HL2 finally cracked?

[Chronos]

Does anybody know if there is an official distributer for Russia? At least there are russian-language files in the resource dirs.

The official distributor in Russia is SOFTCLUB. http://www.softclub***/games/game.asp?id=10258

Currently distibuted version is 5 CDS in DVD box, 699 rbl, with Russian Manual, English version of the game and Steam KEY. Everything else is bootleg. There is no official DVD version sold in Russia, nor localized version (at least not yet) .

Reference: www.ag***, russian gaming site. No HL2 review there yet, but since guys there are pretty hatin', I predict about 75-90 percent. Not that it matters anyway

 

[Solver]

In most cases here in Russia, the prices for Games WITH ORIGINAL LICENSES are between 150 and 250 Rubels (5 - 9 Dollar). Some games sell for 800-1100 Rubels, but this is really an exception.
Pirated copies normally sell for 60-80 (2 - 3$) Rubels per Disk. And zou can find them in nearly every shop.

Fargus, for instance, does NOT hold original licenses, although it makes it seem like they just translate original games. Not to mention that these versions get cut down on stuff constantly, etc. Well, Softclub is of course slow at releasing a localized version, while illegal ones are all over Gorbushka by now.