One of the best things about working in game loc is getting to talk to other translators on the same project about our ideas, doubts and choices. It's so sad that some agencies try to prevent this by not letting translators interact with each other. Brainstorming is essential for creative work!

People once believed: – the telegraph would end war and prejudice, – moving pictures would make books obsolete, – the automobile would make people “too prosperous to fight”. I’ve built a digital archive of these kinds of promises. Techno-Optimism Archive

Hey all. I am still on the hunt for freelance work in Japanese to English translation, translation review, English editing and proofreading, or almost any localization-parallel role that can be done remote from Germany. I specialize in creative writing localization. Please share with your circle!

Se alguém estiver passeando pela Gamescom Latam hoje, recomendo dar um pulinho na A1.1 pra jogar a demo de Rain98, traduzido por mim ❤️❤️❤️

A publishing house specializing in Japanese murder mysteries! (honestly, it's not even about the money as much as it is about time and energy... maybe one day?)

We are 6 years old already. Happy birthday to us 💫 and cheers to all our talented linguists. You know who you are - and people know too, because your names are 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 in the credits. You are the Void 🤍 #TranslatorsintheCredits

Reading terrible job offer e-mails that end up in my spam folder is my passion.

Celebrating World Book Day by starting a new book translation 👀

My favourite is “your rate is per word: does that mean you charge the same for short words as for long ones?”

Another #PortfolioDay ! Cześć! I'm Anna, a Polish hobbyist artist experimenting with different styles, digitally and traditionally. I usually draw animals (esp. birds!) and other things inspired by nature. I usually weave bits of Polish folklore and culture into the art as well. Dzięki za uwagę :)

Hi #portfolioday ☀️ I’m a Polish illustrator & full-time 2D Game Artist. I love to create whimsical & cozy art in various media, usually celebrating nature or little precious moments! I want to bring feelings of comfort to everyone and brighten their day with my work! ✸ Store: vexnir-shop.com ✸

I'm not having a great time recently, but I did get to use one of my favorite words in a translation today and it makes me feel a bit better.

Ah yes, translators, people who are just so expensive that firing one will apparently improve the financial situation of a studio that sold over 5 million copies of their game 💀 The greed of CEOs knows no bounds.

The vacation book haul is still a work in progress but I'm already quite happy with it! (if anybody has any recommendations, I'd love to hear them 👀)

All localized text is reviewed by ... the developer? Well I guess that's fine, then. (It's not.)

This #SaturdayVoidRec💫 is nothing less than @alkapibara.bsky.social's 2025 GOTY 🤍 The Seance of Blake Manor is a spooky mystery game set in late 19th century Ireland, featuring fascinating Irish folklore & an investigation you won't forget anytime soon... A gem by a tiny team like we love them!

Why hasn't anybody told me that angels in @esotericebb.bsky.social speak Polish? This is hilarious and pushes it to the top of my to-play list 😁

Czesław Miłosz (apropos of nothing)

For a big chunk of the industry a perfect translator is somebody for whom this is a side job, so they don't insist on a living wage, but who has availability of somebody for whom this is the only job. Somehow they do not see the contradiction here.

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

1st time working on a fan game of Touhou Project and it's released now! Proudly announce that I worked on the Indonesian translation of Cirno! Lifts a Boulder by @fluury.bsky.social. Thank you so much @thewarlocs.bsky.social for the trust! Please wait warmly! ❄ store.steampowered.com/app/4173110

To me the craziest thing about this is that translating dialogue is the fun part of our job! Most translators love it. Now, if somebody invented a tool that magically knows if a single word with no context is a noun or a verb... THAT would be useful. (it's impossible, but hey, a girl can dream)

Every year I tell my students "use spellcheck before submitting the final project", every year they look like me like I'm stupid for suggesting something this obvious, and inevitably every year roughly half of the group submits their final projects WITHOUT using spellcheck.

I have seen a lot of cursed stuff in my time in academia but this is among the *most* cursed. Grammarly is generating miniature LLMs based on academic work so that users can have their writing ‘reviewed’ by experts like David Abulafia, who died less than two months ago.

“the story of making AI ‘safe’ is fundamentally a story about class, about which humans absorb the costs so that other humans never have to think about them.” siliconcanals.com/sc-d-i-spent...

Me trying to translate incomplete dialogue with no context whatsoever:

I finally got to read The Clock House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji (wonderfully translated by @tanteikid.bsky.social). My favorite thing about this book series is how at this point there's been multiple murders in those mansions yet people still go there and are surprised when they get murdered.

Proud that Thimbleweed Park is part of this sale! ⤵️ #indiegames #steam

✅ Puzzle ✅ Time & space ✅ Cute as hell ✅ And the demo is out now! Nomori is a mind-bending adventure game where you control time and space to journey through a whimsical spirit world. LocQuest paired up with @enchantedworks.nl to localize the demo into 10 languages. Get it now! ✨

If I ever needed a good reason to start posting on a social network again, there won’t be a better one! It was an immense privilege to be part of this and translate Mewgenics into Brazilian Portuguese! For real, I don’t think I can find the words to describe how cool this is.

In case you missed it this ⬇️ It is still going on. Weirdly in a era where people are asking if a machine can be a person whilst simultaneously treating people like machines. Having to ask questions about both. It's weird times guys. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

"I'll just use AI to translate my game, what could go wrong"? Well, you might end up with a Steam page that uses 3 different translations for your very simple game title, 2 of which are complete gibberish. If you think the game itself will look any better, I have a bridge to sell you.

German gaming site PC Gamers praising the German translation of Mewgenics, made by Simon Dehne for @thewarlocs www.pcgames.de/Mewgenics-Sp...

In Spain, The Witcher books are no longer edited since years ago because Sapkowski's agents wanted new translations made by AI Let this be known. This is an insult to translators and Sapkowski novels Spanish readers need some support. Please make noise. #QueremosTheWitcher

Please note our French team looming over the rest of us in their cute matching outfits.

Today we're running an experiment: how long can a translator work with a broken laptop fan making industrial drill noises before she goes INSANE. Early results suggest the answer is 30 minutes.

🚀🐀 It’s a rat race! This one sure had us cheesin’. 😊 LocQuest worked with solo dev Gagonfe to localize Rocket Rats into 6 languages. We’ve been smelling some rats in gaming recently. Luckily, there are still devs out there that care about fair, ethical localization. 🛡️

So, if you're going to do business with localization agencies, please enforce crediting clauses in your contracts. Often, the freelancers working for these companies hold 0 bargaining power, and risk everything just by asking to be credited.

Work's been a little dry this month, so if anyone is in the need of an experienced J>E translator/reviewer with 6.5 years in game localization, send a message my way! ✨ (boosts greatly appreciated! 🙏)

My sincere apologies for putting this orange dick on your timeline, but this is such a great example of an interpreter being a true artist and master of their craft. It's not just the voice, the choice of words is top-notch as well. #1nt

⭐️ Our 2025 Collaborators of the Year ⭐️ THANK YOU to the talented professionals we get to work with on a day-to-day basis, who live and breathe these games and believe in the human aspect of localization just as much as we do. Here’s to many more exciting projects in 2026 🥂

I've spent the last few years surrounded by absolutely wonderful people, both in my personal and in my professional life. Today was the first day in a very long time when a man was talking down to me and let me tell you: I forgot how annoying that is.

i know it's 90% off but a warning to potential customers not to buy the steam version of heavy rain. it is not safe. it installs heavy rain on your computer

🏆 LOCQUEST 2025 GAMES OF THE YEAR 🏆 We’re looking back on 2025 and the amazing games that we helped release this year. Our small agency localized over 18 games last year. Each one with its own unique needs, and done ethically – by humans, for humans. Tons more releases expected for 2026!

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.

birbfest days 1-6!! 🦜🐤🪺 #art #birbfest2026 #watercolor

This is a fun thread, let me add something small to it: a few years back I commissioned an avatar and this is what I sent to the artist (@pixelmima.bsky.social) and what I got. Artists know what they're doing! Just let them do their job and have some faith.

always feel so insane when an article/comments describe Ai as taking "jobs nobody wants to do" and then goes on to describe the exact job I have and love lol

Ok, cool, Slack, I know it and you know it... then why did you have it turned on by default?!