Long story short, here you’ll find:

• A list of games to be playtested/reviewed in any language different from English.
• A list of already approved games which are in any language different from English
• A list of reviewers who speak languages different from English.
• A list of creators who speak languages different from English, but can’t review.
• A list of offers for translating your game into languages different from English (because translation does matter).

All these lists will be updated periodically. If you’re subscribed to this thread (look up above this thread on the left - there is a button to subscribe), you’ll receive a notification in your mailbox each time this happens.

You’re invited to collaborate in this thread:

• Telling us if you are a non-English-speaking creator, and how you can help the others.
• Notifying us that your game is localized, but isn’t in the list.
• Asking others to post here if you think this thread will be useful for them and/or them useful for the thread.
• Respecting general forum rules, specially avoiding forbidden requests.

Please, before reviewing a game, make sure you have read the official valid reasons for failing due to language issues.

Replies to this thread will be treated like FAQ updates. Abel or a moderator will update the relevant post and then delete your post... don't be offended its all about keeping the thread useful for everyone.

Thanks in advance for your support and comprehension,

Abel

P.S. This thread comes from an older one which is now blocked. If you used to post there, this is now the place you should do so.

Last updated: 4 Oct 2009

Spanish:

• in playtest: Platypus
• in review: none

French:

• in playtest: Pioneer and Platypus
• in review: none

Italian:

• in playtest: Platypus
• in review: none

German:

• in playtest: Platypus
• in review: none

Japanese:

• in playtest: GANBARE NATSUKI SAN and シャイニング　ブラッド shining blood
• in review: Movipas, NINJA BROS. 忍者ブラザーズ, KAITEN PATISSIER and DESTRUCTION TANK

Last updated: 18 Jun 2009

Spanish (14):

Arriba!, Bomber Boing, CaveIn - Miner Rescue Team, Hexothermic, Brain Deluxe, Abronium Party, PuzzXXI, Cuadro, Kittie's Mazes, Mania, Neon Paddles, Little Racers, Spy Chameleon and Jigsaw World

French (6):

Petank Party, Hexothermic, Abronium Party, Kittie's Mazes, Mania and Pocoro

Italian (3):

Abronium Party, Kittie's Mazes and Mania

Last updated: 24 Aug 2009

Spanish (17)

• of Spain (13): Silvermax, The Sabbat, Dark Schneider, Evolution Dreams Studio, rafaro, Metal detector, nikeman, Nivel21, SectionZ, EduardoJimenez, WaaghMan, PinoEire, Laberinto and Abel Garcia Plaza
• of Venezuela (3): Baltico X, Johnny Death and KRGkill

French (9)

• of France (9): Catalin Zima, Metal detector, plutotex, R3dDr4g0n, Gulix, Kittie Software, ralph78fr, veckman and PinoEire

Italian (5): nikeman, Running Pixel, Baltico X, CrashTheuniversE and PinoEire

German (3): Spyn Doctor, Arcane Labs and zissakos

Last updated: 15 Apr 2009

Spanish

• of Spain: Byron Nelson, Trevelyan and Antoine
• of Latin America: Trevelyan

French:

• of France: Antoine

Italian

• of Italy: TheMyx

NOTE: Just speakers of Community Games official languages are displayed here.

Last updated: 24 Aug 2009

French

• of France: Kafel (read the offer for details)

Italian

• of Italy: TheMyx (read the offer for details) and PinoEire's Italian Resource File.

Spanish

• of Spain: Abel Garcia Plaza (read the offer for details)

German

• of Germany: zissakos (read the offer for details)

Have you noticed that there are not so much Community Games localized in languages different from English? And do you know why this happens? Well…

On the one hand:

• The number of non-English speaking creators is relatively low, and…
• Their positive vote is needed in order to pass games in their languages, but...
• Not all people are aware of this problem, and…
• Even if they are, there’s no official way to be notified when a game needs help (review, translation, etc.), so…
• If your game is localized, it could get stuck and, eventually, never be approved.

On the other hand:

• Some people want to localize their games, but…
• They don’t speak the languages they target, and…
• They have no way to find translators for those languages, and…
• If they find someone, they still have to face the lack of reviewers for those languages.

Sure you now understand how useful a multilanguage creators meeting point, like this, could be.

FYI: I'm publishing an Italian Resource File in Dictionary format. It would be nice if some Spanish, German, Japanese and French mother tongue creator are willing to start a similar resource for their own language.

Cheers,
Pino

Games to be playtested/reviewed updated (17 Sep 2009)

Hi Abel. You can include me in the list of the reviewers in spanish languaje (I'm from Spain too).

Games to be playtested/reviewed updated (21 Sep 2009)

Games to be playtested/reviewed updated (23 Sep 2009)

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Games to be playtested/reviewed updated (28 Sep 2009)

Games to be playtested/reviewed updated (4 Oct 2009)

There are no translation offers for English to Japanese.  Where or how would I go about finding someone?  Please delete this post if it is inappropriate for this thread.  But please let me know if you have an answer.

Hello Multi-language folk.

My game, "Flite" is going to have to be reviewed by a variety of peeps, as although it is in English it includes a few words of

French, German and italian in the intro and the last unlockable also includes 1 sentance of french(ish).

Here is the link to it.
http://catalog.xna.com/en-GB/GameDetails.aspx?catalogEntryId=96bbe049-c613-40dd-9b00-90375264c2a9&type=1


Please tell me if there is anything that you think breaks any of the rules or best practices.

Thanks very much.

J.