The invisible video game translator

Blog post update - June 2022

Earlier on, I posted about how happy I was to be contacted by an agency about being added to the game's credits. But years later, websites with a list of game credits still don't mention me or any of the rest of the translation team. Odd, right?

As a result, I can't tell you the name of the game I worked on because this information hasn't reached the public realm. It's still covered by my NDA (non-disclosure agreement). This is a situation many video game translators are familiar with, one that keeps us in the shadows.

To rub salt in the wound, the game's credits do give a shout-out to many other people involved, from junior accountants to HR business partners. [Dull thudding sound... That's me banging my head against a wall.]