Localization is everywhere. That is because the public can only enjoy entertainment products if they are able to understand them. You cannot enjoy movie if you do not understand what the characters ...

RALEIGH, N.C. – Feb. 18, 2010 - XLOC, a leading provider of global localization solutions for video games, is excited to announce its sponsorship of the Game Localization Summit at the Game Developers ...

A bit of cool news from Spike Chunsoft, who recently launched their North American website, as they made an announcement that they will be revealing four games that will receive localization to be ...

Localization firm, Active Gaming Media, are establishing an indie game funding, localization and publishing service, dubbed “Playism,” which launched in Japan this week. You can read more about the ...

SAG-AFTRA announced this week they have introduced new terms for the Independent Interactive Localization Agreement. The agreement is basically a streamlined version of the base terms from the union's ...

Localization projects begin as they would at other companies – with lots of planning. Active Gaming Media decides how many translators they need and then gather as many assets from the publisher as ...

Back before many Japanese publishers even considered having full-time localization staffs, Nintendo’s Treehouse was delivering high-quality translations like A Link to the Past and EarthBound. But it ...

Many have pondered why video games coming from Japantake so long to come stateside. Gamers have asked the question, “Why is this taking [insert number of months here]?”, or “It shouldn’t even take ...

The long-running JRPG franchise The Legend of Heroes has hit more popularity in the west recently, due to the release of the Trails in the Sky and Trails of Cold Steel subseries. These games are all ...

Fan translations of Japanese video games are on the rise. April 2006. Mother 3 — the sequel to Mother 2, or EarthBound to its cult following in North America — launches in Japan for the Game Boy ...