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Europe's game rating agency takes aim at in-app purchases, loot boxes, and 'unrestricted communication' with new 'interactive risk categories'

New PEGI categories coming in June could see the age ratings for some games take a jump up.

PC Gamer

"Upgraded" Hollow Knight edition announced, coming to Nintendo Switch 2 later today as a free upgrade to Switch owners

Hollow Knight Nintendo Switch 2 edition is out February 5

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Max & Chloe reunite in Life is Strange: Reunion

Prepare for a "hella" adventure.

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Europe's PEGI game rating website leaks a new Life is Strange game, and it sure sounds like Max and Chloe are getting back together

The new game, according to a PEGI rating that probably wasn't supposed to be made public, is called Life is Strange: Reunion.

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Life is Strange: Reunion brings Max and Chloe back together in college and contains cosmetic microtransactions, according to ratings leak

A swiftly deleted PEGI rating suggests an announcement is coming soon

GamesRadar

Pikmin 3 Deluxe has been rated for Switch 2, suggesting an update is on the way for the 12-year-old Wii U game before Pikmin 4 gets one

But it could be good news for Pikmin 4 in the long run

GamesRadar

Somehow the Assassin's Creed: Black Flag remake continues to leak, thanks to a PEGI rating for something called Black Flag Resynced

And yet Ubisoft still won't just come out and say it.

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Assassin's Creed: Black Flag remake appears to be all but confirmed as an age rating for "Black Flag Resynced" emerges on the official PEGI website

Could Ubisoft be preparing for an announcement?

GamesRadar

Along with Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft seems to be bringing Assassin's Creed Shadows to Nintendo Switch 2 according to PEGI

Another huge open world for the Switch 2?

GamesRadar

First PEGI, now YouTube - Balatro's LocalThunk seems tired of his roguelike game being age restricted for gambling-related concerns

"Good thing we are protecting children from knowing what a 4 of a kind is"

GamesRadar

Pokemon Legends: Z-A is breaking years of tradition to get 10+ age rating, and I think I might know why

No other main series Pokemon games have been given an ESRB rating above E

GamesRadar

When video game age ratings go wrong: Balatro’s battle with Pegi

Card game Balatro was a huge hit last year – but a year-long struggle with the European age ratings board has exposed how well-meaning rules can have unintended consequences

The Guardian - UK

Netflix’s games were once its best-kept secret – where did it all go wrong?

Its investment in indie darlings and big-name talent suggested the streamer wanted big stakes in the gaming industry, but layoffs, lousy ties-in and leadership changes suggest that is changing

The Guardian - UK

Balatro has had its PEGI 18 age rating overturned following appeal: 'I hope this change will allow developers to create without being unfairly punished'

Balatro has officially had its PEGI 18 rating overturned by PEGI following an appeal.

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Balatro finally escapes its silly 18+ age rating, PEGI promises 'a more granular set of classification criteria' for gambling-themed games in the future

Balatro also got a new Friends of Jimbo crossover pack today, featuring Civilization 7, Fallout, and more.

GamesRadar

Balatro creator wins 18+ ratings battle with PEGI, accidentally producing limited edition copies: "I hope this change will allow developers to create without being unfairly punished"

Balatro is now officially classified as 12+

PC Gamer

PEGI digs its heels in over Balatro's 18+ rating, according to its disappointed dev: 'blaming EU laws, blaming storefronts, waiting for the future'

Let's (not) go gambling.

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Balatro creator speaks out as PEGI doubles down on its 18+ rating, "blaming EU laws" for the roguelike's adults-only categorization: "This sucks"

Well, at least we tried

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Balatro's creator hits out at EA Sports FC as the roguelike gets rated 18+: "I should add microtransactions/loot boxes/real gambling to lower that rating"

All tea all shade

PC Gamer

Balatro dev swings at PEGI for rating it 18+ because of its 'evil playing cards', jokes that he should 'add microtransactions' like EA Sports FC 25 to 'lower that rating to a 3+'

"If these other games were rated properly, I'd happily accept the weirdo 18+."

GamesRadar

Before Baldur's Gate 3, there was Divinity: Original Sin 2 - and after 4 years, the Definitive Edition is finally landing on the PS5 and Xbox Series X

A version for current-gen consoles has been rated

PC Gamer

A PEGI rating for the OG 1996 Resident Evil has me once again preparing to enter the world of survival horror

I may need to clear off a few whole megabytes of space for this one.

Evening Standard

Super Mario to Overcooked 2: The best new video games for kids this summer

From a young shaman in an Afrofuturist world to Mario spin-offs and puzzle games with a fox in a tunic... our pick of the games to keep young ones occupied during the holidays

GoodToKnow

Fortnite age rating: What every gamer (and parent) needs to know

By understanding the Fortnite age rating, parents can make informed decisions about whether it’s appropriate for their child

TechRadar

The voice of the iconic PEGI age ratings reveals the original recordings after going viral on TikTok

Richard Wells, the voice behind the English PEGI age ratings, has revealed the original recordings on TikTok.

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