Bobby Kent

GameLuster — Cozy gaming has a problem, as an emotion has become a marketing tool, and the products they're manipulating our emotions with sometimes aren't even very good.

GameLuster — Nintendo's upcoming Donkey Kong Bananza doesn't just look similar to Super Mario Odyssey - it's fixing the biggest problem that Mario had.

GameLuster — Not only is Fran Miscowicz a badass character on an epic adventure – she is also a wheelchair user.

New York Videogame Critics Circle — I'm certain game launches are complex beasts. Yet the disappointing, initial launch states of titles like Cyberpunk 2077 and Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy have made it clear that the refund systems of digital storefronts like the PlayStation, Xbox or eShop stores are not going far enough. For many disabled gamers, however, this is a story we know all too well. The situation for us is even worse.

New York Videogame Critics Circle — I and many other disabled people live and thrive in our wheelchairs. It does not represent my vulnerability, but instead symbolises my strength. This is the way I have to live, and this is the way I’m stuck navigating the outdoors, and I use my chair to the best of its ability to navigate the wheelchair-unfriendly world we live in. My wheelchair is a symbol of defiance against the able-bodied normativity the world was created around, and it represents the boldness I face these challenges with to live life to the fullest.

PLAY Magazine — Growing up with SMA [Spinal Muscular Atrophy] Type 2, l've struggled to play a lot of games. Some of the most popular have also been those with demanding combat and intense action to get my hands around, something I just couldn't do. As time has gone on, however, it's becoming increasingly clear that we disabled gamers are being seen as a mainstream audience that needs support to get into these games. Is this the start of a shift?

New York Videogame Critics Circle — Members of the New York Videogame Critics Circle met Bobby Kent during the Reggie Zoom Fundraiser which we put on earlier in the month. We continued our conversations offline with Bobby and the result is this deep essay, which brings a new meaning to the narrative, characterization and gameplay within Bugsnax.

Can I Play That? — Already available to download on iOS and Android, the Pegasus Dream Tour developed by JP Games is the first official Paralympic video game on the market. To celebrate the release of the game and dive deeper into this monumental partnership, Can I Play That spoke with the founder of JP Games, Hajime Tabata, also known for his role as director of Final Fantasy XV. We also spoke with two leading Para-athletes in their field, wheelchair basketballer Patrick Anderson from Canada, and Para-athlete specializing in the javelin throw Holly Robinson from New Zealand.

Can I Play That? — Astro's Playroom is a free game, pre-installed to every PlayStation 5 console. Whilst initially awestruck by the game, it didn't take very long to see why Sony's catchy 'For the Players ' tagline is an admirable slogan built on a history of gaming icons. Yet, in practice, true accessibility for all is not here.