Thomaz Vilela
@locthom.bsky.social
Localization Specialist (EN-PTBR) | 15+ Years EXP | Game Loc | Technical Translation
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Thomaz Vilela
@locthom.bsky.social
· Sep 2
Hey!
Looking to connect with people in the gaming industry!
I'm a EN to PTBR game localizer with 15+ years experience. I worked on games from a lot of genres but my focus are RPGs and adventure. Let's talk!
Looking to connect with people in the gaming industry!
I'm a EN to PTBR game localizer with 15+ years experience. I worked on games from a lot of genres but my focus are RPGs and adventure. Let's talk!
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The games industry brings in 300 billion dollars a year. The guy who made DOOM gets his projects canceled, the guy who made Katamari Damacy is broke, everyone in your feed is begging for a job and there are 50 new games coming out on Steam every day all going towards buying Gabe Newell's next yacht
Keita Takahashi (Katamari, Wattam, Noby Noby Boy) has moved back to Japan, and says he may be forced to quit the games industry due to To a T underperforming.
He also says he'd love to work on Katamari again, and for someone to invest in his studio.
(Read more at GamesRadar)
He also says he'd love to work on Katamari again, and for someone to invest in his studio.
(Read more at GamesRadar)
December 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The games industry brings in 300 billion dollars a year. The guy who made DOOM gets his projects canceled, the guy who made Katamari Damacy is broke, everyone in your feed is begging for a job and there are 50 new games coming out on Steam every day all going towards buying Gabe Newell's next yacht
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Seriously, localization teams going from actively barred from appearing in credits to being thanked during the biggest show of the year... It means the world, and shows how much we've grown as an industry.
Un immense merci à Guillaume et Jennifer !
Un immense merci à Guillaume et Jennifer !
December 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Seriously, localization teams going from actively barred from appearing in credits to being thanked during the biggest show of the year... It means the world, and shows how much we've grown as an industry.
Un immense merci à Guillaume et Jennifer !
Un immense merci à Guillaume et Jennifer !
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Roboto Global isn't paying its translators.
AAA studios working with them need to realize what's going on - Blizzard, CD Projekt Red, Riot...
This needs to stop: translators should be treated as precious & skilled professionals, not random disposable assets.
www.linkedin.com/posts/adrian...
AAA studios working with them need to realize what's going on - Blizzard, CD Projekt Red, Riot...
This needs to stop: translators should be treated as precious & skilled professionals, not random disposable assets.
www.linkedin.com/posts/adrian...
So many translators are unfairly treated right now. Some have seen their work dry up completely, others have to accept lower rates for a more frustrating and less rewarding way of working.
But… | Ad...
So many translators are unfairly treated right now. Some have seen their work dry up completely, others have to accept lower rates for a more frustrating and less rewarding way of working.
But to no...
www.linkedin.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Roboto Global isn't paying its translators.
AAA studios working with them need to realize what's going on - Blizzard, CD Projekt Red, Riot...
This needs to stop: translators should be treated as precious & skilled professionals, not random disposable assets.
www.linkedin.com/posts/adrian...
AAA studios working with them need to realize what's going on - Blizzard, CD Projekt Red, Riot...
This needs to stop: translators should be treated as precious & skilled professionals, not random disposable assets.
www.linkedin.com/posts/adrian...
Happy Translator Day to all my fellow language workers!
Times are tough for us right now but let's believe in ourselves and have some faith that things will eventually get better.
Times are tough for us right now but let's believe in ourselves and have some faith that things will eventually get better.
October 1, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Happy Translator Day to all my fellow language workers!
Times are tough for us right now but let's believe in ourselves and have some faith that things will eventually get better.
Times are tough for us right now but let's believe in ourselves and have some faith that things will eventually get better.
Wish I could see more people giving feedback on Steam, negative or positive, about localization.
Despite a healthy 'Mostly Positive' review score on Steam and a concurrent user count high enough to make a AAA game blush with envy, Hollow Knight: Silksong's Chinese players are seemingly less impressed by the highly-anticipated sequel.
Chinese Players Use Steam Reviews to Complain About Hollow Knight: Silksong Translation, Team Cherry Promises Improvements
bit.ly
September 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Wish I could see more people giving feedback on Steam, negative or positive, about localization.
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Actual translation is work that can't be done by machines, but that doesn't mean translators aren't having their careers impacted—or destroyed—by AI.
These are their stories www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/ai-killed-...
These are their stories www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/ai-killed-...
AI Killed My Job: Translators
Few industries have been hit by AI as hard as translation. Rates are plummeting. Work is drying up. Translators are considering abandoning the field, or bankruptcy. These are their stories.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
August 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Actual translation is work that can't be done by machines, but that doesn't mean translators aren't having their careers impacted—or destroyed—by AI.
These are their stories www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/ai-killed-...
These are their stories www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/ai-killed-...
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It's such a deeply depressing reflection of our industry that shows that NO GAME, no matter how it's made, is immune to localization being treated as an afterthought despite the fact that it impacts the experience of literal millions of players.
September 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
It's such a deeply depressing reflection of our industry that shows that NO GAME, no matter how it's made, is immune to localization being treated as an afterthought despite the fact that it impacts the experience of literal millions of players.
One of the best games of the 2010's! I love how language is relevant to the main plot!
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, a Hideo Kojima game, released 10 years ago today
September 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
One of the best games of the 2010's! I love how language is relevant to the main plot!
Hey!
Looking to connect with people in the gaming industry!
I'm a EN to PTBR game localizer with 15+ years experience. I worked on games from a lot of genres but my focus are RPGs and adventure. Let's talk!
Looking to connect with people in the gaming industry!
I'm a EN to PTBR game localizer with 15+ years experience. I worked on games from a lot of genres but my focus are RPGs and adventure. Let's talk!
September 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Hey!
Looking to connect with people in the gaming industry!
I'm a EN to PTBR game localizer with 15+ years experience. I worked on games from a lot of genres but my focus are RPGs and adventure. Let's talk!
Looking to connect with people in the gaming industry!
I'm a EN to PTBR game localizer with 15+ years experience. I worked on games from a lot of genres but my focus are RPGs and adventure. Let's talk!
Wrapping up August:
- Translation and editing of several content updates for a mobile arena game
- Translation of upcoming events for an idle RPG game
- Translation of an upcoming mobile RTS game
Happy September to y'all!
- Translation and editing of several content updates for a mobile arena game
- Translation of upcoming events for an idle RPG game
- Translation of an upcoming mobile RTS game
Happy September to y'all!
September 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Wrapping up August:
- Translation and editing of several content updates for a mobile arena game
- Translation of upcoming events for an idle RPG game
- Translation of an upcoming mobile RTS game
Happy September to y'all!
- Translation and editing of several content updates for a mobile arena game
- Translation of upcoming events for an idle RPG game
- Translation of an upcoming mobile RTS game
Happy September to y'all!
Reposted by Thomaz Vilela
Curiosamente essa corja agora clama pelos direitos humanos, mas em 2017 era esse o discurso.
Quem não te conhece que te compre (mas tem imbecil que conhece e compra assim mesmo).
Quem não te conhece que te compre (mas tem imbecil que conhece e compra assim mesmo).
August 5, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Curiosamente essa corja agora clama pelos direitos humanos, mas em 2017 era esse o discurso.
Quem não te conhece que te compre (mas tem imbecil que conhece e compra assim mesmo).
Quem não te conhece que te compre (mas tem imbecil que conhece e compra assim mesmo).
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Reposted by Thomaz Vilela
“É só uma ferramenta! As pessoas também costumavam odiar o Photoshop."
Tire meu Photoshop, tire meu tablets, eu ainda consigo desenhar.
Agora se tirar a sua máquina de plágio e o que você vai fazer? Gritar prompts pra mim?
Tire meu Photoshop, tire meu tablets, eu ainda consigo desenhar.
Agora se tirar a sua máquina de plágio e o que você vai fazer? Gritar prompts pra mim?
“It’s just a tool! People used to hate on photoshop too.”
Take away my photoshop, take away my tablets, I can still draw. Take away your plagiarism machine and what are you gonna do? Shout prompts at me?
Take away my photoshop, take away my tablets, I can still draw. Take away your plagiarism machine and what are you gonna do? Shout prompts at me?
August 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“É só uma ferramenta! As pessoas também costumavam odiar o Photoshop."
Tire meu Photoshop, tire meu tablets, eu ainda consigo desenhar.
Agora se tirar a sua máquina de plágio e o que você vai fazer? Gritar prompts pra mim?
Tire meu Photoshop, tire meu tablets, eu ainda consigo desenhar.
Agora se tirar a sua máquina de plágio e o que você vai fazer? Gritar prompts pra mim?
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James Jamerson revolucionou o baixo. E morreu, há 42 anos, sem que muita gente soubesse disso.
Ele tocou em alguns dos maiores hits da música americana, mas não era creditado por seu trabalho. Conheça sua história:
Ele tocou em alguns dos maiores hits da música americana, mas não era creditado por seu trabalho. Conheça sua história:
A história de James Jamerson, o baixista que o mundo ouviu, mas não conheceu
Quase todo mundo já escutou James Jamerson, ainda que não saiba disso. O baixista da Motown não era creditado por seus trabalhos.
igormiranda.com.br
August 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
James Jamerson revolucionou o baixo. E morreu, há 42 anos, sem que muita gente soubesse disso.
Ele tocou em alguns dos maiores hits da música americana, mas não era creditado por seu trabalho. Conheça sua história:
Ele tocou em alguns dos maiores hits da música americana, mas não era creditado por seu trabalho. Conheça sua história:
Tirei Dark Souls 2 da poeira depois de jogar um pouco o remaster do 1 no Switch.
July 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Tirei Dark Souls 2 da poeira depois de jogar um pouco o remaster do 1 no Switch.
Então, eu tenho de 3 a 8 de Destreza.
July 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Então, eu tenho de 3 a 8 de Destreza.
Relembrando a adolescência hj.
July 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Relembrando a adolescência hj.
Bora pros RPG!
olddragon.com.br
olddragon.com.br
Old Dragon: Aventuras Clássicas de Fantasia
Old Dragon é um RPG de Fantasia Medieval onde jogadores interpretam heróis em cenários fantásticos envoltos em aventuras repletas de monstros e perigos. Explore masmorras profundas, templos perdidos e...
olddragon.com.br
July 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Bora pros RPG!
olddragon.com.br
olddragon.com.br
Tem que ter um livro dos Bobbie Gods agora.
July 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Tem que ter um livro dos Bobbie Gods agora.
Terminei de ver Round 6 ontem. Só consigo resumir em uma palavra: tensão. O final tb deixa aquela sensação de que o mundo é uma bosta. 8/10
July 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Terminei de ver Round 6 ontem. Só consigo resumir em uma palavra: tensão. O final tb deixa aquela sensação de que o mundo é uma bosta. 8/10
Vou dar mais uma chance pra esse rede aqui!
June 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Vou dar mais uma chance pra esse rede aqui!