Lucile Danilov
@locdandloaded.net
Freelance Translator 🇺🇸 - 🇫🇷 (KonoSuba, Rune Factory, WitchSpring, Mouthwashing), Game Localization Consultant and overall menace. Author of https://locdandloaded.net/
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Lucile Danilov
@locdandloaded.net
· Mar 30
Bluesky friends! I'm not very active 'round these parts, but since we never know when That Other Website might implode, thought I'd at least get a presentation thread going. Name's Lucile, and I've been working in the games industry for 18+ years. Here are some of my credited titles:
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In The King is Watching, developed by Hypnohead and published by @tinybuildgames.bsky.social, translators are NOT in the credits. The game is available in 10 languages including English.
#TranslatorsInTheCredits
#TranslatorsInTheCredits
January 26, 2026 at 5:20 PM
In The King is Watching, developed by Hypnohead and published by @tinybuildgames.bsky.social, translators are NOT in the credits. The game is available in 10 languages including English.
#TranslatorsInTheCredits
#TranslatorsInTheCredits
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Credits in Rosewater, by @grundislav.games
January 28, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Credits in Rosewater, by @grundislav.games
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Le premier épisode de « Vous écoutez le jeu vidéo » est ici ! 🎊
On parle du succès d’Expedition 33 vu de l'intérieur avec Vincent Constantin, de travailler en free-lance dans l'industrie du jeu vidéo avec @rdemiranda.bsky.social, Donut Dodo, et Animal Crossing.
www.blueprint.pm/vous-ecoutez...
On parle du succès d’Expedition 33 vu de l'intérieur avec Vincent Constantin, de travailler en free-lance dans l'industrie du jeu vidéo avec @rdemiranda.bsky.social, Donut Dodo, et Animal Crossing.
www.blueprint.pm/vous-ecoutez...
Vous écoutez le jeu vidéo #1 : Le succès de Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, vécu de l'intérieur – Blueprint
Au programme de ce premier numéro : les coulisses de Clair Obscur: Expédition 33, le travail d'indépendante dans le jeu vidéo...
www.blueprint.pm
January 27, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Le premier épisode de « Vous écoutez le jeu vidéo » est ici ! 🎊
On parle du succès d’Expedition 33 vu de l'intérieur avec Vincent Constantin, de travailler en free-lance dans l'industrie du jeu vidéo avec @rdemiranda.bsky.social, Donut Dodo, et Animal Crossing.
www.blueprint.pm/vous-ecoutez...
On parle du succès d’Expedition 33 vu de l'intérieur avec Vincent Constantin, de travailler en free-lance dans l'industrie du jeu vidéo avec @rdemiranda.bsky.social, Donut Dodo, et Animal Crossing.
www.blueprint.pm/vous-ecoutez...
After the Game Awards fanfare, it would be easy to assume that gameloc crediting is a solved issue, but it's not. This screenshot perfectly encompasses the issue of why supporting #TranslatorsInTheCredits is important:
January 23, 2026 at 11:07 AM
After the Game Awards fanfare, it would be easy to assume that gameloc crediting is a solved issue, but it's not. This screenshot perfectly encompasses the issue of why supporting #TranslatorsInTheCredits is important:
Reposted by Lucile Danilov
Some localization agencies out there try to do everything to hide who they work with, mainly because they fear their "resources" being "poached". Not @locquest.bsky.social The trick? Treat them like human beings, with kindness, as a collaborator, not as a resource. Simple, yet effective.
⭐️ Our 2025 Collaborators of the Year ⭐️
THANK YOU to the talented professionals we get to work with on a day-to-day basis, who live and breathe these games and believe in the human aspect of localization just as much as we do.
Here’s to many more exciting projects in 2026 🥂
THANK YOU to the talented professionals we get to work with on a day-to-day basis, who live and breathe these games and believe in the human aspect of localization just as much as we do.
Here’s to many more exciting projects in 2026 🥂
January 20, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Some localization agencies out there try to do everything to hide who they work with, mainly because they fear their "resources" being "poached". Not @locquest.bsky.social The trick? Treat them like human beings, with kindness, as a collaborator, not as a resource. Simple, yet effective.
Trop hâte de découvrir la nouvelle émission de Yann ! Abonnez-vous dès maintenant :)
Dans le premier épisode de mon nouveau podcast, j'aurai le plaisir d'interviewer Vincent Constantin (producer, Sandfall Interactive), ainsi que Raquel de Miranda @rdemiranda.bsky.social (senior narrative designeuse, freelance).
« Vous écoutez le jeu vidéo » commence le mardi 27 janvier.
« Vous écoutez le jeu vidéo » commence le mardi 27 janvier.
January 20, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Trop hâte de découvrir la nouvelle émission de Yann ! Abonnez-vous dès maintenant :)
Watching LSPs desperately trying to cram AI into every single part of their processes, including project/vendor management and QA
January 19, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Watching LSPs desperately trying to cram AI into every single part of their processes, including project/vendor management and QA
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now wait just a second
January 16, 2026 at 3:24 AM
now wait just a second
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Just saw this, which I thought you'd find interesting.
www.ign.com/articles/war...
www.ign.com/articles/war...
Warhammer Maker Games Workshop Bans Its Staff From Using AI in Its Content or Designs, Says None of Its Senior Managers Are Currently Excited About the Tech - IGN
Warhammer maker Games Workshop has banned the use of AI in its content production and its design process, insisting that none of its senior managers are currently excited about the technology.
www.ign.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Just saw this, which I thought you'd find interesting.
www.ign.com/articles/war...
www.ign.com/articles/war...
If you need any more reason to support the project, Yarn Spinner also offers a robust localization framework! Some of my colleagues worked on YS exports and were very happy with the results.
January 13, 2026 at 4:44 PM
If you need any more reason to support the project, Yarn Spinner also offers a robust localization framework! Some of my colleagues worked on YS exports and were very happy with the results.
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As it's a hot topic right now: We do not use any Gen AI or LLMs in any of our games & are not planning to.
So far its implementations have felt far from "necessary" & come with a myriad of ethical/environmental concerns.
But most importantly, we enjoy every step of the creative process without it.
So far its implementations have felt far from "necessary" & come with a myriad of ethical/environmental concerns.
But most importantly, we enjoy every step of the creative process without it.
January 11, 2026 at 8:29 AM
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🩷🌟We are 4 days away from the release of Nom Nom: Cozy Forest Café!
🥹The biggest thank you to the 46,735 of you who wishlisted the game.
These are some of the games that inspired some of Nom Nom's features👇
🥹The biggest thank you to the 46,735 of you who wishlisted the game.
These are some of the games that inspired some of Nom Nom's features👇
January 9, 2026 at 9:39 AM
🩷🌟We are 4 days away from the release of Nom Nom: Cozy Forest Café!
🥹The biggest thank you to the 46,735 of you who wishlisted the game.
These are some of the games that inspired some of Nom Nom's features👇
🥹The biggest thank you to the 46,735 of you who wishlisted the game.
These are some of the games that inspired some of Nom Nom's features👇
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Here's the end of our credits roll on Puzzle Spy International. Every single thing you see in the game, I created all myself. (Or we wrote together, or designed, etcetera. The music was all made by a guy who lives down the street.)
January 9, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Here's the end of our credits roll on Puzzle Spy International. Every single thing you see in the game, I created all myself. (Or we wrote together, or designed, etcetera. The music was all made by a guy who lives down the street.)
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Yep - in the middle of the current trailer I have a very strong statement about it.
youtu.be/EfCIVp9Oa70?...
youtu.be/EfCIVp9Oa70?...
Goblin Gourmet December Trailer
YouTube video by Sonia Kalhara
youtu.be
January 9, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Yep - in the middle of the current trailer I have a very strong statement about it.
youtu.be/EfCIVp9Oa70?...
youtu.be/EfCIVp9Oa70?...
Are you a gamedev who's not using any GenAI in your pipeline? I'm currently compiling a list of such statements, either in the press, social media, or directly through your credit roll. Feel free to add more examples below.
January 9, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Are you a gamedev who's not using any GenAI in your pipeline? I'm currently compiling a list of such statements, either in the press, social media, or directly through your credit roll. Feel free to add more examples below.
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📢 Tout comme nous, vous aimez les mangas, manhwas, manhuas ou encore les webtoons ? Alors aidez-nous, prestataires du lettrage, de la correction et de la traduction, à soutenir la création humaine face à la déferlante de l’IA générative #ComicsSansIA
January 8, 2026 at 12:28 PM
📢 Tout comme nous, vous aimez les mangas, manhwas, manhuas ou encore les webtoons ? Alors aidez-nous, prestataires du lettrage, de la correction et de la traduction, à soutenir la création humaine face à la déferlante de l’IA générative #ComicsSansIA
Since it's time for the Yearly Localization Discourse ™️ on the other app, let's not forget about this TL from My Hero Academia that everyone called "cringe" and "unfaithful to the source" until someone pulled out the original JP
January 7, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Since it's time for the Yearly Localization Discourse ™️ on the other app, let's not forget about this TL from My Hero Academia that everyone called "cringe" and "unfaithful to the source" until someone pulled out the original JP
I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here
January 4, 2026 at 12:13 PM
I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here I hate it here
Don't bother learning languages they said, it's useless they said
January 2, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Don't bother learning languages they said, it's useless they said
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It's true: language service providers offering machine translation post-editing and companies hiring them KNOW they are delivering subpar translations, but don't care.
Sometimes they will require human translation for "high visibility content" but it's just painting a fancy facade on a ruin.
Sometimes they will require human translation for "high visibility content" but it's just painting a fancy facade on a ruin.
actual quote from a language company executive: “Why should we pay for higher quality translations when people will happily pay us for poorer quality translations?”
"ai is going to take your job" was just the capitalists admitting they can give us trash and we have to take it
January 2, 2026 at 9:34 AM
It's true: language service providers offering machine translation post-editing and companies hiring them KNOW they are delivering subpar translations, but don't care.
Sometimes they will require human translation for "high visibility content" but it's just painting a fancy facade on a ruin.
Sometimes they will require human translation for "high visibility content" but it's just painting a fancy facade on a ruin.
Reposted by Lucile Danilov
To everyone in this crazy industry: happy new year! 🥳
Fellow translators, any resolutions for 2026? ... and any advice on how to maintain them? 📝
Fellow translators, any resolutions for 2026? ... and any advice on how to maintain them? 📝
January 1, 2026 at 9:01 AM
To everyone in this crazy industry: happy new year! 🥳
Fellow translators, any resolutions for 2026? ... and any advice on how to maintain them? 📝
Fellow translators, any resolutions for 2026? ... and any advice on how to maintain them? 📝
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Deadlock's recent(ish) UI and specifically the character selector refresh is probably one of my favorites in recent history.
The subtle animations. The unique typeface choices per character (Mo and Krill both have one!)
So much flair and style oozing from this design, freaking love it
The subtle animations. The unique typeface choices per character (Mo and Krill both have one!)
So much flair and style oozing from this design, freaking love it
December 30, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Deadlock's recent(ish) UI and specifically the character selector refresh is probably one of my favorites in recent history.
The subtle animations. The unique typeface choices per character (Mo and Krill both have one!)
So much flair and style oozing from this design, freaking love it
The subtle animations. The unique typeface choices per character (Mo and Krill both have one!)
So much flair and style oozing from this design, freaking love it
Hard mode: When the JP source also uses English "typography" without understanding the "implications"
(Source: Spy Family S3 E1)
(Source: Spy Family S3 E1)
December 30, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Hard mode: When the JP source also uses English "typography" without understanding the "implications"
(Source: Spy Family S3 E1)
(Source: Spy Family S3 E1)