Last week I briefly talked about the legal obstacles indie developers are faced with when releasing titles in Germany. I have been able to talk briefly with Ivan Ertlov, an indie developer currently working on Into the Dark. Hit the jump for some thoughts from Ivan on this issue.
I have come across a very interesting piece by Ivan Ertlov, developer of upcoming indie title Into the Dark on IndieDB where he explains some of the difficulties faced by German developers when it comes to creating games which don’t infringe on German law.
It must be a little annoying to be a German in the modern day. The usual place to begin when characterising an antagonist, according to the American media especially (although I admit it is not exclusive to them) is Europe. Depending on exactly what kind of villain they want will depend on where they look, but the top two choices are England and Germany. Depending on the current global climate, the prevalence of each choice will swing one way and…