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My office? Nope. While it's a mess of stuff, my desk doesn't exactly scream otaku (though, the signed Kurt Vonnegut print above it is pretty cool!). This guy's office, however, is otaku chic. More »
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You know how Witcher 2 developer CD Projekt were using German courts to go after alleged pirates of the game? And how they gave up when everyone told them how shitty the practice they were using was? Turns out CD Projekt are just the tip of the iceberg. More »
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This is the Miniatur Wunderland, in Hamburg, Germany. It sprawls across 1,300 m², filling an entire warehouse. It consists of over 1000 moving vehicles. It took over 500,000 hours to build. And it's absolutely incredible. More »
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Zombie paradise action game Dead Island may have been out since early September, but it's only now that the Germans at the wonderfully-named Federal Department of Media Harmful to Young Persons have got around to banning it. More »
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Yesterday was Halloween. Parties also raged all weekend, and even adults dressed up in funny costumes. Some of them ate candy and other drank booze. And in Germany, one 42-year-old man dressed as Yoda got arrested—probably because the Force was not with him. More »
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When they were released in Germany, Doom and Doom 2 were immediately "indexed" into a government regulated category that includes porn. A successful appeal of that decision has them now rated for older teenagers to buy, Joystiq reports. More »
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This morning we pointed out this video from Germany's RTL Television which seemed to delight in mocking the "computer freaks" that attended last week's Gamescom in Cologne. Today the show is apologizing for their bad judgement in airing it. More »
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Well, maybe not you, but judging somebody. And it's not just a Gamescom booth companion that's doing the judging, but a news lady and a news announcer. How mean! More »
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Gamescom, the biggest video game show in the world, just got too big. More »
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You know, not every game at this year's Gamescom is an international best-seller. Some games are made with a more local audience in mind, and few are as German as this one. More »
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While a few companies held press conferences and showcase events yesterday, today we're off to the Koelnmesse for the first day of the actual show. More »
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My very favorite video game show of the year, Germany's wonderful Gamescom, kicks off in less than two weeks. Don't forget, this is the show that not only is open to everyone who pays to get in, it also features beer and takes place in a very pretty city. More »
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This year's Gamescom in Germany will play host to a bevy of firsts for ArenaNet's eagerly-anticipated MMO sequel Guild Wars 2, including the playable world premiere of PvP combat. Exactly how jealous should I be? More »
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I thought I knew Mario, but I was wrong. Apparently Mario robs banks, dresses up like a cowboy and crushes koopas while waving the Union Jack. But why would Mario do such things? To teach English of course. More »
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Gamescom, the biggest video game party in the world, strikes next month but it's not too soon to start digging in to what we might be seeing at the biggest blending of beer, sausage and video games in the world. More »
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The Dreamcast isn't dead. It's resting. The Sega console keeps getting new games thanks to homebrew developers like Redspotgames and NG:DEV.TEAM who continue to support the Dreamcast, years after Sega gave up. More »
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We've looked at the design of old consoles a few times lately here on Total Recall, in particular my fetish for those with faux wood panelling, but today we're looking at something a little different. More »
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You see a mysterious coin block from another realm floating around the streets of Germany, you don't just touch it. You call the Landespolizei! They'd have told this lady, for example, that touching it would put the people of Offenburg in grave danger. More »
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Researchers at a German university have built an apparatus that, while clunky in its proof-of-concept stage, could assist the blind as they cross streets, walk down hallways and open doors. It uses the Kinect as a sensor. More »
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I don't normally associate feelings of tranquillity with playing Minecraft. Normally it's a blend of tedium and sheer panic. The game's official soundtrack, though, is as tranquil as a good night's sleep. More »
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A legal document posted on PS3Crunch.com, reportedly from the offices of law firm Arnold Ruess, shows that the hacker whose home was earlier this week raided by police is now facing threats of jail time and/or massive fines. More »
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Germany's government has a rather sensitive relationship with video games. Reports of official censorship often involve the country, either for violent content or the fact that Nazis are useful game antagonists - and you know how they feel about that. Sensational crimes with ties to "Killerspiele," have stirred calls for outright bans of violent games. More »
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It would appear as though Sony is not screwing around when it comes to going after PS3 hackers. While in the US this means gentle lawsuits, in Germany, it means police raids. More »
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In first-person shooter Killzone 3, the Helghast are the gas-mask wearing baddies. Cloaked in black and with glowing eyes, you wouldn't want to meet one on the street. And in Munich, Germany, you won't. More »
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Upcoming shooter Bulletstorm, which is revelling in its violent trimmings, has had to face a reckoning of sorts in Germany, with much of the game's trademark content cut just so it could be released. More »
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More than 300 exhibits comprise Computerspielemuseum, The Computer Game Museum, which opened Friday in Berlin. New consoles join old friends like Pong, plus what looks like a 1980s Imagic game manipulated by a giant joystick. More images inside. More »
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A joystick sits in repose at the newly-opened Computer Game Museum in Berlin, Germany, where computers and consoles from 1971 on up are displayed geometrically for the viewing public. Find out more at the museum's official website. More »
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A player of the popular MMO Runes of Magic has hacked the game's databases, made demands of its German operators and is effectively holding the personal details of its users hostage. More »
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The Space Invaders alien shows you where to dump on a public toilet in Germany. Don't they also have houseflies stamped on the urinals to direct your aim? Seen by reader Thorsten W. More »
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Spotted in Munich by reader Graham. More »
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Jens Stober thought making a game about the Berlin Wall would be a good way to help teach kids about one of the less pleasant aspects of modern German history. Other Germans disagree. More »
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This week, Nintendo is slated to make the Nintendo 3DS's release date public. German newspaper Bild claims to have the jump on the goods. More »
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As seen on GoNintendo. More »
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Ubisoft's Michael Jackson The Experience will be playable at this month's GamesCom in Germany, alongside Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, R.U.S.E. and a slew of other upcoming titles. More »
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StarCraft II is out. People are buying it. People are playing it. Not everybody, though. Japan, for example. More »
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I've invoked plenty of martial themes for the World Cup, not least being France's characteristic surrender. Regardless of our defeat yesterday, I won't stop now. Today, England must go it alone versus Germany, amidst the V-1 chorus of the vuvuzela. More »
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Kazunori Yamauchi doesn't just make racing games. He races cars, too. More »
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Sony Europe is engaging in some curious marketing over on a German website, hinting that the future adventures of Uncharted hero Nathan Drake will take him on the trail of a famous Norwegian explorer. More »
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Last summer, as Germany grappled with a shooting spree linked to video games, state officials demanded the German government enact a comprehensive ban on violent games. A year later the government has refused, choosing to implement ratings education measures instead. More »
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Released last year, this is the official concept promotional image of Microsoft's upcoming motion control system Project Natal. It is black. Update: Microsoft comments, clarifies nothing. More »
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