Latest articles by Scott McCrae
Games made in 2 years are more exciting than games made in 8 years, indie boss says, because "6 years of that" is often "no man's land while some guy would come in and radically change the game because he played something really cool"
News "we have plenty of examples of games that were developed for a decade, if not more, and did not hit"
Years before The Witcher 3, CDPR was just trying to survive: "How do we escape annihilation?"
News The 2008 financial crisis "was a very tricky period for the company."
Hideo Kojima thought up Physint when he became sick during the pandemic and "realised that a lot of people wanted me to make something like Metal Gear"
News "This is phase two for Kojima Productions"
Despite being the father of Mario, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto has once again affirmed Pikmin is his favourite child: "I spent a lot of time the past 5, 6 years really wanting to grow Pikmin"
News He also explained Pikmin's cameos are due to an "unwritten rule where they're okay to appear with other characters"
Delay GTA 6 again, this one-frame lighting mistake that eagle-eyed fans found in the new trailer simply will not stand: "Literally unplayable"
News "Can't believe I was so excited over this f***ing hunk of trash"
As calls for Star Wars Battlefront 3 grow stronger, an ex-Pandemic dev explains why the original games never got a third entry: "We started working on it and then negotiations just didn’t take off"
News "Given the time, we’d have made something really special"
Hideo Kojima doesn't want more than 150 people working on games like Death Stranding 2 thanks to a sheep herding tip from Mad Max director George Miller
News "I had to admit I went a little over 150, and we laughed about it"
Former Star Wars Battlefront 2 dev says "we want to get the gang back together" for a potential sequel as the game surges in popularity once more
News I say bring back Super Bombad Racing
Why is Death Stranding 2 more combat-heavy? Kojima has the most Kojima explanation possible: an obscure gameplay theory he cooked up 8 years ago
News No word on if the dookie grenades will have a larger role this time around
The Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller has a one-up on the Xbox Elite and DualSense Edge, as Nintendo confirms you don't need to leave your game to remap the bumper buttons
News Also the console remembers what buttons you map for each game
As Star Wars Battlefront 2 surges in popularity once more, Andor star joins the chorus of fans begging EA for a sequel: "Give us Battlefront 3 ASAP"
News Wilmon actor Muhannad Ben Amor was 12 years old when the last game released, if you want to feel old
Lies of P is adding difficulty options for free alongside the Overture DLC, despite the director previously saying "We believe soulslike games shouldn’t have difficulty options"
News “We wanted to make sure a wider audience of players could play the game"
Ubisoft casually confirms its best series is coming back with job postings for "a prestigious AAA title for the Rayman brand"
News Everybody Loves Raymand
Donkey Kong creator Shigeru Miyamoto explains the big ape's redesign was all in service of making him "more expressive"
News And he looks better than ever for it
While you were worried about $100 GTA 6, Rockstar has quietly bumped up the price of both Red Dead Redemption games in some countries
News Dutch clearly needs more money
Konami says Silent Hill f is "independent" from the rest of the series: "People who have never played the series before can enjoy it"
News If it being set outside Silent Hill didn't already give that away
"We wanted to do live service right": With 2.5 million players a week 1.5 years after launch, Helldivers 2 boss says it's down to "great free updates, optional paid, and long-term commitment"
News "I think this is the largest simultaneous return of players for Helldivers"
Super Mario 64 can now play Minecraft, thanks to a mod that recreates the 2011 sandbox game's building and world generation systems inside the 1996 Nintendo 64 classic
News Goomba Jockey!
Hideo Kojima says the final Death Stranding 2 trailer will be shorter and won't have story details, which is fine as I'm not sure I'd understand them anyway
News Because we totally would understand the story segments anyway, right?
Hideo Kojima doesn't really listen to feedback when it comes to Death Stranding or Metal Gear Solid's stories: "I'm not interested in making something that appeals to everyone"
News If the naked Norman Reedus didn't already give it away
GTA 5 Michael actor gives GTA 6 trailer 2 the stamp of approval after the copious amount of big butts in the first trailer caught him by surprise: "That's proportionate, see?"
News Ned Luke also commented on how hot Jason is: "Shirtless! Look at this fucker, are you kidding me?"
Marvel Rivals executive producer agrees that a "harsher penalty" is needed for players who rage quit ranked, but the controversial Chronos Shield Cards won't make things worse
News A short time out isn't extreme enough
The Witcher 4 director wants tough choices in RPGs, "even if the emotion in the end is sadness," because "we want players to feel rewarded"
News "We want to put player agency in the center"
