Latest articles by Scott McCrae
Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser says rumored GTA 5 Trevor DLC was about "half-done" when it was canceled, but if it released, the devs "probably wouldn't have gotten to make Red Dead 2"
News Houser says he "would've personally liked to have done more" DLC stories akin to GTA 4 at Rockstar
Warhammer Survivors puts 40K and Age of Sigmar into the Vampire Survivors mold in a partnership with the devs behind the 2022 indie roguelite hit, and it's launching next year
News Warhammer 40K: Boltgun developer Auroch Digital has a second Warhammer game in development
Nintendo Switch 2's massive momentum continues as it surpasses 10 million sales in 4 months, hitting the milestone 5 months faster than the OG Switch
News Donkey Kong Bananza has sold 3.5 million since it launch in July
Nintendo Switch sales are almost neck and neck with the DS, just 10,000 units away from dethroning the beloved 2004 handheld as the company's best-selling console of all time
News It's still got to sell a fair amount to beat the PS2
Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director says "this sort of feedback is a lot more useful during early access" as fans inexplicably ask Larian to "#showthegaleballs"
News Balldur's Gate
Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Switch 2 update trailer didn't bother to mention one of the biggest quality-of-life changes coming to the game, despite fans begging for it since launch
News "That's the number one thing I've been asking for and they just don't mention it??"
Palworld dev says "it's trendy to say 'eww UE slop'" but Arc Raiders "might be the new benchmark" for Unreal Engine games: "In awe of what they've achieved"
News It's not "the most fun" when Megabonk and Ball x Pit exist, however.
Arc Raiders catches heat over expensive cosmetic bundles and lack of earnable premium currency: "Helldivers 2 should be the gold-standard for paid-game content"
News The game is still sitting at "Very Positive" on Steam, however
"This is a Komplete FAILURE": Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is off to a rough start with massive input lag and netcode issues ruining fighting game fans' experiences online
News The PS5 version has significantly worse lag than other releases
Silent Hill 2 remake Born from a Wish DLC copium grows even stronger as Bloober Team writer acknowledges the expansion along with a potential Xbox release: "Born from a what?"
News There's a Silent Hill 2 movie coming out in a few months...
Pokemon TCG Pocket reportedly made $245 million more than Pokemon Go managed in its first year
News I for one am shocked Pokemon Sleep did not sweep the board
Arc Raiders lead says no goofy skins here as Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty players push for visual realism: "I don’t think the novelty is worth the trade"
News "We're pretty protective of making sure that anything that goes into the game fits within the visual identity"
Nintendo wins $17,500 lawsuit against Switch pirate who reportedly told the company he "can do this all day" and "I run the streets" after streaming unreleased games
News The lawsuit went to default judgement after the defendant avoided attempts to serve him
Battlefield 6 devs quietly remove controversial "blue crayola" skin after sparking a backlash from fans who felt it went against EA's promise of grounded and realistic skins
News "Why did they removed crazy frog from the game :(((("
My new Steam obsession is this love letter to Metal Gear Solid which nails the PS1 aesthetic in a shoot-'em-up inspired by '90s games and anime
News Birdcage nails that arcade feel making for one of the best demos from the previous Steam Next Fest
Indie horror hit REPO's "Monster Update" lives up to its name by being absolutely huge, with 10 new freaks to contend with
News Including what looks like a brain spider with kissy lips
"Truly, accidental marketing at its finest": Indie dungeon RPG mistranslated as "Sh**ty Dungeon" actually got a huge boost from Japanese Steam users sharing the joke
News Not sure how they got that from "The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles" but I'm glad they did
Pokemon Legends Z-A is sending players to an IRL Pokemon Center in Japan to show off their best Slowpoke mimicry, all for a special version of the pocket pal
News Gotta Yaaan to win
Pokemon Legends Z-A's first update eases the grind for its best Mega Evolution stones, and flattens a nasty bug that stops players from catching Pokemon entirely
News And it's due to land in November
The Finals is still going strong and Arc Raiders is about to release, but Embark Studios has two other projects it hasn't even announced yet: "One of the concepts we have has a lot more edge to it"
News And they'll be online because it's "ingrained in our DNA"
Square Enix says no spoilers for the remakes of 38-year-old NES JRPGs Dragon Quest 1 and 2, please – there's a "big surprise" in store
News "If you are streaming a scene that is closely related to the game's scenario, please voluntarily mark it as 'Contains spoilers'"
With over 9,000 people laid off, Xbox more expensive than ever, and several studios closed, Microsoft's pro-AI CEO says the "best way to innovate is to have good margins"
News You'd think having an extra 9,000 people around would help with the whole innovating thing
Minecraft is adding two new desert-based mobs in its next update: undead camels and even spookier skeletons that don't catch fire during the day
News But on the plus side, your mounts can swim now!
"A lot of companies" are interested in reviving Doom icon John Romero's new FPS that Microsoft reportedly pulled funding on: "If you move and start working with somebody else, they get $50 million for free"
News Even if it doesn't work out you have "assets that you can use to make another thing"
