I'm deeply dissapointed in the moetisation of Pokémon Unite. Let's get into the specifics of why.

Pokémon Unite's Monetisation Is A Travesty - Access-Ability

Finally, you can save before a shiny and walk away without fear.

How Pokémon Legends Arceus Makes Shiny Hunting Less Compulsive - Access-Ability

After some time to sink in the track, my thoughts on MCR's first piece of new music in nearly a decade.

The Foundations Of Decay Reaction - My Chemical Romance

While I have issues with the game itself, I find it hard to fault the retrofitted accessibility features added into this adventure game post release.

Brok The InvestiGator Retrofits Blind Player Accessibility Support - Access-Ability

Bringing big budget Sim Racing to blind players!

Forza Motorsport Introduces Ambitious Blind Driving Assists - Access-Ability

As a gamer without visual memory, this new option could be a game changer.

Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Accomodates Lack Of Visual Memory - Access-Ability

While accessibility should first and foremost be designed to benefit disabled people, thinking in broad terms about accessibility impacts means accepting that there are other people with valid use cases who benefit when accessibility is broad in scope.

Accessibility Accomodations Sometimes Support "Non-Disabled" Gamers - Access-Ability

While not as robust an update as I had hoped to see in a paid rerelease, the changes here undeniably make this a more accessible version of a horror game that stands up well to the test of time.

Until Dawn PS5 Accessibility Review - Access-Ability

Bloober, you surprised me, not just by having interesting accessibility support, but also by not screwing up sentively handling complex mental health themes.

Silent Hill 2 Remake Accessibility Review - Access-Ability

This is very much not a review, because conflict of interest, but I still wanted to show off what settings are here and how they work.

Touring Accessibility in Life is Strange: Double Exposure - Access-Ability

Did yesterday's reveal hint at a possible solution for avoiding mandatory motion controls in Nintendo's next gen titles?

Could Mouse Joycons be a Switch 2 Accessibility Feature? - Access-Ability

After four and a half years of making videos advocating for this, a big budget developer finally implemented emotional tone tags in their game!

Assassins Creed Shadows Tone Tags are Needed Autism Accessibility - Access-Ability

An open and honest discussion about the fact I'm probably not going to be reviewing Xbox games for a while, and why that's tricky to do when accessibility coverage is my job.

Navigating Consumer Boycotts as a Media Critic - Access-Ability

I spent four hours this past weekend going hands on with the Switch 2 in London. It certainly feels like a premium step up for the hardware, but it's the specifics that stuck with me in the days that followed.

Switch 2 First Hands-On Impressions - Access-Ability

This new set of audio boost features on PS5 is a game changer, both for those with hearing loss and for autistic gamers.

I'm Autistic: PS5's Audio / Voice Boost is a Game Changer - Access-Ability

A huge step toward standardisation of an important feature industry wide, but that annoyingly misses the mark on doing so in the most industry standardised way.

Steam's New Accessibility Store Tags Are Fantastic, With a Caveat - Access-Ability

A pretty promising selection of features available on first boot of the zombie hoard combat adventure game.

Days Gone: Remastered - Accessibility Impressions - Access-Ability

Spider-Man PS4 demonstrated in 2020 that PlayStation can backport accessibility settings for free into older versions of titles. Their approach in the years since has placed accessibility upgrades behind a paywall.

Accessibility Remasters are a Disability Tax - Access-Ability

While the series still has issues with predatory microtransactions, these new accessibility updates to legally distinct Fifa move the sports sim series in a great direction.

High Contrast Mode and More Coming to EA Sports FC 26 - Access-Ability

Star Trek is set in a utopian future where disabilities can be accomodated through futuristic technology. Does this starship piloting video game LARP experience manage to capture the same spirit with its level of accessibility accomodations?

Bridge Command (London) - Accessibility Review - Access-Ability

An update on accessibility at Bridge Command. I'm pleased to say it's largely positive news.

Bridge Command (London) - An Accessibility Update - Access-Ability

EA is being aquired by the Saudi Government and Jared Kushner. That's not a great sign for the future of progressive themes and investment in accessibility for the publisher.

EAs New Ownership Should Concern Those Invested in Accessibility - Access-Ability

With Pokémon Legends Z-A less than a week away, what might accessibility in this new release look like at launch?

Pokmon Legends Z-A Accessibility Wishes and Fears - Access-Ability

Pokémon Legends has already absorbed 90 hours of my life. Let me tell you about the ways it is and isn't accessible for disabled players of various types. Also, shiny hunting tips for obsessive autistic gamers like myself.

Pokémon Legends Z-A Accessibility Review (and Shiny Hunting Info) - Access-Ability

While there are reasons to suspect this may be a Sakurai specific development, it's none the less exciting to see this kind of accessibility support in a Nintendo published title.

The Importance (and Limits) of Kirby Air Riders' Accessibility Menu - Access-Ability

I would love to see Nintendo ride the wave of their first outwardly accessibility minded release with a step forward toward marketting and messaging their accessibility features.

Why Now's the Perfect Time to Add Accessibility Tags to the Switch 2 Eshop - Access-Ability

Motion sickness is more complicated than just visual sensory information. Let's talk about other senses that can trigger or lessen motion sickness.

The Role of Audio in Triggering Motion Sickness - Access-Ability

If you purchase a video game on PlayStation, Xbox, or Steam today you can find out what accessibility features the game supports from supported digital storefronts. Would it be possible to bring that same accessibility messaging to physical game boxes?

Accessibility Tags on Video Game Boxes - Access-Ability - LauraKBuzz

Another year of video game accessibility is complete and recapped. Now excuse me as I take a few weeks break from this show over the festive period and return in the new year with more fresh thoughts and opinions.

2025 Video Game Accessibility Recap - Access-Ability

I played a LOT of video games in 2025. Here are the ones I wanted to give awards to, that had been out long enough for my feelings on to settle, and that struck me emotionally on the day I sat down to write this script.

LauraKBuzz Game of the Year Awards 2025

Podquisition. SyFy FanGrrls Contributor. LPVG. Ex Destructoid UK EIC + Former News Editor @ Kotaku UK. Author: Uncomfortable Labels + Things I Learned From Mario’s Butt.

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