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Question
I receive a message stating I cannot play because my game was registered with a CD Key that is not available in my territory?
Answer
If you are receiving the message that the game is not available in your territory please contact the retailer you purchased the game from to return the game.
This is B$ from Valve, because their selling point for Steam and Steam-based games is that you can buy the game, associate the game with an account, and then play ANYWHERE on ANY PC with an Internet connection. Their region distinctions are artificial. There is nothing in the ToS which prohibits you from buying the game in one country and playing in another (except maybe the "God" clause which gives them the supposed right to deactivate/terminate anything for basically whatever reason they feel). Anyways, lots of angry people on fatwallet as well:
http://www.fatwallet.com/forum...eadid=772041&start=300
Valve is going to get some nasty phone calls... and maybe a few letters from attorneys...