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Sony announces accessibility options for ‘God Of War’ on PC

Sony has confirmed the accessibility options for the PC release of God Of War, with Sony Santa Monica (SMS) calling it “a step forward.”

Ahead of God Of War’s release on the PC, developers have confirmed the game will now feature new accessibility features.

“This is a step forward, and part of our initiative to bring more accessibility to all SMS studio products,” said lead UX designer Mila Pavlin. “We are really investing in studio process and increasing accessibility across the board,” she added. read more

Get Surround Sound with THX Spatial Audio for Only $20

Since acquiring THX in 2016, Razer has been busy bolstering its audio offerings beyond its gaming brand (see: the company’s recently announced Opus headphones). Now the company is leveraging THX‘s clout in the cinema space by offering its surround-sound-for-headphones technology to any PC user for only $20.

With Windows 10, Microsoft introduced native integrations for spatial audio, allowing anyone to listen to simulated surround sound with even a cheap pair of headphones. Microsoft offers its own free solution called Windows Sonic, but you can also pay to download Dolby Atmos and DTS Sound Unbound. read more

Moving Out is Coming with Accessibility Options and Assist Mode on April 28

Moving Out, the co-operative couch carrying game from Team17, is expected to arrive at the end of the month on a variety of consoles. Before the April 28 release date, though, a new trailer has been dropped that shows off a variety of incredibly thoughtful accessibility options included in the game, alongside a helpful and easy to grasp Assist Mode. Check it out below.

Accessibility options in video games are important, and Moving Out has incorporated them. Players can use the Scalable UI to adjust the size and positioning of HUD elements dynamically, and a Dyslexic Friendly Text mode swaps the default font of the game with a clearer and less stylized set of fonts. There are also full subtitle options for all in-game speech. Keyboard controls can be fully remapped as you see fit, and there are a variety of preset controller profiles available including left-handed and right-handed only configurations. read more

How Android Phone Users Can Send Text Messages from Any Computer

Google has now made it possible for Android users to send text messages from a web browser on their computer. Google rolled out “Messages for Web” support to all Android users recently, meaning you can now send text messages from any web browser, whether you’re on a PC or Mac.

Google lets you start or continue a text message conversation from a computer, so you don’t have to keep using your phone, and It’s easy to set up.

  1. First, download Android Messages for your Android phone if you don’t have it installed already.
  2. Follow Google’s installation instructions, it should take just a couple of seconds.
  3. Next, go to https://messages.android.com from your computer’s web browser.
  4. You’ll get a screen on your computer that has a QR code.
  5. Then launch Android Messages on your phone.
  6. Select the menu button in the top-right corner.
  7. Select “Messages for Web”.
  8. Select “Scan QR Code”.
  9. Now take your phone and point it at the QR code that appeared on your computer screen.

That’s it. Now you’ll see a screen that lets you start new text conversations with anyone in your phone book. You can send pictures, emoji, stickers and more. I tested it on a Mac with VoiceOver and it was accessible. read more

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