The German localization team for Activision's "Wolfenstein" revamp may have missed a swastika or two while preparing the game for release. Germany has extremely strict rules forbidding the Nazi emblem's use in games, and any presence at all appears to have been enough to prompt the game's voluntary removal by Activision.
Though Activision Blizzard Germany deemed the discovered swastika appearance inconspicuous during normal play, they immediately initiated a recall, according to a translated article from 4Players.de.
A new downloadable demo of the game is still available elsewhere in the world over Xbox Live right now, but German "Wolfenstein" players will have to wait until when and if a fixed version of the game becomes available.
As was the case with the Super NES version of the original "Wolfenstein," flagrant Nazi depiction in a big no-no for the market in Germany. So even a tiny lapel pin or whatever swastika depiction was uncovered, would undoubtedly be worthwhile to weed out now before releasing the game into the wild for clean-up later. Germany prefers that the swastika only be used in historical discussion or artistic context, and left out of popular entertainment where video games are concerned.
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