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German Interior Ministers Seek Ban On Violent Games

Posted by Soulskill on from the ach-mein-gamin dept.

GamePolitics reports that "Germany's 16 Interior Ministers have banded together to ask the Bundestag (Germany's equivalent of Parliament) to ban the production and distribution of violent video games. Moreover, the ministers hope to see this accomplished before Germany's new elections take place on September 27th." Violent games became a national issue in Germany earlier this year after Far Cry 2 was scapegoated for a shooting. Germany-based game developer Crytek could be forced to move or outsource if the ban goes through. Spiegel Online has the original story (Google translation).

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  1. NOOOOO! by genner · · Score: 5, Funny

    If this keeps Crytek from making games it has become the worst kind of tragedy.
    The kind that affects me!

    1. Re:NOOOOO! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Crytek doesn't make games as it is, they make tech demos.

  2. What about a ban... by Criceratops · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... on violent German regimes?

    Or a ban on violently bad singers. That could kill off their Hasselhoff hassle.

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    1. Re:What about a ban... by easyTree · · Score: 2, Funny

      What's a Hasselhoff?

      It's a life-sized gay-looking optional mascot/adornment for trans ams... much favoured by germans, apparently.

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  3. Re:First Post by easyTree · · Score: 2, Funny

    Where would we be today if not for the master race? How many great videogames involve shooting nazis ?

    Wolfenstein 3d ...
    cod5

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