I cannot overstate how cool of a game Denshattack is. Denshattack is fundamentally an on rails skateboarding game, with colourful anime aesthetics and Japanese trains. However, scratch beneath that surface and it becomes apparent that Denshattack is also an elaborate pop punk adventure about fighting back against capitalism, resisting corporate
Implied vs Explicit Representation
The following video contains spoilers for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, I Saw the TV Glow, The Last of Us Part 2, To The Moon, and The Amazing Digital Circus. When crafting a piece of media with potentially invisible minority character identities at its core, one of the biggest questions you
Gaming With a Sleep Condition
As someone currently in the process of getting diagnosed with a chronic sleep condition, I know first hand how debilitating it can be to try and play video games while knowing that I could fall asleep at any moment while playing. While kind of embarrassing to talk about, for the
Ep 44: Arevya Worked on a Really, Really Cool Game! – Ctrl, Alt, Access
00:00 – Intro00:30 – Arevya went to Nordic Game02:45 – Laura is working on Access Ability Summer Showcase03:50 – Life Below11:03 – Directive 802017:02 – 007 First Light23:40 – PlateUp!26:07 – Pictonico30:13 – Mina the Hollower34:50 – PlayStation Studios Accessibility Community Council37:38 – Ubisoft starts implementing Accessible Games Initiative tags38:18
Steam Controller (2026) Accessibility Review
Thank you to Valve for sending me an early Steam Controller for this accessibility focused review. I hope you’ll forgive a short diversion, but I want to start this review discussing a piece of gaming hardware from 2015. The first Generation Steam Controller, released 11 years ago, was a fascinating
Saros Accessibility Review
Releasing at the end of this month on April 30th 2026, Saros is the newest game from Housemarque, the studio behind PS5 launch title Returnal. Much like Returnal, Saros is a third person bullet hell shooter roguelite where players venture into an unforgiving world, dodge glowing projectile orbs, and use
How Predatory is Pokémon Champions Monetisation?
Released around a week ago, Pokémon Champions is a standalone free to start Pokémon game, focused on online competitive ranked battles. In a lot of ways, the game makes the world of competitive Pokémon battling more accessible than it has historically been. The pool of Pokémon and Items available at
Ep 41: Taking Time to Find Our Words – Ctrl, Alt, Access
Sometimes, words used out of order, or via pictures, get the job done just as well as any other form of language. 00:00 – Intro01:47 – Impulse Response06:30 – Valencia Tales: Strings & Stone10:35 – THE OMEGA REACH14:50 – Toasty18:12 – Find Your Words27:33 – Ghost of Yōtei33:35 – CaptionsRush35:50
How Pokémon Champions is Improving Competetive Accessibility
While a few top end competitive options are being trimmed away in the process, competitive multiplayer Pokémon looks set to become the most accessible it has ever been for players with cognitive disabilities. Releasing globally on April 8th 2026, Pokémon Champions is a standalone app for Nintendo Switch (and coming
Voice Chat Solutions for Gamers with Tourettes
Cultural understanding of Tourette’s is still unfortunately rare, with many people treating tics as morally reflective of hidden truths about those living with the condition. Tourettes can impact people in every area of their lives, with online gaming in many cases not ready to handle the nuance required for discussions