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

Pikmin 3 Deluxe has been rated for Switch 2, suggesting an update is on the way for the 12-year-old Wii U game
By Scott McCrae published
News But it could be good news for Pikmin 4 in the long run

Bethesda's Todd Howard says "we are doing other things with Fallout that we haven’t announced"
By Scott McCrae published
News "Fallout as a franchise is the one that we’re still doing the most work in above anything"

We'll probably never see a Grand Theft Auto set in a futuristic city like GTA 2 because the team "hated it"
By Scott McCrae published
News "You’ve now obviously got the cultural impact which is way more important than it was then."

Donkey Kong Bananza is my game of the year, and I'm convinced it's one of the greatest platformers in Nintendo history
By Scott McCrae published
Opinion Opinion | Donkey Kong Bananza might just be my favorite Nintendo game ever

Famitsu asks 191 Japanese developers and celebrities their Game of the Year, and yep, it's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
By Scott McCrae published
News Ghost of Yotei, Urban Myth Demolition Center, Donkey Kong Bananza, and Mario Kart World make up the rest of the top 5

GTA Vice City was briefly playable in your web browser, until Rockstar owner Take-Two reportedly struck it down
By Scott McCrae published
News The original version that is no longer available at that

Still no JRPG remake, but the Final Fantasy 9 animated series is reportedly back from the dead and targeting 2028
By Scott McCrae published
News The show is set to star the six children of Vivi

Cyberpunk 2077's massive Switch 2 discount was meant for The Witcher 3, CD Projekt confirms
By Scott McCrae published
News Looks like Cyberpunk 2077 got The Witcher 3's discount

You may just see "a turn-based game with cats f****ing" in new strategy game Mewgenics, but led dev says it’s actually "very D&D"
By Scott McCrae published
News Magic: The Gathering was another top inspiration

Banjo-Kazooie creator reveals that the mythical "Stop 'N' Swop" feature was originally bigger than we ever knew
By Scott McCrae published
News It would've brought Donkey Kong to Banjo-Tooie's multiplayer mode too

Fallout 4 writer says interweaving quests makes the RPG "the most replayable of all the Fallout games"
By Scott McCrae published
News Bethesda's Emil Pagliarulo describes them as "probably the most difficult thing I think I have ever done"

EA shareholders approve $55 billion buyout that'll reportedly leave the EA Sports FC publisher in $20 billion debt
By Scott McCrae published
News EA expects the deal to go through in Q1 of FY27

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess fans finally complete years-long mission to fully decompile the game
By Scott McCrae published
News Real wolf hours

Legend of Zelda speedrunner says why not, fully completes every 3D Zelda game back-to-back without sleeping
By Scott McCrae published
News Completed them 100%, at that

Fallout: New Vegas lead writer says "you can't just make your tyrants cardboard villains"
By Scott McCrae published
News "[I had] to write a character who had tried to present a robust argument for authoritarianism"

GameStop confirms that Nintendo has discontinued the Mario Kart World Switch 2 bundle, ending a major discount
By Scott McCrae published
News I wouldn't be shocked to see it return eventually

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead says the secret of the J'RPG's success is to "not care too much about the players"
By Scott McCrae published
News "The best way for me to care about people is to make something that is sincere"

Bethesda lead explains the biggest difference between writing Skyrim and Fallout is how you piece together the story
By Scott McCrae published
News "I think it's easier in a fantasy game like The Elder Scrolls"

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead writer "thought of it almost like writing an HBO drama"
By Scott McCrae published
News "A lot of times, we didn't know what we didn't know."

Bethesda was scared of making Fallout 3, but by Fallout 4 it had chilled out: "we don't have to be so reverential now"
By Scott McCrae published
News "Owning a franchise and an IP is different than feeling like you own it creatively."

Yakuza lead is proud "people can finally say they enjoy the Like a Dragon series more openly"
By Scott McCrae published
News "There was even a case where being part of the project helped someone gain approval for marriage from their partner’s parents"

"A single word in more than 100,000 words of localization" got a bestselling Switch shopkeeping sim removed from the eShop
By Scott McCrae published
News Tiny Bookshop's developer says "It is incredibly difficult to re-enter those charts once that momentum is broken"

Tomb Raider actor "frightened about losing Lara" after being "completely blindsided" by Perfect Dark's cancellation
By Scott McCrae published
News "The saving grace for me when Perfect Dark fell apart was that I'd already been shooting Lara for about a year as well"
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