Russian Version of Borderlands 2 Has Been Fixed

[Shawn Zipay]

Those living in Russia and neighboring countries had reported a number of issues with their copy of Borderlands 2. It seems as though the release was in Russian only and region locked to that area, thus preventing players from playing the game with those outside of the region. There was also a problem where this version of the game was presented to a number of non-Russian speaking countries that used to be part of the nations of the USSR.

2K has since cleared this issue up and promises that Russian gamers and those around Russia will have access to the international version of the game. The problem arose from the European distributor of the game, 1C, that published a version of the game that was not compatible with the 2K published version of the game. 2K is offering a fix by allowing users in that area to select which version they wish to play.

“2K Games and 1C Company have updated the PC versions of Borderlands 2 that are purchased from both retail locations and via digital distribution in Russia, the Baltic states, and CIS territories. Consumers in these countries will now receive a bundle that contains both the 1C Russian language version of Borderlands 2, as well as the 2K Games worldwide (English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, and Japanese) version of the game. This gives consumers in these countries the widest range of options to both choose their preferred language and play with their friends across the world.

Though the 1C and 2K versions do not support cross-version play, consumers can install both versions and have the option to play each. Additionally, Borderlands 2 Season Pass and DLC content purchased in these territories will contain this bundled format content. We thank customers for their feedback as we continue to work to provide the best products we can offer worldwide.”

The Borderlands 2 Season Pass and DLC will work for the newly bundled game in that area.

(via RPS)