Christian Hoffmann
@christianhoffmann.bsky.social
Freelance Game Translator 🎮 EN to DE. Lore hoarder and wordsmith sind 2016. You can find some of the cool stuff I worked on
on www.charontranslations.com
on www.charontranslations.com
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Congrats to all nominees of the @indiegameawards.gg! I had the pleasure of being part of the German localization teams of a few of the nominated games (+Pacific Drive 🚗 and Arranger 🧩) for @locquest.bsky.social, @local-heroes.com, and other clients. You can't go wrong with any of these indie gems!
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My name is Indigo Montoya.
October 27, 2025 at 11:06 AM
My name is Indigo Montoya.
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Wenn man bei einer Lesung ein Buch klaut, trennt man Werk und Autor.
December 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Wenn man bei einer Lesung ein Buch klaut, trennt man Werk und Autor.
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This is going to sound jaded, but specifically for games loc:
Most clients/projects will make it virtually impossible to reach the level of quality you expect. Learn to live with "there's nothing I can do about this, there's no sense in wasting more time/energy on it".
Most clients/projects will make it virtually impossible to reach the level of quality you expect. Learn to live with "there's nothing I can do about this, there's no sense in wasting more time/energy on it".
December 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
This is going to sound jaded, but specifically for games loc:
Most clients/projects will make it virtually impossible to reach the level of quality you expect. Learn to live with "there's nothing I can do about this, there's no sense in wasting more time/energy on it".
Most clients/projects will make it virtually impossible to reach the level of quality you expect. Learn to live with "there's nothing I can do about this, there's no sense in wasting more time/energy on it".
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To my fellow translators: what do you wish someone had taught you about translation (whether the act or translation or having a freelance job) that you had to learn by yourself?
December 7, 2025 at 8:06 AM
To my fellow translators: what do you wish someone had taught you about translation (whether the act or translation or having a freelance job) that you had to learn by yourself?
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Sounds familiar. You gotta help us help you 🤌
"the union is a third party, let's resolve our issues directly" is a common management anti-union talking point, but I think pro-union folks also too often think of "the union" as a separate entity that can solve their problems for them, instead of a vehicle for members to create change themselves.
I think we need to change the way we talk about SAG-AFTRA. Not a dig at Jeff here (I too would like to see a SAG-AFTRA Amazon Agreement,) but we've got to stop referring to SAG-AFTRA as an organization that can just "step in" and do stuff.
December 7, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Sounds familiar. You gotta help us help you 🤌
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We’re very excited to announce Thinky Dailies! 🎉 Follow our thinky friend on an adventure through handcrafted daily puzzles!
thinkygames.com/dail...
thinkygames.com/dail...
December 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We’re very excited to announce Thinky Dailies! 🎉 Follow our thinky friend on an adventure through handcrafted daily puzzles!
thinkygames.com/dail...
thinkygames.com/dail...
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In meinem Adventskalender "Vivisektion" darf ich heute schon das vierte Tierchen aufmachen.
December 4, 2023 at 10:20 AM
In meinem Adventskalender "Vivisektion" darf ich heute schon das vierte Tierchen aufmachen.
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We’re hiring a Junior Project Manager (Germany) —preferably around Düsseldorf! 🎮
Love games, teamwork & languages? Join us at Native Prime.
👉 nativeprime.com/juniorpm-de/
Love games, teamwork & languages? Join us at Native Prime.
👉 nativeprime.com/juniorpm-de/
October 23, 2025 at 8:08 AM
We’re hiring a Junior Project Manager (Germany) —preferably around Düsseldorf! 🎮
Love games, teamwork & languages? Join us at Native Prime.
👉 nativeprime.com/juniorpm-de/
Love games, teamwork & languages? Join us at Native Prime.
👉 nativeprime.com/juniorpm-de/
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🗺️ Shape the fate of nations.
We are proud to have worked on Europa Universalis V (Paradox Dev Studio / Paradox Interactive) — a grand strategy epic reborn.
Lead your empire, rewrite history, and relive the world’s turning points.
#SpreadingTheJoyofGaming
We are proud to have worked on Europa Universalis V (Paradox Dev Studio / Paradox Interactive) — a grand strategy epic reborn.
Lead your empire, rewrite history, and relive the world’s turning points.
#SpreadingTheJoyofGaming
November 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🗺️ Shape the fate of nations.
We are proud to have worked on Europa Universalis V (Paradox Dev Studio / Paradox Interactive) — a grand strategy epic reborn.
Lead your empire, rewrite history, and relive the world’s turning points.
#SpreadingTheJoyofGaming
We are proud to have worked on Europa Universalis V (Paradox Dev Studio / Paradox Interactive) — a grand strategy epic reborn.
Lead your empire, rewrite history, and relive the world’s turning points.
#SpreadingTheJoyofGaming
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🥋 Forestrike @forestrike.bsky.social (Skeleton Crew Studio / Thomas Olsson / @devolverdigital.com) is fast, predictive kung-fu combat where every move counts.
Five eccentric Masters, high-skill fights, and tense, rewarding runs.
Localized with #TheNativeTouch — ready to fight? 🔥
Five eccentric Masters, high-skill fights, and tense, rewarding runs.
Localized with #TheNativeTouch — ready to fight? 🔥
November 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
🥋 Forestrike @forestrike.bsky.social (Skeleton Crew Studio / Thomas Olsson / @devolverdigital.com) is fast, predictive kung-fu combat where every move counts.
Five eccentric Masters, high-skill fights, and tense, rewarding runs.
Localized with #TheNativeTouch — ready to fight? 🔥
Five eccentric Masters, high-skill fights, and tense, rewarding runs.
Localized with #TheNativeTouch — ready to fight? 🔥
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🏆 We’re celebrating wonderful news: The Plucky Squire has won the @atrae.bsky.social Award for Best Videogame Translation with Dubbing!
Congratulations to Roberto, Cristina, and everyone involved — and thank you to @devolverdigital.com for trusting us with this beautiful project! 🌿🎮
Congratulations to Roberto, Cristina, and everyone involved — and thank you to @devolverdigital.com for trusting us with this beautiful project! 🌿🎮
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 AM
🏆 We’re celebrating wonderful news: The Plucky Squire has won the @atrae.bsky.social Award for Best Videogame Translation with Dubbing!
Congratulations to Roberto, Cristina, and everyone involved — and thank you to @devolverdigital.com for trusting us with this beautiful project! 🌿🎮
Congratulations to Roberto, Cristina, and everyone involved — and thank you to @devolverdigital.com for trusting us with this beautiful project! 🌿🎮
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Meine radikale Meinung ist, dass ein durchschnittliches Gehalt ein sicheres Leben in der Nähe des Arbeitsplatzes ermöglichen sollte.
December 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Meine radikale Meinung ist, dass ein durchschnittliches Gehalt ein sicheres Leben in der Nähe des Arbeitsplatzes ermöglichen sollte.
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Exciting news: my union @pen-guild.bsky.social won our fight to hold management accountable for rolling out AI tools with no notice & for failing to hold the bots to the same standards all of us humans must follow — in violation of the contract they agreed to. A neutral arbiter said we were right!
PEN Guild wins landmark arbitration on AI protections - Washington-Baltimore News Guild
This marks one of the first major labor-arbitration rulings on the impact of AI on journalism, setting an important precedent for the U.S. news industry.
wbng.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Exciting news: my union @pen-guild.bsky.social won our fight to hold management accountable for rolling out AI tools with no notice & for failing to hold the bots to the same standards all of us humans must follow — in violation of the contract they agreed to. A neutral arbiter said we were right!
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Wir haben unser gesamtes Zitate-Wissen zu Goethe & Schiller doch dank Dr. Erika Fuchs aus den "Lustigen Taschenbüchern" & Co. 🥲
December 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Wir haben unser gesamtes Zitate-Wissen zu Goethe & Schiller doch dank Dr. Erika Fuchs aus den "Lustigen Taschenbüchern" & Co. 🥲
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A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight. By using words well they strengthen their souls.
December 1, 2025 at 6:43 AM
A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight. By using words well they strengthen their souls.
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Ab jetzt auf Disney+:
das „Family Guy“-Weihnachtsspecial 2025.
OmU-UT Englisch > Deutsch von unserem Mitglied Thilo Niepel!
#nameyoursubtitler #loveyoursubtitler
das „Family Guy“-Weihnachtsspecial 2025.
OmU-UT Englisch > Deutsch von unserem Mitglied Thilo Niepel!
#nameyoursubtitler #loveyoursubtitler
Family Guy 2025 Holiday Special | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Hulu
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Ab jetzt auf Disney+:
das „Family Guy“-Weihnachtsspecial 2025.
OmU-UT Englisch > Deutsch von unserem Mitglied Thilo Niepel!
#nameyoursubtitler #loveyoursubtitler
das „Family Guy“-Weihnachtsspecial 2025.
OmU-UT Englisch > Deutsch von unserem Mitglied Thilo Niepel!
#nameyoursubtitler #loveyoursubtitler
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“I was just following otters.”
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“I was just following otters.”
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this is just gutter racism
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
this is just gutter racism
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline
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Übersetzung aus dem Spanischen für die Synchro von unserem Mitglied Birgit Kirberg @nadalenca.bsky.social!😀
"Ana & Oscar" ist die Liebesgeschichte zweier Menschen, die während einer Silvesterfeier beginnt. Fortan erzählt die Serie in Jahressprüngen –von Silvester zu Silvester– von ihrer Beziehung über 10 Jahre hinweg. Vom vielf. ausgezeichneten spanischen Regisseur Rodrigo Sorogoyen. @artede.bsky.social 🇪🇸
Ana und Oscar - Fernsehfilme und Serien | ARTE
"Ana und Oscar" ist die Liebesgeschichte zweier Menschen, die während einer Silvesterfeier beginnt. Fortan erzählt die Serie in Jahressprüngen – von Silvester zu Silvester – von ihrer Beziehung über z...
www.arte.tv
November 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Übersetzung aus dem Spanischen für die Synchro von unserem Mitglied Birgit Kirberg @nadalenca.bsky.social!😀
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CEATL and EWC call on the book sector, including writers, agents, publishers and readers, to stand in solidarity with human literary translators after Amazon’s launch of its Kindle Translate platform. Read more here:
www.ceatl.eu/books-cannot...
@europeanwriterscouncil.eu @fiteurope.bsky.social
www.ceatl.eu/books-cannot...
@europeanwriterscouncil.eu @fiteurope.bsky.social
Books cannot be translated in a click!
CEATL and EWC call on the global book sector, including writers, agents, publishers and readers, to stand in solidarity with human literary translators after the announcement of Amazon to launch Kindl...
www.ceatl.eu
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
CEATL and EWC call on the book sector, including writers, agents, publishers and readers, to stand in solidarity with human literary translators after Amazon’s launch of its Kindle Translate platform. Read more here:
www.ceatl.eu/books-cannot...
@europeanwriterscouncil.eu @fiteurope.bsky.social
www.ceatl.eu/books-cannot...
@europeanwriterscouncil.eu @fiteurope.bsky.social
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Ab heute auf Netflix:
Die ersten vier Folgen der letzten Staffel von "Stanger Things".
OmU-Untertitel Englisch > Deutsch von unserem Mitglied Whenke Killmer @whenke.bsky.social!
#nameyoursubtitler #loveyoursubtitler
Die ersten vier Folgen der letzten Staffel von "Stanger Things".
OmU-Untertitel Englisch > Deutsch von unserem Mitglied Whenke Killmer @whenke.bsky.social!
#nameyoursubtitler #loveyoursubtitler
November 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Ab heute auf Netflix:
Die ersten vier Folgen der letzten Staffel von "Stanger Things".
OmU-Untertitel Englisch > Deutsch von unserem Mitglied Whenke Killmer @whenke.bsky.social!
#nameyoursubtitler #loveyoursubtitler
Die ersten vier Folgen der letzten Staffel von "Stanger Things".
OmU-Untertitel Englisch > Deutsch von unserem Mitglied Whenke Killmer @whenke.bsky.social!
#nameyoursubtitler #loveyoursubtitler
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Die Game-Award-Nominierungen sind raus! Und AVÜ-Mitglieder waren an der deutschen Lokalisierung mehrerer Spiele beteiligt😀
#TranslatorsInTheCredits #loveyourAVTranslator #HumansNotMachines
#TranslatorsInTheCredits #loveyourAVTranslator #HumansNotMachines
November 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Die Game-Award-Nominierungen sind raus! Und AVÜ-Mitglieder waren an der deutschen Lokalisierung mehrerer Spiele beteiligt😀
#TranslatorsInTheCredits #loveyourAVTranslator #HumansNotMachines
#TranslatorsInTheCredits #loveyourAVTranslator #HumansNotMachines
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea