Germans to be Prosecuted for “Acts of Virtual Violence”
German video game creators and even gamers that decide to play violent games might want to start to take cautious moves while designing their characters.
Politicians in Bavaria and Lower Saxony have proposed a new offence that will punish “cruel violence on humans or human-looking characters” inside games. Early drafts suggest that infringers should face fines or up to 12 months’ jail for promoting or enacting in-game violence.
