Vladimir Sechkarov
Published:
📚 FINALLY: Vladimir Sechkarov has finished the book "The Art of Loss. The Difficulties of Translation and Localization in the Games Industry". About two years of work, publisher Bombora, release set for June as part of the "Russian Computer Bestseller" series.
It's available for pre-order in domestic stores: hardcover 162×235 mm, 320 pp.. Price 1,627 ₽ with an early-bird 16% discount at 1,369 ₽. Inside, a deep dive into painful localization stories: the tortured English versions of Final Fantasy, a slew of ruined Russian translations, and why song titles were adapted in seven different ways. A review from Gennady Vorobyev is coming, stay tuned.
