Yes, you can rickroll your colleagues through a MemoQ embed

This is why you cannot trust AI disclaimers. And since Localization tends to be a prime target for corner-cutting, those mishaps are always painfully obvious.

Still working on this #FFIV translation thing to stream someday Originally, I wanted to study the old fan translations and get screenshots, but after some tests, it seems like it'd make more sense for me to play & read the original Japanese aloud Not sure anyone would find that entertaining though

OH, Look! Another game translated by magic! This right here is quite dangerous in these times. Why? By erasing us translators from our jobs it makes it easier to replace us with GenAI. We've always been invisible. That gave them a leverage in introducing MTPE and lowering our rates.

Announcing Localization Lore, a new series dedicated to learning more about the history of video game localization! 🎉Featuring new interviews personally conducted by me, this first entry is on Ys 1 and the people behind its first three English translations. lizbushouse.com/localization...

Hope this is what @on-together.bsky.social and @futurefriendsgames.com had in mind when they launched 😅 Here’s a handful of our talented localizers, taking a class picture together 📸 (Very important work) Remote work is far from lonely. And we're happy that we can give our folks a space to hang 🤗

unbelievably grim to see Valve announce a delightful and exciting compact Linux box approximately 15 seconds before RAM became the more expensive material in the known universe.

Hopelessly addicted to fishing in a virtual co-working game @on-together.bsky.social

Cozy Caravan (@cozycaravangame.bsky.social), developed by 5 Lives Studios and localized in 13 languages, does NOT feature any #TranslatorsInTheCredits. Only the localization agency, 2M Language Services, is credited.

We've just shared some major news on our Kickstarter!! @nobogasawara.bsky.social joined Knights of Fiona as the lead translator for the scenario! Find out more here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha...

Il y a quelques semaines, nous avons ouvert les playtests publics pour notre jeu "L'Agence - The Hearts of Paris". Et aujourd'hui, une mise à jour vient ajouter la possibilité d'observer les indices (comme dans Ace Attorney, 🤗) ! Alors si vous n'avez pas encore testé la démo, c'est le moment !

Credits in Rosewater, by @grundislav.games

Le premier épisode de « Vous écoutez le jeu vidéo » est ici ! 🎊 On parle du succès d’Expedition 33 vu de l'intérieur avec Vincent Constantin, de travailler en free-lance dans l'industrie du jeu vidéo avec @rdemiranda.bsky.social, Donut Dodo, et Animal Crossing. www.blueprint.pm/vous-ecoutez...

After the Game Awards fanfare, it would be easy to assume that gameloc crediting is a solved issue, but it's not. This screenshot perfectly encompasses the issue of why supporting #TranslatorsInTheCredits is important:

Some localization agencies out there try to do everything to hide who they work with, mainly because they fear their "resources" being "poached". Not @locquest.bsky.social The trick? Treat them like human beings, with kindness, as a collaborator, not as a resource. Simple, yet effective.

Trop hâte de découvrir la nouvelle émission de Yann ! Abonnez-vous dès maintenant :)

Watching LSPs desperately trying to cram AI into every single part of their processes, including project/vendor management and QA

now wait just a second

Just saw this, which I thought you'd find interesting. www.ign.com/articles/war...

If you need any more reason to support the project, Yarn Spinner also offers a robust localization framework! Some of my colleagues worked on YS exports and were very happy with the results.

🩷🌟We are 4 days away from the release of Nom Nom: Cozy Forest Café! 🥹The biggest thank you to the 46,735 of you who wishlisted the game. These are some of the games that inspired some of Nom Nom's features👇

Here's the end of our credits roll on Puzzle Spy International. Every single thing you see in the game, I created all myself. (Or we wrote together, or designed, etcetera. The music was all made by a guy who lives down the street.)

Yep - in the middle of the current trailer I have a very strong statement about it. youtu.be/EfCIVp9Oa70?...

Are you a gamedev who's not using any GenAI in your pipeline? I'm currently compiling a list of such statements, either in the press, social media, or directly through your credit roll. Feel free to add more examples below.

📢 Tout comme nous, vous aimez les mangas, manhwas, manhuas ou encore les webtoons ? Alors aidez-nous, prestataires du lettrage, de la correction et de la traduction, à soutenir la création humaine face à la déferlante de l’IA générative #ComicsSansIA

Since it's time for the Yearly Localization Discourse ™️ on the other app, let's not forget about this TL from My Hero Academia that everyone called "cringe" and "unfaithful to the source" until someone pulled out the original JP

I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here

Don't bother learning languages they said, it's useless they said

It's true: language service providers offering machine translation post-editing and companies hiring them KNOW they are delivering subpar translations, but don't care. Sometimes they will require human translation for "high visibility content" but it's just painting a fancy facade on a ruin.

To everyone in this crazy industry: happy new year! 🥳 Fellow translators, any resolutions for 2026? ... and any advice on how to maintain them? 📝

Deadlock's recent(ish) UI and specifically the character selector refresh is probably one of my favorites in recent history. The subtle animations. The unique typeface choices per character (Mo and Krill both have one!) So much flair and style oozing from this design, freaking love it

Hard mode: When the JP source also uses English "typography" without understanding the "implications" (Source: Spy Family S3 E1)

Just in case Uncle Bob decides it's time to talk politics tonight and you want to dip out for a bit...

'Tis the season of giving, so we're sharing the joy of gaming (in many languages 👀)! What was your GOTY this year? PS: If you wish to participate, make sure you reply to From the Void's post, not this one!

We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier. Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder. thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...

Our Discorders answered the question, 'what if the games of 2025 were Simpsons stills?' Judge the results for yourself.

Fun fact: Some titles have funny premade taglines, here's how the E33 one looks like in English and in French

consider my feedback: i loved working at @larianstudios.com until AI. reconsider and change your direction, like, yesterday. show your employees some respect. they are world-class & do not need AI assistance to come up with amazing ideas.

Looking for some reading material over the holidays? Introducing LocRewind 2025, a recap of all the news, YouTube essays, Reddit threads, banger tweets and assorted localization drama that made headlines this year!

Seriously, localization teams going from actively barred from appearing in credits to being thanked during the biggest show of the year... It means the world, and shows how much we've grown as an industry. Un immense merci à Guillaume et Jennifer !

Ahead of the holidays, @aleksdanilov.com and I have started a new challenge: Take games from each other's collection (usually genres we're not at all into) and try to play them for at least 2-3 hours. What should we start with? 👀

......I'm back? Just a quick one summarizing the anime enshiffitifaction we've been experiencing the past 6 months (AI-subs, shitty typesetting, AI-cc, and AI dubs.) I'll be back to my deep-dives on animanga localization next year, TBD.

Le saviez-vous ? Pour la première fois, tous les jeux nommés aux Game Awards citent dans leurs crédits leurs équipes de traduction. Une petite victoire au cœur d'un long combat, articulé notamment autour du hashtag #TranslatorsInTheCredits. #TheGameAwards www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/...

To my fellow translators: what do you wish someone had taught you about translation (whether the act or translation or having a freelance job) that you had to learn by yourself?

Je poste ce message dans l'espoir que peut-être je m'apercevrai que je connais un ou une traducteur/traductrice assermenté·e de l'allemand vers le français ; auquel cas, je souhaite donner de l'argent à cette personne en échange de ses services sur un document de 4 pages. L'épine, le pied, tmtc.

Looking at the full credit list (www.mobygames.com/game/245425/...), most of the people in the Contractors category are not even credited under "real" role names, simply "Contractor", "Embark Team" or "Special Thanks". No mention of voice acting or localization either.