Atlus has announced today an impending replacement program for the official strategy guide included with the deluxe edition of the publisher’s Demon’s Souls title.

The program comes after reports of unusual wearing or fading of the ink used in the guide’s cover.

“While it seems that not every copy of the guide is affected, and the specific cause of the issue remains unclear, Atlus always strives for nothing less than the full satisfaction of our customers. Therefore, we will soon launch a program to replace defective strategy guides,” reads the official release.

Atlus says users will be asked to ship the first page and cover of their strategy as proof of purchase, leaving buyers with a usable book while the replacement claim is processed.

The publisher advises affected users to visit their official forums where full details regarding the program will be posted next week.

Icrontic is now banned in Germany

A quick gaming aptitude test:

Do you enjoy shooting things?

Do you enjoy stopping facist Nazis from their goal of global domination?

You most likely answered yes to both questions. There are few better games to satisfy those needs than the Wolfenstein series, which recently released its latest incarnation of the super-Nazi slaying, zombie blasting action last month. The new Wolfenstein is taking gamers down the boulevard of FPS memories, but for gamers in Germany, that very boulevard has been blocked with ‘road closed’ signs.

Planet Wolfenstein is reporting that publisher Activision is recalling the game as it appears some swastikas are visible in-game. Germany has very strict laws against content displaying the Nazi emblem, for obvious reasons. The fact that Wolfenstein was even being sold there in the first place was a surprise to me, but it seems that this will no longer be the case.

It is not yet known if developers Raven and Id will work to remove the content in question and re-release the game in Germany.