Translation

Games

A 23-Year Perfectionist Journey to Localize the Obscure ‘Bahamut Lagoon’

03.08.21

By Patrick Klepek
News

New Tech Can Finally Translate Inuit Language—Sort Of

02.18.21

By Michaela Cavanagh
News

The Trump Administration is Relying on Google Translate to Vet Refugees

09.26.19

By Gaby Del Valle
Tech

Revealed: Microsoft Contractors Are Listening to Some Skype Calls

08.07.19

By Joseph Cox
Games

An Online Feud Killed a Gaming Oddity People Had Waited 21 Years For

08.06.19

By Patrick Klepek
Games

The Near Impossible 20-Year Journey to Translate ‘Fire Emblem: Thracia 776’

07.29.19

By Patrick Klepek
Identity

Lawyers Are Furious That Immigration Courts Are Getting Rid of Interpreters

07.25.19

By Mary Retta
Perumal Murugan’s Book ‘One Part Woman’ Is Chicken Soup for the Erotic Soul

12.27.18

By VICE India Staff
Games

How a Major JRPG Wound Up Getting Totally Re-Written Months After Release

11.29.17

By Patrick Klepek
China Is Using Potato Chip Bags to Sell Bob Dylan Lyrics

06.12.17

By Nathaniel Ainley
Games

The Modder Who’s Finally Translating ‘Dragon Quest’ into Arabic

05.18.17

By Patrick Klepek
Games

The Modder Slowly Translating ‘Stardew Valley’ into a Language Most Games Ignore

05.11.17

By Patrick Klepek

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Music

Flavor Flav Says He Was Kicked Out of the Rockefeller Tree Lighting

Flavor Flav claims that security guards kicked him out of NBC’s Rockefeller Tree Lighting ceremony after he’d been invited to the event.

12.05.24

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
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Music

Sum 41 Cancels Tour Due to Singer Deryck Whibley’s Health

Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley has come down with pneumonia again, leading the band to cancel their 2024 Australian tour.

12.05.24

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
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Gaming

‘Marvel Rivals’ Could Be the Competition ‘Overwatch’ Needs (Hands-On Impressions)

‘Marvel Rivals’ has the chance to give ‘Overwatch’ a run for its money, but a few issues could hurt it more than help it.

12.05.24

By Shaun Cichacki
Screenshot: Bethesda Softworks

Gaming

‘Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’ Is the Fourth Movie We Actually Wanted (Review)

‘Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’ is an example of how to handle a legendary IP. Without question, it’s up there with the original trilogy.

12.05.24

By Anthony Franklin II
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Life

The Taco Bell Drive-Thru Is Also a Photobooth Now

Who doesn’t want to record the moments leading up to explosive diarrhea?

12.05.24

By Sammi Caramela