BBC News has more on the the lifting of the restrictions on selling DOOM and DOOM II in Germany after all these years. They offer translations from this document (Adobe Acrobat format) from the Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien (Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons), the German authority on such matters. The BPjM says it relaxed restrictions on DOOM because the game is no longer likely to be played by children, as it is now "mainly of historical interest," and that more realistic games are more widely available. They also note that while restrictions on DOOM II have likewise been lifted, they will continue to maintain controls on the American version of the sequel because it includes two levels from Wolfenstein 3D over the inclusion of Nazi symbols, including swastikas, which are verboten in Germany.