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Feb 2018

Translating City and Character Names in Video Games

While translating words that have a direct equivalent in the dictionary is already a pretty complex task that

Translating City and Character Names in Video Games

Localization, Video games characters, city, localization, names, proper nouns, translation, video games Sandrine Guyennet

While translating words that have a direct equivalent in the dictionary is already a pretty complex task that involves choosing among synonyms and paraphrasing the word that will perfectly match the tone and meaning of the source, what about neologisms? Games are peppered with original places, items and character names. So, what should the translator […]

Nov 2017

Translating Dialects and Accents in Video Games

This article was originally published as a guest post on Marianna’s blog (1Up translations) and is the French counterpart to

Translating Dialects and Accents in Video Games

Localization, Video games accents, cliches, dialect, dialects, games, localization, racism, stereotypes, translation, video games Sandrine Guyennet

This article was originally published as a guest post on Marianna’s blog (1Up translations) and is the French counterpart to her article about German translation, that was also published here “Accents and Dialects in Games—Yay or Nay?”. In video games, we get to meet characters who are larger than life, caricatures of real people. They dress in a […]

Games, words and localization