April 26, 2019
As motion capture technology becomes ever more prevalent in the production of a wide range of entertainment media, it is of no surprise that motion capture in video games is fast becoming an industry standard – and we saw some of the most cutting-edge usage of it this month here at the Altagram studio in Berlin.
February 7, 2019
While Germany may be more known for its industrial exports, in recent years the creative industries have been flourishing, and none more so than its video game industry.
So, we’ve drawn up a list of 5 of the games made here in Berlin that we like the most!
January 29, 2019
Altagram is proud to announce the promotion of Michael K. Schmidt as the new Chief Operating Officer.
January 2, 2019
We interviewed the video game composer and expert Pierre Langer, founder and managing director of Dynamedion based in Mainz, Germany. Pierre will tell us more about his internationally renowned company, the video game music business, and the culturalization process of video game soundtracks.
December 19, 2018
If you’re on the lookout for what’s up and coming in the world of gaming, it won’t take you too long to find out that Montreal is one of the biggest gaming cities in the world. In fact, there have been over 200 video game companies operating in the city since 2016. A city with so many gaming professionals means a city full of fun stuff for gamers to do.
November 29, 2018
We are happy to announce that we have won an award in the Best Employers in Localization Awards 2018 (BELA) in the category “Best for Employee Well-being”.
November 21, 2018
Last week we started our two-part interview with Malek Teffaha, Head of Localization and Communication at Ubisoft Middle East. He gave us insights into his work at Ubisoft as well as the regulation board GCAM, the General Commission for Audiovisual Media in Saudi Arabia. Today he will focus on the topics of visual adaption, accent localization and perception of the brand Assassin’s Creed in the MENA region.
November 15, 2018
In this two-part interview series, we will be talking to Malek Teffaha, Head of Localization and Communication at Ubisoft Middle East. Malek is going to give us deep insights into the special conditions for localization in the different countries of the area, the cultural impact and the bureaucratic systems that need to be handled to ensure a smooth game release.
November 8, 2018
We were happy to welcome two German influencers for a recording session of the new Neverwinter expansion: The Heart of Fire! Both of them made some great vlogs about work in video game localization, which we encourage you to watch.
October 15, 2018
Christian Norton becomes the CEO of the newly-established localization office Altagram Canada.