Anon052: Banned games don't exist in Germany.
Games get banned in Germany, like Condemned: Criminal Origins, Condemned 2: Bloodshot, Manhunt 1 + 2
Soldier of Fortune: Payback (PC US release),
banned by court order, not just put on the Index list A or list B.
Short introduction to German "banning".
BPjM -> Rating board making age rating for media: movies, Video games.
Index list A -> sales to 18+ people are allowed, advertising forbidden, public displaying also (stores with 18+ room can put the item on the shelf in these non public areas)
In general called "below the counter sales".
Index list B -> BPjM thinks that this media shall be banned and hands over the issue to a prosecutor, if the prosecutor agrees then it goes to court, than a judge banns the media.
In 99% of the cases the prosecutor agrees with the BPjM, but not always.
Any kind of making a banned item available to other people is forbidden (sale, lending), but you may still own it.
Police can also search shops to forfeit banned items.
This topic is much bigger with some really awkward cases, but we only buy games and don't make or publish them,
so discussing about it is not going to change the current situation.