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Game dev should be accessible, as lived experience will let folk innovate for the barriers they face.

Tales of Kenzera: ZAU launched this week, with accessibility information already available on EA's accessibility portal.

Refreshingly it doesn't just tell us about options, and what's included by design, but it also tells us what limitations are present.

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Today we welcome the Game Accessibility Association of Japan (一般社団法人　日本ゲームアクセシビリティ協会（GAAJ）) to the global family of game accessibility organizations.

Providing resources and services in Japanese will breach a significant language barrier for players and developers.

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Our Odyssey released their Overjoyed Accessible Controller this week, a virtual controller usable by mouse or eye movement.

It can be used to control games on PC, on Xbox and PlayStation through Remote Play, and Switch using an 8BitDo Micro as adapter.

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I was recently in a position to review some very interesting analog / thumb stick attachments, courtesy of Thumb Soldiers in the UK.

It's a flexible system with some unique attachments, they improve accuracy and accessibility of sticks on default controllers.

For our first tech review in a while, Marijn talks about their experience with ThumbSoldiers, a system of stick attachments from the UK.

A flexible system with unique attachments, they improve accuracy and accessibility of analog sticks on controllers!

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We have updated our article from Monday, as the incredible AAC Minecraft plugin has been released publicly today!

Available for Java Minecraft servers, it aims to help players with in-game communication. The source code is available on GitHub as well.

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Autcraft, a Minecraft server for autistic children and their families revealed an AAC plugin to help with in-game communication.

It provides a picture board to help players who might struggle to find the right words, or have difficulty typing in chat.

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The Warrior's Path update for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown includes new permadeath and speedrun modes, treasure maps, and adds extra accessibility options.

Especially parrying can be made more accessible, along with more custom difficulty settings.

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This week at GDC, Xbox publicly released the Gaming for Everyone Product Inclusion Framework.

The framework is intended to help developers with guidelines to make more inclusive (that also includes accessible) products and games.

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It's been hard to miss the release of Stardew Valley's update.

There are a lot of changes, additions and fixes in update 1.6, so we went through the lengthy patch notes to find out which of them might have accessibility benefits worth highlighting.

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Blind-accessible audio game The Vale: Shadow of the Crown has been released on Playstation Store and Nintendo eShop.

This is the first time this audio-only adventure game is available on PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch.

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Microsoft published player spotlights, expanding on the series of guides explaining the Xbox Adaptive Controller. 

Each video features a disabled gamer explaining their setup, and can help others figure out their ideal adaptive controller setup.

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Long awaited accessibility features are finally coming to Marvel's Spider-Man 2 after a delay in December.

The update releases March 7, and includes features such as audio descriptions, a screen reader, and controller remapping.

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GAconf announced the dates and first speakers of GAconf Europe 2024, and registration is now open.

This year, the Game Accessibility conference takes place on April 22nd and 23rd, and is once again a hybrid event in London (paid) and online (free).

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The latest free update to The Sims 4 allows players to add vitiligo skin patterns to their Sims.

No less than 61 patterns are included in this update, expanding the features helping players with visible differences feel represented.

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Whitethorn Games released their winter showcase for 2024 yesterday.

It features game trailers and accessibility information, highlights industry partners, and shares some insights into Whitethorn Games' commitment to accessibility.

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Ahead of the open beta starting tomorrow (February 8-11), Ubisoft shared accessibility details about its upcoming open world piracy co-op game.

Promising extensive narration, control customization and other features, it should cater to many players.

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An update for Alan Wake II was released yesterday. There are several improvements, most notable for accessibility is a new option to reduce the intensity of horror flashes. This option addresses an important safety issue for photosensitive players.

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A recent PS5 update stops Cronus Zen and Besavior U5 controller adapters from working on PlayStation 5.

Intentional or not, this is yet another change that impacts disabled players using these devices for their adaptive controller setups.

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