UPDATES

Game Localization Handbook, Second Edition
Heather's new book, The Game Localization Handbook, Second Edition (co-authored by Stephanie Deming of XLOC), is available now! There's a nifty press release at Gamasutra, and you can order your own copy of the book from Amazon.

  

SOCOM 4 available now for PS3
Rafael's latest game, SOCOM 4, was released on April 19th. He was the writer on the project, which was developed by Zipper Interactive. Congratulations to team! More info can be found at www.socom.com. His next project, Deep Black, is an underwater sci-fi shooter set in a world of sinister keiretsu, giant cybernetic crabs, and a deranged artificial intelligence with a messiah complex. Deep Black was developed by Biart, and will be released for PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 this summer. Currently, Rafael is writing two unannounced titles for Gameloft.

        

Happy Fifth Anniversary, Media Sunshine!
Five years ago, Heather Chandler launched Media Sunshine, Incorporated. Several games (and books, and lectures, and articles) later, we're still going strong! We celebrated the anniversary at an Iron Maiden concert in our nation's capital.