The objective of this book is to introduce the specialized translation sub-domain known as
“game localization”(Chandler 2005) within the more established domain of localization. In …

Game localisation is an emerging field in Translation Studies that initially began attracting
attention in the late 1990s, when the first studies analysing this new translation phenomenon …

Game localisation is a type of audiovisual translation that has gradually been gathering
scholarly attention since the mid-2000s, mainly due to the increasing and ubiquitous …

This book explores the impact of a video game's degree of realism or fictionality on its
linguistic dimensions, investigating the challenges and strategies for translating realia and …

Over the course of the last three decades the entertainment software industry has become a
multibillion dollar industry and a worldwide phenomenon. The United States and Japan …

We present in this article what we believe to be one of the first attempts at video game
machine translation. Our study shows that models trained only with limited in-domain data …

The nuances involved in game localization call for an expert workforce, well-versed in
dealing with the challenges involved. Yet, the prospect of game localization is still a blue …

Video game localisation has received increased academic attention over the past few years.
Despite the call for user-oriented research, few researchers have chosen to focus on issues …

This study proposes that creation in transcreation involves optional shifts, shifts made to
achieve intended effects in translation. Drawing on Martin and White's Appraisal framework …

Video games have been a new and attractive type of entertainment in the Arab world ever
since the emergence of computers, and they are still of interest to young Arabs today. Video …