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Crytek Considers Leaving Germany Over Game Law

Posted by Zonk on from the before-they-turn-up-the-heat dept.

Heise is reporting that the largest German game developer and makers of the much-anticipated upcoming title Crysis, Crytek, are considering leaving the country in anticipation of a new restrictive law. "The Conference of Interior Ministers (IMK) of the countries had unanimously decided on a production and distribution ban for violent computer games for the first time in the end of May. The responsible Federal Ministry of Family Affairs is presently working on a less drastic draft of a law for the protection of children and youth. Instead of only the previous 'violence glorifying' games, also the 'violence dominated' games should be indexed by the Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons (BPjM) in the future. These may then no longer be advertised and sold to youths."

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  1. Nanny state sux by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Applekid wrote]: Look how long it took for Prohibition in the US to be tossed out the window. Look at what the War on Drugs STILL hasn't managed to succeed in. And, compared to gaming, these two examples are MUCH more important.


    Yo, I agree completely!

    While we're at it, let's legalize rape, theft and burglaries, and drunk driving.

    Theft and burglary have been around since the dawn of man. Even that old dusty book called "The Torah" (or "Old Testament") mentions something about stealing, and the United States wasn't even a country when that shit was written. Doesn't look like any laws are going to stop this habit, so let's legalize burglary and theft; then people can steal your crap without having to worry about some stupid nanny law!

    In the year 2006, there were 17,602 alcohol-related car crash fatalities in the United States (source http://www.madd.org/stats/1112 ). Of those fatalities, 13,470 deaths were caused by drunk drivers. It's clear that laws that punish drunk drivers are not working, because they still happen by the thousands every year. Let's abolish penalties for drunk drivers; then drunks can slam their cars into you without having to worry about some stupid nanny law!

    Rape has been around for millions of years; heck, the concepts of "marriage" and "sexual consent" do not even exist among wild animals. Rape is as natural as the sex drive, which -- if you know anything about the "birds and the bees" -- means that rape is encoded in our DNA. United States lawmakers are idiots for trying to legislate against the Laws of Nature. Let's legalize rape; then people can rape you without having to worry about some stupid nanny law!

    Let's legalize murder. Even that old dusty book called "The Torah" (or "Old Testment") mentions something about Cain killing Abel. Since laws that penalize murderers haven't worked for thousands of years, let's legalize murder. Then people can kill you without having to worry about some stupid nanny law!