This needs to be restated a hundred times.9_6 said:
Seriously don't we all believe if you're over 18 you should be able to buy any game you damn well please?
German Gamers Get Heavily Censored Bulletstorm
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Seriously don't we all believe if you're over 18 you should be able to buy any game you damn well please?
just on that note if ur in europe or asia u can buy everything from amazone uk even once ur friend aint there anymore and its still MUCH cheaper specially with the pound being worth roughly the same as the kongo denariMarcu5 said:A friend of mine currently resides in the UK for a few months... i'v never bought as many games as i am doing right now... or rather: she is
The UK versions are also always cheaper (30% in case of Borderlans GotY, WTF?!) so i'm also saving myself some money (even when including shipping - as i usually import them).
if u got a german ip steam is gona sell u the weakest version of anything they got im talkin bout tetris without sharp edges cuz thats dangerous sorta shit
Just go to the Netherlands, it's paradise for buying games even if your not 18 yet
just say your buying it for a friends birthday, worked for me everytime
just say your buying it for a friends birthday, worked for me everytime
What!? Is it a fucking POLICE STATE over there or something!?
It's fine to say "kids can't buy a game this violent"
It's not fine to say "This game is too violent for ADULTS"
and it's a fucking JOKE to say "You can't gather information on this game until late at night"
It's fine to say "kids can't buy a game this violent"
It's not fine to say "This game is too violent for ADULTS"
and it's a fucking JOKE to say "You can't gather information on this game until late at night"
The goverment doesn't quite surprisingly, but steam germany is pretty conservative. even if the uncensored version is rated 18 in german, they'll still give you the censored version.gizunt said:
Whether your german or not is verified by ip (easy to circumvent) and by bank account (basiclly impossible for the majority).
I assume they do that because they sell without age verification and want to stay under the radar. A 12 year old can buy dragon age (18 here) via steam.
While you are allowed to buy anything import if your 18 you are extremly handycapt on steam.
Unless you have friends that gift you stuff of course.
So your editing a game that was only meant for adults anyway? Geez, kind of insulting the German market there.
"We can't trust you with that level of gore."
"But I'm 21..."
"No exceptions."
Methinks Steam is your friend. Well that and crossing the border.
"We can't trust you with that level of gore."
"But I'm 21..."
"No exceptions."
Methinks Steam is your friend. Well that and crossing the border.
For a company that's so gung-ho about sex, not to mention starting World War I and its sequel, Germany is awfully funny about censoring thing.
That was the first thing I started thinking.LavaLampBamboo said:
I suppose that I might Youtube some German Gameplay.
If there even is any, now that I think about it.
Who would buy such a limited product?
Considering we are a huuuuge market for games, it'd be illogical for any big developer/publisher not to sell their products here.James Raynor said:
Anyway, to those who've mentioned Steam: No, Steam is not your friend. As it stands, even if you buy an uncut version from the international market and then install the game, Steam recognizes your location and automatically cuts your version to conform with German censorship standards imposed on the localized version. So there.
Doesn't matter to me in this case, anyway. Preordered the X360 version from Austria weeks ago. Suck it, USK motherfuckers.
Wait, so if it's offensive to youth, it just get's banned for everybody?Andy Chalk said:
That's some damned bullshit.
You Germans and Australasians need to protest.
Yeah, last time this happened, all the savvy German gamers just bought their copies from Austria, so they got German language in the game and the full uncensored game, and Germany got ZERO tax money from any of the thousands upon thousands of sales.
WD Germany.
IF the UK went batshit insane over sex or violence, you can bet I'd be ordering all my games from Jersey or Guernsey, two tiny islands about 20 miles off the south coast, but not considered part of the UK.
Amazon, Play, etc all ship a lot of their stuff from there, because it's a massive tax dodge.
In fact, top tip, if you're playing WOW, AMazon and Play only charge £16 for the 60 day cards, as they're skipping on the tax.
It's entirely legal, if perhaps morally dubious.
WD Germany.
IF the UK went batshit insane over sex or violence, you can bet I'd be ordering all my games from Jersey or Guernsey, two tiny islands about 20 miles off the south coast, but not considered part of the UK.
Amazon, Play, etc all ship a lot of their stuff from there, because it's a massive tax dodge.
In fact, top tip, if you're playing WOW, AMazon and Play only charge £16 for the 60 day cards, as they're skipping on the tax.
It's entirely legal, if perhaps morally dubious.
