Category Archives: Germany
Tue, Nov 29, 2011 | 18:52 GMT
Germany banning the sale of Dead Island wasn’t “unexpected”, says Techland
Techland has said it wasn’t surprised when Germany banned its zombie-shooter Dead Island from being sold in the country. Matter of fact, the firm and its publisher Deep Silver were aware of such a possibility “from the very beginning.”
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Posted in: Action, Deep Silver, Germany, Koch, PC, PS3, Shooter, Violence in games, Xbox 360
Tags: dead island, techland
Tue, Nov 01, 2011 | 19:41 GMT
Germans claim Origin EUA allows EA to spy on Battlefield 3 players
EA has denied accusatory complaints out of Germany it’s using its Origin digital distribution end-user license as a legal way to spy on users.
Mon, Sep 05, 2011 | 09:35 BST
Crytek slams “misleading accusations” over unfair dismissal
Crytek co-founder Avni Yerli has denied claims of unfair dismissal of staff and crunch periods of up to six months at the company’s Franfkurt offices.
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Posted in: Development, Germany
Tags: Avni Yerli, crysis 2, crytek, Crytek Franfkurt
Thu, Sep 01, 2011 | 01:42 BST
Doom and Doom 2 de-indexed in Germany
The original Doom games are to be released for general sale in Germany, a good 17 years after being indexed.
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Posted in: Germany, Shooter
Tags: Doom, DOOM 2, id, id software, Pete Hines
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 | 07:04 BST
Microsoft looking into German Gears of War releases
In the wake of Gears of War 3′s approval by German authorities, Microsoft is investigating the release of the first two games.
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Posted in: Action, GDC Online 2011, Gamescom 2011, Germany, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: epic, Epic Games, Gears of War 3, mike capps
Tue, Aug 16, 2011 | 07:35 BST
Gamescom 2011 – The VG247 liveblog starts now
We’re in Cologne, Germany for gamescom 2011. The flags are up. The stairs are postered. Here’s what’s happening.
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Posted in: Gamescom 2011, Germany
Tags: liveblog
Tue, Aug 09, 2011 | 14:58 BST
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood big winner at BIU awards
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood was the big winner at the German Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware awards.
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Posted in: Awards, Germany
Tags: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Wed, Jul 13, 2011 | 10:14 BST
Gears of War 3 to go on sale uncut in Germany
The BPJM has confirmed it’s to let Gears of War 3 release in Germany without any content cut from the game. The first two games were not available to buy in the country, with PEGI versions banned from going on sale. The BPJM, who had banned Gears 1 and 2 from Germany, said it had no “relevance for a ban” with 3. Germany’s seen as very strict on violent games, so this is a big win.
More over at Eurogamer. Game’s out in September for Xbox 360.
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Posted in: Action, Germany, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: BPJM, Epic Games, Gears of War 3
Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | 02:23 BST
Quantic Dream, Jonathan Blow and Gameforge join GDC Europe 2011
GDC Europe 2011 organisers have announced three more high-profile talks for the mid-August event.
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Posted in: Development, Europe, GDC Europe 2011, Germany, Trade
Tags: Gameforge, Guillaume de Fondaumiere, Jonathan Blow, Martin Nerurkar, Quiantic Dream
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 19:38 BST
Survey Says: 63 million iOS users downloading over 5 million games per day
A March 2011 study conducted by Distimo and Newzoo, surveyed iOS users living in the US and six countries in Europe, and found that 63 million iOS users are downloading 5 million games on a daily basis.
Thu, Apr 28, 2011 | 16:19 BST
Knights Templar Bundestag call for ban of “negative computer games”
A branch of the Knights Templar Bundestag would like production of “negative computer games” banned, and a prohibition placed on negative games coming into Germany.
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Posted in: Germany, Violence in games
Tags: the knights templar, violent videogame ban
Tue, Apr 19, 2011 | 13:30 BST
Gamescom 2011 exhibitor numbers up 20% on 2010
Gamescom’s organiser has said the current number of registered exhibitors for this year’s show is up 20 percent on the same point last year. Plus, the trade and consumer event will welcome Mexican exhibitors with a new country-specific pavilion.
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Posted in: Gamescom 2011, Germany, Trade
Tags: Games Convention Online, GAMESCom, leipziger messe
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 | 10:21 BST
Games Convention Online is no more
Previously known as The Leipzig Games Convention and Europe’s one-time largest games event, the trade-only GCO has been forced to shut its doors, citing a ‘lack of funding’.
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Posted in: Financials, GCO 2010, Gamescom 2011, Germany, Trade
Tags: cancellation, Games Convention Online, GAMESCom
Mon, Mar 21, 2011 | 17:58 GMT
gamescom 2011 tickets go on sale
As of today, Koelnmesse has kicked off ticket sales for this year’s gamescom in Cologne.
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Posted in: Gamescom 2011, Germany
Tags: GAMESCom, Koelnmesse
Thu, Mar 03, 2011 | 21:37 GMT
Thursday shorts, part 2: Jaffe and console design, more GDC panel bits, THQ gets into bother over Homefront balloons
Ready for some more short goodness? Om nom nom away after the break.
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Posted in: 2K, 3DS, GDC 2011, Germany, Horror, MMO, Namco Bandai, Nintendo, Sega, Shooter, Stardock, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, indie
Tags: ARMA 2: Reinforcements, bohemia interactive, Brad Wardell, Columns, dark souls, david jaffe, dead space 2, Dragon Crystal Shirani's Maze, Elemental: Fallen Enchantress, Game Gear, Gearbox Interactive, homefront, Ian Milham, Indie Fund, kaos studios, prince of persia, Sonic & Tales 2, Sonic Drift 2, Stardock, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The GG Shinobi, tom chilton, toy soldiers, visceral games, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 05:34 GMT
PC Gaming Alliance reports increased revenue worldwide
Ahead of the full release to members next week, the PC Gaming Alliance has published an extract from its Horizons Report at GDC, and things are looking up for fans of the Original Platform.
Sat, Feb 26, 2011 | 16:29 GMT
German PS3 hacker lashes out at Sony over being sued for €1 million
A PS3 hacker in Germany, whose home was raided by police earlier this week, has decided to defy Sony even further by blasting out at the firm which is currently suing him to the tune of €1 million.
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Posted in: Germany, Legalities, PS3, Sony
Tags: Alexander Egorenkov, ps3 hacker
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 01:23 GMT
Drakensang: The River of Time released
Drakensang is one of those words that sound a lot better to native German speakers, just like the literally-translated name of the classic pen-and-paper RPG which inspired the series, The Black Eye.
A second attempt to capture the feel of the Das Schwarze Auge universe, the Drakensang series just expanded with the release of River of Time.
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Posted in: Germany, PC, RPG, THQ
Tags: bigpoint, Das Schwarze Auge, drakensang, drakensang: the river of time, Radon, Radon Labs, The Dark Eye
Mon, Jan 17, 2011 | 22:14 GMT
Dead Space 2 German launch delayed
Dead Space 2′s “friendly fire” multiplayer option has sparked controversy with Germany’s strident anti-violence policies and delayed the game into February.
Wed, Jul 21, 2010 | 06:26 BST
StarCraft II: Midnight store openings listed for Europe and US
Update: As promised, we’ve add the official North American midnight launch event for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.
The event will take place at Fry’s Electronics at 10800 Kalama River Avenue in Fountain Valley, CA, with activities starting at 9.00pm PST on July 26, and sales of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty beginning at midnight.
Local game stores across the US may have ones that are less “official” than this one, so you may wish to check first before just showing up.
Original story follows the break.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Europe, France, Germany, Hot, PC, Russia, Strategy, Sweden, UK
Tags: midnight launch, starcraft II, Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
Twisted Metal launches in US, reviews rounded-up