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more about #usk Action Fitz: this is the way of the future, dont cave into the draconian censors. Fuck them. Let the german gaming electorate decide if they want to re-elect polit... more » Modus_Operandi: I'm sure German gamers have grown accustomed to this type of cenorship enough to already have established a nice pipeline of imported versions of the ... more » McGreed: Well, I guess that would really suck for the germans, as even though they could always get it outside of Germany, they won't get it translated into Ge... more » Penny29: This royally pisses me off. I live in Germany. I also work in the video games industry. We as an industry are responsible for a turnover of 695 millio... more » -MasterDex-: It's an understandable decision. After the way games have suffered due to modification to appease certain censorship boards, you can't really blame Se... more » Asbestos_Underwear: Violence aside AvP is not a franchise that enjoys any popularity in Germany. The game would not sell on its name in the first place and I doubt it has... more » surft: Be careful USK...H.R. Giger is not amused. more » eskimo103: Poor German gamers, they must be pretty disappointed :( Hope it doesnt happen here in Oz as well, although drugs seem to be more likely to push our h... more » Atomsk88: Whenever it's aliens, I never really see it as bad as human gore. It's like when I went to get Metroid Prime. My mother was concerned (as a good paren... more » Decoy_Doctorpus: Ha! That's what you get for invading Poland! #aliensvspredator more » GodhandX: just take out all the swastika's and references to Hitler and there you go. Then give them all black blood so that you are fighting "machines". Prob... more » kerihobo: i guess anyone that wants it in germany can just import, no biggie nowadays. who really loves games based on movies anyway? #aliensvspredator more » SophT: Bless you SEGA! This actually makes me happy that they'd rather give up a market than to consider 'kiddy-ing' the game up. It's Aliens, it's supposed... more » Sparkileptic: I can understand Metallica and the Beatles. I was even able to compromise with Aerosmith...but Van Halen? Just how small of a market are they aiming for? more » Billkwando: Oh Bobby.... Is there anything you can't exploit? When can I expect Flute Hero: Jethro Tull?? more » Archaotic: This is just absurd. Activision has single-handedly plowed a respectable franchise into the ground and they seem to show no signs of stopping any tim... more » Kid_Bitchin: I ain't interested until Guitar Hero: Leonard Cohen finally comes out. more » Mokona: I can understand a separate game for the Beatles, but any other band should be DLC, period. more » Marty_Party: Although GH Metallica was a faithful addition to the series, I was bored out of my mind. I've played this game so much that I don't get any enjoyment ... more » Jezuz: So, anyone else getting really bored of this genre of games? It's like WW2 games. They were awesome for about 3-4 years, then it just got ridiculously... more » -
#avp
Aliens vs Predator vs Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle
This story involves Germany and a video game packed with violent content, so yeah, you can already imagine where things are headed from here. More » -
#activision
Guitar Hero: Van Halen Confirmed By Ratings Board?
While Activision's plans for a Guitar Hero game highlighting the music and career of Van Halen is a poorly kept secret, the publisher hasn't yet officially announced it. But the German game ratings board has. More » -
#left4dead
Even Germany's Box Art Is Censored Now
[UPDATE - EA contacted us to let us know the German version has two covers; a paper sleeve and the actual DVD case. Only the paper sleeve features this edited box art]The Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle, or USK, are Germany's classification board. And as you may already be aware, they're a conservative bunch, banning games that even Australia let slide. But this, this is new. Witness Germany's box art for Valve's upcoming zombie co-op shooter, Left 4 Dead. Notice anything, uh, different? More » -
