Video game localization: material and iconic peritexts

Abstract

From an academic and professional perspectives the video game industry is just a newborn industry with many unknown nooks still to be explored. Few studies in the field of translation and interpretation have examined this industry more deeply, and many professionals do not know all the dynamics involved in their localization practice. In this article we will define the notion of localization in as broad a manner as the term accepts and we will offer two clear instances of localization that are present in the everyday activities of the industry, but of which few are aware.