Balatro Dev jokes about adding loot boxes to lower 18 age rating, highlighting the "real gambling" EA Sports FC gets away with [info A]

https://www.vg247.com/balatro-pegi-18-ea-fc-25-microtransactions

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16 Comments

DerArzt@lemmy.world · 64 pts · 1y (6 replies)

Love the joke, hope it stays a joke.

SuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.zip · 37 pts · 1y

For context, he made this joke because PEGI rated the game 18+ recently

Kolanaki@yiffit.net · 6 pts · 1y (4 replies)

If lootboxes as they are done now can give someone an addiction to gambling, surely they could also be done in a way that stops addiction. Like maybe the game comes with a thing you attach to your genitals and every time you attempt to gamble on a lootbox, or shocks the shit outta you.

nesc@lemmy.cafe · 10 pts · 1y (2 replies)

thing you attach to your genitals

pcgaming

I knew where am I before even cheking. 🫶

Kolanaki@yiffit.net · -1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Because consoles would never have things that attach to your genitals.*

*(Rez doesn't count as it wasn't intended for the genitals)

nesc@lemmy.cafe · 4 pts · 1y

Doing it on the couch with friends just feels different, you understand.

the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 1y
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moonpiedumplings@programming.dev · 62 pts · 1y (2 replies)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46MQ1ZMZ-l4

This is a trailer for NBA 2k20, that shows more gambling content than actual gameplay.

The top comment is:

Hey 2k, theres a basketball minigame in your gambling simulator, can you fix it please?…

Nelots@lemm.ee · 37 pts · 1y

Jesus, your comment really under sells just how bad that was. That trailer is 95% gambling. That's nuts lol.

CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 1y

i was expecting you to be exadurating, but its mostly just... cards cards cards.

uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 29 pts · 1y

Those aren't gambling. they're surprise mechanics that are ethical and fun. blobcat, box

blackwateropeth@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 1y (4 replies)

That thumbnail is right before this person loses the game, lol. Them jokers are trash.

srock@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Unless that knife has a lot of mult

blackwateropeth@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

True, I find that one a pain to work around since you gotta continually ‘eat’ jokers… gets worse with eternals too

chiliedogg@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

And they didn't even bother playing their planet card.

Pieisawesome@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y

There is a voucher that makes each planet card for the hand played give 1.5 * mult

juli@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y

LMAO! Good one!