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

Doom might never have happened if id Software's followed the easy money its 2D platformers were making
By Scott McCrae published
News Adrian Carmack getting a fright playing Catacomb 3-D is to thank for Doom existing

A gospel-inspired Super Mario medley just won a Grammy, beating Wicked star Cynthia Erivo
By Scott McCrae published
News The 8-Bit Big Band previously won a Grammy for a Kirby cover

Nintendo does what '90s Nintendo could only dream of – sell out of the Virtual Boy
By Scott McCrae published
News If anything, that's already a pretty bad emulation

Epic Games Store GM says Valve's Team Fortress hats "definitely inspired" new Fortnite crossovers
By Scott McCrae published
News "It would always put our games in the top 5 sellers for a good 1-2 weeks"

Don't expect Cyberpunk 2 to be third-person or have flashy cutscenes as lead dev values "our uninterrupted immersion"
By Scott McCrae published
News But "it's OK to not vibe with our choices!"

Final Fantasy 7's Materia almost had a very different name before series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi stepped in
By Scott McCrae published
News Spheres would have their day in Final Fantasy 10

After superhero hit Dispatch arrives on Switch with mandatory censorship, Nintendo says don't blame us
By Scott McCrae published
News The chance is likely down to CERO

007: First Light devs were in a "really, really bad spot" with only "3 months to survive" before Hitman saved them
By Scott McCrae published
News "I think Hitman, as a franchise, and our fan base and community, has never been in a better place than we are today"

Dispatch is styled like "a premium animated television show" because devs didn’t want players to reject it
By Scott McCrae published
News "We'd say, 'hey, you might really like this Walking Dead game or this Wolf Among Us game we're making,' and they would check it out and go 'Ah, it kind of looks like a video game'."

Monster Hunter Wilds Steam reviews on the mend following Capcom's latest performance patch
By Scott McCrae published
News "The performance should have been like this at launch, But better late than never"

Hope for a Kingdom Come: Deliverance PS5 port picks up momentum thanks to PlayStation Store leak
By Scott McCrae published
News I would be surprised if Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2 didn't also get upgrades

Following a divisive launch, Highguard devs have been "working to add some highly requested features"
By Scott McCrae published
News "It's complete, submitted, and we're waiting on platform approval"

Switch versions of Capcom's Disney collection have emerged, now including one of the Resident Evil creator's first games
By Scott McCrae published
News Shinji Mikami's Goof Troop returns

"Hytale is a forever game": After a miracle comeback, Hytale head says it "will get updates as long as gaming exists"
By Scott McCrae published
News It worked for Minecraft!

Fallout 3 artist took location scouting a little too seriously: “Turns out they don’t want you snooping around the buildings in DC”
By Scott McCrae published
News They're also surprised they got away with their destroyed DC ads: "I don't know if you could do that today"

OG Diablo devs annoucing their new Action RPG this week, with a Steam demo coming in February
By Scott McCrae published
News While "GAME NAME" is catchy, we'll find out the real name soon

Monster Hunter Wilds' latest PC performance patch is already earning rave reviews from players: "THEY DID IT!"
By Scott McCrae published
News "Nearly doubled my fps from about 40 to 70"

Hopes for Metroid Prime 2 Remastered seemingly dashed as Walmart apparently leaks it and stone-cold classic Pikmin 2 for Nintendo Switch Online's GameCube library
By Scott McCrae published
News There's now a chance for product placement to return to Pikmin 2

No Rest for the Wicked is the number 1 game on Steam right now thanks to the new co-op update
By Scott McCrae published
News After a rocky 2025, the game has a second wind

Fallout New Vegas director says he would let players set “difficulty options however they like”
By Scott McCrae published
News "When it comes to exposing data tables and letting players mod that stuff, just let 'em do whatever the heck they want"

Nintendo fans praise Smash Bros. creator for delivering a final Kirby Air Riders patch that could have easily been DLC
By Scott McCrae published
News No Rick buffs though...

Monster Hunter Wilds has sold 11 million copies, but it's barely clinging to Capcom's best-seller list
By Scott McCrae published
News Monster Hunter Rise outperformed it too

Nintendo 64 classic Banjo-Kazooie gets fanmade PC port with 60 FPS and widescreen
By Scott McCrae published
News Plus, it already supports a number of N64 mods
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