Holy shit, that is fucking ridiculous. How did they go from being genocidal bigots to complete pussies.

Germany has always and will always be a shitty country. They don't know the meaning of freedom or democracy...they will ALWAYS be oppressing something.

Germans are so law abiding they take EVERYTHING to far.
Putting some jews in the oven? IF MY GOVERNMENT TELLS ME TO DO SO IT MUST BE RIGHT.
Shooting up children in afghanistan? IF MY GOVERNMENT TELLS ME TO DO SO I MUST OBEY!
Censoring every media from book, over movies to videogames? HELLS YEAH BITCHES I LOVE TO SWALLOW MY GOVERNMENTS THROBBING COCK

I've seen that cover more often than the real one now.

People will start to think it's the actual rest-of-the-world cover.

>>21933215
Well, it's pretty useless to argue when their stance is "violence = bad, tits = good". You know they're right even if you don't agree with it

sie werden sich setzen!
the german government knows best what to do, with the cover censored, it can stand on the shelves, where kids go.

In b4 some germans kids arrive and showcase their political worldview equals to that of a 14 year old hot topic emo (Bush = D3vil and amerikkka is a facist nation, etc etc)
Also in b4 boobs on tv, which is also a lie. German tv isn't allowed to show hardcore pornography like the rest of europe (who don't censor videogames as well).
FUCK OFF GERMANY

>>21933243
THIS.

Law != Moral
Law != Always right
Law != Infallible
Law != GOD

Sometimes the law isn't right. Yes, it creates order and can be a good thing but in cases like this the law is clearly stomping on the rights of adults to enjoy ADULT entertainment. You can't even buy TF2 in Germany without getting the "robot edition" where all the characters bleed oil.

>>21933312
I'm German and I completely agree with you!

>>21933312
Boobs != hardcore pornography

I don't know a single German who actually agrees with what the government is doing regarding censorship. Far as i'm concerned the government doesn't have the peoples support and are just doing whatever they want. So much for democracy.

Membership in a Nazi party, publicly advancing national socialist ideas[citation needed], and Holocaust denial are illegal in Germany. Publishing, television, public correspondence (including lectures), and music are censored accordingly, with harsh legal consequences, including jail time.

>>21933340
They don't bleed at all.
Even wounds are switched with metal decals. If you gib someone he will explode into black confetti and the "funny" gibs. The oil blood is in the rest of the half life games. But it looks more like dust actually since it's slightly grey.

German tv only shows naked boobs, no naked pussies.
Also in america you can get your fix of naked boobies on cable tv, they're just so polite to make sure that even prude people won't get offended from watching something on free tv - like the superbowl.
In the uk you can buy uncensored porn mags in every bookstore, in germany all they have is censored porn mags.
Germans also censores vaginas and violence.
It's just such a shitty country.

>>21933362
>>21933312

Ya, me too. I hate this fucking country and it's censorship. I mean, come on? A fucking thump on the box of a videogame?

>>21933260
This thread is pretty /r9k/ but...

Vidyagames are not violence. Violence is stabbing some guy in the street because your country's approach to problems in their criminal justice system is to attempt to remove implements of harm, which by definition only works on law abiding citizens.

Why would you even care? Do you have boxart on a downloaded game?

>>21933432

It is possible. But there are also games like Manhunt for which you can go to jail if the government sees that you own a copy.

>>21933432
There are online-shops that are only dedicated in selling uncensored versions. But if you want to buy something from ebay or on steam (like wolfenstein 3D) You'll get a message which politely states that you aren't allowed to buy that. Belive me it's a giant shitstorm.

>>21933432
Importing the game is illegal. Anyone caught selling it will face fines and possible prison time.

>>21933312

you dont know shit, srsly

>>21933381
Yeah guess what was the point.
There are uncensored boobs on HBO too.

>Law != Moral
>Law != Always right
>Law != Infallible
>Law != GOD

German government actually believe this. Too bad their laws have drastically changed every 30-50 years leaving no sense of consistency whatsoever.

I liked it better when Valve didn't try to milk every single pun they could out of this.

I hate my country.

Valve should create a new character just for Germany. They should call him Hitler because he sure knew how to rain on everyones parade just like the censorship board.

Germany needs to rise up... again... but in a good way this time

Can someone please shoop a bro fist onto the cover?

Oh, the germans have arrived.
Brace for AT LEAST WE GERMANS LOVE TITS HURR DURR.
You kow what? Spanish tv shows hardcore porn in the evening.
Unlike germany, where a boob or pubic hair is all you'll see.

I liked Germany better when they weren't such faggots which was probably about 200+ years ago.

German here:

1. We can import from netherlands, swiss and austria.
2. There are decensor patches for almost every game.
3. You know the reason why PC gaming is so popular here? We just pirate like motherfucking blackbeard.

tl;dr

No one really gives a shit about the goverment.

>>21933656

Read the thread, faggot.

Fatmerican kids and their borderline down-syndrome ignorance never fails to crack me up. It's like watching a retard trying to go trough a glass door while he doesn't realize there is transparent glass before him.

America has always and will always be a shitty country. They don't know the meaning of freedom or democracy...they will ALWAYS be oppressing something.

>>21933695
Looking kinda Buckley there, xenofag

In b4 some american kids arrive and showcase their political worldview equals to that of a 14 year old hot topic emo (Hitler = D3vil and Germany is a facist nation, etc etc)
Also in b4 violence on tv, which is also a lie. Americantv isn't allowed to show hardcore violencelike the rest of North America(who don't censor videogames as well).
FUCK OFF USA

Every country has various ways of oppressing it's people and censoring them. America has censorship. Germany has censorship. Mexico has censorship.

It all depends on which oppressions you can live with and which you can't. America...for the most part is the best country for entertainment related stuff. Japan USED to be before they jumped on the censorship train blaming games for all their societies problems.

I liked America better when they weren't such faggots which was probably about 250+ years ago.

germanfag here, actually everything in germany sucks, i'm moving to motherfucking canada.
But i have also to say that Valve did censor left 4 dead themselves, they didn't need to.

I liked the world when there wasn't a bunch of faggots which is probably 10,000,000+ years ago.

Americans are so law abiding they take EVERYTHING to far.
Putting some muslims in the torture prison oven? IF MY GOVERNMENT TELLS ME TO DO SO IT MUST BE RIGHT.
Shooting up children in afghanistan? IF MY GOVERNMENT TELLS ME TO DO SO I MUST OBEY!
Censoring every media from book, over movies to videogames? HELLS YEAH BITCHES I LOVE TO SWALLOW MY GOVERNMENTS THROBBING COCK

>>21933656

Shit, I once watched Friday the 13th on Spanish TV at like 10am. Was Awesome.

ITT people get other people's post and change one key word

Germany is just a shitty american colony.
Have you watched german tv? It's the worst.
They have commedians that make George Lopez appear funny.
Everything about them is ugly, unfunny and obscene.
Germany's most popular comedians are called Mario Barth and Atze Schroeder, both look like shit and do macho jokes all the time, even though germany is the least macho country on earth.
It's sickening.

>>21933683
Oh yeah, this country is full of Piratefags.

You get almost 500 $ monthly if you are unemployed, and still nobody BUYS a fucking game.

>>21933818
>>21933758
>>21933730
>>21933695
ITT: Whether your argument is right depends on what country you are from, not whether it is logical.

>>21933818
The issue with Americans is that their population are a bunch lowly educated man-apes that are easily mind-controlled by their government.

>>21933835
It's not like the USA are any better

>>21933835

>Germany's most popular comedians are called Mario Barth and Atze Schroeder, both look like shit and do macho jokes all the time, even though germany is the least macho country on earth.
It's sickening.

Those two persons here would like to disagree with you.

Also: Ever heard of satire? No ? Go educate yourself or something.

lol @ the 14 year old germans who'se only argument is YOU TOO BAWWWW

I won't believe this until it is up somewhere trust worthy. Kotaku is not trust worthy.

>>21933968
Dirk Bach, Thomas Hermanns, Comedy Superhelden.

>>21933968
Otto still tells the same Jokes as 30 years ago, and everything Bully made asides from the "Bullyparade" was shit, too.

I like this turkish guy, who does readings from "mein Kampf".

>>21933631

For the last god damn time. ENJOY!

It's mostly preemptive censoring done by publishers themselves. Germany does not actively censor the vidya - the can give games the equivalent to an M rating so they have to be sold under the counter. Most companies try to avoid this and censor all kinds of shit in advance.

>>21934190
Both gay as hell, and YES, I MEAN THAT IN A SEXUAL WAY!

Germany a land of great tolerance.

>>21934094

Okay bad example.

Take this.

Also: I think it's funny that americans are bitching about german censoreship. We just don't give a fuck.

Finland was here.
Rest of the world is nazi censorship fags.

>>21933215
>>21933222
>>21933243
>>21933174
THE VIDYA IS GOD IF YOU CENSOR IT IN ANY WAY YOU ARE SHIT AND SO IS EVERYONE EVEN SLIGHTLY RELATED TO YOU
ARRGALBALGAL

>>21934214
It's like jews moving preemptive out of germany after hitler's rise to power.

The German government doesn't censor anything and the USK gives out merely commendations, it doesn't have the power to ban anything. The BPJM is the authority with the power to ban titles, and even then they can only ban them from public advertising and make it illegal to distribute certain titles to minors without their parents' approval..

As usual Kotaku doesn't know what it's talking about.

All "censorship" that is done in Germany is voluntarily done by the publishers in order to be able to sell their titles to kids. It's done for marketing reasons, nothing more.

And you're still free to buy the English version if you don't like it - especially because of steam this has become much easier.

>>21934544
Yeah way to talk arround the fact that your shitty nazi country is doing CENSORSHIP.

>>21934832
I don't think you truly understand the meaning of that word.

LOL SO CLEVER ITS A HAND HOLDING UP FOUR FINGERS AND THE NAME OF THE GAME IS LEFT 4 DEAD. GET IT? LEFT 4 DEAD! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

>>21934987

>>21934987
It WAS a right hand.

>>21935096

Not only that but it appears that the hand is rotting which would imply that it's almost dead.

/r/ing Dead Space german box art.

>>21934987
>>21935096
LOL I NO RITE LETS USE CYNICAL SARCASM ON /v/ TO SHOW THOSE FAGS

GERMANY IS GAY FUCKING GAY. Prove me wrong.

HAHAHA holy shit germany is fucking retarded... lulz we killed millions of people in 2 fucking wars but now WE HAVE THE MORAL HIGH GROUND!!!!

>>21935183

you are wrong

>>21935212

you're jewish aren't you

get out jew

THE GOVERNMENT IS ALWAYS RIGHT, WE NEED MORE LAWS I AM AFRAID TO USE MY OWN BRAIN

>>21935212
What are you talking about? It's not like the Holocaust ever happened.

GERMANY HATES VIOLENCE AND GORE
AMERIKA HATES SEX AND BOOBS

its the same fucking thing, if the game had frontal nudity on the cover art it would have been drawn a bra in the amerikan version. Both your countries are pussy farts getting offended at ridiculous shit.

So how about that L4D? I already got it on Steam.

>>21935307
SEX IS UNCHRISTIAN AS LONG PEOPLE AREN'T MARRIED!

Violence is OK though as long as it's committed in the name of god.

>>21935355
>Violence is OK though as long as it's committed in the name of god and freedom/democracy.

brb, moving country because censorship of video games. Disregard all family, friends, and my job.

>>21933174
I'm from Germany and this really sucks!
But we can send our complaints to these guys for this one http://www.bundespruefstelle.de/

poor Isvaffel :(

/r/ing other gay german boxarts

ITT: obvious trolling. germany does indeed suck but not as much as the US. it would be actually pretty nice here if the government wouldnt be full of retards and cunts. well i will be moving to uruguay later casue it sounds like U R GAY.

also sage

>>21935422
And what are they going to do about it? It's not like they had anything to do with it.

>All "censorship" that is done in Germany is voluntarily done by the publishers in order to be able to sell their titles to kids. It's done for marketing reasons, nothing more.

Ich lebe in Deutschland und finde es absolut lächerlich, wie im Fernsehen alle möglichen Obszönitäten gezeigt werden, von Nacktheit bis schlimmsten Kraftausdrücken, aber sobald irgendetwas mit Gewalt oder Nazis zu tun hat, wird es bis zum letzten Bisschen weggeschnitten.

Sure, but if they'd modify the law in order to allow adult accounts in steam, we could play the game the way it was meant to be.
Kids shouldn't play Left4Dead anyway...
But now, they cut the game because otherwise they couldn't even put in the shelves or do advertisement