• Game Translations that Turned Surprisingly Political

  Politics can seep into everything, including game translations. Here are some examples.

• How One Fan Translation Team Turned Official

  To some degree, most professional translators start out as hobbyists. Here's one such story.

• How the Official and Unofficial Danganronpa Translations Led to Fan Disagreement

  Danganronpa fans seem split between which version is better - the professional translation or the fan translation.

• Localization Roundup #11

  Some Japan-only games are finally no longer Japan-only. Plus lots of other game localization news bits!

• Localization Roundup #2

  Includes: Final Wii shop games, Zelda: LttP beta scans, 7 fan translations, Dragon Ball problems, voice recognition failure.

• Localization Roundup #3

  Includes: a classic mistranslation, Tengai Makyo Zero fan translation, Breath of Fire II, Japanese view of game localization changes.

• Localization Roundup #5

  Includes: how big game scripts really are, industry insider info, funny translations, latest fan translations, bad voice acting.

• Localization Roundup #7

  Includes: God of War rune translation, old English vs Chinese gamers, funny English in old JP PC games, and supporting niche games.

• Localization Roundup #9

  Includes: 13 new fan translations, pineapples as vegetables, weird Pokemon names, and funny English.

• Popular, Infamous, and Surprising Game Localizations into Japanese

  Japanese gamers play a lot of Western-made games, so which ones have the best localizations?