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AbleGamers Names 'Bayonetta 2' Accessible Mainstream Game of the Year

Gamers with disabilities charity AbleGamers has announced its 2014 Accessible Mainstream Game of the Year Award winner. The annual AbleGamers' Accessible Mainstream Game of the Year award aims to...

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Akili Interactive Partners With Autism Speaks

Boston-based start-up Akili Interactive and Delivering Scientific Innovation for Autism (DELSIA - a non-profit affiliated with Autism Speaks) announced today the formation of what they call a "clinical...

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Ubisoft Montreal develops game to help treat Amblyopia

Ubisoft Montreal is developing a video game that can help people who suffer from "lazy eye," or Amblyopia. Around three percent of Canadians and three percent of Americans suffer from Amblyopia,...

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Bungie adding Colorblind Mode to 'Destiny' in next update

Bungie announced that it will add new audio and colorblind-friendly options to its online action game Destiny in the next major update. The upcoming 1.1.2 update for Destiny will add the ability to...

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Researchers use Kinect to help measure upper extremity movement in young MD...

As highlighted in this TheMarySue report, researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio have developed and deployed a new system to measure upper extremity movement in patients with...

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Take This and IGN team up to promote mental health awareness in the gaming...

Although it was revealed earlier this month, today game-related mental health awareness charity Take This and gaming super site IGN revealed the details on their new partnership.read more

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Ninja's Theory's 'Hellblade' tackles mental health issues

Along with the very first glimpse at the new game Hellblade, developer Ninja Theory revealed that its "mysterious historical adventure" coming to PlayStation 4 and PC will feature a storyline that...

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Bradley University game design students release game about type 2 diabetes

Game design students at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois have released a mobile game to show the effects of blood sugar imbalances in those with type 2 diabetes. The game is called  Coco’s Cove,...

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'Soda Drinker Pro' being used for rehabilitation of patients with partial...

Cambridge, Massachusetts - based startup Myomo is using the cult-hit "soda drinking simulation" Soda Drinker Pro to help people with partial paralysis to regain movement in their limbs.read more

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Positech releases 'Big Pharma'

Positech Games has released a brand new game that deals with multi-national pharmaceutical companies appropriately called Big Pharma. The game was developed by Twice Circled and published by Positech...

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