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 first video game to depict Germany's 1933-45 Nazi era uncensored, showing the swastika and Adolf Hitler, has stirred up debate over whether it's an advance for artistic freedom or a new danger of radicalization. https://www.thelocal.de/20180824/video-game-swastikas-stir-unease-in-germany Fri, 24 Aug 2018 11:42:27 +0200 video-game-swastikas-stir-unease-in-germany Magic weapons and virtual hats will soon join Siemens, Volkswagen and other blue chips in trading on the Deutsche Börse. https://www.thelocal.de/20161202/video-game-goodies-are-new-frontier-for-deutsche-brse Fri, 02 Dec 2016 10:02:21 +0100 video-game-goodies-are-new-frontier-for-deutsche-brse A court fined a 23-year-old man in North Rhine-Westphalia after he admitted to giving his girlfriend a sedative so that he could keep playing video games with a friend. https://www.thelocal.de/20150708/man-drugs-girlfriend-to-keep-playing-xbox Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:30:10 +0200 man-drugs-girlfriend-to-keep-playing-xbox 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20141119/street-pong-game-peps-up-traffic-light-wait Wed, 19 Nov 2014 09:10:00 +0100 street-pong-game-peps-up-traffic-light-wait Three young German parliamentarians have organized a network video game party in the Bundestag for Wednesday evening. Their aim is to familiarize fellow politicians with the world of gaming, but not everyone wants to play along. https://www.thelocal.de/20110223/33303 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:31:00 +0100 33303 A controversial new video game set for release on the 20th anniversary of German reunification this week lets players take on the roles of trigger-happy East German border guards or political fugitives running for their lives. https://www.thelocal.de/20100929/30147 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:16:00 +0200 30147