Scott has been freelancing for over four 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

Pokemon Pokopia was bioengineered to be the "best selling spin-off" according to Koei Tecmo CEO
By Scott McCrae Published
News I'd be shocked if it doesn't succeed

Former PlayStation head tells Xbox to either be a good publisher or make a platform with exclusives
By Scott McCrae Published
News "Those two roads do not converge"

Palworld lead "had high expectations for 1.0," but over 855,000 concurrents on Steam "is staggering"
By Scott McCrae Published
News Beating out Silksong, Slay the Spire 2, and Marvel Rivals' all time peaks

Steam has reportedly made Valve more money in the first half of 2026 than it did in all of 2020
By Scott McCrae Published
News Valve is notably not selling the Steam Machine at a loss

Game that looks a lot like Monster Hunter addresses claims that it looks a lot like Monster Hunter
By Scott McCrae Published
News Monster Fantasy devs say "some footage may have given players the impression of a high degree of similarity"

Xbox confirms there isn't just "1 person left in Texas" working on id Software's engine following mass layoffs
By Scott McCrae Published
News A former dev claims the VFX team is down to one artist, however

Ubisoft to lay off Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced devs at its Barcelona studio
By Scott McCrae Published
News Resynced is the fourth highest rated game in the series and had the biggest Steam launch in the series

id Software co-founder says "my 'Microsoft will probably be a good steward of the brand' statement isn't aging well"
By Scott McCrae Published
News "You can't rule out the possibility that executives are idiots, but that shouldn't be your default belief"

A Metal Gear Solid mod finally lets us play as Grey Fox in the PS1 classic
By Scott McCrae Published
News "The goal is to let players experience an expanded version of Grey Fox vs what was given to us in VR missions"

Former id Software artist says the legendary dev has been "relegated to support studio size"
By Scott McCrae Published
News "A little over 12 years ended unceremoniously the day before the DLC launch we all crunched to get out the door"

Persona 4 Revival seemingly features more Marie, fuelling hopes she'll be integrated better
By Scott McCrae Published
News Poochie no more

Pitches for a co-op Doom, and Perfect Dark were reportedly cooking at id Software before layoffs
By Scott McCrae Published
News This comes a year after The Initiative was closed and its Perfect Dark game was canceled

Persona 4 Revival changes some of Yosuke's controversial scenes: "We wanted to lighten that up"
By Scott McCrae Published
News Yosuke is "a little bit insensitive in terms of how he treats outsiders sometimes," says producer Kazuhisa Wada

Nintendo finally adds Wario Land to Switch Online, with almost every other game in the series already available
By Scott McCrae Published
News Just Wario Land 2 to go until Nintendo adds Wii games to Switch Online

Doom: The Dark Ages DLC lands rave Steam reviews as id Software reportedly loses half its staff
By Scott McCrae Published
News "It's like Dark Ages and Eternal had a child," one fan says

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Metacritic score falls short of the original
By Scott McCrae Published
News A slightly less valuable booty

Subnautica 2 update finally lets players fight the fish
By Scott McCrae Published
News "That's all in an effort to make you feel like you're having the mitigation of creatures that we want you to feel"

Minecraft finally lets us camp anywhere in its ever-generating worlds without resetting our spawn
By Scott McCrae Published
News And adds functional cushions, too, to comfort your cubic caboose

In 2009, late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said it'll take "20 years" for game purchases to become mostly digital
By Scott McCrae Published
News Sony is killing its physical games in 2028, so he wasn't far off at all

Doom developer id Software "is essentially dead," Duke Nukem 3D co-creator says after layoffs
By Scott McCrae Published
News George Broussard says Microsoft is getting "decent PR for being 'good guys'" by not shutting studios, but that these studios face new struggles

John Romero praises the devs who carried on id Software's legacy as Microsoft reportedly lays off half of the studio
By Scott McCrae Published
News Romero's own team had funding pulled – reportedly from Microsoft – a year ago

Bethesda must focus on its "strongest franchises," boss says as Xbox layoffs reportedly hit hard
By Scott McCrae Published
News id Software has reportedly been gutted, too

Bayonetta creator says Capcom might be thriving thanks to a constant push to create new IP like Pragmata
By Scott McCrae Published
News Capcom says it will continue to make new franchises going forward
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