Balatro devs say game doesn’t ‘allow or encourage gambling’ in response to takedowns 

Playstack Games provided an update today on why Balatro was temporarily removed from digital stores in some countries on console platforms, and when fans can expect a resolution.

The Balatro devs announced the title was temporarily removed from digital stores because of a “mistaken belief” that the game displays “gambling imagery and material that instructs about gambling.” The game is a deck-building roguelike where players use illegal poker hands to earn chips and defeat enemy blinds. The title launched on Feb. 20 for Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam, but if you haven’t had a chance to purchase the game yet on console, you’ll have to wait. In the meantime, Playstack Games is doing its best to reassure players the game will be back soon.

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