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No Gears of War 2 for Japan, Germany
GamePolitics News — Edge Online reports that upcoming Xbox 360 gore-fest Gears of War 2 will not be released in Japan or Germany. Germany is perhaps not a surprise, given that the original 2006 GoW was banned there. Not selling the game in Japan, however, is raising some eyebrows. From the EO report: “We can confirm that Gears of War 2 will not be available in Germany or Japan indefinitely” said the [Microsoft] spokesperson.    The news may come as a shock to many observers as the original Gears ...

No 'Gears of War 2' For Germany, Japan?
G4 TV - TheFeed — ... violent content. In Japan, who knows? The first Gears did very well in the Land of the Rising Sun, so we're not sure what the issue is with number two. Of course, it could be that Epic and Microsoft are finally getting back at our ancient, World War II enemies. Damn you, Axis Powers! Here in the good old U.S. of A, Gears of War 2 comes out on November 7th. It's a third-person action game for the Xbox 360, in case you haven't heard of it. Source

Fallout 3 Not Seeing 360 Release in India; Gears of War 2 Banned in Germany, Maybe Japan
Kombo.com — ... be released in India, including high prices and lack of distribution, but "cultural sensitivities" would seem to be a first. Games such as Postal, BioShock, and Grand Theft Auto are sold there, leading one to wonder just what makes Fallout 3 a greater risk. Of less surprise is that a Microsoft representative has said that Gears of War 2 won't be released in Germany: "We can confirm that Gears of War 2 will not be available in Germany or Japan indefinitely" said the spokesperson. -- Edge Online Little surprise there... that is, until you see the part about Japan being excluded ...

Gears of War 2 may or may not be coming to Japan and Germany
That VideoGame Blog — ... First it was reported that if you lived in the land of The Rising Sun or the country that lays claim to, among other things, giving the world sauerkraut you would have had to find some other legal way to play Epic’s highly anticipated Gears of War 2. A Microsoft spokesperson told Edge, “We can confirm that Gears of War 2 will not be available in Germany or Japan indefinitely.” ...

Gears of War 2 witheld from Axis powers
Fidgit Atom Feed — As further punishment for World War II, Microsoft won't let Germany or Japan have Gears of War 2. If Vichy France were still around, they wouldn't get it either. The Italians should consider themselves lucky. ...

Gears of War 2 will not be available in Utah and Idaho.
Sarcastic Gamer — ... Fresh off the heels of the latest bombshell from Microsoft, who admitted that Gears of War 2 will not be released in either Japan or Germany, we’ve learned that Gears of War 2 won’t be released in certain states within the United States, indefinitely. ...

Gears of War 2 Getting Localized For Japan
Siliconera — ... Gears of War 2 banned in Japan? No way. Despite rumblings of being “indefinitely ” not available Microsoft wouldn’t miss out on selling Gears of War 2 in Japan. As a niche title for a small console base Gears of War didn’t do bad in Japan. In the future ...