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I'm pretty sure that nobody would like to support an evil regime unless they benefit from it. However, you have to realize that there are points when no matter what you end up doing, the evil regime is here to stay. You can want them detached from rulership all you want, but unless you happen to have the capability to pull out an assault on said regime and handle the long term consequences of said assault, more often than not your only choices are either to support this regime, a choice most won't like, or endure it.

§86 STGB is about distribution of propaganda material of unconstitutional parties and organisations. It has nothing to do with banned computer games.

There is no second page. The whole link is about a very specific case in which a violent and dangerous person in jail is not allowed to posess the series "The Walking Dead" (which is not indexed or banned), because his therapist thinks it will be harmful for his therapy and rehabilitation. It also has nothing to do with normal gamers and banned games.

No, but you didn't answer me.

Apropos being intelligent; do you think it's "intelligent" to enforce a pitty sanction AFTER the government has lifted theirs, after so many years?

And the phrase "A sanction is not some naughty slap on the wrist, it's a comprehensive economic blockade." is just some political rhetorical propaganda. More than often it only hurts the people, especially when that country is already considered weak and has little buying or political power. Read nr 3 again.

I was referring to the link I posted earlier and out of which you decided to just post one sentence out of context and which you have already again forgotten about. And This already AGAIN invalidates your point as this article out of which you quoted was absolutely counter-productive about your claim you are making.

I could re-quote this nice sentence you posted too me again.

But as I am NOT like you:
http://www.pcgameshardware.de/Spiele-Thema-239104/Tipps/Indizierte-Spiele-kaufen-und-importieren-1026829/2/

And nice, you did try to read the OTHER link I send you, BUT
1.) The walking dead is FSK 18, hence it is indexed, not by BDJM but by USK, still indexed. BDJM just did not add it to their list.
2.) The therapists was actually okay with it
3.) It was the Boss of the Jail who refused it and the judges agreed.
4.) So if a person in jail can not legally buy a minor indexed thing, you really think that it is OK to own a game which is on the really bad bad list.
5.) I really suggest, read a bit more carefully, as the German criminal law STGB does not make any distinction between films and games.
6.) IF you would really would know a wee little bit about this you would know that computer games are not considered as art OR FILMS in Germany, so allowing even less freedom with it.
7.) With what you just posted you made it also crystal clear, that you do not really understand anything about why certain games are banned and on which grounds.

If you would really like to understand the indexing I suggest to read some of those links:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundespr%C3%BCfstelle_f%C3%BCr_jugendgef%C3%A4hrdende_Medien
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unterhaltungssoftware_Selbstkontrolle
Those links are from the official BPJM page
http://www.bundespruefstelle.de/bpjm/jugendgefaehrdungstatbestaende.html
http://www.bundespruefstelle.de/bpjm/Jugendmedienschutz/games.html
http://www.bundespruefstelle.de/bpjm/Rechtsfolgen/traegermedien.html

Oh, I really suggest you read this link on the web-archive part which is in one of the other links.

Have a nice day

During the recent Civ VI release, I saw Ukraine people complain about not being able to buy Civ VI. Never put it together with sanctions or embargo.

Sorry, but YOU should talk with a lawyer about interpretation of german law.

You can posses ALL "banned" games as long as they are not child pornography.

IF you have "unusual" amounts of the same banned game (10 times "Wolfenstein" for PS3) a judge could dare to think you are selling this stuff and so your games must be confiscated. If you sell video games as your daily job, than you are screwed. In no other case.

And YES, a judge CAN try to ban a person from possession of games or some games. But this is no easy task and must be declared in court.

You can decorate your walls in your house wirh swastikas as much as you like, forbidden symbol or not, as long as you don't show it to the public. AND if you are prosecuted for a crime as §86 StGB, than all your flags can be confiscated as evidence. Importing those flags is problematic, too. But possession? Nope.Sorry.

But it works in Russia(Crimea region).

Makes sense. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Been an update. EA are still using the "because sanctions" excuse, despite other services still working as intended.

https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/5aap99/op_from_the_myanmarorigin_ban_post_here_a/

The sad thing is that instead of a wake up call about DRM, most will just go "lol, EA" and go back to buying games on Steam.

What are you suggesting exactly?

P.S. I dislike Steam, but for example I want to play Street Fighter 5. How many options I have? I can buy PS4 console and a game or buy just one more game on Steam. Boy i $@ck at SFV ;(

Whom do you think they want to prevent playing EA games in Syria?
US Army, Russian Army, ISIL or Syrian Army?...

Or they want to prevent whole conflict to be solved via the country-wide deathmatch LAN party ?..

I don't get the logic: close air space(ok), deny games(??!!)

Joking aside, i think it is connected with governmental funding:

[i]Excerpt: Who May Receive a Grant?
The federal government typically awards grants to state and local governments, universities, researchers, law enforcement, organizations, and institutions planning major projects that will benefit specific parts of the population or the community as a whole.[/i]

"Specific part of population"?
(*cough* Dragon Age, Mass Effect *cough*)

And, as a recipient of governmental grants, EA has to comply with governmental agenda.