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German Law May Force Crytek Departure

by Chris Faylor, Aug 22, 2007 12:22pm PDT

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The studio behind Far Cry, Crysis and the CryENGINE 2 middleware will move operations out of Germany should the country move forward with its ban on the production and distribution of violent video games, Crytek founder Avni Yerli claimed in an interview with German publication Welt ONLINE. "Budapest is a lovely city," noted Yerli in the heise online translation. "We already have a branch office there." In addition to opening the Budapest, Hungary branch, the company upgraded its Kiev, Ukraine office to a full-blown development studio earlier this year. Yerli also revealed that several other countries have expressed interest in hosting the studio and its revenue stream, specifically name-dropping England, Scotland, Austria, and Singapore.

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By: Porkasaurus x Show Full Post

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This makes sense.

You wouldn't open a Budweiser plant on an indian reservation would you? (ooh racist?)

Germans have a historical problem with violence and are trying to correct it.

Aug 22, 2007 1:53pm PDT

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This makes sense. You wouldn't open a Budweiser plant on an indian reservation would you? (ooh racist?... : Porkasaurus
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They should just move to the US. As long as they stick to bloody headshots and avoid the boobs, they'll be golden!

Aug 22, 2007 12:58pm PDT

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They should just move to the US. As long as they stick to bloody headshots and avoid the boobs, they'll b... : thaperfectdrug
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- US problems with sex is even worse than that with violence in germany IMO... Developers should move to co... : razorblade79

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Odd that some great porn still comes (cums?) out of Germany, but they choose to ban violent games?

Aug 22, 2007 1:11pm PDT

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Odd that some great porn still comes (cums?) out of Germany, but they choose to ban violent games? : axiomatic
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I know that they were/are actively looking at the UK option, so he's not just threatening

Aug 22, 2007 2:13pm PDT

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I know that they were/are actively looking at the UK option, so he's not just threatening : moshman
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- If their 'threat' encourages the gov to seriously consider granting the growing British games biz the sam... : johnsto

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Sometimes I wished all the old politicians with their weird out of date world views and need for power would die out.. Some Extreme Christian Politician here in Germany even said to treat Violent Video Games like Child Porn.. Luckily more and more young politicians are phasing out the old ones and are talking way more sense..

Aug 22, 2007 2:33pm PDT

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Sometimes I wished all the old politicians with their weird out of date world views and need for power wo... : gravitazz
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- it was no "Extreme Christian Politician" and the quote about violnet games and child pornography was take... : changeling

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Germany just can't forgive their past they are constantly shit scared of it and being Nazi's - but in the other direction.

Aug 22, 2007 8:49pm PDT

Germany just can't forgive their past they are constantly shit scared of it and being Nazi's - but in the... : abrasion

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they've been saying this for a while now, in Germany there's a ridiculous witch hunt for "killer games" going on by political parties and public (and to a lesser degree, private) media, for several months (years?) now

Aug 22, 2007 12:51pm PDT

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they've been saying this for a while now, in Germany there's a ridiculous witch hunt for "killer games" g... : yuried
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- I guess it takes the sting out of the horrible unemployement. Then again people are to be blamed for voti... : hippolove

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There's two versions of BioShock, one for the world, and one for Germany. In Austria and Switzerland they also sell a German version, but an uncensored one.

Luckily, importing the uncensored US version was faster and cheaper. It's quite amazing, Amazon shipped the thing with UPS on Tuesday, and it arrived on my desk in Berlin on Wednesday morning! Even with shipping and customs, it was just ~60Eur thanks to the strong Euro. 360 Games here are usually between 59 and 69Eur. Great that the discs had no region code.

UPS is pretty amazing. 1 day express shipping from the states for 8$...

Aug 22, 2007 3:12pm PDT

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There's two versions of BioShock, one for the world, and one for Germany. In Austria and Switzerland they... : tcs
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  Thanks for the tip about the region encoding - I'll pick up my copy of Bioshock on my U.S. trip in Septem... : MatzL.E.
  - I really wish publishers would all be very upfront about this. With every new game release I have to ask:... : tcs

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While I don't support the ban and enjoy lots of violent games, it might have the nice benefit of encouraging more non-violent games, which would be nice (like Chris Remo was saying the other day).

Aug 22, 2007 2:31pm PDT

While I don't support the ban and enjoy lots of violent games, it might have the nice benefit of encourag... : nudel

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By: SlamDunk x Show Full Post

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This is old news, actually.

From Nov 27, 2006
http://www.incrysis.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=202&Itemid=2

Aug 22, 2007 12:50pm PDT

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This is old news, actually. From Nov 27, 2006 http://www.incrysis.com/index.php?option=com_content&ta... : SlamDunk
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  - Well, the reason has always been "ban on the production and distribution of violent video games". Nothing... : SlamDunk

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Come to France dammit! :( There are plenty of skilled people looking for work here..

Aug 22, 2007 2:07pm PDT

Come to France dammit! :( There are plenty of skilled people looking for work here.. : pillzer

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atleast america isn't the only country with political bullshit. i feel a little better now. who here likes icecream? me

Aug 22, 2007 1:27pm PDT

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atleast america isn't the only country with political bullshit. i feel a little better now. who here li... : Fish_Bulb
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- i'm on a diet :( : Chris Faylor

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I'd let um move into my basement. I got's a futon :D

Aug 22, 2007 1:27pm PDT

I'd let um move into my basement. I got's a futon :D : Boo Pipes

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Their threat is a bit two-faced. They seem to be heavy outsources (Kiev, Budapest...) already before all the idiotic "killergame" witchhunt here.
I think most of the "work" on their titles is already done outside of Germany. Their headquater is here though.

On the other hand, the German government and states are of course even more two-faced. Bavaria for instance has some of the strongest supporters (Politicians) for fps game bans. After they found out how much taxes and other money this industry yields, Bavaria changed their mind and announced a support programs (taxes or whatever) for the gaming industry.
Shitheads.

Aug 22, 2007 12:59pm PDT

Their threat is a bit two-faced. They seem to be heavy outsources (Kiev, Budapest...) already before all ... : MatzL.E.

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I'm sure Budapest is a lovely city, but I bet Crysis looks better.

Aug 22, 2007 12:31pm PDT

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I'm sure Budapest is a lovely city, but I bet Crysis looks better. : SockMonkeh
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- considering i have hungarian citizenship, i should probably visit budapest sometime : Bantis