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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