Why Keywords Studios, Valued at USD 1 Billion, Is Moving Into Media Localization
Keywords Studios CEO lays out strategic rationale for game localization giant’s cautious, yet deliberate, move into TV and film localization. Continue reading
Tag: game localization
TransPerfect Acquires Game Localization Specialist MoGi Group
Language service provider TransPerfect acquires game localization specialist MoGi Group to expand within the highly specialized and growing niche. Continue reading
Slator 2019 Language Industry Market Report
Slator’s inaugural comprehensive language industry market report. It examines total market size, the 10 main end-buyer industries, competitive landscape, productivity tech, NMT and much more. Continue reading
PTW’s New CEO on How a Lost Opportunity Triggered a Corporate Transformation
Recently appointed Pole To Win CEO Deborah Kirkham on the impact of VR and AR on localization and how she restructured the company leadership. Continue reading
Reader Polls: Netflix for Games, Med Students as Interpreters, MT at Amazon
Are voice content and in-browser gaming localization demand drivers? Does it makes sense for medical students to double up as interpreters? And how is Amazon faring in MT? Continue reading
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Video Games Are Moving to a Netflix Model and It Will Impact Localization
With Google Stadia, Microsoft’s xCloud, and Apple Arcade bursting into the cloud-based game streaming scene, how will game localization be affected? Continue reading
Keywords Studios’ Biggest Localization Client Slashed Spending in 2018 Due to Fortnite
The world’s biggest provider of technical services to the gaming industry blames the “Fortnite effect” for a hit in localization revenues. Continue reading
Slator 2019 Game Localization Report
Figures, insights, case studies, and in-depth analysis of the large and growing game localization space from both sell-side and buy-side. Continue reading
How Goodgame Localizes for Over 300 Million Gamers in 26 Languages
Game developer and publisher Goodgame Studios considers localization an integral part of the development process. Localization Manager credits “great collaboration” with LSPs for high language... Continue reading
Keywords Posts Modest Growth in Localization, 5G to Drive Streaming of Games
Game localizer and technical service provider Keywords Studios grew revenues by 72% to EUR 110m in the first half of 2018 on the back of acquisitions. Growth in localization and localization... Continue reading
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Acquisitions Lift Keywords Studios’ Sales by 72% to EUR 109.9m for H1 2018
Video games localization and production specialist Keywords Studios sees sales soar by 72% as acquisitions power growth. Pre-tax profit up 66% to EUR 15.9m. Continue reading
Where’s Arabic? Jordanian Mobile Games Publisher Finds Niche in Localization
Localizing globally published mobile games for the Arab market, which has a USD 2.3bn mobile games industry, is no easy feat, but Jordanian startup Tamatem has found a niche. Continue reading
Why Electronic Arts Localizes Using Freelance Translators ‘Wherever Possible‘
EA Senior Localization Director Michaela Bartelt-Krantz discussed the game giant’s supply chain, partnership strategies, and her vision of the future of game localization at the recent SlatorCon... Continue reading
When Fans Localize a Sci-Fi Game
Prague-based indie video game developer Keen Software House has found an innovative approach to localization initiated by a highly engaged community of gamers who volunteered to translate its... Continue reading
Reader Polls: Is NMT Impacting Pricing? Subcontracting, GDPR, Media Localization
Slator readers tell us what they think about buyers prohibiting subcontracting to other providers, the media and game localization boom, Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation rollout, and a... Continue reading
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