Steam's "Playable Without Timed Inputs" Tag Needs A New Developer Description - Access-Ability A discrepency between tag name and developer description is causing an accessibility tag to be misapplied. Text: access-ability.uk/2025/11/07/s... Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aqd...

Going live on Twitch streaming episodes 5-6 of Disptach. How much worse could our ragtag group of super heroes get at saving the city? Live now! www.twitch.tv/laurakbuzz

I would really appreciate folks checking out this week's AA episode, and considering sharing it. At present the "Playable Without Timed Inputs" tag name actively does not reflect how developers are told by Valve to apply it to games, highly limiting its usefulness to disabled gamers.

I would really appreciate folks checking out this week's AA episode, and considering sharing it. At present the "Playable Without Timed Inputs" tag name actively does not reflect how developers are told by Valve to apply it to games, highly limiting its usefulness to disabled gamers.

Steam's "Playable Without Timed Inputs" Tag Needs A New Developer Description - Access-Ability A discrepency between tag name and developer description is causing an accessibility tag to be misapplied. Text: access-ability.uk/2025/11/07/s... Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aqd...

Podquisition 564: Aural Diazepam Games we played this week include: (0:19:10) Dispatch (0:30:10) Absolum (0:38:15) Powerwash Simulator 2 (0:39:25) Don’t Look at Grandma (0:46:05) Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment (0:52:15) Arc Raiders jimquisition.podbean.com/e/podquisiti...

We're getting the reveal of info for the Pokémon Legends Z-A DLC in aprox 5 mins. Come hang out as I watch the DLC info reveal live. www.twitch.tv/laurakbuzz

Hopping on Twitch to stream episodes 3-4 of Dispatch. Time to whip this misfit super hero team into shape. Live now! www.twitch.tv/laurakbuzz

Hopping on Twitch tonight to stream the opening two episodes of Dispatch. Let's help run an emercency services phone line, but for super heroes. Live now! www.twitch.tv/laurakbuzz

Dice Funk S12: Part 41 - Time Slime, The Essence of Senescence www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0lj...

Going live on Twitch with more Shiny Hunting in Pokémon Legends Z-A. Tonight we hunt elemental monkeys, and a sun fuelled red lizard. Live now! www.twitch.tv/laurakbuzz

The Importance (and Limits) of Kirby Air Riders' Accessibility Menu - Access-Ability Text: access-ability.uk/2025/10/31/t... Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R70B...

This week on Fix Your Heart or Die, I talk with Shy Fox and Marcy O'Daniels about Fix Your Heart or Die. Hang out for 2+ hours of discussion of lynchian and trans horror themes in a film I recently got a tattoo based on. open.spotify.com/episode/49xi...

Issue 4 of Pulse magazine is out now, and available to read free online. In it I examine the kalidoscopic effect of political and personal perspective on objective truth in writing, and how one truth can be explored from multiple lenses. heyzine.com/flip-book/7c...

Issue 4 of Pulse magazine is out now, and available to read free online. In it I examine the kalidoscopic effect of political and personal perspective on objective truth in writing, and how one truth can be explored from multiple lenses. heyzine.com/flip-book/7c...

This week on Fix Your Heart or Die, I talk with Shy Fox and Marcy O'Daniels about Fix Your Heart or Die. Hang out for 2+ hours of discussion of lynchian and trans horror themes in a film I recently got a tattoo based on. open.spotify.com/episode/49xi...

The Importance (and Limits) of Kirby Air Riders' Accessibility Menu - Access-Ability Text: access-ability.uk/2025/10/31/t... Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R70B...

It's a "Fix Your Heart" Halloween, with #ISawTheTVGlow! This modern horror masterpiece explores the twisted power of TV nostalgia and the #Lynchian dread of gender dysphoria in incredibly #TwinPeaks ways! APPLE bit.ly/FYHODapple ACAST shows.acast.com/fixyourheart... SPOTIFY bit.ly/FYHODspotify

It's spooky day and what better way to experience it than by listening to our trio of film experts discuss an horror about internal identity struggles! @shyfoxyourheart.bsky.social @laurakbuzz.bsky.social @oshinai.bsky.social

Podquisition 563: Locker Room Etiquette Games we played this week include: (0:04:20) Double Dragon Revive (0:15:20) BALL x PIT (0:26:30) Once Upon a Katamari (0:36:05) Let it Die (0:45:55) Good Night Universe (0:49:45) Alien Storm (0:51:00) Painkiller jimquisition.podbean.com/e/podquisiti...

My quest for all 10 fur patterns of Shiny Furfrou is almost complete. Hopping on Twitch to hunt the final shiny poodle. Live now! www.twitch.tv/laurakbuzz

Queer & Pleasant Strangers - Balls Performed Story In this episode: Pokémon - Legends Z-A Ball x Pit The Daffodildos The Holmwood Foundation and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8rE...

Dice Funk S12: Part 40 - Sexy Krogan, But(t) Blue Oh heck, it's time for a Doc Hop exclusive downtime episode... www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZTm...

Clip from the podcast where I tackle the fun topic of how entitled gamers and right wing politics have created a dangerous feedback loop.

I was invited to guest on Slate's ICYMI podcast to talk about Twitchcon's failure to protect streamers at their event, but also broadly the culture of entitlement toward female creators that's tied up with current right wing global politics. Nothing like a fun, light hearted chat.

still thinking about this article today. so many societal ills are caused by people white-washing what actually happens. it's awful to see games do it too. can't wait for cozy domestic violence simulator or cozy kkk simulator

This is very well put. It is a very sad state of affairs, one that is going to take time to fix.

I was invited to guest on Slate's ICYMI podcast to talk about Twitchcon's failure to protect streamers at their event, but also broadly the culture of entitlement toward female creators that's tied up with current right wing global politics. Nothing like a fun, light hearted chat.

TwitchCon’s Sexual Harassment Problem slate.trib.al/zELHfjM

Hopping on Twitch to shiny hunt more Furfrou in Pokémon Legends Z-A. I'm going for all 10 fur trims, in shiny. 4 so far, will tonight up that number? Live now. www.twitch.tv/laurakbuzz

Pokémon Legends Z-A Accessibility Review (and Shiny Hunting Info) - Access-Ability Text: access-ability.uk/2025/10/24/p... Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrB8...

In addition, this was recorded right as Sakurai was getting ready to work on Kirby Air Riders (which started development in April 2022). So it's likely that TLoU Part I was fresh on his mind when planning out Air Riders' accessibility options.

Masahiro Sakurai talked about accessibility features in a video on his YT channel 2 years ago : youtu.be/j2BX4yw8Z4Y (Which I happened to watch a few days ago...) He took The Last Of Us remaster as a reference. It's nice to see him applying all these features in a game himself.

Pokémon Legends Z-A Accessibility Review (and Shiny Hunting Info) - Access-Ability Text: access-ability.uk/2025/10/24/p... Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrB8...

You can tell Sakurai works a lot with testers and focuses on work/playflow a lot.

this is huge, Sakurai the GOAT frfr

It does seem from all accounts like Sakurai specifically has taken a noticable interest in accessibility in the past few years. I really hope Nintendo sees positive coverage of A11Y in Kirby, and as a wider company follow suit.

EXACTLY what Laura is saying. This is HUGE for Nintendo! I hope they use this as a stepping stone and continue their accessibility journey in future first party games!!

I genuinely can't overstate how big a deal it is to see a first party Nintendo game feature a dedicated Accessibility menu like this, so well thought out, detailed in depth before game release. There is literally no precident for this from Nintendo. This is a huge leap forward.

It's good to see Sakurai not only openly supported games with detailed accessbility features but also give it a try with his next game.

Watching through the second Kirby Air Riders Nintendo Direct because I was told they discussed accessibility features during it. First thing I have spotted, 40 ish mins in, there's a setting to slow down the speed of gameplay. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZHY...

Missed it as I was out getting some Tattoos done. An accessibility section in a Nintendo Direct? Well, I guess I need to check that out this evening then.

Podquisition 562: Everything Is Fruit Salad Now Games we played this week include: (0:15:55) BALL x PIT (0:28:05) Little Witch in the Woods (0:32:25) Pokémon Legends: Z-A (0:49:15) Yooka-Replaylee (0:54:20) Painkiller jimquisition.podbean.com/e/podquisiti...

Dice Funk S12: Part 39 - Give Liechtenstein a Nuke Doc Hop grants her first wish as a catastrophic dragon. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3Ox...

Sorry for the late start, but streaming more Pokémon Legends Z-A tonight. Finally got my shiny charm, doing some Shiny hunting. Live now! www.twitch.tv/laurakbuzz

Glad @laurakbuzz.bsky.social & @arevya.bsky.social brought up the topic of aging, accessibility and Battlefield 6 this episode as it such an obvious point. Yo fellow Millennials. We old. We can't play like our teenage self anymore. Accessibility be good Battle-dads. youtu.be/gNIz_fgHRg4?...

Ep 33: Sparkling Goats and Mobile “Quality of Life” - Ctrl, Alt, Access www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNIz...

The secret? Battle zone above wild area 6, using adamant max attack extreme speed dragonite. 50+ battles per in game night easy.

Finally...

Hopping on Twitch tonight to stream more Pokémon Legends Z-A. Grinding the final few research tasks for my Shiny Charm, which basically means lots of battles and smashing crystals. Live now! www.twitch.tv/laurakbuzz