“This isn’t unexpected,” Techland, the developers of the game, told Eurogamer. “Germany has its unique regulations regarding video games and violence and the industry can only comply.
“Both Deep Silver and Techland were aware of such a possibility from the very beginning.”
The game has been put on the organisation’s “List B”, which is normally where you find games featuring “extreme torture or Nazi content”.
The exact reasons for the game’s belated banning have not been made publicly available, so I’m just going to assume it’s for the worst intro song ever forced upon mankind.
You can read Crecente’s Dead Island review here.
Techland not shocked by Germany’s Dead Island ban [Eurogamer]
Chazz
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 9:46 PMI think they’re just trying to save the youth of Germany from ever knowing the horror that is the Chrome engine.
Boomzzilla
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 12:40 AMWatcha talk’in bout Whillis, I found it looked good,run well and never crashed on me.
Chazz
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 12:33 PMHa! “Looked good” That’s funny.
Trex
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 10:18 PMI spose I better buy it before it gets banned here
Muppet
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 10:41 PMIn go the pirates
Sam
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 10:49 PMPirate task force, assemble!
Awakening
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 1:32 AMJesus, Germany is being proper Nazi with their game regulations. See what I did there?
alphamone
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 8:23 AMLetting the game get banned in Germany is still better then what people did before, which was to release a German regulation friendly version for the entire PAL region.
allanon10101
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 11:13 AM“Federal Department of Media Harmful to Young Persons”
How does computer entertainment media fall under this department’s purview again? Which non-discredited and peer-reviewed study are they using to justify this?
Freaking load of conservative BS. Pirates, man your stations!
Femto
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 4:07 PMget it from Austria.
AerintheADEQUATE
Friday, December 2, 2011 at 3:02 AMor Poland?