Localizing numbers with Word’s Find and Replace

Captain’s Log, star date 4135.5. Commander Worf has developed a rather unpleasant rash on his forehead and the replicators are acting up again. Translating the above sentence is simple enough. Let’s assume for a moment that it belongs to in-game text for a new Star Trek game with many, many “star dates.” In German and other languages, a comma is used instead of a...

The Top Tens of 2008

Nielsen’s Top 10 of PC Games and Consoles of 2008 was published a few days ago, with very few surprises. World of Warcraft is what PC gamers play the most: 671 minutes per week on average. With Call of Duty 4 taking the second place and WoW reaching 11.5 million subscribers worldwide, it was a good year for Activision Blizzard, Inc. The most popular console of 2008 is not one of...