Video Game Localization Services
Video Game Localization Services
Games Translation and Localization Services
The gaming industry is growing considerably fast.
Technological progress is increasing the possibility of game development as an art form. As a result, video games are gaining technical and narrative complexity. Plus, products that used to be targeted to audiences of a specific age range or niche are now mainstream and widely consumed.
For a video game and its collateral material to reach an international customer base, it must be translated and localized.
It’s important to maintain the tone of a game’s narration in order to present the story and the challenges within it as faithfully as possible. But, it’s also necessary to recognize and replace cultural references, idioms, and other details that won’t make sense across cultures when directly translated.
Your hand selected localization team will assure that your game translates in a way that doesn’t distract, confuse, or worse, offend your target audience. They will meticulously localize your game to maintain its core while impacting your new audience
What Is Video Game Localization?
- Manuals and ReadMe files
- Logos, packaging, game boxes, and design
- Dialogue/Voice over
- Game text and subtitles
- User interface and UX design (for local and international consoles)
- Game and company website
- Advertising
- Artistic design
Games Translation and Localization Services
- Source analysis
Identify all items/entities that require adaptation plus the degree of adaptation based on the target market demographics. - Game testing
Become familiar with written concepts and design assets. - Localization
Implement game voice overs, game subtitling and game translations. - Manufacturing
Adapt packaging and design, hardware, and game boxes. - Application
Development and implementation of changes. - Quality Assurance Phase
Rigorous quality assurance testing to confirm everything is in working order.
This process can take anywhere from 3 to 10 months. It ensures that the video game is 100% clear and ready for its new audience.
- Remaining faithful to your vision
- Ensuring that all subtleties within the game translate in a way that maintains that vision for gamers in your new target market
- Interfaces
- Websites
- Apps
- Marketing materials
- Game scripts
- Graphics
- Manuals
- Voice overs