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   It seems that the Germans really want to overtake the Americans, when it comes to aberrant measures taken against violent video games. As if it weren't aberrant enough to ban titles such as Quake or more recently Dead Rising. But if the real-world violence continues to escalate at the rapid pace imposed by a couple of recent incidents (tragic indeed), there is a chance that Germany will not accept any more (ego)shooters for a while.

   The incidents in question are replicating the infamous massacres from American schools. There have been two similar shootings in German schools recently, one back in April, and another one just last week. The public reaction expressed by a part of the press and some politicians was to ask for a total banning of violent games, on account that both shootings were carried out by so-called FPS addicts.

   Such a decision would obviously also affect the local shooter developers, and perhaps the best example of such a German studio is Crytek. In an interview with Focus TV, spotted and vaguely translated by inCrysis, Cevat Yerli (Crytek CEO) not only took a position against the "experts" claiming that shooters are turning players into criminals, but he also stated that, should these games be banned, his company is ready to leave Germany.
"In the first part of the interview (...), Cevat says that every person makes their own decisions in life. He disagrees with "experts" saying that playing egoshooters makes you a murder. Otherwise, every developer at Crytek would be a murderer since they play Crysis every day.
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The last part with Cevat: When asked what Crytek would do if they ban egoshooters in Germany, Cevat's response is that the company won't stay in Germany."    A movie with the interview (in German) can be downloaded from inCrysis.

   And also recently, Crytek sent out another job opening announcement, as they are looking for a Junior Animation Designer. Well, they might need an extra hand or two if the time comes to pack their bags...