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A study commissioned by the Swiss government has found that the country's current piracy laws, which allow downloading of stuff for "personal use", should stay. Because they actually encourage people to buy more stuff. More »
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Switzerland's public broadcasting company this week released that advertisement below—"The Phony Wars"—to tout the service's new iOS and Android apps. And, Swiss to the last, they declare their neutrality between those two platforms. More »
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The iOS version of id Software's Wolfenstein 3D has been withdrawn from sale in two European countries over its use of the Nazi swastika. More »
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Reader Edo in Switzerland got a strange compulsion to decorate his refrigerator this weekend. "Not the best Tetris game ever, but a fancier fridge indeed," he writes. Indeed. Naturally, the green squiggly is where this board went wrong. Oh, well ... More »
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This isn't really how Switzerland came about, though wouldn't it be great if it were. Instead it's an amusing mishmosh of legends and cliche with a dash of Mario added in for flavor. More »
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Chicago's Jonathan Toews is the global cover athlete for NHL 11 but EA Sports shows some love for other nations, putting Henrik and Daniel Sedin on the cover for the game sold in Sweden, and Mark Streit for Switzerland's version. More »
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Switzerland recently passed two acts meant to clamp down on violent video games, but has yet to enact them while the government determines the standards under which a game considered too violent. Apparently, only 12 titles would fit the description. More »
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According to a report on Gamesmarkt, Switzerland's National Council has just passed a pair of bills that seek to restrict the sale of violent video games within the country. More »
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Reader Lukas writes to point out that a friend of sorts has started a small label for headwear that now takes orders for custom-designed hats. The site uses a pixel-like pattern for creating the custom hats which are, Lukas says, very suitable for making retro-gaming themed hats. He had them make himself a custom Space Invaders cap which set him back $70. More »
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Reader Gareth M. let us know that there's an alternative to the creepy Swiss right-wing xenophobic games that we mentioned yesterday, initially mentioned over at Ian Bogost's Water Cooler Games: there's Boch Buster, which allows you to kick those creepy right wing Swiss politicians outta Switzerland and into somewhere that looks suspiciously like the American southwest. You have three tries to whip Christoph Blocher - the politician dressed as a goat and one of the Swiss People's Party's big fish - as far away from Switzerland as you can, in a game with simple two click mechanics. There's no love for Blocher amongst some Swiss citizens as evidenced by anti-Blocher protests back in September (never mind the game); it's a nice wee counterpoint to SVP's little minigames. Boch Buster More »
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I think goats are ridiculously cute, even if they are frequently giant trouble makers - if I ever wind up with some acreage, I'd love to have a lop-eared Nubian or two. But Ian Bogost points out a more sinister goat with a 'serious game' from the Swiss Volkspartei (SVP) - a mainstream, right-wing group that has all sorts of charming suggested policies - that isn't the usual light and cheery fare of factory farming and long lines at the airport. The SVP's darling mascot is named Zottel, and he's got some not-so-darling games to entertain and educate the population. Don't let passports fall into the wrong (colored) hands! Shoot EU tax collectors (or their hats, at least)! Overturn speed limits! Who needs XBLA when you've got this stuff to keep you busy? Bogost has helpfully translated the point of the four available mini-games (the game is only available in German and French): More »
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Maybe I'm not totally hormonal. One reader actually got the same warm and fuzzy feeling encountering a little invader of his own. More »
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Both Germany and Switzerland had copies of CONSOUL forced on innocent citizens. So, how did the PS3 launch turn out in each country? Let's start with Germany. Things are always interesting in Germany. More »
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Gadzooks! Reader James stumbled a heap of Wiis earlier today. He writes: More »
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Let's see how many literary references I can cram into one post about hookers, shall we? More »
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