https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The city of Düsseldorf has pleaded with the makers of Pokémon Go to shut down gaming locations on a bridge which has become so packed by players that traffic has been blocked off. https://www.thelocal.de/20160811/dsseldorf-loses-patience-as-pokemon-shuts-down-bridge Thu, 11 Aug 2016 18:35:45 +0200 dsseldorf-loses-patience-as-pokemon-shuts-down-bridge Parents are being urged to monitor their children's internet usage after a 12-year-old Swiss boy was allegedly abused by a German man he first met online. https://www.thelocal.de/20160629/online-gaming-fears-raised-after-german-kidnaps-swiss-child Wed, 29 Jun 2016 14:24:39 +0200 online-gaming-fears-raised-after-german-kidnaps-swiss-child Gamescom, the world's largest gaming industry event, opened to the public on Thursday in Cologne with thousands of fans excited to get a glimpse of the future of gaming. https://www.thelocal.de/20150806/thousands-of-gamers-flock-to-gamescom Thu, 06 Aug 2015 17:36:00 +0200 thousands-of-gamers-flock-to-gamescom Top video game maker EA has been forced to modify the terms and conditions of its online distribution system Origin following allegations that it violated German privacy regulations. https://www.thelocal.de/20111102/38593 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:01:00 +0100 38593 To mark World AIDS Day on Wednesday, a German organisation has created a risqué online game allowing men to use their penises to “cock out” the deadly disease in a boxing match using a high-tech condom and a webcam. https://www.thelocal.de/20101201/31539 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:51:00 +0100 31539 A German office worker was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for murdering a British student after he became infatuated with his girlfriend online. https://www.thelocal.de/20090511/19205 Mon, 11 May 2009 15:40:00 +0200 19205 A German man faces trial in the UK this week, accused of flying to Britain and stabbing a student 86 times after he became obsessed with his victim's girlfriend through a gaming website. https://www.thelocal.de/20090429/18943 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:02:00 +0200 18943 Thousands of online gaming fans came out to queue outside more than 100 Berlin electronics stores for Thursday’s midnight debut of "World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King." https://www.thelocal.de/20081113/15497 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:39:00 +0100 15497 Europe's biggest gaming convention in Leipzig will mark 30 years since "Space Invaders" this week with a homage to the video game classic, as well as 500 exhibitors showing how far the industry has come since then. https://www.thelocal.de/20080820/13803 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:15:00 +0200 13803