Mattel, the popular toy manufacturer, is investing further in board game accessibility. The company best known for Uno, Apples to Apples, and Blokus, has committed to making 80% of their games…
June 26, 2024 | 04:34 EDT
Ninja Theory has revealed what kind of accessibility options you can expect from Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 when the long-awaited action-adventure sequel launches tomorrow. The seven-year wait for …
May 20, 2024 | 11:36 EDT
Sony has shared a brand new development diary discussing the creation of its new PlayStation Access controller. In the dev diary, which takes the form of a video (with an additional PlayStation Blog…
October 12, 2023 | 09:37 EDT
For those who have issues with Starfield's readability, a new brand new mod has been released to improve accessibility by adding dyslexia-friendly fonts. The mod, titled simply "Accessibility Fonts…
September 9, 2023 | 06:23 EDT
Sony has unveiled the official name for the Project Leonardo accessibility controller. It's now called the Access, and as well as the name, Sony has also revealed new details about the controller,…
May 18, 2023 | 08:45 EDT
Today Respawn and EA revealed the accessibility features included in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. We start with five difficulty levels illustrated by the announcement, letting players pick the level of…
April 25, 2023 | 02:29 EDT
Xbox and Special Olympics have announced that the Gaming for Inclusion event is making a return. This year's event will once again see Special Olympics athletes competing for the chance to game…
August 17, 2022 | 10:39 EDT
Later this year, a Resident Evil Village accessibility update is coming, and it'll add all kinds of features from larger subtitles to a permanent targeting reticle on screen. However, there's one…
July 29, 2022 | 12:56 EDT
Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day, and Microsoft and Xbox are highlighting their efforts to improve accessibility on their platforms. Making games more accessible can be a…
May 19, 2022 | 04:06 EDT
Sony has revealed some of the God of War accessibility options we can expect when the game lands sometime this year. Kratos' journey will have features like better subtitles, controller remapping,…
May 19, 2022 | 09:49 EDT
The Minecraft BuildAbility world has been revealed as a new map for Minecraft: Education Edition that will teach children about accessibility and the problems faced in public spaces. While…
May 10, 2022 | 02:35 EDT
Supermassive Games has revealed how The Quarry multiplayer and The Quarry Movie Mode will work -- this upcoming horror game will offer up a lot of different ways to play, either solo or with friends…
April 28, 2022 | 04:52 EDT
New Doom Eternal accessibility options have been added in Doom Eternal Update 6.66 Rev 2, giving gamers more ways to enjoy slaying demons. Doom Eternal has proved to be a frighteningly…
April 26, 2022 | 02:46 EDT
Quake Update 3 has arrived, adding several new accessibility features to the classic first-person shooter alongside new Horde Mode maps, bug fixes, and more. Last year's reveal of Quake…
April 20, 2022 | 04:38 EDT
Gaming charity SpecialEffect is back with a brand new game, and this one has a focus on eye control. Open Drive is a sandbox driving game with eye gaze control optimization, and it's out right now…
April 8, 2022 | 09:37 EDT
Forza Horizon 5 sign language support brings American Sign Language (ASL) and British Sign Language (BSL) to the popular racing game in an update launching tomorrow, Microsoft announced. …
February 28, 2022 | 02:46 EST
Sony and Guerrilla Games have detailed some of the Horizon Forbidden West accessibility options you can expect when the game launches later this month. They include toggling tinnitus-triggering…
February 10, 2022 | 10:21 EST
ZA/UM has released a new Disco Elysium update that adds some pretty important accessibility features. The update itself isn't a big one, but it does bring a larger font size and a more legible UI,…
October 15, 2021 | 08:47 EDT
DAGERSystem, a company that specializes in video game accessibility, has announced the upcoming launch of an accessible games database. This database will allow players to search for games based on…
August 20, 2021 | 10:42 EDT
Amid the avalanche of articles about The Last of Us Part II, there's one you may have missed: the story of a completely blind player who managed to beat the entire game without sight, using audio…
July 20, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
As much as video games have progressed over time, the joy of timeless gaming classics remains - an imminent update for LibRetro’s RetroArch emulator will make these classics more accessible, allowing…
December 16, 2019 | 08:30 EST
Gears 5 developer The Coalition has outlined accessibility options the upcoming third-person shooter will have. The stated aim is to provide "a usable experience for as many players as possible".…
September 5, 2019 | 10:23 EDT
The AbleGamers Charity is an organization that's been around in the gaming world for a good few years now. It's well known for promoting accessibility in games, giving disabled gamers the opportunity…
May 9, 2019 | 12:20 EDT
Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have partnered up to give veterans greater access to the Xbox Adaptive Controller. According to Xbox Wire, they plan to initially give controller…
May 1, 2019 | 10:30 EDT
Spyro: Reignited Trilogy launched last week, delighting new and old fans of the purple dragon. However, people were surprised and disappointed to discover that the game does not feature any options…
November 19, 2018 | 11:45 EST
Ablegamers, a charity focused on empowering disabled gamers through various initiatives, has announced the Player Panels initiative to help increase the accessibility of video games by working…
June 28, 2017 | 10:40 EDT
AbleGamers is a rising video game themed charity benefiting gamers with disabilities, in particular those disabilities which may impair their ability to game. The charity seeks to make video games…
October 4, 2016 | 10:37 EDT
A hearing-impaired Destiny player going by the handle tigersharkdude created a thread on the Destiny subreddit requesting that Bungie flesh out the subtitles for various bits of NPC dialogue in the…
September 17, 2016 | 09:19 EDT
I walk into my local GameStop store determined to get the game that I’ve been saving for. As soon as I enter the store I can tell some people are staring at me as I grab the new Max Payne title from…
December 4, 2015 | 09:00 EST
If there’s one thing that’s prevalent in a gamer’s arsenal, aside from a vast collection of limited edition copies of games and memorizations of uncanny screen names that would be hilarious outcomes…
November 11, 2015 | 01:00 EST
In the world of video games the saying “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” is constantly challenged by games made by developers with banners displaying unique ideas. These ideas are frequently…
November 6, 2015 | 01:00 EST
In the blind and visually impaired community the adaptive technology market is in heated competition. This is even more so with the rise of accessible mainstream technology slowly making it's way…
October 29, 2015 | 07:04 EDT
2015 is a huge year for disabled gamers. Accessibility features, once a dream when thinking about consoles, are now making prominent places in the market with accessibility solutions built into the…
October 5, 2015 | 12:09 EDT
Information has sprung up that reveals a vast array of new accessibility features for the Xbox One that will make the console more accessible to disabled gamers, including blind and visually impaired…
September 21, 2015 | 11:49 EDT
In the world of adaptive technology, it is always a question of compatibility when it comes to upgrading, especially when people who are blind have to contend with a brand new operating system that’s…
August 1, 2015 | 08:00 EDT
The Xbox Elite Wireless Controller will be released in October 2015, with an exact date unknown at the time of this writing but gamers can pre-order the controller now for $149.99. The…
June 17, 2015 | 03:20 EDT
Sol is an open source video game for Windows and Linux developed by Azura Sun. According to the website, it will be released without DRM, allowing for custom modding and expansions. Sol places a huge…
June 3, 2015 | 01:00 EDT
Microsoft has announced the release date of Windows 10 with a host of new features and programs to replace some old ones. In an official statement emailed this morning, Thomas Hunter, a PR account…
June 1, 2015 | 04:15 EDT
In 2014 Shubham Banerjee, a teen engineer, developed an open source, low cost, Braille printer for the blind and the visually impaired out of a Lego Mindstorm kit and a few items from Home Depot.…
May 19, 2015 | 03:07 EDT
64 Oz. Games is a company run by Richard and Emily Gibbs that focuses on making blind and vision impaired accessibility kits for board and card games. While their original products were the result of…
March 27, 2015 | 01:00 EDT