[Chicken_Bender]

I am currently writing the latest campaign for my shadowrun group.  I have run games in both Seattle and Hong Kong, and have played in New York and Milwaukee.  As the title of the thread asks, what do I need to make sure Berlin stands out as Berlin and not just some random sprawl.  So far I have,
1.  Anarchist territory: semi walled off area that corporations have given up trying to control because it isn't worth the effort.  I imagine that slums would surround anarchist territory, acting as a buffer between them and the expensive/valuable corporate property.
2.  Home of saeder-krupp, and the bad lizard at the companies head.  I image there word is law within the city.  Every runner knows to be extra, extra careful when dealing with them, because every single nuyen touches Saeder-Krupp's hands at least once within the city.

Does anyone have any tips for GMing Berlin?  Any pitfalls that people have encountered?  How can I make Berlin feel alive?

[Csjarrat]

was there for a couple of weeks and can say that the kreuzberg district currently is very boho and a bit anarcho in places. it'd make a good "barrens" type area, lots of industrial rave clubs in old warehouses, shady alleys between derelict buildings etc.
have your players been to berlin? do they know it intimately? if not, just use your imaginition! :-)
the 4e book shadows over europe has some info on germany (the allied german states) which might be helpful. plenty of hisorical references to berlin you could build into your game

[Kincaid]

SK's headquarters is in Essen, not Berlin, and relations between the dragon and Berlin have historically been strained, at best.  That doesn't stop SK from having 85,000 employees in the city, though.  When there's money to be made...  Politics in Berlin are marked by their fluidity (the old sourcebook refers to "Flux").  Think of a parliamentarian coalition building, but on a daily basis.  That's Berlin.

[Belker]

Just curious - are there any English-language books that cover Berlin beyond "Shadows of Europe"? Or is most of the information in the German-language-only books?

[Crunch]

There was a Germany sourcebook for first edition.

[Black]

There was a Germany sourcebook for first edition.

It was a bit hit and miss... at best.