Christian Hoffmann

Freelance translator EN & NL to DE specializing in games, conjurer of bad puns and beautiful prose, slayer of typos and inconsistencies.

[Lucile Danilov @JustAnotherTL]

"This use of GenAI is fine because VAs signed contracts to relinquish their rights".

Well yeah, have you seen what happens to those who don't want to sign off on this? Can you really call that consent when the alternative is losing (or never getting) a job?

[LocQuest | Ethical Localization @locquest]

🤖 Time to put your co-op skills and friendship to the test, and run fast!

Xion Leak is available in 5 more languages thanks to our fantastic team of #TranslatorsInTheCredits! 💫

Thank you @GentleBeastsStd for the amazing collaboration 🔥

https://t.co/AFFJSz3jPI

[Florian Niggemeier – Localization Expert (EN–DE) @florianxl8]

#GameOverForGreed Nieder mit der Ausbeutungs- und Kulturentwertungsmaschinerie!

[Riotloc @riotloc]

To all translator colleagues. Be wary with Phrase.

[Lucile Danilov @JustAnotherTL]

FYI, @PhrasePlatform changed their Privacy Policy today. If you or your clients are using it, be aware that they are now allowing themselves to pillage your data with no opt-out option that I'm aware of. More details:

[Christian Hoffmann @CWDGH]

@JustAnotherTL You're right, there's really no justification for such an atrocity.

[LocQuest | Ethical Localization @locquest]

30 Birds is out! 🐦

Huge congrats to @RamRamGames, @goose_business and @ARTEInteractive 🎉🎉🎉

The LocQuest team used their finest digital quills to help bring it into English, French, Dutch, German, Spanish, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese.

Enjoy! ⬇

[Christian Hoffmann @CWDGH]

@JustAnotherTL I bet it'll sell like ... I was about to write hot cakes, but I guess like döner would make more sense when it comes to Germany. 😁

[Lucile Danilov @JustAnotherTL]

It's that time again! Here's whether #TheGameAwards 2024 nominees (GOTY/Indie categories) include all #TranslatorsInTheCredits

Happy to report the situation has dramatically improved over the last few years, but these don't show the whole picture of #gameloc crediting state...

[Lucile Danilov @JustAnotherTL]

This company is so cooked man

[Christian Hoffmann @CWDGH]

Intriguing puzzle game from a very nice dev. Can't wait to play it!

[Tim (The Button Effect) @frycandle]

👉🔴 GAME ANNOUNCEMENT

THE BUTTON EFFECT – a short, minimalist first-person puzzler in which every button has a purpose. Unlock and explore an elusive museum, full of hidden connections and spatial insights...🧩

👉🔵 Press WISHLIST on Steam :)

#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev

[Lucile Danilov @JustAnotherTL]

Imagine this: you're the indie sensation of the year, so you do the right thing and have your title translated by a loc agency. They deliver a subpar job (to the point where fans need to fix it w/ mods), but instead of having it redone professionally, you ask for free labor...

[Christian Hoffmann @CWDGH]

@coccyxx Hi Matt, thanks for interviewing us! Most of the time, people only look us up when something goes terribly wrong. 😅 I hope this shows that we are actual people thinking very hard about what we write (well, most of us do).

[Christian Hoffmann @CWDGH]

@onebitbeyond Kudos to you and all my talented colleagues for tackling such a difficult task!

[Tramiti.it @tramiti_it]

We support the current strike of employees at #KeywordStudiosItaly and the unrest of the freelance translators who work for the same company | https://t.co/RmGjsxmdrX via @LinkedIn

[Christian Hoffmann @CWDGH]

By sheer coincidence, that marks the second time I got to work on a horror game (partially) set on an oil rig with amazing voice acting, the last one being Stasis: Bone Totem from @StasisGame.

#localisation #videogames #stillwakesthedeep #stasisbonetotem

[Christian Hoffmann @CWDGH]

@florianxl8 and I got to provide the German localization for Still Wakes the Deep from @ChineseRoom for @BigmouthAudio. We had a blast, partially because the writing was excellent, but especially because we got to learn Scottish slang. :D

[Florian Niggemeier – Localization Expert (EN–DE) @florianxl8]

1/2 Stoked to share that @CWDGH and I crafted the German version of @ChineseRoom's Still Wakes The Deep for @BigmouthAudio!

#stillwakesthedeep #localization #localisation #videogames #videogameindustry

[Christian Hoffmann @CWDGH]

@locquest @SugarIsogu @FromTvoid What Sarah said. Both @locquest and @FromTvoid are excellent at what they do.

[IGDA Localization SIG @igdalocsig]

Our next roundtable, "GameLoc Empowered - Unions, Associations and New Committees for Game Localization", is coming up on June 13th from 17:30 CEST to 19:00 CEST. We prepared an easy form for you to share your questions with us! Find the form here: https://t.co/kWGyp8xTkO 📬