diff --git a/engine/cl_main.cpp b/engine/cl_main.cpp
index ef098423..6d0134ae 100644
--- a/engine/cl_main.cpp
+++ b/engine/cl_main.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 #include "replay_internal.h"
 #endif
 
+#include "language.h"
 #include "igame.h"
 
 // memdbgon must be the last include file in a .cpp file!!!
@@ -2743,14 +2744,18 @@ void CL_InitLanguageCvar()
 	}
 	else
 	{
+		char *szLang = getenv("LANG");
+
 		if ( CommandLine()->CheckParm( "-language" ) )
-		{
 			cl_language.SetValue( CommandLine()->ParmValue( "-language", "english") );
+		else if( szLang )
+		{
+			ELanguage lang = PchLanguageICUCodeToELanguage(szLang, k_Lang_English);
+			char *szShortLang = GetLanguageShortName(lang);
+			cl_language.SetValue( szShortLang );
 		}
 		else
-		{
 			cl_language.SetValue( "english" );
-		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/gameui/BasePanel.cpp b/gameui/BasePanel.cpp
index 73b084d0..fdb5be43 100644
--- a/gameui/BasePanel.cpp
+++ b/gameui/BasePanel.cpp
@@ -297,6 +297,16 @@ public:
 		return BaseClass::AddMenuItem(item);
 	}
 
+	virtual int AddMenuItem(const char *itemName, wchar_t *itemText, const char *command, Panel *target, KeyValues *userData = NULL)
+	{
+		MenuItem *item = new CGameMenuItem(this, itemName);
+		item->AddActionSignalTarget(target);
+		item->SetCommand(command);
+		item->SetText(itemText);
+		item->SetUserData(userData);
+		return BaseClass::AddMenuItem(item);
+	}
+
 	virtual int AddMenuItem(const char *itemName, const char *itemText, KeyValues *command, Panel *target, KeyValues *userData = NULL)
 	{
 		CGameMenuItem *item = new CGameMenuItem(this, itemName);
@@ -586,6 +596,9 @@ public:
 					KeyValues *kv1 = menuItem1->GetUserData();
 					KeyValues *kv2 = menuItem2->GetUserData();
 
+					if( !kv1 || !kv2 )
+						continue;
+
 					if ( kv1->GetInt("InGameOrder") > kv2->GetInt("InGameOrder") )
 						MoveMenuItem( iID2, iID1 );
 				}
@@ -1478,7 +1491,12 @@ CGameMenu *CBasePanel::RecursiveLoadGameMenu(KeyValues *datafile)
 {
 	CGameMenu *menu = new CGameMenu(this, datafile->GetName());
 
-	menu->AddMenuItem("Console", "CONSOLE", "OpenConsole", this);
+	wchar_t *pString = g_pVGuiLocalize->Find( "#GameUI_Console" );
+
+	if( pString )
+		menu->AddMenuItem("Console", V_wcsupr(pString), "OpenConsole", this);
+	else
+		menu->AddMenuItem("Console", "CONSOLE", "OpenConsole", this);
 
 	// loop through all the data adding items to the menu
 	for (KeyValues *dat = datafile->GetFirstSubKey(); dat != NULL; dat = dat->GetNextKey())