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|year=1982-Present | |year=1982-Present | ||
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|subject=Explicit Sexuality, Violence | |subject=Explicit Sexuality, Violence | ||
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|location=Germany | |location=Germany | ||
|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. | ||
|description_of_result=Some of the video games that received edits are: | |description_of_result=Some of the video games that received edits are: | ||
Contra (human characters turned into robots) | Contra (human characters turned into robots) | ||
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Mortal Kombat (2011) | Mortal Kombat (2011) | ||
Wolfenstein 3D | Wolfenstein 3D | ||
|image=Bpjm.gif | |image=Bpjm.gif | ||
|source=http://www.usk.de/en/ | |source=http://www.usk.de/en/, http://www.bundespruefstelle.de/bpjm/information-in-english.html, http://www.gamepolitics.com/2008/08/04/german-video-game-laws-explained#.UZogPo48ynk, http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/04/17/culturally-censored-games, http://thehande.wordpress.com/2012/08/24/video-game-censorship-uk-and-germany-make-games-suck-for-the-rest-of-europe/, http://www.destructoid.com/call-of-duty-black-ops-getting-stupid-german-censorship-185566.phtml | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:14, 16 September 2022
Artist:
Year: 1982-Present
Date of Action:
Region: Europe
Location: Germany
Subject: Explicit Sexuality, Violence
Medium: Electronic Media
Confronting Bodies:
Description of Artwork: Not provided yet.
The 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.
Results of Incident: Some of the video games that received edits are: Contra (human characters turned into robots) Command & Conquer: Generals (dead civilians turned into robots, suicide bombers turned into a moving bomb) Team Fortress 2 (gory bits turned into cartoonish objects) Call of Duty: Black Ops (removal of certain scenes, changes to Nazi symbols)
Some of the video games that have been banned are:
Manhunt (1 and 2)
Dead Rising (1 and 2)
Mortal Kombat (2011)
Wolfenstein 3D
Source:
• http://www.usk.de/en/,
• http://www.bundespruefstelle.de/bpjm/information-in-english.html,
• http://www.gamepolitics.com/2008/08/04/german-video-game-laws-explained#.UZogPo48ynk,
• http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/04/17/culturally-censored-games,
• http://thehande.wordpress.com/2012/08/24/video-game-censorship-uk-and-germany-make-games-suck-for-the-rest-of-europe/,
• http://www.destructoid.com/call-of-duty-black-ops-getting-stupid-german-censorship-185566.phtml
