Latest articles by Scott McCrae
Chatter over Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's skill-based matchmaking kicks up another notch after player runs the tests and finds it isn't quite as open as we'd hoped
News Better than other games, worse than the beta
Assassin's Creed Shadows' Attack on Titan crossover gets a kicking over lack of Titan fights, "atrocious" cutscenes, and an ending pop-up "telling you to go to the store and buy the outfit instead"
News "That was a complete waste of time"
Nintendo announces plans to acquire a Bandai Namco studio long-rumored to be the original Metroid Prime 4 developers
News Bandai Namco Studios Singapore will be renamed Nintendo Studios Singapore
Bungie and Star Wars owner hashed out the tone of new Destiny 2 expansion Renegades together, realized it can't "feel like a side quest": "What’s the bad version of this?"
News This isn't Fortnite, that's for sure
"Digimon and Pokemon are fundamentally different" according to Digimon Story: Time Stranger producer, who hopes the new RPG will "serve as an opportunity" for the franchise to distinguish itself
News "Comparisons are understandable and even expected"
Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii says Final Fantasy protagonists "speak a lot," forming a "key difference" between the two iconic JRPG series: "You're not necessarily becoming the protagonist"
News Also Final Fantasy never had Platypunk
It looks like Death Stranding 2 is set for PC as Hideo Kojima's latest appears on a ratings board ahead of The Game Awards
News An early 2026 release roughly matches the timing of the first game coming to PC, too
Super Mario 64's fanmade PS1 port was just one volley in the renewed '90s console war, as Spyro the Dragon fans are also taking Insomniac's legendary platformer to N64
News Truly, nothing is sacred anymore
"I will not disappoint you": Lies of P director promises "the most fun" as Neowiz prepares a sequel to one of the best Soulslikes ever made, says the Overture DLC was treated "almost as a sequel" anyway
News "Please stay tuned for it; we are working really hard"
At the cost of his "sanity," Battlefield 6 player hits max rank with what is by far the worst vehicle in the game, sagely concludes: "It's a bad vehicle"
News "I wanted to have the level 50 badge on my profile as kind of a flex"
Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 star Jennifer English says "mistakes are beautiful," so "use your beautiful, creative, human brains" and not AI
News "Keep it human. Be cool, guys. Don't be weird."
Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser says GTA is so successful because of its "sense of freedom," and because it "smashed together" shooting, driving, and simulation genres in a way games hadn't done before
News "Those were the first games that showed you this idea of just living in this fake place"
Super Mario 64 runs on PS1 now, because nothing is sacred to modders: "The best reason to do something is simply because you can"
News What's next? Sonic on a Nintendo console?!
"Many AAA titles have been exploiting players in ways that resemble the mechanics of casinos": Dev of hit roguelike slot machine says "it’s debatable" games offer a safe space for those with gambling issues
News "Dopamine mechanisms are core to fun experiences in all games"
"We can't make Bloodlines 2, we can't make Skyrim, but we can make Dishonored" – After Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines sequel's critical flop, studio co-founder says "you couldn't get away with it now"
News The Chinese Room's Dan Pinchbeck says the original "came out at a really interesting" time
Palworld's collaboration with ultraviolent retro FPS Ultrakill was spurred on by the survival game's weapon designer, who is a huge fan, so Pocketpair "asked nicely"
News If it's down to what the devs like, then Megabonk x Palworld is inevitable
Hideo Kojima pays tribute to veteran actor Udo Kier, who appeared in over 200 movies and featured in upcoming project OD before passing away: "He was truly an 'icon' of his time"
News Udo Kier passed away on November 23, 2025, aged 81
Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 actor Jennifer English is moving on to her "dream part" – a fairy empress with a Welsh accent in the Warframe devs' new MMO
News Jennifer English and fantasy RPGs; name a more iconic duo.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Verso actor prefers Maelle's ending to his own "because I really like my acting in it" – "choose the Maelle ending and you'll see why I won this award"
News Meanwhile Maelle's actor also likes her own ending: "let her live her delulu fantasy life."
Former Xbox exec and Blizzard boss urges Valve to "please just let 3rd parties use SteamOS" to make their own Steam Machines: "SteamOS will take off and your Store revenue will only go up"
News Although some argue that goes against what the Steam Deck's best asset is
"The Assassin's Creed franchise exceeded our expectations": Assassin's Creed Shadows is "overperforming" according to Ubisoft, set to "reach a broader audience" soon thanks to its new Nintendo Switch 2 port
News The Valley of Memory update for Assassin's Creed Mirage gave that game a massive boost too
Nintendo, cover your eyes: Kirby Air Riders players fight back as micro bikini vehicle gets removed from the Switch 2 racer, immediately replacing it with a newer, sexier version
News The open flames aren't the hottest thing in Chef Kawasaki's kitchen
Smash Bros creator Masahiro Sakurai was seemingly teasing his latest game Kirby Air Riders in plain sight for years, and I can't believe no one noticed until now
News Hindsight is 20/20 after all
