The end of the year draws near, and it was a tumultuous one for the gaming industry – seemingly never-ending waves of layoffs and studios collapsing like houses of cards had severe repercussions on employees and contractors alike, the impact of which could be felt throughout the game localization industry. Amidst the doom and gloom, however, countless […]
A couple of years ago, a good friend* achieved their lifelong dream: After a decade of grueling agency work, they had finally secured an in-house localization job on a game they loved. This was a highly coveted position, as it offered stable work and income in a field otherwise ruled by uncertainty. Sadly, that all
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Every once in a while, I receive the same question from aspiring newcomers: how does one become a game translator? This is a very broad topic that I’ve briefly covered in the past, but never really deep-dived into – after all, my own experience is far removed from the average newcomer, and my expertise doesn’t
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Pour cette sixième édition de Between The Lines, j’ai l’honneur de recevoir un invité spécial : Pierre Bancov, traducteur spécialisé dans la pop culture depuis près de 24 ans et spécialiste de la culture japonaise. À cette occasion, nous revenons sur son parcours et plus particulièrement sur sa traduction du visual novel “Le Sanglot des
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I’m delighted to introduce a very special guest for the sixth edition of Between the Lines — Pierre Bancov, a translator with 24 years of experience specializing in pop culture. He has a broad knowledge of Japanese culture. Today, we’ll look back on his career, and get some insight into his translation of the visual
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You can find a wealth of information about Game Localization all over the internet, but what better way to learn more about the field than hear it directly from the horse’s mouth? This directory aims to provide resources for newbies and veterans alike on a wide variety of topics. Here is a non-exhaustive list of
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Localization agencies are always on the hunt for the best clients and projects, and likewise, translators wanting to collaborate with agencies tend to flock to those who offer the best “buck for their bang”. Having worked with well over a dozen agencies over several years, both in a translator and localization manager capacity, I’ve noticed
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Gaming terminology is ever-evolving, and even modern dictionaries don’t often keep up with the lingo: what’s a whale, an otome or a HoT? To help you navigate those neologisms, several members of the L10N/Gameloc communities across multiple language pairs have come together to publish their crowdsourced glossaries, adding sources, descriptions, and references along the way.
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Over the last couple of years, I have published a series on LinkedIn titled “Did you know?“, which provides tips about some of the lesser-known MemoQ features that can improve your productivity. However, those posts have the tendency of getting buried in a sea of social media updates, so I’ve decided to re-compile them here
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The fifth edition of Between The Lines introduces one of the OGs of game localization, Japanese-to-English translator extraordinaire Nob Ogasawara. Hello Nob! Can you please introduce yourself? I was born in Japan to a clan of nobles in the early ‘60s. By then, that sort of archaic silliness had been rightly cast aside, so my
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