
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

Randy Pitchford asks fans "would you pre-order Borderlands 4" on your "favorite" PC game store "if you knew that would influence exclusivity decisions," is overwhelmingly told Steam is all that matters
By Scott McCrae published
News The real answer would be not to do exclusives for either launcher

It's so over: Sonic boss Takashi Iizuka says there are "currently no plans" for Sonic Adventure remakes as they would take "as much time and energy as it would to make a new title"
By Scott McCrae published
News Sounds like we will never see Eggman pee on the moon in HD

After fears it wouldn't, Capcom has addressed Monster Hunter Wilds' CPU issues on PC, but it's not out of the woods just yet
By Scott McCrae published
News This doesn't bode well for a potential Switch 2 release

"Pick your lane and stick to it": Former Blizzard president says it's "tough to see Xbox confused" amid "this is an Xbox" branding: "They have to figure out what needs to change... and fast"
By Scott McCrae published
News Meanwhile, one of Microsoft Game Studios' earliest producers thinks "Xbox hardware is dead"

Ex PlayStation boss thinks Nintendo's cheaper Japan-exclusive Switch 2 is an "amazing business decision," but doesn't think "PlayStation would emulate what they did"
By Scott McCrae published
News "it's clearly showing they want to keep the strong hold in Japan that they already have"

Former Nintendo marketing lead says the "one time" she "saw genuine fear from the executives" at the company was "when we saw the rise of mobile games"
By Scott McCrae published
News Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang had former PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida on their podcast to discuss handhelds

Street Fighter 6's latest outfit DLC adds the game's biggest batch of horny yet, which might distract people from the fact that this is only the second wave of costumes in 2 years
By Scott McCrae published
News Luke's voice actor is excited, to say the least: "im glornba caurm"

Donkey Kong Bananza is the perfect time to bring back an AWOL villain, and I'm already uncovering conspiracies that say our favorite crocodile will turn up
By Scott McCrae published
Opinion Opinion | King K. Rool, where are you?

Death Stranding 2 players discover that they're being penalized for efficiency, as bulk-delivering items rewards you less than handing them in one at a time
By Scott McCrae published
News Better keep knocking on their door to improve your relationship

Capcom revealed some Resident Evil Requiem gameplay and it's a big day for people who like walking down hallways
By Scott McCrae published
News At least the hallways look very good

Rematch players have discovered that flopping around the field is faster than sprinting, but Sloclap is going to stop the flop
By Scott McCrae published
News "We're planning to push a fix very soon, before this weekend."

If you play Death Stranding 2 on your birthday you're treated to a 90-second cutscene that's unbelievably ridiculous even by Hideo Kojima's standards
By Scott McCrae published
News Forget the canon for a moment

A new Death Stranding 2 update has dropped and, just like Hideo Kojima's scripts, nobody knows what it means
By Scott McCrae published
News With no patch notes, version 1.04 is a mystery

Mario Kart World's latest update has Nintendo saying you will play those intermission tracks and you will like them as picking 'Random' no longer guarantees a regular 3-lap race online
By Scott McCrae published
News And they STILL haven't added Funky Kong

Halo fan game that blends the iconic FPS with Vampire Survivors gets seal of approval from Halo Studios: "Really love to see the passion you and your team have poured into this"
By Scott McCrae published
News Spartan Survivors is coming to mobile and Xbox later this year, and PS5 in the future

007 First Light could feature live-service missions in the vein of Hitman, as IO Interactive teases "you could expect that we'll be applying some of our learnings from World of Assassination to Bond"
By Scott McCrae published
News Maybe costume DLC to make him become Robbie Williams instead of just looking like him

Hideo Kojima spends Death Stranding 2's early access release at a pro wrestling event watching a "Fluorescent Lighttubes Glass Board Barbed Wire Death Match"
By Scott McCrae published
News Kojima previously praised "Kyo-en," a documentary about wrestler Jun Kasai

Death Stranding 2's loading times are pretty much instant, adding another notch to the best-looking game on PS5
By Scott McCrae published
News Decima putting in the work

Ultimate Sonic Smackdown is the latest banger dropped by the Sonic fan game community, and it's filling the Marvel vs Capcom void
By Scott McCrae published
News Guess Marvel Tokon wasn't fast enough

Hideo Kojima fans are discovering just how good Death Stranding 2 looks thanks to a generational Norman Reedus comparison
By Scott McCrae published
News Might finally justify that PS5 Pro purchase

The Outer Worlds 2 has over 90 perks, but you can't respec your character because your "choices are permanent" and the RPG's director wants to make sure "you're building your character and really doubling down"
By Scott McCrae published
News "There's a lot of times where you'll see games where they allow infinite respec, and at that point I'm not really role-playing a character"

CDPR had a "do it but not force it" philosophy for Cyberpunk 2077's Switch 2 port, with new features only being added if they were "genuinely good"
By Scott McCrae published
News "We had to create patterns that matched players’ expectations — for a system that no one had used yet!"

Borderlands 4 gets an M rating from the ESRB as it warns of "enemies bursting into chunks" and dialogue such as "I'm gonna go home and have sex with my wife"
By Scott McCrae published
News Looks like the humor will stick to that Borderlands standard
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