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|description_of_incident=The government of Germany has installed a ratings system for video games regulated by the USK (Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle). This system is similar to the system in the United States and other parts of the world, with ratings for ages 6, 12, 16, and 18, with sale restrictions in place for those rated USK 18. However, Germany's Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons (Bundesprüfstelle für Jugendgefährdende Medien, or BPjM) has the ability to review video games and place bans on their sale and advertisement, pending potential edits by the developers. Video games in Germany cannot display red blood, and limits on their allowance of graphic content has led to severe edits to certain games. Due to Germany's censorship on representations of World War II, many games from that era have received heavy edits, including the removal of swastikas. | |description_of_incident=The government of Germany has installed a ratings system for video games regulated by the USK (Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle). This system is similar to the system in the United States and other parts of the world, with ratings for ages 6, 12, 16, and 18, with sale restrictions in place for those rated USK 18. However, Germany's Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons (Bundesprüfstelle für Jugendgefährdende Medien, or BPjM) has the ability to review video games and place bans on their sale and advertisement, pending potential edits by the developers. Video games in Germany cannot display red blood, and limits on their allowance of graphic content has led to severe edits to certain games. Due to Germany's censorship on representations of World War II, many games from that era have received heavy edits, including the removal of swastikas. | ||