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Publication details [#55957]

O'Hagan, Minako and Carmen Mangiron. 2012. Game Localization. Translating for the global digital entertainment industry. (Benjamins Translation Library 106). John Benjamins.
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English

Annotation

Video games are part of the growing digital entertainment industry for which game localization has become pivotal in serving international markets. As well as addressing the practical needs of the industry to facilitate translator and localizer training, this book seeks to conceptualize game localization in an attempt to locate it in Translation Studies in the context of the technologization of contemporary translation practices. Designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to the topic of game localization the book draws on the literature in Game Studies as well as Translation Studies. The book aims to provide a road map for the dynamic professional practices of game localization and to help readers visualize the expanding role of translation in one of the 21st century's key global industries.