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Just another video game localization blog with lots of info for aspiring game translators and game developers, enriched through interviews with people from the game industry.

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How to Find the Right Game Translator (The Indie Developer's Guide to a Kick-Ass Game Localization, Part II)

Marianna Sacra February 25, 2018

Finding the right person you can trust with localizing your game into a language you don't understand can be like jumping off a cliff—you just won't know if you'll break your neck or have the time of your life. 

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How to Prepare Your Game for Localization (THE INDIE DEVELOPER'S GUIDE TO A KICK-ASS GAME LOCALIZATION, PART I)

Marianna Sacra February 11, 2018

You are about to develop your game. Your family is prepared to see little to nothing of you for a long time. Nights will be long while your budget is not. But when you finally finish your game, you'll want to take over the world, with localization. Here are some tips from a game translator's point of view.

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How to Translate a Video Game—7 Common Challenges And Solutions

Marianna Sacra March 13, 2016

If you're an aspiring game translator, you might have heard of the LocJAM, the game translation contest. It is a video game translation competition that is now in its third year. And it's getting bigger and more and more popular, with new languages being added every year. The cool thing is that—unlike in the usual game translator's projects—you have the chance to see your translation in-game immediately. This means that not only can you see your translation in context, but are also able to adjust your text accordingly and fix text bugs right away.

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Marianna is an English-into-German game localization specialist based in New England.

She loves translating story-based games.

She blogs irregularly these days, but when you do, you’ll find her musing about game localization, sharing translation tips, and interviewing people from the video game industry.

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