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DEIB: Interview with Mini Sindane

Hear from Mini Sindane, Creative at Maverick

DEIB: Interview with Dolph Souza

Hear from Dolph Souza, Head of 3D Animation at Waste Creative

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Empowering Voices, Inspiring Action: Women’s Month 2026 at Manila Studio

Celebrating women through gaming, storytelling, community engagement, and meaningful action across the Manila Studio.

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Cultural Intelligence: The Bridge Between Translation and Global Revenue

The growth in internationalisation in gaming means that cultural intelligence has become a defining strategic necessity for developers seeking to…

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A Guide to Game Development Outsourcing

The global game development outsourcing services market was valued at USD 1.86 billion in 2024, according to analyst projection from Market.us, which…

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A Guide on Outsourcing Player Support

Player expectations around gaming customer support have shifted fast, and most studios have felt it. Today’s gamers ask a question and expect an…

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What is Multimedia Localization (Formerly DTP)?

Multimedia Localization (Formerly known as Desktop Publishing or DTP Localization) is a specialised branch of localization that combines artistic…

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How to localize a game with a constructed language without losing character or immersion

Game localization has always been more complex than translation. It is about protecting meaning, tone, narrative consistency and immersion as a game…

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Choosing Between European Spanish and LatAm Spanish for your Video Game Localization

European Spanish vs LatAm Spanish for video gamesIn broad terms, the easiest way to categorise the different uses of the Spanish language is to divide…

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Keywords Studios Near-Term Science-Based Targets

Keywords Studio's near-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets have been approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative, marking…

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How to Choose the Right Chinese Locale Setup for Your Game, Audience, and Release Path

Atticus Lai, Mengru Tsai and Tang Wing Yan, linguists across Keywords Studios in Asia, discuss the intricacies behind localizing games into Chinese.

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Game Localization

You’ve built the game. It works, it’s polished and you’re ready to take it to market. But if it only exists in English, you’re already locked out…

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What Is Player Agency? A Practical Guide for Modern Game Teams

When people talk about games that “feel good to play”, they’re often talking about player agency. It’s the sense that a player can make choices,…

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Understanding and navigating anxiety in the workplace

For years, Keywords Studios has prided itself on its commitment to providing an equitable and inclusive working environment. We know that diversity…

The Game Business Podcast: The process of making a game trailer

With trailer season in full swing, The Game Business spoke with Samantha Lester from our creative agency ICHI about what goes into making a game…

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The Game Business Podcast: How do you announce a live service game in 2026?

“We’re dealing with a lot of unkept promises from other games over the last decade.”

Keywords Studios and Women In Games - Speaker Spotlight: Kai Hui Teo

Speaker Spotlight: Kai Hui Teo at the Women In Games Careers Expo

The Women in Games Careers Expo is an annual online event that brings together voices from across the games industry to explore how careers are evolving…

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Accessibility is not one-size-fits-all, and that’s exactly why it matters

Marking Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we want to highlight a few accessibility principles that are well established, and a few that still do…

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