
Scott McCrae
Scott has been freelancing for over two years across a number of different gaming publications, first appearing on GamesRadar+ in 2024. He has also written for the likes of PC Gamer, Eurogamer, VG247, Play, TechRadar, and others. He's typically rambling about Metal Gear Solid, God Hand, or any other PS2-era titles that rarely (if ever) get sequels.
Latest articles by Scott McCrae

Farming RPG Rune Factory takes the mic from Nintendo, says its Switch 2 game card is cross-gen: "Insert the card into either a Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2"
By Scott McCrae published
News Shoutout to Nintendo for the least confusing console launch of all time

Nintendo fans believe Mario Kart World has finally cleared up decades-long confusion about the Donkey Kong family tree
By Scott McCrae published
News And you thought Elden Ring had the deepest lore.

Why wait? Oblivion fans have already made their own remaster in Doom, and it features one too many adoring fans for my liking
By Scott McCrae published
News Stop! You have violated the WAD

Even if it isn't a Soulslike, Phantom Blade Zero still wants to channel that "pre-Elden Ring" FromSoftware level design with secrets and layers
By Scott McCrae published
News "Level design is something that's very important for us"

Tekken 8 game director owns up to Season 2 screwups: "We will continue to make steady, meaningful improvements one by one, and do our utmost to regain your trust"
By Scott McCrae published
News Bring back Miguel and all is forgiven

"Not everybody needs to get banged": As Patch 8 reinvigorates Baldur's Gate 3, Halsin actor reminds ship-happy fans that some pairs "CAN remain simply platonic you horny little f***ers"
By Scott McCrae published
News Bear-naked

30 years later, a lost Mario game has been found – in blood-red screenshots extracted from an old AOL file library
By Scott McCrae published
News The Wario apparition was almost canon

Mario Kart World's new outfits include pirate Wario and Pauline in a latex suit, which people are predictably being normal about
By Scott McCrae published
News Potato chips turn you into a cowboy, apparently

New Marvel Rivals skin colors will cost extra on top of their initial price, and fans of the hero shooter aren't happy: "Too much for skins we already paid a premium on"
By Scott McCrae published
News Not unhappy enough to stop thirsting over the characters, mind you

Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden agrees some games are just too long: "I don't need you to spend 100 hours on my game"
By Scott McCrae published
News "I want you to put down the controller after 20 hours and have sweaty hands"

Pokemon Go and Pikmin Bloom developer Niantic lays off over 60 staff weeks after being bought for $3.5 billion
By Scott McCrae published
News The studio's video game development sector was acquired by the Savvy Games Group-owned Scopely back in March

The new Assassin's Creed Shadows patch is out now and has made selling items way more tedious
By Scott McCrae published
News The new patch also fixes some issues specific to PS5 Pro users

37 years later, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound finally makes me appreciate the series' 2D era – this is a must-play for modern fans
By Scott McCrae published
Hands-on Hands-on | With incredibly slick platforming action, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound balances on the knife's edge between retro throwback and modern action

Nintendo needs to be "super transparent" with potential paid Mario Kart World DLC for Switch 2, former marketing leads say, as "people are already questioning the $80 price tag"
By Scott McCrae published
News Add Funky Kong and the people will pay anything

Xbox boss wants to continue supporting Nintendo through the Switch 2 generation: "I’m really a big believer in what Nintendo means for this industry"
By Scott McCrae published
News Get Tony Hawk into Smash Bros, you cowards

As Tekken 8 emergency patch runs back controversial Season 2 changes, series producer Katsuhiro Harada says "I personally do not think this backlash is at all unjustified"
By Scott McCrae published
News Bandai Namco has promised another patch coming in mid-May

Ex PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida doesn't understand why Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour is $10 either
By Scott McCrae published
News "I just don't understand"

Fortnite probably isn't getting Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 skins anytime soon, despite rumors, as Warhorse asks Epic if there's "anything you know that we don't"
By Scott McCrae published
News Add the Chug Jug to Kingdom Come instead

Former PlayStation boss wishes that Nintendo Switch 2 wasn't just a better Switch: "Nintendo is losing their identity"
By Scott McCrae published
News For Shuhei Yoshida, Nintendo is "always about creating some new experience"

Monster Hunter Wilds' new mega-boss is awesome, but waiting "literal hours" for this thing to spawn is such a buzzkill
By Scott McCrae published
News "Wilds is good overall, but there are a few utterly idiotic decisions"

Former PlayStation boss thinks AA games are becoming a rare breed because they're simultaneously too big and too small: "No one funds the $8M game"
By Scott McCrae published
News "It's too big for angels and too small for VCs"

Marathon is avoiding Helldivers 2's biggest mistake as Bungie confirms you won't need a PSN account on PC and Xbox
By Scott McCrae published
News This means the Destiny 2 studio's next game will be available in countries where PSN isn't

It looks like 2K has accidentally revealed the Mafia: The Old Country release date ahead of PAX East
By Scott McCrae published
News It leaked the release date is what It did! And in this house 2K Latam is a hero! End of story!
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