It’s time for one of my top showcases of the year: the Access-Ability Summer Showcase! It is one of the only places for disabled players to learn about recent or upcoming titles while knowing what will be accessible to them. Today’s showcase features over a dozen titles, half of which are accessible to those with vision-related disabilities; some can even…
It’s time for one of my top showcases of the year: the Access-Ability Summer Showcase! It is one of the only places for disabled players to learn about recent or upcoming titles while knowing what will be accessible to them. Today’s showcase features over a dozen titles, half of which…
Read MoreLearning from past experiences is key to getting better moving forward, and Insomniac has learned about accessibility features over its past several games. Using this information combined with new ideas, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has a good amount of accessibility features. Today, Michele Zorrilla and Sam Schaffel from Insomniac Games detailed…
Read MoreA new era of Mortal Kombat is nearly upon us, as Mortal Kombat 1 launches for PC and consoles next week. So it makes sense that a launch trailer dropped today. The game, compared to past titles, promises a new fighting system, new game modes, and new fatalities. Today, the…
Read MoreSony has been working on its accessible controller kit for five years now, and the launch is finally in sight. Pre-orders will open this month for the kit that will be launched in December. The controller is designed to enable gamers with disabilities to play more comfortably and for longer…
Read MoreThis is the first annual Access-Ability Summer Showcase. I was pleasantly surprised to even hear that it existed, and in all honesty I’m honoured to cover such a strong selection of current and upcoming titles. While I wish I could give full coverage to every game mentioned, I honestly just…
Read MoreHave you ever tried to play a game but given up because, say, the text is too small or you can’t remap the buttons? You’re definitely not alone in that. The term “accessibility” can refer to any number of things, so it’s great that PlayStation has announced that it will…
Read MoreMicrosoft’s accessible control options have been available for years now; while compatible with other companies’ devices, it’s never quite the same is it? Enter Sony, with its new highly customizable controller kit that is “designed to remove barriers to gaming and help players with disability play more easily, more comfortably,…
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