No Gears Of War For The Germans

October 18th, 2006 Posted in Action, Adventure, Multiplayer, Strategy, Xbox 360

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A few months ago there was trouble over Dead Rising in Germany, getting into trouble for its excessive violence. Now it appears that Epic’s upcoming horror-shooter, Gears of War, will be banned from the German market.

German USK, responsible for videogame ratings, refused to give the game a rating, despite several submissions from Microsoft. Microsoft and Epic decided not to make a less-violent version for the German market because it would “fundamentally change the gameplay”, resulting in compatibility issues with different versions on Xbox Live.

This is certainly a blow for the German Xbox360 owners, Gears of War is just as anticipated a title in Europe as it is in the US, and Europe’s largest gaming audience will either have to forget about GoW, of import a version from some of the neighboring countries.

[Thanks, Leon]

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7 Responses to “No Gears Of War For The Germans”

  1. Anuban Says:

    October 18th, 2006 at 7:55 pm

    That sucks for the German gamers and now I’m really glad I don’t live in Germany. I guess people will just go to Switzerland or France though but what a MAJOR inconvenience. Booooo GUSK.



  2. Jim2k Says:

    October 18th, 2006 at 8:02 pm

    Ha, I’m from Germany, and it’s so easy to cross the border into France or Holland and pick up the game, we use the same currency and a bus trip costs you like $10.

    If gamers from Germany want GoW, they’ll get it, trust me.



  3. doom Says:

    October 18th, 2006 at 8:14 pm

    It started with the ‘zombies’ in carmageddon.

    WHAhaha, poor saps in germany, they should have a strong leader type there who should take hold of all power and show those politicians a lesson they WON’T FORGET!

    No wait, let’s not:P



  4. STD Says:

    October 19th, 2006 at 12:07 am

    Just order online or do what Jim2k said but it is a shame for Germans not to be able to go to a local shop and buy GoW. What is up with their ratings?



  5. Anuban Says:

    October 19th, 2006 at 5:22 am

    It just hit me that if Germany isn’t getting this game then they aren’t getting BioShock either which is really a shame as that game looks extremely interesting and creepy. Also Stranglehold will definitely not make its way to Germany. Like I said I’m glad I don’t live there.



  6. marquee Says:

    October 21st, 2006 at 4:48 pm

    no GOTY for u!



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