The LauraKBuzz Podcast
by LauraKBuzz
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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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- MMO Accessibility (Final Fantasy 14) - Access-Ability · 12 minLook, I am looking this deeply expansive online RPG, but I can feel the creeping claws gripping into me, and threatening me with single game addiction.
- Pokémon Bank Is Closing, Which Is a Nightmare for My Autistic Brain - Access-Ability · 10 minI now have a tight deadline to hunt to rare colour variant creatures, to avoid enduring physically painful uncertainty about a decade long collection quest. That said, I double…
- Consoles Need to Add Native Voice Command Support For Games - Access-Ability · 11 minThe tech already exists for console games to be played using voice commands. Disabled gamers shouldn't be reliant on 3rd party devices that console manufacturers ban.
- Steam Controller 2026 Accessibility Review · 25 minThe 2015 Steam Controller was a useful, but highly niche, PC controller option. There were genres it was useful for, and genres that were basically unplayable with it. The 2026…
- Resident Evil 9 Accessibility Review - Access-Ability · 10 minA beautiful blend of survival horror tension and goofy zombie slaying action, that I can enjoy without feeling violently ill. Wins all around.
- Autism is a Physical Disability - Access-Ability · 9 minWhile many of the unique symptoms that set an autism diagnosis apart from other considitions are focused on mental processing differences, there are more physical impacts tied to…
- LauraKBuzz Game of the Year Awards 2025 · 34 minI 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…
- 2025 Video Game Accessibility Recap - Access-Ability · 45 minAnother 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…
- Accessibility Tags on Video Game Boxes - Access-Ability - LauraKBuzz · 14 minIf 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…
- The Role of Audio in Triggering Motion Sickness - Access-Ability · 8 minMotion sickness is more complicated than just visual sensory information. Let's talk about other senses that can trigger or lessen motion sickness.
- Why Now's the Perfect Time to Add Accessibility Tags to the Switch 2 Eshop - Access-Ability · 8 minI 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.
- The Importance (and Limits) of Kirby Air Riders' Accessibility Menu - Access-Ability · 13 minWhile 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.
- Pokémon Legends Z-A Accessibility Review (and Shiny Hunting Info) - Access-Ability · 17 minPokémon 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…
- Pokmon Legends Z-A Accessibility Wishes and Fears - Access-Ability · 13 minWith Pokémon Legends Z-A less than a week away, what might accessibility in this new release look like at launch?
- EAs New Ownership Should Concern Those Invested in Accessibility - Access-Ability · 7 minEA 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.
- Bridge Command (London) - An Accessibility Update - Access-Ability · 8 minAn update on accessibility at Bridge Command. I'm pleased to say it's largely positive news.
- Bridge Command (London) - Accessibility Review - Access-Ability · 19 minStar 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…
- High Contrast Mode and More Coming to EA Sports FC 26 - Access-Ability · 7 minWhile 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.
- Ep 26: T-Pose Disibility Representation in the Dark Ages - Ctrl, Alt, Access · 56 minIn the calm before the Switch 2 storm, we discuss having helicopter arms as accessibility. 0:00 - Intro 3:28 - To a T 24:57 - Doom: The Dark Ages 37:20 - IGN Article RE Able…
- Ep 25: Wheelchair Isn't a Dirty Word Drag X Drive - Ctrl, Alt, Access · 1 h 2 minWe're back from GA Conf, and we sure have some games to discuss. 00:00 - Intro 02:14 - Oblivion 10:40 - Laura tried the Switch 2 13:09 - Donkey Kong Bannanza 14:35 - Mario Kart…
