Doom and Doom II have had their sales restrictions lifted in Germany after 17 years.. The id Software games were placed on an index of controlled titles in the country in 1994, preventing ...

Doom ban lifted in Germany. After 17 years, regulators drop objections to id Software's blockbuster first-person shooter, saying it's now "mainly of historical interest." ...

Doom is widely recognized as popularizing the first-person shooter genre. But when it was launched in 1993, ... German gamers can now enjoy Doom, after 17-year sales ban is lifted ...

It was successful, and the ban has been lifted. Doom and Doom 2 are now classified as USK-16. "We are obviously very pleased with their decision," Bethesda's Pete Hines told Joystiq.