Obsidian communications director Mike Dowling detailed how their study into arachnophobia resulted in the game featuring an options slider that you could use to transform spiders into harmless blobs of not-pure-terror-incarnate.

Google is bringing some exciting new tools to its Android OS in recognition of Global Accessibility Awareness Day.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll definitely say it again; the Xbox One’s user interface is horrible. It’s especially bad on the original Xbox One, where it’s not just a confusing clutter of boxes and unintuitive menus, but it’s also sluggish and generally unresponsive. Still, it’s a little better than it used to be, but that’s because Microsoft’s redesigned the UI before, and they’re doing it again.

In this growing tech world, it’s not just about being innovative in software development, but also being accessible. You need to ensure that software is not just easy to use, but easy for EVERYONE to use (even Darryn) regardless of physical or mental challenges. Comcast has been working on one such feature where they are introducing eye control to their …

Microsoft's versatile and malleable controller hub is finally on shelves for purchase, with the Adaptive Controller acting as your one stop for all sorts of specific controller configurations for all needs.

Accessibility options are becoming more prominent in games, but their application still leaves a lot to be desired by the players that use them. Mark Brown aims to tackle this very issue in a brand new series of design videos.

Microsoft has revealed the Adaptive Controller, which should make playing games for the large market of disability stricken players far easier and managable.

Accessibility options are being supported more and more from a software perspective. But not content with the current slate of hardware, Microsoft is reportedly attempting to make their own programmable controller.