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German Ministers Try to Ban Violent Games
« on: June 08, 2009, 01:18:29 PM »
http://pc.ign.com/articles/992/992277p1.html

Yet another example of people looking to video games as a scapegoat.

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Re: German Ministers Try to Ban Violent Games
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2009, 01:54:21 PM »


But in all seriousness; I can't believe they (Germany) tried to ban paintball.
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Re: German Ministers Try to Ban Violent Games
« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2009, 02:59:34 PM »
It's alllllll about image nowadays obviously.

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Re: German Ministers Try to Ban Violent Games
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2009, 06:29:43 PM »
The worst part is game companies like Cryotek will not even be allowe to make games like crysis anymore.
They will either have to move out of the country or produce Elmo ABC with the crysis engine. :)

This is almost as bad as global warming crazies having ralies when the trend is the earth is cooling.
these guys say games are causing kids to kill people yet allow countires like Iran threatening to destroy isreal develop nukes.

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Re: German Ministers Try to Ban Violent Games
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2009, 10:53:45 PM »
What people don't realize is video games are just one medium to express oneself...don't see them going after movies/books/tv with the same zeal. For some reason us gamers and the people that make the games are always the bad guys :(

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Re: German Ministers Try to Ban Violent Games
« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2009, 02:56:13 PM »
Why Stop There:
Let's ban:
Cars cause there's too many crashes on Hitler's hwy(Autobahn).
The internet cause thats where we get computer virus'.
Users, cause let's face it, they're dumb.

BUT most importantly let's ban something worth Banning:
The Hoff
but that will never happen...in Germany anyway.
You see what really started all this wasn't school shootings. It was this video game: "in which players get to smash, bash and trash characters including David Hasselhoff". 

And as we know Germans love David Hasselhoff.

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Re: German Ministers Try to Ban Violent Games
« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2009, 03:26:17 PM »
Man.... Must not buy a PS3....

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Re: German Ministers Try to Ban Violent Games
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2009, 06:36:21 AM »
Is that for real? 
That's Mr. Deception to you.

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Re: German Ministers Try to Ban Violent Games
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2009, 11:00:45 AM »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain_(video_game)

Sounds like the crash portion of Burnout Series but with a rag doll
« Last Edit: June 18, 2009, 11:02:55 AM by FiveAces »

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Re: German Ministers Try to Ban Violent Games
« Reply #9 on: June 19, 2009, 06:33:45 AM »
yeah I played the demo, it sucks.
only available for DL on PS3.
oh there's also a game mode called "Spank the Monkey" in which you have to try to hit chimps that are dancing around shaking their arses at you.
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