prominent gambling imagery and material that instructs about gambling.’” Playstack went on to vehemently deny that Balatro contains gambling of any kind, affirming that its developer “is staunchly anti-gambling.” In an email to The Verge, Playstack PR manager Wout van … Read more

Balatro: the ultra-complicated card game that will take over your weekend

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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 27, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, hello, you’re awesome, and also, you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage. Oh, and send me some recommendations! The more the merrier!)  This week, I’ve been playing Assassin’s Creed … Read more