Scott McCrae

Scott McCrae

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Scott has been freelancing for over four 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

Brutal legend screenshot showing eddie holding a lighting powered axe
Double Fine made Brutal Legend free for a fitting 666 minutes in tribute to Tim Curry

By Scott McCrae Published

News The studio did the same for Ozzy Osbourne last year

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The Witcher 3 Songs of the PAst
The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past features an "original story" CD Projekt Red came up with years ago

By Scott McCrae Published

News "Stars had to align"

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Lego Balrog Book Nook (#10367) review: "I really like it, but there's some major caveats"

By Scott McCrae Published

Review Lego Balrog Book Nook (#10367) review

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A GTA 3 screenshot showing protagonist Claude walking on the road in front of a car in Liberty City. An American flag can be seen on the side of a building on the right-hand side
Rockstar had to fight to get people to care about GTA 3 at E3, former lead recalls

By Scott McCrae Published

News Although the previews at the time seemed fairly positive

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GTA 6 key art showing Jason and Lucia against a sunwashed Vice City backdrop
Rockstar officially responds to GTA 6 leaks: "This is obviously not how we intended for you to see the game"

By Scott McCrae Published

News "We are very sorry that everything has taken as long as it has," Rockstar says, but this is "not how we intended for you to see the game after all this time"

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Heroes of might and magic 3 art showing a battle scene
Heroes of Might & Magic 3 gets off to a bumpy start on Steam after Ubisoft forgot to include the game itself

By Scott McCrae Published

News It's since been fixed

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Lego Skylines screenshot showing a town setting
Lego Skylines looks like the city-building game of my dreams

By Scott McCrae Published

News Lego and Cities: Skylines joining forces feels like a perfect match

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The cowboy cat from the desert in Mewgenics
Hit roguelike and my GOTY Mewgenics is coming to console next month

By Scott McCrae Published

News Cat breeding on console kicks off September 8, 2026

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Exodus screenshot showing Jun and Salt
Mass Effect-like RPG Exodus finally gets a release date, and it's not that far away

By Scott McCrae Published

News And we got a better look at the octopus companion

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Crimson Desert
Crimson Desert is already getting an Enhanced edition with "new story moments" and new language options

By Scott McCrae Published

News No word on the DLC yet

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Halo Campaign Evolved Master Chief near the pelican dropship rear door with other pelicans visible behind on approach to the Silent Cartographer beach
Original Halo art director says "I’m rooting for the team and for Halo"

By Scott McCrae Published

News Marcus Lehto worked on the series until Halo Reach

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A screenshot of the upcoming PS5 game, Beast of Reincarnation.
Beast of Reincarnation patch goes for some of the biggest pain points in Pokemon devs new action-RPG

By Scott McCrae Published

News "I wish you could just pick what changes you wanted"

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Key art for Final Fantasy 7 Revelation showing Cloud Strife holding his Buster Sword against a cloudy, stormy background, flanked by the rest of the party - cropped to fit a header image
Opening Night Live 2026 time and how to watch

By Scott McCrae Published

News Silent Hill Townfall and Gears of War: E-Day are also confirmed for the show

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Fortnite
Analyst reckons the Epic Store can't "recover" in duel with Steam, Epic GM says "the data tells a very different story"

By Scott McCrae Published

News "Steam has become so inevitable"

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Metal Gear Solid 3 remake Snake aiming a pistol
Metal Gear, Castlevania, and Silent Hill reboots "important initiatives," Konami president says

By Scott McCrae Published

News "At the same time, we have a strong desire as Konami to create entirely new genres and works"

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Hideo Kojima in a screenshot from the Xbox and Bethesda 2022 showcase.
As Hideo Kojima turns 63, the Metal Gear Solid creator says "I would like to remain focused on creating games"

By Scott McCrae Published

News "I constantly need to reassess how I use my time and how I live my life"

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The Duskbloods screenshot showing someone standing beneath a giant spherical moonlike creature, which has a staring face and angelic wings
The Duskbloods is a Switch 2 exclusive because Nintendo was "very receptive" to FromSoftware's idea

By Scott McCrae Published

News "That alone was something that I found very appealing"

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Kingdom Hearts 4 screenshot showing Sora, Coco, and Hector riding a cable car
Kingdom Hearts 4 features Pixar's Coco because Tetsuya Nomura thought it "would be the best world" for Sora's story

By Scott McCrae Published

News Sora is clearly Un Poco Loco

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Switch 2 with Donkey Kong Bananza art on screen on wood pattern table next to accessories.
Switch 2 price increase revealed in the UK, and at least Nintendo is being more merciful than Sony and Microsoft

By Scott McCrae Published

News A price increase is still a price increase, but £24 isn't too bad

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Sabretooth in Marvel's Wolverine
Marvel's Wolverine director "pretty used to" criticism thanks to Insomniac's Spider-Man games

By Scott McCrae Published

News Mike Daly says a passionate fanbase is a "good problem to have"

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Black Myth Zhong Kui screenshot showing a man facing down a demonic figure
Black Myth: Zhong Kui's new 15-minute gameplay reveal has fans in awe of its graphical fidelity

By Scott McCrae Published

News "All footage was captured in-game from a work-in-progress build."

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Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid is getting co-op after 28 years thanks to "world first" mod

By Scott McCrae Published

News The Twin Snakes

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KCD2 screenshot of a combat encounter
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's "excellent storytelling" praised by Red Dead Redemption 2 lead actor

By Scott McCrae Published

News Likely due to it being added to PS Plus

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Tekken 8 fighters
Former Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada's new studio grabs yet another series veteran from Bandai Namco

By Scott McCrae Published

News Tekken 8 co-director Kohei Ikeda left Bandai Namco earlier this year

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Palworld
Palworld and No Man's Sky leads pour more fuel on the potential collab fire

By Scott McCrae Published

News No Pal's Sky

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