The Benefits of Game Rating Systems for Developers and Localizers
From movies to manga, many entertainment industries rely on ratings systems and boards to help consumers find […]
Women in Localization: Perspectives from Japanese-to-English Localizers
If you ask the average outsider to picture someone who works in tech or video games, chances are they’ll pictu […]
The Linguistic Art of Transcreation in Video Game Localization
Localized video games would not be fun to play if they used direct translations. Word-for-word translation has […]
Perspectives on Game Loc: Censorship or Cultural Adaptation?
Video Game localizers have a tough challenge when it comes to adapting content for a new language and culture. […]
Reaching Local and Global Audiences at TGS 2020
Hybrid Presentation Style. The Tokyo Game Show 2020 took the changes due to COVID-19 in stride as it ran for f […]
How Games Immerse Players in Worlds Without Words
I recently began playing two games that don’t have much in common on the surface: Untitled Goose Game and Unra […]
Empathy through Video Games – Building a New Cross – Cultural Society
Though some still maintain that playing video games leads to antisocial behavior, most gamers today tout the c […]