All Your Localization Are Belong To Us

Learn about the localization process behind your favorite games! We’ll be taking a brief look at the history of video game localization, including the good, the bad, and the ugly, as well as discussing what it takes to localize a modern game.


Sarah Podzorski is a Journalism student at the University of Minnesota where she studies Japanese and video game culture. She spent a year studying abroad in Japan where she interned at 8-4 Ltd, was a frequent guest on their 8-4 Play podcast, and helped localize Xenoblade Chronicles X. You can find her on Twitter as @sarahpodz.

Sarah Podzorski

Localization Specialist