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Samuel Allen

@samuelallentl.bsky.social
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Freelance Tabletop/Video Game Translator (JP→EN) フリーランス翻訳者:デジタル・アナログゲーム(日→英) He/Him | 日本語OK! | FFXIV@Coeurl

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Samuel Allen @samuelallentl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Fortune's Weave is so good 🤩
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Samuel Allen @samuelallentl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Okay I'm on board now.
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Samuel Allen @samuelallentl.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Oracle of Ages holds up astonishingly well. 2D Zelda rules.
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Samuel Allen @samuelallentl.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Very excited to hear that a German edition of Bean to Bar is now being crowdfunded! Please give this awesome game some love! t.co/OQnNpk7AGh
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Daniel Fedor @dcfedor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Blue Bottle Games, as a policy, does not use generative AI. It's something we've discussed as a team, weighing the pros and cons, and ultimately, we decided it was not for us. Recently, while chatting with a colleague, she mentioned it was useful hearing our reasoning. So: Sharing time! 1/12
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Dr. NerdLove @doctornerdlove.com · 08/07/2026
Reskeet to make sure nobody is feeding Meta’s AI beast
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SUPERDELUXE GAMES @sdxgames.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
これまで数多くのパッケージタイトルをお届けしてきたスパデラですが、私たちの想いは変わりません。 パッケージならではのワクワクや、大好きなゲームが手元に残る喜びを、これからも皆さまへお届けしてまいります! SUPERDELUXE GAMES公式ストア superdeluxegames.jp
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 01/07/2026
NEW BLOG FOR YOU Google's energy consumption numbers in their new climate report are mind-blowing. 2 years ago they flipped from linear to exponential growth, and their climate impact is blowing out, too. A WILD testament to the obscene bloat and waste of GenAI: ketanjoshi.co/2026/07/01/g...
a chart showing google's rising energy consumption - huge, and rising faster than ever beforea chart showing google's rising energy consumption - huge, and rising faster than ever beforea chart showing google's rising energy consumption - huge, and rising faster than ever beforeGoogle's total energy consumption more than new zealand
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Kiyomi Abe @kiyomioz.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
18歳〜39歳の被験者54人を「AIを使用せず自力で書く」「検索エンジンを利用する」「ChatGPTを利用する」の3つのグループに分け、4ヶ月間エッセイを執筆する実験を実施。 その結果、ChatGPTを使用したグループは言葉の意味を深く考えたり、自分の間違いに気付いて見直したりする脳の領域の活動が低下している事実が判明。さらに、情報処理のために脳の異なる部分同士が連携し合う「脳の接続性(ネットワークのつながり)」の総量が、自力で書いたグループと比べて最大55%も低下。脳内の連携が半分近くにまで落ち込んでいたことも明らかに😱 www.itmedia.co.jp/business/art...
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「AIを使うほど人はバカになる」は本当か? 研究が示す思考力低下のリスクと3つの対策
生成AIネイティブ世代の新入社員が続々と入社してくる中で、現場からは「最近の新人は使えない」といった声も上がっている。なぜなのか? 研究結果からその原因と対策を考えていく。
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Tanya D. || Writer || Narrative Designer @cypheroftyr.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
In all the excitement for this weekends game announcements, don’t forget about all the devs that have been laid off in the last few years. Imagine how much better games could be if people weren’t tossed aside for profit & corporate greed. We may never know how it could have been.
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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
time.com/6337835/ai-m... Ray Naylor on AI
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AI and the Rise of Mediocrity
'AI thrives when our need for originality is low and our demand for mediocrity is high,' writes Ray Nayler.
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Samuel Allen @samuelallentl.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Lovely weather for some Boktai ☀️
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Samuel Allen @samuelallentl.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Well, that's one game I most certainly will NOT be supporting 😑
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PC Gamer @pcgamer.com · 25/03/2026
"We as developers and players need to push back against this bullsh*t just like we did with NFTs and crypto games and try in vain to do with predatory micro transactions, loot boxes and battle passes."
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'We as developers and players need to push back': New Blood CEO and Iron Lung dev on DLSS 5
DLSS 5 has unleashed a fiery debate among game developers.
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Jenn Odd @jentranslations.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
AI does not "assist" translators, it just makes their work harder, brings down the quality, and impacts their pay. 😭
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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Hey folks! Board member Zach has written up a quick update re: how we are doing. Please check it out and share widely: critical-distance.com/2026/02/25/2...
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2025 Critical Distance Status
Once again, it’s time to check in on the finances for Critical Distance.   Last year, I said the finances were on the brink of stability. We never actually achieved that stability: we are unli…
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Youngles 🇰🇷🔜PAX Unplugged @youngles.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Hey. Tell people when they do good job. When you like the stuff they make. When you like the characters they’ve created. The stories they’ve told. Nobody hears it as often as you think bc everyone thinks everyone hears it all the time. Trust. They don’t. Tell. Them.
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Teresa (Katy) Castillo @harleygin.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
If you run a video game studio and would love a delightful design for your company's website consider reaching out to us at @hand-designed.com: ✦ hand-designed.com Starting at: $2.5K • Availability start in late March • We offer various payment options & try our best to work with folks' budget. 💜
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Hand Design Co.
Hand Design Co. is a team of two folks who specialize in design and development with a splash of geekiness & whimsical fun.
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Samuel Allen @samuelallentl.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Get excited @cdcubed.bsky.social!
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🦇 Tam🦇 | She/her #TranslatorsInTheCredits @tamslator.eurosky.social · 06/02/2026
OH, Look! Another game translated by magic! This right here is quite dangerous in these times. Why? By erasing us translators from our jobs it makes it easier to replace us with GenAI. We've always been invisible. That gave them a leverage in introducing MTPE and lowering our rates.
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Jenn Odd @jentranslations.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
I let them know my thoughts and I highly encourage everyone to as well.
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Gili Bar-Hillel @gilibug.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
We translate books because reading, writing, creating, sharing with others, bridging cultures and communicating are human activities that give us a reason to live. Take the human element out, and what even is the point? Why do it if humans are not enjoying the process or the product?
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feeb | yuritober!! @magicmooshka.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
it’s come to my attention that my tumblr post has been crossposted to bluesky, so I’m posting it on my account here #AntiAI #GenAI
recently my friend's comics professor told her that it's acceptable to use gen AI for script-writing but not for art, since a machine can't generate meaningful artistic work. meanwhile, my sister's screenwriting professor said that they can use gen AI for concept art and visualization, but that it won't be able to generate a script that's any good. and at my job, it seems like each department says that AI can be useful in every field except the one that they know best.

It's only ever the jobs we're unfamiliar with that we assume can be replaced with automation. The more attuned we are with certain processes, crafts, and occupations, the more we realize that gen AI will never be able to provide a suitable replacement. The case for its existence relies on our ignorance of the work and skill required to do everything we don't.
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Samuel Allen @samuelallentl.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
New paints day 🥳
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kc 💀 play TRUE LOVE'S CURSE! @npckc.net · 21/12/2025
the winter solstice has come once again... it's time to eat tong jyun ⛄ npckc.itch.io/tongjyun
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湯圓 [tong jyun] by npckc
a little chat about cooking & culture.
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This Week in Videogames @thisweekinvideogames.com · 18/12/2025
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier. Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder. thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
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Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
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Liz Bushouse @lizbushouse.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
This includes voice actors and outsourced localizers, btw! #TranslatorsintheCredits (Looking at you, "Tales of" series, for leaving these people out of the credits despite reporting that 70% of players now come from overseas: bsky.app/profile/lizb...)
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 18/12/2025
I wrote a piece about translation earlier in the year, talking about how a good translation isn't, and can't be, just matching words one-for-one: whatever.scalzi.com/2025/02/03/h...
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How Translation Works, Book Title Edition
As any translator will tell you, translating a piece of fiction isn’t about simply transcribing words one-to-one from one language to another. It’s about capturing a vibe — making…
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CerberusXt @cerberusxt.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
We can do even more.
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Jenn Odd @jentranslations.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
This is messed up on so many levels. As a writer and reader the thought that bots will scrape your book and make up stuff about it, influencing a reader's enjoyment and understanding of a story is just insulting. More people need to quit Amazon.
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Samuel Allen @samuelallentl.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Replaying Hades before Hades 2, and boy, this game is fantastic. Better than, even. Snappy writing, challenging yet surmountable combat, charming characters, heartwarming story...the list goes on and on.
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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 07/11/2025
Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.
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Claire Debenham @clairedeb.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
"To translate is not simply to transfer meaning but to attend to differences—of culture, time, thought, expression—that evade perfect alignment." www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
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The Costs of Instant Translation
AI might soon rob us of the thrill and challenge of cross-cultural conversation.
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Tom, Legally Certified Date Simmelier @iiotenki.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
I wrote more words about how it feels to be a translator watching the games press report on AI and labor, coming from a field that's fought these battles for decades. It may look like I'm beating up on one outlet, but it's not about them; I've been trying to write this for me and my peers all year.
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You Can't Report on Hunger While Taking Bread Off the Table
On the proliferation of machine translation in video game outlets covering the effects of AI on labor.
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Tom, Legally Certified Date Simmelier @iiotenki.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Put simply, SE's LQA testers take a proactive role in the final stages of localization and ensure that our final edits are as spotless as possible. While the translators and editors SE hires are quite talented, QA always deserves credit for making sure our vision is, in fact, implemented correctly.
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Jennifer/Aster Unkle 🏳️‍⚧️ @spookycutewitch.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Tell your favorite artists you love their work
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𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐝 💫 Game localizers @fromthevoid.net · 11/09/2025
Repeat after us: 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀. • Nothing is linear • You often get the texts in disarray • Different UIs, menus, dialog styles mean different contexts • Also no one can translate more than 2-3k words a day without sacrificing quality, proofreading & LQA.
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Cody R. @canthealz.com · 28/07/2025
Well said!!
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Nunki 🍂 @cosplaynunki.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Unicorn Overlord Cosplay ?? 👀 I see so few of them ! Despite the video game being amazing ? 😱 I don't know if this will interest someone but... I finished my Virginia cosplay ! ✨ Honestly very happy with the result of it 😁 #unicornoverlord #cosplaymaker #cosplay
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Samuel Allen @samuelallentl.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
KPop Demon Hunters was super good! The animation is slick and the music is really catchy 🎶
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Hoot Patoots @hoot.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Finished this piece and I feel i'm not gonna try to go further (I lost so much patience for background detailing, but it's still acceptable" But behold, my FF14 ttrpg party! #ffxiv #ttrpg #illustration
An illustration showing my FF14 TTRPG group: a Mi'Qote black mage, a abnormally wide and muscular red-headed Lalafell, a Roegadyn dragoon wearing a azure coat and carrying a small pinkish lalafell on her shoulder with Strawberries in her hair. They are venturing forth while leaving Ul'dah behind them on a bright, sunny day.
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METR @metr.org · 10/07/2025
We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers. The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
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Konner Knudsen @penzerker.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Boycott all publishers using GenAi.
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Animal Flix @animalflix.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
The most majestic thing you will see on #bluesky today. 😇
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FINAL FANTASY XIV @en.finalfantasyxiv.com · 30/06/2025
Anime Expo 2025 kicks off later this week! 🥳 sqex.to/PJCwZ Check out our booth activities and don't forget to tune into the livestream for Yoshi-P's guest of honor panel on Friday, July 4 at 12:30 p.m. (PDT) / 19:30 (GMT) 📅 Also, we've added a #FFXIV TTRPG reward for completing the stamp rally!
An illustration from Final Fantasy 14 of Y'shtola Rhul, a Miqo'te with short light hair sitting under an umbrella in black summer wear holding a book. The Anime Expo 2025 logo is in the top left of the banner.A photograph previewing the Final Fantasy 14 Online TTRPG trial booklet and clear file.
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Samuel Allen @samuelallentl.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Years late to the party at this point, but Xenoblade is a real delight!
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