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Dec
17
Fun with e-waste: resurrecting a Kindle Fire (2014)

Fun with e-waste: resurrecting a Kindle Fire (2014)

One of my hobbies is hacking and reusing obsolete hardware. Over the years I have repurposed game consoles (Nintendo Wii/
7 min read
Dec
16
Free services I started buying in 2023

Free services I started buying in 2023

Goodbye freemium. Four key parts of my online life I decided to buy (without regrets)
13 min read
May
25
Interview for 80.lv

Interview for 80.lv

Past projects, the challenges of Cuphead and the future of translation in a quick interview we did for a trade portal
5 min read
Apr
18
Colpo di Stato - Translating history

Colpo di Stato - Translating history

How we translated and adapted the historical board game "Colpo di Stato" for English audiences
4 min read
Oct
15
NeoCab - Translating the (Cyberpunk) Future

NeoCab - Translating the (Cyberpunk) Future

How we evolved the Italian language for a cyberpunk setting
7 min read
Oct
23
FTL: Faster Than Light - Mind structures

FTL: Faster Than Light - Mind structures

How we adapted Subset Games' FTL: Faster Than Light and played with context to make effective names despite harsh space limits
5 min read
Dec
18
Cuphead - Creating happy memories

Cuphead - Creating happy memories

What if your text plays nostalgic notes your audience just can't hear? Our experience adapting Cuphead
5 min read
Oct
02
Ether One - A story of two eras

Ether One - A story of two eras

A bombastic sci-fi adventure becomes a touching personal story. A beautiful, forgotten game we loved to work on
6 min read
May
13
The hardest test we ever made... was a simple Nintendo DS game

The hardest test we ever made... was a simple Nintendo DS game

Sometimes there's more than meets the eye. Especially when dealing with a simple, little videogame
5 min read
Feb
17
Dear Esther - Chasing ghosts

Dear Esther - Chasing ghosts

A game as elusive as its ghosts. The case of Dear Esther and its flawed Italian translation
6 min read