Andrea Maderna Email & Phone Number

I work as a freelance translator on videogame projects of different nature, using tools like Trados, SDL, Microsoft Office and also some proprietary tools for specific projects.

I cover games and conventions for the video games area.

I cover games, conventions and press events, both for the video games and the movies/TV area. For a year I worked on weekly live shows on Twitch, covering the latest movies and TV shows.

I live the crazy everyday life of IGN Italia (http://it.ign.com/). After three years spent managing the staff, I stepped back a bit and went on writing articles, proofreading, translating copies from the US site, working on audio & video projects, attending press events and conventions and managing the Cinema/TV area.

I manage the day by day activity on Outcast.it, a small, kind of indie, italian videogame website focused on audio podcasts and columns.

I cover games, conventions and press events for the print magazine and the website.

I work as a freelance translator on videogame projects of different nature, using tools like Trados, SDL, Microsoft Office and also some proprietary tools for specific projects.

I worked as Executive Editor on Videogame.it (formerly known as Nextgame.it) and Outcast.it, coordinating the work of all staff, proofreading almost everything that got published, planning day by day activity, making coffee, petting my cat, writing tons of articles, performing some random audio and video editing, protecting my staff from the evil world out there, wandering around aimlessly during gaming conventions, travelling as much as I can, keeping good relations with publishing companies (or at least trying to), avoiding any kind of bullshit and working till 3:00 am almost every night.

Writing and translating articles about videogames for the following magazines: Giochi per il mio computer, Nintendo La Rivista Ufficiale, Ufficiale Xbox Magazine, PSM, The Games Machine, GamesVillage.it.

Doing my (small) part in the creation of an innovative digital magazine project about media and entertainment.

I cover videogame and technology events from the world for the renowned magazine AF Digitale.

I work as a freelance translator on videogame projects of different nature, using tools like Trados, SDL, Microsoft Office and also some proprietary tools for specific projects.Since 2010 I also have reprised my role of Project Manager for short stints (usually a month) during the summer period, which is the hottest (pun totally intended) for localization.

Managing multilanguage text and audio videogame localization projects.

I worked as Executive Editor for website Nextgame.it, while also writing for magazines WinMagazine Giochi and Play Generation.

Writing about videogames, movies, TV series for the following magazines and websites: Games-On-Line, Console Keeper, Nextgame, PC Zeta, Joypad, PlayStation World.

As an assistant editor on PSM (PlayStation Magazine) I did proofreading, had a role in editorial choices and coordinated external freelance journalists' work.I also wrote and translated many articles about videogames, movies, TV series for the following magazines and websites:Gamesradar, Ufficiale PlayStation Magazine, Ufficiale PlayStation 2 Magazine, Giochi per il mio computer, PlayStation Power, PSX2, PlayNation, The Games Machine, Ufficiale Xbox Magazine, Videogiochi.

Writing about videogames, tech and software for the magazine Computer Idea.