Sega has confirmed that it will not release Aliens vs. Predator in Germany. Following a report that suggested the publisher would avoid the German market altogether, we contacted Sega, which stated the game wouldn't make it to retail in Germany "without significant cuts that would harm the gameplay experience." The publisher explained that AvP was "developed to be consistent with the existing content in the Aliens and Predator universes," adding that the "gameplay and graphical and narrative style befit the mature themes" of the franchises.AvP is expected to receive an "18 rating" (or the equivalent) in territories outside of Germany and an M rating in the US. When asked about the status of the title in Australia, Sega told us that there was no word yet from the region. It would certainly be interesting if Germany was out due to the game's violence, but Australia was in. We'll continue to follow up with the publisher.