Video Game Localization
Here you’ll find stories from the realm of video game localization including tips and tricks, best practices and, of course, horror stories! Check the articles below to learn more.
The Game Translator—Multiple Personality Order
Marianna Sacra
There are countless possible settings in which to place the action in a video game. It could take place in C
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Translating Dialects and Accents in Video Games
Sandrine Guyennet
This article was originally published as a guest post on Marianna's blog (1Up translations) and is the French counterpar
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Accents and Dialects in Games—Yea or Nay?
Marianna Sacra
"Almost died first year I come to school and et them pecans — folks say he pizened ‘em and put ‘em over on the
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Game Localization Worst Practices
Marianna Sacra
Plenty of great advice has been published on the best practices for game localization and how to make a game localizatio
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Cultural Anthropology and Localizing Video Games
Jennifer O'Donnell
When people ask me what my degree was their response to "Social Anthropology" is normally "Oohhh... What's that?". To wh
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All Games Should Be Localised Like Ni no Kuni
Jennifer O'Donnell
Translation & Localisation in Games
One thing they never explained in my Theory and Practice of Translation MA, w
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