Dead Island: Riptide May Not Be Released in Germany, Producer Fears

According to what Dead Island: Riptide’s producer said to Joystiq, there is a very real chance that the title might no be released in Germany due to the country’s strict laws. As they rightly note, since the game is being shown at GamesCom in Cologne, the situation appears quite awkward:

“Maybe they change the laws? It’s about time,” said Sebastian Reichert, creative producer of Riptide, expressing it’s a little awkward being German and most people don’t know his game. “I wouldn’t bet on it [coming out here].”

The Unterhaltungssoftware Selbskontrolle (USK) must follow government-enforced rules determined by the BPjM (German Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons). Games can’t have extreme violence against human-like enemies, along with many other criteria. Dead Island: Riptide has not yet been submitted to the USK.