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    I am therefore I can

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    sucks. :(
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    Quote Originally Posted by rasoforos View Post
    http://ps2.ign.com/objects/545/545789.html

    Plenty of great games still available for our German friends to play. Don't worry EMFM, you will adapt ;)
    Do you think I buy my games in Germany anyway? ;)

    Quote Originally Posted by Fragony View Post
    I am therefore I can
    Unfortunately that seems to be the attitude of our politicians.

    Quote Originally Posted by Shinseikhaan View Post
    Utterly ridiculous proposal. Those ministers don't deserve their jobs.
    Quite. I'd already decided that the main parties in Germany probably don't deserve my vote. A thing like this just confirms it.

    Quote Originally Posted by CountArach View Post
    Do it - this proposal is utterly ridiculous and completely moronic. If you don't let the government know what you think they will just continue to ignore you (Chances are they will ignore you anyway, but if enough people get together they can be stopped). Consider sending letters to the editor of local newspapers as well - that helps to get public riled up.
    I'm drafting the letters right now (I'll post a copy here when I'm done if I can) and I am going to try to send letters to some local newspapers as well (though obviously not the same letter).

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    This seems really stupid from an economical stance. From the OP article:
    German ministers have today agreed to ban the production and distribution of all violent video games, with the law only having to go through parliament in the next few weeks.
    production - lost jobs and business tax revenue.
    distribution - lost sales tax, and pointless when combined with the EU and digital distribution.

    How does Germany handle games with Nazis being downloaded via Steam?
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    "where the main part is to realistically play the killing of people or other cruel or unhuman acts of violence against humans or manlike characters."
    Thank GOD (just a saying) that thet loophole is so big...

    Main part would translate to < 50%

    Now... I cant think of a game where you spend more than 50% of the time killing stuff.

    Run around waiting for stuff to be killed, sure...

    World of Warcract, I spend more time running around than killing...

    Counter Strike, I spend more time running around than killing.

    Total War, I spend more time with the stupid "AI" than killing. On a sidenote, I think CA should be held up in court for the reference of AI in correspondance to their games.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kadagar_AV View Post
    Thank GOD (just a saying) that thet loophole is so big...
    Loophole means it will be exploited. By the politicians in question.

    Main part would translate to < 50%
    Only according to your arbitrary definition. Really it means whatever the drafted legislation in question will say it is.

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    Militarism has been on a steady rise in the past decade.

    I, for one, applaud Germany's ongoing quest to turn the tide. Guns, murder, slaughter are not cartoon violence, but a real and existing threat to society.

    As with smoking or alcohol, the excesses and abuse can be greatly reduced by banning a positive portrayal of these dangerous goods. Gun culture can be countered as much as alcohol culture.
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