localization articles & publications

Article published in Meristation,the leading online publication on videogames in Spanish. Diana introduces gamers to the art of localization.

• 04.2006 Meristation Read article / Spanish

On how computer games have taken translation problems to another level and how amateur translation works. First published in The Linguist, the magazine of the Chartered Institute of Linguists.

• 06.2007 The Linguist Read article / English

Diana Díaz Montón discusses the cultural adaptation of films and online games and provides some current examples.

• 03.2006 Ccaps Newsletter Read article / English
• 03.2006 Ccaps Newsletter Read article / Portuguese
• 04.2006 Game Creation Mag Read article / S. Chinese
• 04.2006 Non published Read article / Spanish

Game localization veteran Diana Montón presents this wish list to stave off some of the common difficulties in game translation early in the development process, and facilitate a quality end...

• 06.2005 Gamasutra Read article / English
• 04.2004 Game Creation Mag Read article / S. Chinese

I found a rather interesting article at the Writers Cabal Blog about writing dialogue for games with translation in mind. In this article, the author shares a few tips to take...

A videogame is an interactive product. For the experience to be truly immersive, the player cannot afford to be distracted. Subtitling the dialogue in a game instead of dubbing the VO...

“Wanted: Weapons of Fate”, hits the European shelves this week. The title, based on the movie “Wanted” (also inspired on the comic book by Mark Millar & JG Jones) has...

Anaitgames nos trae un artículo cuando menos curioso sobre lo malas que son las historias de los videojuegos. Está claro que no es sencillo aunar jugabilidad con una historia bien...

On his blog “How to Japanese”, Daniel tries to discourage all future translators out there from becoming videogame translators. SO YOU WANT TO TRANSLATE VIDEO GAMES, EH? WELL, FIRST I’D STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT...