The LauraKBuzz Podcast

Affordably priced, perhaps to a fault, this new accessibility peripheral undeniably improves the state of accessibility on Xbox, while sacrificing features in the pursuit of price reduction.

In a huge step forward for video game accessibility tag standardisation multiple publishers are joining forces to help create standardised accessibility tags.

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

Not without its limitations and drawbacks, but a very promising website worth keeping an eye on going forward as a potentially useful tool.

A rapid fire exploration of ways video game developers could actively target making their games more accessible for Autistic players.

Could not have predicted I'd have this many positive thoughts to share about accessibility in a From Software title, but here we are.

Speedrunning video games is great as an outside viewer, but even more fun as a player. Learn how you can get into speedrunning, in ways that accomodate gaming with a disability.

A small design tweak, but with the potential to allow accessible play while on the road.

The Byowave Proteus Controller is finally available to purchase. After several months, a second dongle, and use in a split handed setup, I finally have more formalised thoughts on this expensive but versatile accessibility controller.

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

If nothing else, making sure you correct for colour blindness rather than recreate it is vital for games looking to be more accessible.

It's the end of the year. Here's the 18 games from the last 12 months I thought were most interesting. Only a small handful of them are games I have to disclose a conflict of intrest for, which I think is a pretty decent ratio honestly. 00:00 - Intro 01:30 - Indika 04:40 - Another Crab's Treasure 06:51 - Hellblade 2 09:11 - Shadow of the Erdtree 10:49 - Ode to Castlevania 13:42 - Thank Goodness Yo...

Another year is over. Let's rattle through all the most important video game accessibility updates of the past 12 months.

A bit of insight into what I do for work, when not making videos on the internet.

Sometimes, fluctuating disabilities mean you have to pivot plans, and that's okay x 00:00 – Intro 03:52 – Arevya played Super Market Simulator, Botany Manor 05:30 – Steven Spohn and Mark Barlet are leaving AbleGamers 08:40 – FDG 2025 will have the theme "Accessible Worlds, United Through Play" 10:35 – Laura and Arevya have consulted on Sorry, We're Closed 12:05 – Arevya consulted on Life Below 14:...

Let's try something new for the first time...

I am obviously biased about this game, but I still wanted to show off what the accessibility settings are.

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.

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

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.

Echoes of Wisdom makes non-speaking Link more directly canon than seen before in the series. A lot of it is well handled. Some of it feels a little closer to fantasy. A huge thanks to JadeBarefoot on BlueSky for giving this a sensitivity read and accuracy pass.

Sometimes, we just need uncomplicated, joyous, fun factory games in our lives. 00:00 - Intro 01:21 - Arevya Chat 01:31 - Outer Wilds 05:44 - Astro Bot 11:37 - Thank Goodness You’re Here 16:56 - Mobile Gaming 25:45 - Laura Chat 25:48 - The Plucky Squire 32:27 - Zero Zero: Perfect Stop 34:26 - News Headlines 35:01 - God of War Ragnarok Audio Descriptions and Hints 37:31 - Tales of Kenzera: Zau Updat...

I can very much pinpoint the game that made my motion sickness worse. Trying to "power through" was the wrong call to make.

A few of Astro's Playroom's hard accessibility barriers are now fixed, with a new soft accessibility barrier unfortunately introduced.

Last week at Gamescom, I purchased an early unit of the Byowave Proteus Accessibility controller. Some teething issues aside, there's a really promising controller here, mostly caveatted by price.