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I need a resource for Game localization terms
Thread poster: Blessing Uzuegbu
Blessing Uzuegbu
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Jun 4, 2021

Hello,

Greetings, hope you had a wonderful weekdays work, thank God is Friday. Please I need a resource for Game localization translation in English, a dictionary or anything that can help with terms translation. This will go along way. I will appreciate your prompt response. Have a wonderful day.
 
Kay-Viktor Stegemann
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Depends on the kind of game Jun 4, 2021

For certain games like RPGs, I often use the fandom wikis as a resource, they often have interwiki links between languages. But I'm not sure if this will work for your target language.

Example: https://elderscrolls.fandom.com/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_Wiki (Elder Scrolls Wiki in English, with links to other languages)

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A. & S. Witte
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Thank You Jun 5, 2021

Thank you very much Kay, this is helpful. I have been trying to navigate the site using search but it seems I am missing something, do I need to register? How do I search for terms. Looking forward to your reply.
 
Kay-Viktor Stegemann
Kay-Viktor Stegemann
Germany
Local time: 13:58
English to German
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Search function Jun 5, 2021

Blessing Uzuegbu wrote:

Thank you very much Kay, this is helpful. I have been trying to navigate the site using search but it seems I am missing something, do I need to register? How do I search for terms. Looking forward to your reply.


You do not need to register, and you can use the search function normally (the magnifying glass next to "This wiki" on the top right). However, there is no guarantee that your search term is in the wiki. These wikis are fan-made so it is anyone's guess what they contain, but fans are often very diligent when it comes to a systematic classification of items, characters, spells, quests, and whatever more the particular game might contain.

Can you provide an example of a term you are searching?

A. & S. Witte
 


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