The Local Germany

'Street Pong' peps up traffic light wait

Wed, 19 Nov 2014 09:10:00 +0100

Gamification has literally hit the streets in Hildesheim, where pedestrians at a busy crossing on Tuesday passed the time playing a classic arcade game with opponents across the road.

Survey: Germans obsessed with games

Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:30:00 +0200

Germany has become a nation of obsessive gamers, new figures show. Two in five adult Germans now admits to being a regular gamer - half of them play every day.

Businessman builds a used Lego empire

Thu, 30 May 2013 08:30:00 +0200

A young businessman from Dresden recycles used Lego bricks and sells them across the world. He's now of the biggest internet dealers in the growing trade in the timeless bricks.

Ban on classic video game 'Doom' lifted

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:17:00 +0200

The classic ultra-violent video game "Doom" can now be sold openly in Germany, 17 years after its release, following a decision by the government agency responsible for protecting young people from violent media.

Going full-tilt for pinball in the Rhineland

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:17:00 +0200

Flipper isn’t a deceased dolphin TV star in Germany – it’s the dwindling barroom diversion known as pinball. Michael Remmert heads to Neuwied in the Rhineland to what’s being billed as Europe’s first museum dedicated to going full-tilt.

Hüfner and Neuner snatch double gold

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:50:00 +0100

Gold medals snared overnight by luger Tatjana Hüfner and biathlete Magdalena Neuner have shot Germany to the top of the medal tally at the Winter Olympics in Canada.

Germany takes skating bronze despite fall

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:51:00 +0100

Germany has risen to second place in the medal tally at the Winter Olympics after figure skaters Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy snared a bronze medal overnight despite an error-riddled performance.

Two winners split country's third-largest lottery jackpot

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:21:00 +0100

Two winners from the states of Bavaria and Lower Saxony will share Germany’s third-largest Lotto jackpot of €35 million, Toto Lotto announced on Monday.