Latest articles by Scott McCrae
Fallout's TV adaptation is "way more" popular than Todd Howard expected, so the RPG series' devs have had to ensure "the games are ready for all the players who are coming into them"
News That seemingly isn't making Fallout 5 come any faster though...
The Doom Slayer voice actor is in Metroid Prime 4, and he's down for a Samus crossover: "I wouldn't be mad at that pairing. Neither one of us say much"
News It's no Doom x Animal Crossing, but it'll do
An immortal-looking Todd Howard thinks GTA 6 will be out before The Elder Scrolls 6, calls Rockstar "some of the absolute best" at world design
News I hate to tell ya Todd, but that at this rate, so will GTA 7
I'm convinced Nintendo might be gearing up for a Mario Kart World DLC announcement as it prepares to spotlight a Donkey Kong Bananza character it's been refusing to publicly acknowledge since launch
News The Nintendo Today app is set to show them a few days after The Game Awards...
Destiny 2's Star Wars-themed expansion pulls in series-low Steam numbers while fans debate if Renegades is "pretty great" or a "$10 season disguised as a $30 Campaign"
News Lower than any season, episode, or major expansion
Baldur's Gate 3 performance director doubles down on the need for award shows to implement a motion capture category, because "mocap performers just disappear" and "nobody knows about them"
News "We need to do it because there are these fantastic mocap performances going on"
Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser says GTA games are "not as good as" Charles Dickens books, "but they are similar" in their world-building
News But he was thrilled by the comparison during a GTA 4 interview
Monster Hunter Wilds director admits his action RPG's "difficulty curve was a little lacking" at first, but he'd love it if anyone who dropped it at launch gave it another try
News "Player opinions were very helpful" as "the fans’ voices gave us power"
Palworld lead says "a very story-based" spin on the survival game is possible, as he knows "a lot of creature collector fans are used to story games" more like Pokemon
News The original was "never designed to be a linear narrative game" however
Mario Kart World update makes playing with friends easier, one intermission track less pathetic, and finally allows you to turn that soundtrack up to the only option you need: "Loud"
News Why bother with a volume slider when you only need one option
Marvel Cosmic Invasion review: "Excellent '90s-tinged superhero brawling across a punchy campaign falls just short of arcade bliss"
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Saints Row creator admits he took Grand Theft Auto's design "wholesale," but feels there were "enough differentiating factors" overall; "Am I playing a GTA game? No! But I kinda feel like I am"
News Chris Stockman also says the game wouldn't have been as successful if GTA 4 had already launched on Xbox 360
This nautical take on the boomer shooter is filled with 90s cartoon absurdity, and it's already one of my favourite games of the year after only playing an hour
News I didn't know Captain Wayne – Vacation Desperation existed before this week, but I'm already rethinking my top games of 2025
Fallout co-creator Tim Cain says "leaving some mystery" and undeveloped lore in games is important so players are keen to play follow-ups and sequels: "If you tell everything, players will want nothing"
News "Just leave a little mystery in there. It'll be good for you. People will like it."
Fallout: New Vegas fans uncover an early build for the iconic RPG, featuring the original Mr House design and a steamy romance to go alongside it
News "Elongate your neck just a bit please."
With The Game Awards weeks away, new Remedy trademark for what could be Control 2 surfaces
News Or a TV series / Movie project at least
Sega is delisting Yakuza 0 in favor of its divisive Director's Cut, risking locking PS4 and Xbox One users out of the RPG entirely
News You still have til December 8th to get it
As Valve confirms Steam Machine will be priced more like a PC than a console, Baldur's Gate 3 publishing lead says its decision not to sell at a loss "isn't stupid," but it is "peculiar"
News He argues that the loss will be offset by people buying more games on Steam
Chatter over Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's skill-based matchmaking kicks up another notch after player runs the tests and finds it isn't quite as open as we'd hoped
News Better than other games, worse than the beta
Assassin's Creed Shadows' Attack on Titan crossover gets a kicking over lack of Titan fights, "atrocious" cutscenes, and an ending pop-up "telling you to go to the store and buy the outfit instead"
News "That was a complete waste of time"
Nintendo announces plans to acquire a Bandai Namco studio long-rumored to be the original Metroid Prime 4 developers
News Bandai Namco Studios Singapore will be renamed Nintendo Studios Singapore
Bungie and Star Wars owner hashed out the tone of new Destiny 2 expansion Renegades together, realized it can't "feel like a side quest": "What’s the bad version of this?"
News This isn't Fortnite, that's for sure
"Digimon and Pokemon are fundamentally different" according to Digimon Story: Time Stranger producer, who hopes the new RPG will "serve as an opportunity" for the franchise to distinguish itself
News "Comparisons are understandable and even expected"
