German Wolfenstein PC Recall [Sep 22, 2009, 11:41 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
A
post on PC Games that can be
roughly translated here says Wolfenstein is being recalled from
German shelves due to the inclusion of some swastika images, which are verboten
in Germany. A statement from Activision is expected in the coming days. There's
also a report on this on Planet
Wolfenstein, where they point out the fact that the Wolfenstein teams from
Endrant and Raven have both been laid off may
complicate creating an edited version.
But is censorship, in essence just ignoring and hoping the world will forget, really the answer?
It is not about trying to forget. German children learn more about WWII than about any other subject. During my school years we had eight (yes, eight) units about the nazis and WWII in the context of different school subjects.
The reason the swastika symbol is illegal is itself a symbolic gesture. This decision was made right after WWII and it served as a demonstration that germany wanted to distance itself from the brutal genocide that was committed under Hitler.
It is a bit silly to prevent the usage in a WWII game. I agree with that. Especially because you can get permission to use it in other types of art like movies. But that is bureaucracy...
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