Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 devs respond to backlash over uncredited translators Larian StudiosBaldur\u2019s Gate 3 fans noticed a major discrepancy in the game\u2019s credits. Now, Larian Studios have responded to a number of translators going uncredited for their work. Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 has had one of the most successful launches of 2023 shattering even its developer\u2019s expectations. The game\u2019s popularity has pushed it into the top ten highest concurrently played games of all time on Steam. The unfathomable amount of content and freedom of choice the game provides has delighted its players. The project was clearly a massive labor of love over many years. It\u2019s understandable then that the game\u2019s community was outraged when they discovered translators working for localization firm Altagram weren\u2019t credited for their work on the project. Fan backlash was swift across social media and developer Larian Studios responded in kind. Larian Studios\u2019 speaks on uncredited translator controversy In a statement made to Eurogamer, a representative from Larian explained the situation was not known to them and not a decision of theirs. \u201cThis was all Altagram group,\u201d a spokesperson explained. \u201cWe reached out, and compelled them to fix this.\u201d Larian have asked Altagram for a list of employees who contributed and said that they would ensure that these translators were added to the credits. \u201cAs soon as we were made aware, we took steps with Altagram to remedy this immediately,\u201d Larian\u2019s spokesperson confirmed. Under the initial tweet that broke the story, an employee of the Spanish localization team for Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 explained the level of work that Altagram\u2019s staff would have contributed to the project. \u201cAs a member of the (credited) Spanish team, I can confirm that it took us almost 4fouryears and that the final amount of text is over 2.5 million words,\u201d they explained. \u201cAll translators were credited except those working for Altagram.\u201d Larian initially told Eurogamer that the credits would be added in a future Hotfix. They have since clarified that the update will instead come in the game\u2019s first major patch. Players have praised Larian\u2019s quick response and pointed out that Altagram has previously left translators uncredited for work on Diablo 4. The issue has sparked conversations regarding how much work goes into video game localization and how to improve the industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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