RIP Marjane Satrapi (1969-2026)

Fresh outta whatever magical oven these guys have been using

Ok Goodnight - Spiral (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Ok Goodnight

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This project had everything I love in it: cute animals, snacks, weird Nightvale-ish material, devs willing to loc visual assets and @punnymercenary.bsky.social. Please play it it's amazing and beautiful

LocQuest 🛡️ Ethical Localization@locquest.bsky.social · 3mo ago

How about this for a creature feature? 🦝 @therat.zone have released their new game: Creature Kitchen. And here at LocQuest, we were really cooking with gas. 🔥 We localized the game into 10 languages, including handwriting and in-game textures. Crawl on over to Steam to get it now! 🐦‍⬛

That's not very groovy, @brainjar.games :(

Loc in Credits@locincredits.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Dead as Disco, developed by @brainjar.games and localized in 11 languages, does NOT feature any #TranslatorsInTheCredits. Only the localization provider, Side, is credited.

Why do the Japanese like their buns askew (2026)

Nearly half of these 100 are from games that were translated into English, btw, and a full half of the top 10 entries were written by translators. Sadly, some of them, like Suikoden 2, Yakuza 0, and Metal Gear Solid 4, blanket credit translation companies instead of listing names of individuals.

Polygon@polygon.com · 4mo ago

Someone has to say it

Yes I can and guess what

Do you have music videos or albums you've Pavlov'd yourself into focusing with? This is my main one and not to be dramatic but if it's ever taken down I'll probably lose my job and die

Stargazing With Murderous Intent [lofi/chill beats]

YouTube video by Liam Vickers Animation

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2026 Localization Discourse

Dear #gamedev, we know that making a game is hard, but please try to wait until you have more strings before you send them to your translators. To translate those 15 words, we still have to accept the project, add it to our task tracker, open the project, start the actual translation work...

I think @therat.zone's mission statement might be the best thing on the internet, except maybe that one webpage that lets you stare at a pug in a blankie and passively level up your pug-honoring skill therat.zone/mission

THE RAT ZONE

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Steam community: “Can we play as a male character?” Me (indie dev in this economy): “Best I can do is sentient tofu.”

The Dungeon Experience demo is out— @punnymercenary.bsky.social and I only worked on the French loc but we can vouch for the quality of the scented candles! Why not buy a few 💜 come on do it 🫶 you know you want to 🥰 do it Thanks @michelpimpant.bsky.social for the trust & the delightful crab jokes

Michel Pimpant@michelpimpant.eurosky.social · 6mo ago

Alors comme ça, on est enclin à la rigolade ? Je vous conseille "The Dungeon Experience" qui sort une démo localisée en français par le duo @luciet.bsky.social et @punnymercenary.bsky.social. L'Indépendance financière n'a pas de prix (c'est une démo). store.steampowered.com/app/994680/T...

In The King is Watching, developed by Hypnohead and published by @tinybuildgames.bsky.social, translators are NOT in the credits. The game is available in 10 languages including English. #TranslatorsInTheCredits

Big Hops, developed by @luckshotgames.com and localized in 4 languages, does NOT feature any #TranslatorsInTheCredits. Only the localization agency, 1Stop Translation, is credited.

Rue Valley (Emotion Spark Studio | @owlcatgames.bsky.social) and its captivating time loop are finally out, and we're delighted to announce that we have translated this narrative adventure into French alongside @locdandloaded.net, who helped us with the prologue 🕣

Merci à @killylog1.bsky.social de m'avoir longuement laissé la parole dans le nouveau @jvlemag.com pour décrire la dégradation des conditions de travail dans la traduction de jeu vidéo à cause des délires autour de l'IA. J'ai pu placer ma meilleure punchline 🥊

Alpha Games, one of the most notorious late-payer (and more often than not non-payer) of game localization, is currently running a loc grant for indies. Fun fact: it's not even close to the amount they still owe to dozens of translators. Cynicism at its finest. www.linkedin.com/posts/alphac...

#gamelocalization #gaming #localization #translation | Alpha Games

Hey Indies! Wanting to get your game localized, but feeling the pressure of a tight budget? We've got you covered. At Alpha Games, we truly believe that the language of play unites gamers worldwide...

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When someone aks what we think about the use of AI, the first question that comes to mind is always: But why? Why would we, or anyone really, want to use it? Here's @mittovac.bsky.social's piece about this very topic. Please share to anyone who needs to read this ⬇️ fromthevoid.net/blog/ai-in-g...

From the Void - Otherworldly Game Localization — The Fundamental Question of AI in Game Development: Why? - From the Void

"You were so preoccupied with whether or not you could, you didn't stop to think if you should"

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I'm preparing to publish the next installment of AI Killed My Job. This time, the focus will be on translators. If you or someone you know has had a translation job (including translator, interpreter, game localizer, etc) impacted by AI, and you'd like to share, please do: AIkilledmyjob@pm.me

Brian Merchant@bcmerchant.bsky.social · last yr.

AI is being used to justify firing workers at major tech companies, leaving those that remain to pick up the pieces. AI code is being shoveled into crucial Google products, replacing trainers at TikTok, and worse. This, in tech workers' own words, is how AI is killing jobs in Silicon Valley.

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Niklas Hallin@hallinniklas.bsky.social · last yr.

Let's Freeze Some Penguins is localized into a number of different languages, and that work is done by real humans who know what they're doing! Of course it was suggested to me that an AI could do the job, and to that I say: No. It clearly can't. #indiegame #gamedev

Pour les franchouillards : le portrait de Stéphane Radoux paru au début du mois est désormais en libre accès chez Canard PC ! Un article très chouette sur un traducteur également très chouette, merci bien @canardpc.com

Canard PC@canardpc.com · last yr.

[Article en accès libre] Sans lui, vos jeux préférés n'auraient peut-être jamais eu de voix françaises ! Nos abonnés vous offrent le portrait de Stéphane Radoux, pionnier de la localisation vidéoludique : www.canardpc.com/jeu...

Trying to fit the character limit on mobile games be like

Try not to develop a massive crush on Shotty challenge ~ French trailer subs & in-game localization homecooked by yours truly, with a dash of @mittovac.bsky.social and a sprinkle of @michelpimpant.bsky.social 🤌~

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐝 💫 Game localizers@fromthevoid.net · last yr.

SHOTGUN COP MAN IS COMING TODAY 💥 And it is launching with a sensational trailer premiering in just 6 hours from now - professionally subtitled in all 9 languages available in game... Courtesy of our best shots from the Void 😏💫 @deadtoast.com @devolverdigital.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqH8...

Happy birthday to us 🥳 ✨ Cheers to our partners for creating awesome games & going for ethical, human localization to make them shine 🥂 ✨ Cheers to the players who noticed our work 🤍 ✨ And of course, cheers to our linguists for their outstanding professionalism & talent 💫 To many more!

Let's use this #WishlistWednesday to bring visibility to indies! Here are 3 titles currently on our watch list... Spooky edition 🧙‍♀️ 🤍 🦉 Crimson Hollow 🎃 @elderfieldofficial.bsky.social 🧹 @witchbrook.bsky.social (Steam links below ⬇️)

There's a once-great localization agency currently struggling to assemble a loc team for a huge high-profile project offering rates to the tune of €0.056 translation, €0.026 review and €25 hourly for FRENCH. If they contact you, DO NOT TAKE IT. They CANNOT get away with it.

My creepy window gnome commands you all to have a tremendous year of 2025 and he will be watching to make sure you comply