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Germany Bans US Version of Modern Warfare 2

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Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Germany's media watchdog service has placed the US version of Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare 2 on their primary ban list, which yanks the game out of the hands of those aged 18 and younger and prohibits the sale of the game at stores and other retailers.

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Intriguingly, the ban only extends to the PC version of the game; the console versions remain untouched, as are the German and UK versions of the game. Additionally, Valve's Left 4 Dead 2 also came under the banhammer with the US PC version no longer able to be sold in the country.

We all know MW2's infamous "No Russian" single-player level (which was left out from the German version) could be the strongest culprit in causing Germany to make the game verboten -- but what about LFD2? No exact reason was given, but I have a sneaking suspicion that the gratuitous zombie gorefest might be a bit excessive for innocent German eyes -- gee, that sounds familiar.

[PCGamesHardware]

 
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November 30, 2009
I thought they just made them take out the level and was not perma-banned.

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