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When Risqué Translation Practices Lead to a National Video Game Phenomenon

The Strange Case of Palworld’s Localization Success in Brazil

February 22, 2024

This year saw the Early Access launch of Palworld — an action-adventure monster-catching game that has been labeled as “Pokémon with guns”...

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6 Critical Questions to Consider When Choosing Localization Partners for Your Video Game

July 31, 2024

Most studios won’t think of localization until months before their game’s launch. Then, they’re tasked...

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Translators Remain Unsung Heroes in the Global Success of Video Games

July 3, 2024

This article was commissioned for MultiLingual magazine

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How to Pivot to Video Game Localization

A Guide for App, Marketing, Literary, Subtitle, and Technical Translators

June 27, 2024

The first two years of my career were spent in a generalist agency/sweatshop, translating whatever was...

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The Black Box of Video Game Translation Tests

How to Crack it Open (With a 12-Point Checklist)

May 30, 2024

Translation tests stand as the main gateway to jobs in the video game localization industry. However, with fierce competition and sometimes subjective criteria...

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The Three Enemies to a Native-Sounding Translation

(And How to Conquer Them)

April 30, 2024

All the translators I trained beyond the beginner level struggled with a key point — writing in their native language....

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The Five Pillars of a Rock-Solid Freelance Career in Translation

March 27, 2024

The very first goal of any aspiring freelance translator is to land a paying client. The second is to earn enough income to get by without the support of family or an additional...

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A 19-Minute Guide To Break Into the Video Game Localization Industry

December 16, 2023

This article was commissioned for Wordfoxes

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3 Video Game Localization Lessons We Wish We Had Known From the Start

November 28, 2023

This article was commissioned for Wordfoxes

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Feeling like an Impostor on LinkedIn? 3 Tips to Safeguard your Mental Health

July 20, 2023

When I joined LinkedIn in 2021, translators, copywriters, and freelancers quickly lit up my newsfeed like Christmas night. I’d never seen so many linguists...

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