Gears of War will not be released in Germany, due to the ratings board refusing to assign a rating to the game. Microsoft considered developing a version that could obtain a rating and therefore be eligible for store placement and advertisement; however, this would have been incompatible with other versions when playing on Xbox Live, so the idea was scrapped altogether. As the title won't be seeing a release in Germany, interested gamers will have to import their copies from the UK or Austria (thanks Ve3D).
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Gears of War
Platform(s): Xbox 360
Genre: Action
Publisher: Microsoft
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'Gears of War' (X360) Blows a German Gasket
by Judy on Oct. 18, 2006 @ 3:08 p.m. PDT
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