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{{Afd-merge to|Keywords Studios|XLOC|25 December 2020}}
{{notability|Companies|date=March 2012}}
{{Infobox company
| name = XLOC Inc.
| logo = XLOC Logo White.jpg
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|2000}}
| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Stephanie O'Malley Deming|Mason Deming}}
| hq_location_city = [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]
| hq_location_country = US
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Stephanie O'Malley Deming ([[President (corporate title)|president]])|Mason Deming ([[Chief technology officer|CTO]])}}
| parent = [[Keywords Studios]] (2017–present)
| website = {{URL|http://www.xloc.com/|xloc.com}}
}}

'''XLOC Inc.''' is an American [[software development]] company based in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]].<ref name="PCGI: Acquisition">{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamesinsider.biz/news/65706/keywords-studios-acquires-xloc/ |title=Keywords Studios continues spending spree by acquiring CMS developer XLOC for $900,000 |first=Ric |last=Cowley |date=May 10, 2017 |website=[[PC Games Insider]]}}</ref> It was founded in 2000 by Stephanie O'Malley Deming and Mason Deming.<ref name="MCV: Acquisition">{{cite web |url=https://www.mcvuk.com/development-news/keywords-buys-xloc-for-0-9-million/ |title=Keywords buys XLOC for $0.9 million |date=May 10, 2017 |website=[[MCV/Develop]]}}</ref><ref name="IGN: Brutal Legend">{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/10/13/xloc-helps-brutal-legend-rock-out-worldwide-with-localization-solution |title=XLOC Helps Brutal Legend Rock Out Worldwide with Localization Solution |date=October 13, 2009 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> They serve as [[President (corporate title)|president]] and [[chief technology officer]], respectively.<ref name="IGN: Brutal Legend" /><ref name="Gamasutra: API">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/119228/XLOC_40_Adds_New_API_For_RealTime_Dev_Process_Integration.php |title=XLOC 4.0 Adds New API For Real-Time Dev Process Integration |first=Leigh |last=Alexander |author-link=Leigh Alexander (journalist) |date=April 28, 2010 |website=[[Gamasutra]]}}</ref> The company maintains an eponymous web-based localization management tool; a dedicated [[application programming interface]] for version 4.0 of the tool was released in April 2010.<ref name="Gamasutra: API" /><ref name="MCV: API">{{cite web |url=https://www.mcvuk.com/development-news/xloc-reveal-4-0-api/ |title=XLOC Reveal 4.0 API |date=April 28, 2010 |website=[[MCV/Develop]]}}</ref> XLOC has been involved with the localisations of ''[[Brütal Legend]]'',<ref name="IGN: Brutal Legend" /> ''[[Blur (video game)|Blur]]'',<ref name="MCV: Blur">{{cite web |url=https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/consoles/xloc-signed-as-blur-localisation-firm/ |title=XLOC signed as Blur localisation firm |date=May 21, 2010 |website=[[MCV/Develop]]}}</ref> and ''[[League of Legends]]''.<ref name="Gamasutra: Acquisition">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/297755/Keywords_nabs_localization_expert_XLOC_for_900K.php |title=Keywords nabs localization expert XLOC for $900K |first=Chris |last=Kerr |date=May 10, 2017 |website=[[Gamasutra]]}}</ref> In May 2017, [[Keywords Studios]] acquired XLOC for {{US$|900,000|link=yes}}.<ref name="PCGI: Acquisition" /><ref name="MCV: Acquisition" /><ref name="Gamasutra: Acquisition" />#REDIRECT [[Keywords Studios#Operations]]

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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.xloc.com/}}

[[Category:Video game development companies]]