How to switch from German to English?

[Gorillator]

I live in germany. I purchase the game and it's in german. How do I put it in English?

Thanks

[Pure & Rustic]

Close game(s) and all no needed programs: Steam library - right click mw2 - language(sprache) - If you have no language to choose between, then you cant change it and have to buy new game.

If you can choose several languages like I can, choose English -
You will see DL is started. Do the same for Mw2-MP. This files are about 13GB tot, so you have to wait for both to finish. After DL is finished; you have to veryfy locale files for the game. Restart computer. Start steam and use desctop icon to start campaign.
Then if you get black screen (like i did) use Task Man. to close game. Reinstall Vcredist_x86.exe and DXsetup.exe. You find them in MW2 rpogramfolder/redist and dx in subfolder MW2/Redist/DirectX. Restart computer. Delete mp_playlists_dlc2.ff in the Zone folder for the new language (english). Start game in campaign. If you get black screen some secound, just wait. Chose campaign, then main menu, choose spec-ops, main menu and then choose MP. This worked for me. If you want to go back, the new language has to be DL again.

[Pure & Rustic]

Did you get this change to work....???

[Pure & Rustic]

Originally posted by tipsy:

Originally posted by Pure & Rustic:

Did you get this change to work....???

not possible with the german version

Do you have only German language to choose between??? I can choose between several language versions, Eneglish, German, Russian, Polsih, Spansih, French and italian

[Steggs]

Germany has changed the way the game is sold to people due to the high violence content preventing German users from switching to English language

[Xalfur]

I face the same problem. If necessary (other games can somehow?!), why doesn't Steam get a proper age confirmation? Heck, I'm closing on the 40 and still not allowed "violent" content??

[Generalinspekteur Platon]

Originally posted by Xalfur:

I face the same problem. If necessary (other games can somehow?!), why doesn't Steam get a proper age confirmation? Heck, I'm closing on the 40 and still not allowed "violent" content??

because of german laws at the time. its up to activision to release the international version of MW2 on steam for germany.
plus, "no russian" can be skipped and killing any civilians is a mission fail condition.