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Harpers Ferry, WV - January 20, 2010 - The AbleGamers Foundation is
proud to announce BioWare’s Star Wars: the Old Republic is the winner of this
year's Accessible Mainstream Game of the Year award. Each year, the
AbleGamers Foundation looks at all of the mainstream video game titles
released in a given year for the best use of accessibility in a game.
Recipients must demonstrate excellence in accessibility by including options
that allow for gamers with a wide range of disabilities to fully enjoy the
game.
Many of the larger releases cut accessibility or place it on the list
of things to be patched in later on down the road, but SWTOR took the time to
add things like colorblind friendly options, full subtitles, and control
options to let those with mobility impairments play the game as easy as
possible.
“It's very rare to see a game of this caliber initially released with
so many accessibility options,” said Mark Barlet, president of the AbleGamers
Foundation. “BioWare did a wonderful job including a large number of options
right at launch with the promise of including more as soon as possible.”
“We were absolutely inundated with requests to review Star Wars: the
Old Republic before the game was even released,” said Steven Spohn,
editor-in-chief of ablegamers.com. “Thousands of gamers regardless of their
disability wanted to know if they would be able to play this highly
anticipated game. Fortunately, we were able to report the majority of
disabled gamers will be able to play SWTOR.”
Read the story on AbleGamers.com, our
community website for gamers with disabilities.
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