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A day in the life of a localization project manager

Game Global

We continue our series of articles about essential roles in the video game localization industry with Gérard Barnaud, a Localization Project Manager at Ubisoft , and speaker at our first Game Global Summit in Warsaw. Gérard shares with us the tasks and challenges of a localization PM, as seen from the buyer’s side.

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6 Reasons Why Board Game Development is So Iterative

Brand Game Development

Board game development is notorious for its trial-and-error approach. Experienced designers and developers will tell you that it’s all about iteration. You may create dozens of versions of the same game until you finally find one you’re satisfied with. Need help on your board game?

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GDC 2023: Trends re-defining the future of game development

AWS Games

Based on what we heard, a few themes that are top-of-mind include: cloud-based game development (aka Game Studio in the Cloud), artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to help support player community health, content moderation, and AI-driven game development.

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Challenges and Solutions to Achieve an Efficient Quality Process — A Mobile Game Developer Perspective

Game Global

A video game can only attract a global user base if it doesn’t compromise on localization quality: 3 industry experts reveal how to get ahead of the game. What does “quality” mean in video game localization? Let’s start by looking at the meaning of “quality” in video game localization. Challenge no.

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Solving the Mystery of Variables: How to Make Dynamic Strings and Placeholders Both Developer and Localizer Friendly

Game Global

However, when it comes to localizing these strings, translators feel a little less special, as they have to tackle entire sentences made up of brackets and numbers instead of words. Because languages can differ so much from one another, developing one sentence structure that would fit them all is impossible. And so the. The solution?

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Enhancing Game and Media Workflows with Global File Systems on AWS

AWS Games

It all begins as a small local studio, where artists collaborate in a single physical location, relying on local storage solutions like network-attached storage (NAS). Specifically, video production and game development require efficient workflows that involve multiple departments and span different time zones.

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Navigating the Switch: A Comprehensive Guide to Testing Nintendo Switch Games 

iXie gaming

Preparing for Testing Before you start testing your Nintendo Switch game, it’s crucial to set up the required infrastructure. This includes acquiring the hardware, such as the Nintendo Switch console, controllers, and other peripherals needed for specific games. This makes it difficult and costly to identify and fix issues in the game.