
Scott McCrae
Scott has been freelancing for over three 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

Death Stranding 2 players could use monorails to bypass cargo limits on big deliveries, but that's way less cool than this two-truck solution devised by an expert porter: "This is genius"
By Scott McCrae published
News My muscles, my muscles, involuntarily flex

As Borderlands 4 fans create a skill tree planner months before launch, creative director issues a reminder that "the game isn't done yet" and their builds are "subject to change"
By Scott McCrae published
News The planner is only for Vex and Rafa though, so business as usual for the remaining characters

Despite the 8-year hiatus, Capcom has called Mega Man "one of our most important IPs"
By Scott McCrae published
News "We receive a particularly high volume of inquiries about the Mega Man series from overseas markets, we will continue to focus on expanding this business further"

A Super Mario lore specialist issues an important correction: "Mario does not 'die and go to hell' - he is sent there directly while still alive"
By Scott McCrae published
News It's time to consult the scrolls once again

Dune: Awakening will finally reward your personal contributions in Landsraad thanks to a "game changer" update
By Scott McCrae published
News The new update also changed the delay when leaving a PvP security zone to "prevent border camping"

Death Stranding 2 players reach "breaking point for hating signs" as devious porters place speed boosts in inconvenient places: "I ran over a quokka because of one of those signs... I was devastated"
By Scott McCrae published
News The logical next step for Dark Souls-style trolling

Eagle-eyed Nintendo fans have spotted a number of unreleased N64 classics in a Switch Online promo video, including Super Smash Bros and Donkey Kong 64
By Scott McCrae published
News Blurred-out versions of the games' box arts were featured in a Switch 2 promo video

2 years and one Switch 2 release later, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom hoarders are still celebrating their item duping glitches making it past Nintendo's patches
By Scott McCrae published
News The Switch 2 edition even added a brand new dupe glitch

Perfect Dark Joanna Dark actor calls for a Hi-Fi Rush-style revival after Microsoft cancels the reboot, as Starfield and Deus Ex star reveals his scrapped role will cost him "thousands of dollars"
By Scott McCrae published
News "Every game I do as director or actor I wake up hoping it isn't canceled"

Marvel Rivals tanks strike back at the flyer meta as The Thing gets the ability to yeet himself at the floating fiends in Season 3
By Scott McCrae published
News It's air clobberin' time

Hideo Kojima's fabled USB stick full of ideas contingency plan has been put aside, as it was actually put in place during a 2020 health scare long before Death Stranding 2's release
By Scott McCrae published
News The idea behind it was to give Kojima Productions something to build from in the immediate aftermath

Don't expect Animal Crossing for Switch 2 anytime soon, former Nintendo marketing lead warns: "It's maybe a little bit early"
By Scott McCrae published
News Kit Ellis explains Nintendo typically focuses on the hardcore fans for a console's early years

Dune: Awakening sandworms now linger around recently harvested spicefields, and spice fiends are having such a hard time with it they're not sure if it's a bug or a feature
By Scott McCrae published
Mews "Pointless to even try to harvest spice until fixed"

Manor Lords' new update is "overhauling a lot of systems at once," and it should be worth the 6-month wait as "we'll be able to shift to smaller, more frequent updates going forward"
By Scott McCrae published
News The new update adds an affinity system "so if you value forest-based industries, you may want to take care of your forests more"

"Guys we can't add cannibalism to Peak": Co-developer of viral indie survival game lays down the law, despite fans' protests of "what if just one little nibble"
By Scott McCrae published
News They should let us eat the trumpet though

WWE 2K25 has the biggest game file size on Switch 2, and is releasing as a code in a box despite advertising a game key card in its trailer
By Scott McCrae published
News 2K25 marks the first mainline WWE game on a Nintendo platform since the disastrous WWE 2K18 Switch port

After 7 years of development, Elder Scrolls Online developer's new MMO is reportedly canceled amid wider Xbox layoffs
By Scott McCrae published
News Zenimax Online developers have reportedly been locked out of their Slack accounts, suggesting layoffs at the studio

Death Stranding 2 has a "completely hidden mechanic" that lets you fire lethal rounds, meaning voidouts are now inevitable
By Scott McCrae published
News The Pizza Chef teaches you how to kill...

Asked about concerns Switch 2 game-key cards could turn off players and third-party publishers, Nintendo president says the controversial cards were introduced since file sizes have gone up
By Scott McCrae published
News Shuntaro Furukawa says Nintendo will talk to third party publishers to assure the Switch 2 is supported

Nintendo Switch 2 could revolutionize Zelda technology: Tears of the Kingdom tinkerers confirm lasers are way deadlier now – "We always knew 60 fps would be insane, but I didn't expect it to be this insane"
By Scott McCrae published
News Blast through bosses in seconds thanks to the ultimate weapon – a good framerate

Sega president says "reviving" the Sonic maker will be "the greatest achievement in my career," despite also working on the first PlayStation and helping make Kingdom Hearts happen
By Scott McCrae published
News Sega was the best-rated publisher of 2024

Nintendo relents, confirms Donkey Kong Bananza is being made by the Super Mario Odyssey team after weeks of fans guessing just that
By Scott McCrae published
News Guess we'll be waiting a while to see Mario in 3D again

Hideo Kojima says he "kind of hates" the AI assistant in his phone, which is why Death Stranding 2's message is that people shouldn't just rely on technology
By Scott McCrae published
News "I have no intention to say, 'Stop using the Internet.' Because it’s really convenient... However, I do believe it may be dangerous to get addicted to it"
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