I began working in localization at Access Company France (formerly PalmSource) in 2009. We were localizing a Linux platform called Access Linux Platform for smartphones.
Since then I have continued translating web content, games and mobile applications as a freelancer. This has included work for the luxury sector, blogs and changelogs for a well-known French MMPOG, fashion product sheets for online stores and a range of mobile apps.

In terms of videogames, I’ve I used to work as an in-house translator at Jaba-Translations , a Portuguese translation office, and I was the responsible for the translation of all the jobs they received related to games translation. During several years I translated Electronic Arts games like The Sims series or SimCity 4. I have also translated dozens of small Java games for mobile phones (sports, strategy, racing, action, puzzles, etc).

In the past I translated user manuals for titles such as Resident Evil, Atlantis, Outpost II, Armored Fist, Grand Theft Auto, Starcraft, Hidden & Dangerous ! & II, Prince of Persia 3D, Rainbow Six, Homeworld, Gabriel Knight 3, Enemy Engaged: Comanche/Hokum, Max Payne I & II, Roller Coaster Tycoon II and way many more. Nowadays I have been working more on web bowser games, such as Grepolis, Tribes I & II and Forge of Empires, to name but a few.

I localize video games for agencies and for ANKAMA GROUP: NPC dialogues, UI, description of objects and characters, etc. for MMORPGs, mobile games and console games; I also translate related newsletters, blog posts and subtitles.
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I've been working in the game localization industry as a French translator since 2009, first in-house and currently as a freelancer.

My history as a gamer goes as far back as my memory does - I was already playing the NES as a toddler. I combine this passion to my experience in the localization industry to provide quality translation and proofreading services.

Previous projects include the likes of Project CARS and Pokkén Tournament. I can provide a more complete list upon request.

Kickstarting my career as a game translator with projects such as Honor-Bound and Clash for Dawn, I have followed up with games for the famous publisher Tencent, helping with the localization of their titles PUBG Mobile and Chess Rush. I have also been working on several other projects, including Epic Summoners, Honkai Impact 3rd, and Tales of Wind. Over the six past years, I have honed my skills and gathered glossaries, mainly for role-playing and strategy games.

I help indie game devs, small studios and game publishers to localize their projects into French and to promote them to the French gaming community.

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I combine years of experience in translation to 17+ (and counting) years of experience as a gamer.

Past indie work: Pavilion (fourth-person adventure), Smash Hit Plunder (VR), Draw Puzzle, Tilted (mobile), Yesterday (puzzle)

As a lifelong lover of both games and languages, I take games localization very seriously as so much of the fun is lost with badly localized games, and because so many French gamers start grumbling when a game they want to try is not available in French.

I fell into the translation cauldron in the 1990s and gained valuable experience. I can handle any type of material, from card games to computer RPG content, from marketing material to in game strings or UI. I will make them shine in French.

I am a native French translator, and I provide translation and editing services for gaming related content.
Gaming has been a part of my life since childhood, and I am still passionate about it to this day.
During my career as a translator, I have localized several games, ranging from racing to strategy MMO games, including an upcoming mobile RPG. Moreover, my passion for gaming has allowed me to gain the imagination necessary to tackle the challenges which come with game localization.

"I help game studios startups and developers accessing potential customers in the Arabic-speaking world, and extending them to reach wider target clients"

I'm a lifelong gamer with over 13 years of translation experience in the video game industry on mobile, PC and consoles.

My work as a German Localizer/Translator includes travels to high-profile developer's offices (Japan, USA, Canadian West Coast) for highly appreciated on-site projects. I've also worked as a Localization Coordinator on the successful localization of major games/ad campaigns in more than 25 languages.

I'm now a freelance translator, specializing in game and media content.

15 years of experience in translating and tech editing cards, rules, marketing documents, packaging, design and development articles and stories of Magic the Gathering

Videogames Localization and Translation Specialist.

All my carrer and work has been oriented to the videogames industry and I can provide any language service needed for the localization of a videogame:

- Translation
- Subtitling
- Editing
- Testing
- Quality Assurance.

5 years as Localization Manager then Localization PM for a company specialized in video games: prepare files, terminology standards, context queries, QA, glossaries, translation, proofread... I saw all day to day concerns when localizing video games.
Freelance translator since November 2016: specialized in video games, but also working on commercial and advertising.
Actually doing a Master degree on localization of video games for French market.
Certified Copy Editor since January 2018.

As a translator and a gamer, I provide you with a sprectrum of translation and translation-related solutions to reach the French speaking gamers. I can help you with subtitling, testing, translation and proofreading/editing, from English and/or German to French.

As a gamer, I have experience in almost every genres, and especially in action, adventure, war, shooting, (MMO)RPG, simulation, strategy, cards, and MOBA games.

Three Kingdom
Uncharted Waters
Metal Gear Solid(Twin Snakes)
Space War

After many years of dedicated studies, I got to collaborate with several indie studios. My experience, creativity and understanding of the cultures allows me to provide high quality and accurate translations/proofreading.
Here are some of the games (full list on demand) I have fully adapted:
-Kingdom Come: Deliverance (PS4, Xbox, PC)
-Double Cross (Switch)
-Goosebumps: HorrorTown (iOs, Android)
-League of Angels (PC)
-Quodd Heroes, Heroes of Land, Air & Sea (BoardGames)
-CryptoKitties

I possess extensive inside knowledge, having worked on-site countless times in order to help give the finishing touches to the product. Thus, I am very aware of the client's needs for specific projects. Videogame localization on-site experience at Nintendo of Europe (April, 2008 - October 2010). During two years and a half I collaborated in the localization of several major Nintendo titles, as well as manuals and official guidelines.

Experienced game translator (over 17 years!), I also worked as a community manager in an online game, organizing events for players, updating the news in the game, handling the FAQ and their forum and so on...
I love gaming myself, on different platforms including PS4, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS and pc...
In addition, I have an educational background. This helps me to translate games in the right language for the level or age they are meant for.
For more information, please ask!

I have been working in the video game translation industry for the last 12 years and have translated numerous games, including dialogues, background stories, lip-synched videos and time-sensitive audio files, marketing material and manuals of various genres for PC and other platforms. Furthermore, I localise MMOs and MMORPGs on a regular basis.

Being a story lover myself, I must admit that translating games is a very rewarding experience for me!

I am not highly specialised in game localisation but I have translated occasionally small video games, mobile games and online games UI and scripts for Gengo and One Hour Translation. I collaborate since 2014 closely with the team of transcreation for the marketing materials of Supercell and Scopely mobile games (Clash Royale, Clash of Clans, The Walking Dead) through Freedman International translation agency. I am part of the localization team of Xsolla, working on eg, Life is Feudal MMO.

I have translated dozens of games since 2008, probably over 2 million words in games.

I have worked at some big gaming projects, these are just some examples:
Tales of Vesperia (Xbox 360): 120,000 words
Dragon Striker: 85,000 words
Fable 2 (PC): 65,000 words
Puzzle Quest 1/2 (Xbox 360): 50,000 words
Dofus 2.43: 40,000 words
During my in-house experience at SDL International, I have been the Italian Lead Translator and PM for Sony PlayStation.
I also translate regular poker/casinos/sports betting related projects, mainly for PokerStars.

I have translated almost 7 million words of games of all genres over 10 years, from the smallest casual games on mobile to the biggest MMOs. I have experience with all platforms and with all game genres. I have worked as a localization tester, which means that I am extra careful about the space allocated to the text, the consistency, the code, the tags and the placeholders. I am a member of the IGDA and the SFT. I am accurate, fast and creative. thefrenchalizer.com

Since 2004 I have worked in multiple game localization projects, mostly from English into Russian. My expertise includes puzzle games, time management games, word games and simulation games. I also localize mobile applications both from English and French into Russian. In my work I use CAT tools such as MemoQ and Trados. My strong points are: flowing style, translation of the text's message, and attention to every detail.