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chadskin · Oct 10, 2013

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The Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons (Harmful to Young Persons) has recently expressed concern regarding Dead Rising third This makes it difficult at the present time a required marking to begin production of the game for the German market.

For this reason, the title is not for publication on the console 22.11. appear. The exact reasons why the zombie game an age identification was denied, are not known. But probably it is related to the explicit depiction of violence, but also the history of the game series seems to play a significant role. Microsoft can not divulge details of the process.

via Gameswelt - Google Translate

Previous Dead Rising games were banned, so no huge surprise. Still, blows for German Xbox One customers.

thelatestmodel · Oct 10, 2013

They really need to get over this.

sixteen-bit · Oct 10, 2013

At least it'll be region-free.

shinobi602 · Oct 10, 2013

The Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons

lol...what

Xater · Oct 10, 2013

Not surprising as the previous titles have been denied certification as well. These days a lot of violent games get through without and issue, but couple violence with humor or being rewarded with points and it's a big no no.

tinfoilhatman · Oct 10, 2013

Huh, is their like Nazi zombies or something?!?!?!?

mocolostrocolos · Oct 10, 2013

Fuck this shit.

Muffdraul · Oct 10, 2013

I guess changing the zombies into robots is not an option that's on the table.

Skeff · Oct 10, 2013

Makes sense, I'm surprised it was so notable at Gamescom to be honest.

YianGaruga · Oct 10, 2013

shinobi602 said:
lol...what

Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien

German language is awesome.

Gotta protect those zombies.

darkness_s · Oct 10, 2013

shinobi602 said:
lol...what

The damn FDMHYP is at it again.

Krusenstern · Oct 10, 2013

Why do we have ratings at all? What's the purpose of an 18+ rating if the game still gets banned?

Fucking sissies.

LordBaztion · Oct 10, 2013

Seriously, Germany has a The Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons?

Mihael Mello Keehl · Oct 10, 2013

shinobi602 said:
lol...what

Exactly....LOL, what the fuck haha

Nokterian · Oct 10, 2013

shinobi602 said:
lol...what

You know because..

la_briola · Oct 10, 2013

Xater said:
Not surprising as the previous titles have been denied certification as well. These days a lot of violent games get through without and issue, but couple violence with humor or being rewarded with points and it's a big no no.

This.

jbug617 · Oct 10, 2013

At least it's region free for people who want to import.

Backfoggen · Oct 10, 2013

Shocking news. Will import day one like always.

jem0208 · Oct 10, 2013

That really sucks for people in Germany. Looks like they'll have to do some importing. :l

Glass Rebel · Oct 10, 2013

I think they might have actually cracked the 600 titles mark by now. Last time I checked it was pretty close.

edit: oh, it's actually at 652 now.

tinfoilhatman said:
Huh, is their like Nazi zombies or something?!?!?!?

i don't know how to react to this

Flying Toaster · Oct 10, 2013

Nazi Zombies confirmed!!!

1.21Gigawatts · Oct 10, 2013

The article only states that it won't be available at launch. But it may come later.

Irminsul · Oct 10, 2013

shinobi602 said:
lol...what

There you go. Bask in all their censorship-loving glory.

The funny thing is that the only thing they're actually doing is not preventing younglings from getting access to evil adult software, but rather preventing adults from said software by banning it. Oh, and organisations related to them threaten to sue websites that show which media are banned or censored in Germany. Yeah, they're fun people.

DC R1D3R · Oct 10, 2013

Lol

It's probably for the best!

Krusenstern · Oct 10, 2013

Irminsul said:
There you go. Bask in all their censorship-loving glory.

The funny thing is that the only thing they're actually doing is not preventing younglings from getting access to evil adult software, but rather preventing adults from said software by banning it. Oh, and organisations related to them threaten to sue websites that show which media are banned or censored in Germany. Yeah, they're fun people.

What in the actual fuck? Tell me more.

Gbraga · Oct 10, 2013

Federal Department of what?

UNCMark · Oct 10, 2013

It's weird to see a country doing the crazy shit that only Fox News in America would recommend.

Drencrom · Oct 10, 2013

Good, that means all the other EU copies doesn't get censored just because Germany happens to be a nanny state.

newsguy · Oct 10, 2013

This from the people that brought you chest shitting.

sakipon · Oct 10, 2013

Muffdraul said:
I guess changing the zombies into robots is not an option that's on the table.

I might've been interested in a sci-fi version. Bring on regional skins.

Backfoggen · Oct 10, 2013

jem0208 said:
That really sucks for people in Germany. Looks like they'll have to do some importing. :l

Importing is ridiculously easy you can just import from Austria and it doesn't cost any more. + You don't have to have the ugly ratings logo on the case.

Drencrom said:
Good, that means all the other EU copies doesn't get censored just because Germany happens to be a nanny state.

Yeah, this is great news for everyone because it means that there actually is an uncensored version

Goldmund · Oct 10, 2013

Irminsul said:
There you go. Bask in all their censorship-loving glory.

The funny thing is that the only thing they're actually doing is not preventing younglings from getting access to evil adult software, but rather preventing adults from said software by banning it. Oh, and organisations related to them threaten to sue websites that show which media are banned or censored in Germany. Yeah, they're fun people.

They don't ban them, they prohibit their being openly displayed and marketed, because that would reach children (who, let's be honest, always have and always will be the prime target of "mature" titles). This, of course, makes releasing such games in Germany unprofitable. In theory, though, these games could be sold to adults, if the store has the means to prevent children from entering. I personally object to this procedure, but I can understand where they're coming from.

nampad · Oct 10, 2013

Now imagine we would have the always online DRM with activation. Germans couldn't even import it. Really dodged a bullet there.

I don't see why this series always gets banned when stuff like God of War gets a pass.

After all the negativity surrounding the Xbone there isn't a big market in Germany anyway for the MS console.

UNCMark · Oct 10, 2013

newsguy said:
This from the people that brought you chest shitting.

The people that also made throwing people out of a window so common that there's a specific word for it. On second thought, maybe it's a good thing they're cutting down on the violent content.

Stimpack · Oct 10, 2013

I guess it's a good thing that no one is buying an Xbox One there.

Nokterian · Oct 10, 2013

Drencrom said:
Good, that means all the other EU copies doesn't get censored just because Germany happens to be a nanny state.

And to think of that the UK is also becoming a nanny state because what i saw Cameron wants Porn filter on the internet it baffles me if people are going to intervene that.

Thank god we don't have it here in the netherlands.

Irminsul · Oct 10, 2013

Krusenstern said:
What in the actual fuck? Tell me more.

Well, Schnittberichte.com was forced to relocate its servers outside Germany because they were threatened by Jugendschutz.net to be sued. The cause? Easy: Schnittberichte shows scenes from censored or banned media, so they're obviously breaking the law.

Frankfurter · Oct 10, 2013

Goldmund said:
They don't ban them, they prohibit their being openly displayed and marketed, because that would reach children (who, let's be honest, always have and always will be the prime target of "mature" titles). This, of course, makes releasing such games in Germany unprofitable. In theory, though, these games could be sold to adults, if the store has the means to prevent children from entering. I personally object to this procedure, but I can understand where they're coming from.

Occassionally they also ban software (indexing =/ banning), as in the case of Dead Rising and Dead Rising 2.

The USK has been getting much more relaxed in the last few years, but they still seem to be pretty harsh when it comes to the Dead Rising franchise.

daxgame · Oct 10, 2013

Not a big problem considering nobody gives a damn even about the 360 in Germany...

Goldmund · Oct 10, 2013

The BPjM also doesn't censor games. Publishers censor their games to get a rating so that they can market their games and sell them anywhere. This isn't unique to Germany. Take a look at the ESRB. There's a reason games like Outlast are only featured on PC, never get a rating.

Krusenstern · Oct 10, 2013

Irminsul said:
Well, Schnittberichte.com was forced to relocate its servers outside Germany because they were threatened by Jugendschutz.net to be sued. The cause? Easy: Schnittberichte shows scenes from censored or banned media, so they're obviously breaking the law.

So that's why schnittberichte.de was closed.

Seik · Oct 10, 2013

I smell a angry Hitler video coming soon.

Goldmund · Oct 10, 2013

Frankfurter said:
Occassionally they also ban software (indexing =/ banning), as in the case of Dead Rising and Dead Rising 2.

The USK has been getting much more relaxed in the last few years, but they still seem to be pretty harsh when it comes to the Dead Rising franchise.

Most people refer to the indexing when they talk about bans. I never heard of actual bannings, you mean they confiscated already released copies?

Totobeni · Oct 10, 2013

history of the game series seems to play a significant role

What sort of history? and there are tons of game series with zombies why this got banned?

also do we know if Wolfenstein: The New Order will get a german release?

Atlas157 · Oct 10, 2013

I guess it makes sense, they need to release it in a balanced number of countries.

Irminsul · Oct 10, 2013

Goldmund said:
They don't ban them, they prohibit their being openly displayed and marketed, because that would reach children (who, let's be honest, always have and always will be the prime target of "mature" titles). This, of course, makes releasing such games in Germany unprofitable. In theory, though, these games could be sold to adults, if the store has the means to prevent children from entering. I personally object to this procedure, but I can understand where they're coming from.

It depends, there are a bunch of games that are actually banned, not only "indexed". Dead Rising 1 and 2 are actually on that list.

Frankfurter · Oct 10, 2013

Goldmund said:
Most people refer to the indexing when they talk about bans. I never heard of actual bannings, you mean they confiscated already released copies?

Yepp, that's what happens if a game gets banned: If you - as a private consumer - own the game, you are fine (owning it is legal). But they'll confiscate copies that are in possession of businesses (selling for profit isn't).

Krusenstern · Oct 10, 2013

Totobeni said:
What sort of history? and there are tons of game series with zombies why this got banned?

also do we know if Wolfenstein: The New Order will get a german release?

We will probably get a special version with removed gore and removed swastikas. And then we import it.

Goldmund · Oct 10, 2013

Irminsul said:
It depends, there are a bunch of games that are actually banned, not only "indexed". Dead Rising 1 and 2 are actually on that list.

Now that's pretty contemptible. For fuck's sake.

tinfoilhatman · Oct 10, 2013

Glass Rebel said:
i don't know how to react to this

Sorry I just assumed there must be something offense to the German people\culture\country or something for them to ban this.

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