Question
Ok, I'm hoping this question doesn't get closed with regards to small locale as I'm trying to cover all of Europe with this one :)
I am a US citizen currently working on an international assignment in Europe, and I am an avid gamer.
Does anybody here know if it is possible to purchase the North American versions of games while in Europe? I notice that the Steam store recognizes that I am over here and everything shows up priced in Euros. Does this also mean I'm getting a localized version of the game as well? And if so, any way to circumvent this so that I don't run into any problems when my assignment is complete?
Answer
You can often get around the blocks that they have in place by simply contacting Steam Support (you need to register a separate account at their site) and requesting the American store, but you will then have to pay with an American credit card. I did this several times when I was in Australia and it takes 1-3 days for them to unlock your account to do so, so it may not be the best option for grabbing that game on sale.
I played the uncensored version of L4D2 while I was in Australia via this method, though I couldn't play multiplayer (I'm not sure if there were any local multiplayer servers in any case)
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