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Disability Game Review: For the King
Visual Barrier Free Fine-Motor Barrier Free Auditory Barrier Free Barrier Free Not every game that I have the privilege of demoing at GDC is able to be reviewed on this site. For the King looks like an impressive title, but I never got around to...
Disability Game Review: Spider-Man
Visual Thoroughly Accessible Fine-Motor Partially Accessible Auditory Barrier-Free Thoroughly Accessible It was my express privilege to partner with Insomniac to bring accessibility features to Spider-Man for the PS4. Normally at DAGERS, staff members who work on...
Introducing DAGERS new news editor Carlos Moscoso
My life as a gamer is a difficult thing for me to describe. This is due in large part to the fact that I not only view games as a form of entertainment but also as a form of artistic expression. I was born with Cerebral Palsy, and as such have limited fine-motor...
Accessibility Preview: Shadow of The Tomb Raider
Shadow of The Tomb Raider is coming out next month, and I’ve been eagerly awaiting its release! I love the new rebooted series of Tomb Raider and with this latest game I expected more of Lara Croft, surviving in the jungle, and lots of exploring. What I...
Come join the DAGERS team
As they editor-in-chief at DAGERS, I am continually amazed by the impact and opportunities this site has given me since its inception in fall of 2012. I'm profoundly blessed to be able to do what I love and help my own community at the same time. As many of you may...
Disability Game Review: God of War
Visual Barrier-Free Fine-Motor Thoroughly Accessible Auditory Barrier-Free Thoroughly Accessible Anger and rage aren’t the only tools for survival. Kratos must journey with his son Atreus to the highest peaks of the nine realms, in order to spread the...
Indie Spotlight – Fragments of Him
Visual Partially Accessible Fine-Motor Barrier-Free Auditory Barrier-Free Thoroughly Accessible Do you ever truly know someone? Fragments of Him is a narrative based game, centering on the life-and-death of a bisexual man named Will. Fragments of Him...
Accessibility Preview: Shots Fired
Visual Thoroughly Accessible Fine-Motor Partially Accessible Auditory Barrier Free Partially Accessible So I am a big fan of the John Wick movies. They’re fun, loud, and full of stylized action. However, the movies are very over-the-top and they tend to...
Disability Game Review: Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Visual Barrier Free Fine-Motor Barrier Free Auditory Barrier Free Barrier Free Back in March, I had the opportunity to preview Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, but because of an inaccessible venue, the developers at Obsidian graciously offered to give...
Disability Game Review: Detroit: Become Human
Visual Thoroughly Accessible Fine-Motor Inaccessible Auditory Partially Accessible Partially Accessible Detroit: Become Human is the latest title from Quantic Dream which promises immersive story that will have players questioning what it...
Disability Game Review: Far Cry 5
Visual Partially Accessible Fine-Motor Partially Accessible Auditory Partially Accessible Partially Accessible I have often said that in a vacuum, open world games such as Ubisoft’s latest entry in the Far Cry series are more accessible than...
Disability Game Review: Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Visual Thoroughly Accessible Fine-Motor Barrier-Free Auditory Thoroughly Accessible Thoroughly Accessible Full disclosure: I’m not very good at first-person shooters and I usually don’t like them because the shooting mechanics start getting...
Disability Game Review: Dragon Ball FighterZ
Visual Thoroughly Accessible Fine-Motor Barrier-Free Auditory Thoroughly Accessible Thoroughly Accessible Fighting games can be very accessible if designed right. Dragon Ball: Fighterz is a leap in that direction, of which other fighting...
Disability Game Review: Extinction
Extinction will have you sprinting up walls, grappling through the air, and using mystical energy to defeat these not-so-jolly green giants. In Extinction, you’ll be fighting giant brutes across a large, yet strangely barren countryside.
Disability Game Review: Far Cry 5
I have often said that in a vacuum, open world games such as Ubisoft’s latest entry in the Far Cry series are more accessible than their more linear cousins. Far Cry 5 has the bones to fulfill this prophecy, but its natural accessibility is hampered by a few...
GDC 2018 Rundown
Later in March, I had the opportunity to attend the 2018 Game Developers Conference. While video game accessibility is still largely unexplored by many developers, I was impressed by the level of accessibility exhibited by some smaller companies whose games I had the...
Announcing: The 2017 DAGERS Diamond Award Winner
It’s that time of year again! Time to praise what last year had to offer us with accessibility in gaming. 2017 turned out to be a pretty good year for disabled gamers. More and more big-name developers listened to feedback and started implementing more accessibility...
Announcing: DAGERS Barrier Breaker Award
Every year since 2012, DAGERS has awarded its annual Diamond Award. This award has served as our game of the year recognition that salutes the highest standards of accessibility and gameplay, but as the profile and interest in Game Accessibility has exploded over the...