For many years, companies paid only little attention to technical documentation. Most documentation that was needed when selling a product was written by employees lacking professional knowledge in this field. In most cases, product managers wrote the documentation for their products.
As a part of the TCLoc master’s program, we learn about search engine optimization (SEO). But why is that the case? Here is the blog post that I wish existed when I asked myself that same question.
Like many other TCLoc students, I come from a translation background. As a result, the connection between translation and localization was instantly clear to me. However, knowing little about how SEO works, I was unsure about the correlation between the two. If this is also the case for you, keep reading!
Game localization is a multi-step process which involves much more than just translating a game’s textual content. In this article, we will focus on one of the final steps of the localization process: Localization Quality Assurance (LQA), which involves a team of native speakers reviewing the game to ensure that it is suitable for the local market.
Portuguese is one of the world’s most spoken languages, so investing in a Portuguese translation of your video game is a must. Countries like Brazil and Portugal offer plentiful opportunities when it comes to video games sales. In this article, we take a closer look at the Portuguese-speaking video games market, why Portuguese translation is important, and some potential pitfalls to watch out for.