On the translation of video games

Journal of Specialised Translation

Volumn , Issue 6, 2006, Pages 22-36

  Merino, Miguel Bernal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entertainment software; Game; Localisation; Localization; Video game

Indexed keywords

EID: 85079164105     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1740357X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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