Accessibility

Tekken 8 director says players raising accessibility concerns "have misunderstood the options"

"The intent behind it is fantastic. But this isn't the way to achieve that."

Feature | The PlayStation Access Controller Review - software's the star, but you'll probably still need a DualSense

Sony's first accessibility controller has a lot of great features, and a few crucial shortcomings.

EA makes more patents open source in a bid to share its accessibility tools and "help gamers"

"We want to break down barriers to participation and create more accessible experiences for players worldwide."

Feature | Why gaming is so important to players with chronic pain

"None of this is simply about being able to play a game."

Feature | Marvel's Spider-Man 2's accessibility options are incomplete at present

A lot of players will need to wait for the December update.

Feature | A round-up of the talks from GAconf USA 2023

GAconf returned to the US for its second edition of 2023, featuring a wealth of talks from across the accessibility gaming industry.

Feature | By Microsoft's standards, Starfield is a giant leap backwards for accessibility

Bethesda has a lot of catching up to do.

Feature | Tears of the Kingdom shows that without change, accessibility in Nintendo games will remain accidental

Link to the past.

Feature | Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's accessibility options stopped me turning to the Dark Side

A new hope?

Feature | A round-up of the talks from GAConf Europe 2023

A look at the current state of accessibility in games.

Feature | Why do so many modern games have tiny text?

Behind one of gaming's least helpful trends.

Bungie outlines a zero-tolerance policy to "players who abuse tools specifically to gain an advantage"

"Using an accessibility aid to play would not be a violation of this policy. Using tools to mitigate challenges would be."

Feature | Final Fantasy 16 demonstrates that sometimes an accessibility menu is better

Ring out.

Brawlhalla is adding real-time captioning to "significantly boost accessibility in livestream gaming"

Ubisoft says it demonstrates "the value and importance of accessibility".

Feature | A look at the winners of the GAconf Awards 2022

The awards honour achievements in accessibility across the gaming industry.

Dead Space accessibility options include content warning feature

"Game design is a continuous journey."

Feature | The accessibility charity helping Xbox and PlayStation: SpecialEffect

"I realised how absolutely crucial it is for a child to be able to play."

Feature | Why don't we talk more about cognitive accessibility?

And why are we actually moving backwards?

Feature | Final Fantasy 14's controller options opened the game up for me

"The thought of playing an MMO on a controller seemed wild..."

Feature | Meet the man making controllers accessible for everyone

Caleb Kraft on modifications, helping others, and what Sony and co. can do next.

Feature | A look at a few accessibility issues with open-world games

From GTA to Horizon Forbidden West.

Feature | A look at this October's Games Accessibility Conference

Much remains to be done, but there's plenty of hope for 2023 and beyond.

Feature | Modern Warfare 2's open beta demonstrates Activision's accessibility negligence

"Call of Duty is still not for everyone."

Feature | Hearthstone Access: the story of the modder opening up Blizzard's game for more players

“We and our community are certainly thankful…”

Interview | The Last of Us Part 1 developers on the journey to PlayStation 5 and the endless promise of accessibility

"We're all at this very early frontier of what is possible here."