Latest articles by Scott McCrae
Super Mario 64's fanmade PS1 port was just one volley in the renewed '90s console war, as Spyro the Dragon fans are also taking Insomniac's legendary platformer to N64
News Truly, nothing is sacred anymore
"I will not disappoint you": Lies of P director promises "the most fun" as Neowiz prepares a sequel to one of the best Soulslikes ever made, says the Overture DLC was treated "almost as a sequel" anyway
News "Please stay tuned for it; we are working really hard"
At the cost of his "sanity," Battlefield 6 player hits max rank with what is by far the worst vehicle in the game, sagely concludes: "It's a bad vehicle"
News "I wanted to have the level 50 badge on my profile as kind of a flex"
Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 star Jennifer English says "mistakes are beautiful," so "use your beautiful, creative, human brains" and not AI
News "Keep it human. Be cool, guys. Don't be weird."
Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser says GTA is so successful because of its "sense of freedom," and because it "smashed together" shooting, driving, and simulation genres in a way games hadn't done before
News "Those were the first games that showed you this idea of just living in this fake place"
Super Mario 64 runs on PS1 now, because nothing is sacred to modders: "The best reason to do something is simply because you can"
News What's next? Sonic on a Nintendo console?!
"Many AAA titles have been exploiting players in ways that resemble the mechanics of casinos": Dev of hit roguelike slot machine says "it’s debatable" games offer a safe space for those with gambling issues
News "Dopamine mechanisms are core to fun experiences in all games"
"We can't make Bloodlines 2, we can't make Skyrim, but we can make Dishonored" – After Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines sequel's critical flop, studio co-founder says "you couldn't get away with it now"
News The Chinese Room's Dan Pinchbeck says the original "came out at a really interesting" time
Palworld's collaboration with ultraviolent retro FPS Ultrakill was spurred on by the survival game's weapon designer, who is a huge fan, so Pocketpair "asked nicely"
News If it's down to what the devs like, then Megabonk x Palworld is inevitable
Hideo Kojima pays tribute to veteran actor Udo Kier, who appeared in over 200 movies and featured in upcoming project OD before passing away: "He was truly an 'icon' of his time"
News Udo Kier passed away on November 23, 2025, aged 81
Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 actor Jennifer English is moving on to her "dream part" – a fairy empress with a Welsh accent in the Warframe devs' new MMO
News Jennifer English and fantasy RPGs; name a more iconic duo.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Verso actor prefers Maelle's ending to his own "because I really like my acting in it" – "choose the Maelle ending and you'll see why I won this award"
News Meanwhile Maelle's actor also likes her own ending: "let her live her delulu fantasy life."
Former Xbox exec and Blizzard boss urges Valve to "please just let 3rd parties use SteamOS" to make their own Steam Machines: "SteamOS will take off and your Store revenue will only go up"
News Although some argue that goes against what the Steam Deck's best asset is
"The Assassin's Creed franchise exceeded our expectations": Assassin's Creed Shadows is "overperforming" according to Ubisoft, set to "reach a broader audience" soon thanks to its new Nintendo Switch 2 port
News The Valley of Memory update for Assassin's Creed Mirage gave that game a massive boost too
Nintendo, cover your eyes: Kirby Air Riders players fight back as micro bikini vehicle gets removed from the Switch 2 racer, immediately replacing it with a newer, sexier version
News The open flames aren't the hottest thing in Chef Kawasaki's kitchen
Smash Bros creator Masahiro Sakurai was seemingly teasing his latest game Kirby Air Riders in plain sight for years, and I can't believe no one noticed until now
News Hindsight is 20/20 after all
Lady Dimitrescu actor Maggie Robertson is keen to return as the iconic villain in future Resident Evil games: "we really found something with her"
News "You killed her off, but she still managed to build this really loyal following. We did something right"
Former Sega of America boss says leaving the console market was "traumatic" and "difficult": "We were in the eye of the storm of the PlayStation 2"
News "This was not a very easy and smooth transition for a company that built its business on hardware"
Now that Kirby Air Riders is out, everyone is making the same joke about Nintendo immediately asking Masahiro Sakurai to work on Super Smash Bros 6: "Alright. We let you make Air Riders. You know what comes next…"
News Kid Icarus Uprising 2, obviously
Masahiro Sakurai maybe gave Kirby Air Riders players too much power as there already multiple scantily clad versions of Chef Kawasaki flooding the vehicle market
News The GameCube one is pretty cool though
10 years later, Hytale co-creator says he's "locking down the release date ASAP" for the sandbox RPG, and the base cost won't be much different to Minecraft itself
News "I’ll have a precise answer by the end of next week"
As Arc Raiders shows no signs of slowing down, developer Embark confirms it's ending support on PS4 for its previous shooter, The Finals, as it's "focusing our support on current generation hardware"
News You can still transfer your progress though
GTA 6 will launch in exactly one year, but some fans don’t believe it: "1 year from now we will be waiting for it to come out in a year"
News "The fact that the game would've originally released around this time…"
