Wow...Germany is hardcore

[Frisky_Biscuits]

Can you believe this?

Read the article here from gamespot

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6163059.html

[lemmywinks]

I can understand the deal with the nazi symbol, but gears of war... ehhh.

[ShadowMarth]

Wow. So, the same logic should apply to all media. All action stars should be jailed. After all, it's not the characters, it's them carrying out those depictions of violence. If you argue it's the characters, then it's time to round up Soma Cruz and Lara Croft.

[bignds]

Its Lara Croft, not 'Laura'.
Sorry, I had to seize the chance to correct you.
Anyway, to the point, this is pathetic, and only gives further evidence that German people are overly insecure about everything.
And what about real violence to real people on TV? Should actors be charged? Should athletes be charged? Does anybody even take germany seriously anymore? Will i stop using question marks?

[Frisky_Biscuits]

they cant have anything violent over in germany

being put in prison for killing a pixel...geez

[Pilot_51]

Germany hates their past of violence, you can't blame them for trying to avoid going bad and starting WW3 as they did the first two.

[ShadowMarth]

Yes, but this is extreme. What's next, "Gamer camps?" If they're trying to root out violence, perhaps they should try less extreme means.

Example:

At the time of the shooting, we were already in development of the "murder simulator" Far Cry at our old studio in Coburg. We were just across the state border from Erfurt in northern Bavaria. Tensions in the region were high. While the people of Coburg continued to treat us like mini-superstars, because we were the biggest thing ever to happen to this small German town, it was a different matter for the rest of the state.

In 2004 the Bavarian authorities sent in the state troopers. Ostensibly it was as a response to a claim made by a former employee that we had illegal software installed on our machines. Their remit, however, appeared to be a lot wider. When the small tech team appeared to inspect our computers, they were accompanied by over one hundred flak-jacketed riot police, all armed with Heckler and Koch sub-machine guns.

It was a total overreaction. It was like they expected to find us hunkered down behind our desks, pulling out our shotguns and semi-automatics and shouting "you'll never take me alive, polizei!" They arrived first thing in the morning, and kicked down our doors. They even raided the nearby private residences, with one of our programmers forced to lay down naked on the floor with a gun to his head after he discovered armed police in his room after finishing his shower.

Read the rest. It's good stuff.
http://www.quartertothree.com/game-t...ad.php?t=31767