GDC 2011 is over and it’s time to take stock. One of the over-riding impressions of the Conference is the massive change going on in the business of games. Some 90% of industry revenue currently comes from the sale of packaged product: consoles and licensed- or first- party titles for them. The remaining 10%...
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I have a surprising number of friends and colleagues living in and visiting Japan right now. I’ve written some notes on the relevant nuclear issues with links and placed them on my personal website. It’s located here; feel free to pass the link along if you feel it is valuable. I’ll update the site...
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Since we launched the Apogee Certified Translator Program, we’ve received a lot of queries, both over email and personally at GDC and the Localization Summit. I will try to answer them here now and later add them to the FAQ page. 1. Does Apogee Certify agencies? No, and here’s why. Agencies don’t do translations,...
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Today we are launching Apogee’s Translator Certification Program. Apogee will query, test and research all applicants to determine their quality of translation and ability to communicate with clients and colleagues. These translators are the best of the best. Publishers can feel assured that their valuable properties are being well taken care of in the...
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The election results are in, and I will be taking the only available non-incumbent seat on the IGDA Localization Steering Committee. The term for the seat is two years. Stephanie graciously conceded yesterday morning in a public email. I look forward to meeting her for the first time at the Summit coming in late...
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Yes, I am running for a seat on the IGDA Localization SIG Steering Committee. The advent of an official Localization Summit has been a major asset to the community at large. And I think it can be made better. As I see it, there are three primary participants in the Loc SIG: Producers, Vendors...
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Today, we released our Fall Pricelist to established and potential new customers. With the tailing off of crunch-time work, we’re aggressively searching for new clients to bring into our fold. If you did not receive your copy of the new pricelist, let me know right away! Ed Steussy
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The presentation at LISA (Localization Industry Standards Association, see here) went very well. In the participant feedback forms, my presentation was ranked #1, and only one of the plenary sessions (from HP) ranked higher than mine. Pretty good! Personally more important, this was my first trip to China in 21 years. My first localization...
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China. Almost one quarter of the world’s population. Economic engine of the world. About 26% of our current business. We’re there this summer. I’ve been invited to speak at the LISA (Localization Industry Standards Association) conference in Suzhou, June 28 to June 30. I’ll be the lead speaker in the games track, giving an...
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