Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
werden zu Mitspielern aus Fleisch und Blut
English translation:
will turn into real-life players
German term
United Kingdom
Reliable German/French to English
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: German to English, French to English
werden zu Mitspielern aus Fleisch und Blut
(Computer games)
May 18, 2015 12:55: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Computers (general)" to "Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino"
Proposed translations
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Transcreation, Marketing/PR, Literary
Native in: English 
, German
Works in: English to German, German to English
two suggestions
Computer controlled players are now turning into real-life players, complete with unpredictable actions and behaviour.
that's how I read it. I don't think it's necessary to stick too closely to Fleisch und Blut - the important thing is to emphasise the difference between man and machine.
hope it helps
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Klaus Herrmann
: I thought real-life players captures it neatly. Is it just me or has "turned into flesh and blood" a religious ring to it?
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Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
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Mag. Sabine Senn
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Martin Hesse
: Und Gott sprach: Let there be light on the screen, and there was the XBox, the PS2 and the GameCube. Früher hat man gegen den Computer gespielt, heute über Datenverbindung gegen Spieler auf der ganzen Welt.
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Neil Gouw
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worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
will be replaced by human players
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Neil Gouw
: to Boghdan, I think that depends on *more* context .. I think both replace and become are good translations for the German text.
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Bogdan Burghelea
: the sentence has a completely different sense
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Romania
Rechtsanwalt und Übersetzer
Native in: Romanian , German
Works in: English to German, English to Romanian, German to Romanian, and 4 more.
become players of flesh and blood
France
Legal expert in South-West France
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English, German to English
...will become flesh and blood players
I think it's important to keep the 'flesh and blood' reference: computer game players love it!
flesh and bone
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Note added at 2004-03-26 14:28:30 (GMT)
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ooops... flesh and bones, sorry
United Kingdom
Technical and medical translations
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, French to German, German, and 1 more.
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