Roguelike hit Balatro accused of pushing gambling, removed from stores as publisher asks fans to "stop calling this game 'crack cocaine' before the FDA comes after us too"

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The Nintendo UK store, however, seems to have removed the game entirely for the time being.

“Balatro does not allow or encourage gambling - and we fundamentally believe the ratings decision is unfounded.

“The game content has not changed since the age rating was amended to 3+,” Playstack maintains.

“There are some ideas I have that would be fun to explore.

I do see myself working on this for some time.”

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