Latest articles by Scott McCrae
Helldivers 2 boss says "death and rebirth" is a natural part of the games industry, but it's "unnecessarily brutal" right now "because we don't diversify enough"
News "A lot of publishers try to play it safe by taking safe bets, but one thing that's guaranteed is those safe bets are a death sentence for the studios that try to make it."
Thank Goodness You're Here's developer says it was trying to design a game normally before realizing "we're s**t at video game design"
News "So why put funny first? What does that mean? Well, it's all we knew how to do"
With lots of loot and focused levels and missions, Soulslike RPG The First Berserker: Khazan is giving me all the right Nioh vibes: "Players aren't required to grind to farm for decent items and make progress"
News "Generally speaking, we expect a full set of equipment to be replaced once per main mission"
Monster Hunter Wilds' new event quests give you an even better way to farm Decorations, and a brand new headpiece
News Don't be fooled, she's just a regular Rathian... But she's got a new hat!
"Valve knows it, I know it, and you need to know it": Steam expert tells indie devs to "give away" demos, because actually playing a game beats all other marketing
News It's not until you get your demo that you get your visibility. So get that demo playable."
After a year of trying, Zelda: Majora's Mask streamer becomes world's first to pull off randomized no-hit run where even blocking causes a game-ending Mooncrash
News Presumably the next run will be blindfolded if they want to top this
The Witcher 3 devs' new vampire RPG introduces new enemies - and even the devs are calling them "annoying little b*******s"
News The spiritual successor to Nekkers looks to be on the way
WoW Classic might be getting a legendary weapon that's been the subject of rumors in the MMO's mainline version for 20 years
News It was foretold by Salzman in accounting
Hades 2's 1.0 release date is still a mystery, even to its devs: "Whenever that will be"
News I instead am choosing to delude myself that a surprise launch is on the way soon
The Assassin's Creed Shadows metacritic score is here, and it's level with Valhalla
News But behind Assassin's Creed 3
Saber CEO knew Space Marine 2 would be a success after playing it for over 300 hours, but he was still surprised when it sold 6 million copies
News “I was betting on something that I played. I played it for over 300 hours"
Palworld dev revisits "totally not real, or maybe real" dating sim Pocketpair teased last year, fully aware of furry fandom: "There is a very large and very vocal community of passionate individuals"
News It's like Hatoful Boyfriend with guns
Silent Hill 2 remake dev says he was "afraid there might be no good way" to rebuild the classic game without "archaic solutions and mechanics"
News "We quickly realized that we are dealing with the memory of the game"
8 years later, Super Mario Odyssey players are still getting awed by the discovery that you can destroy metal crates by turning into a bird and pecking them 200 times
News We probably could use a new 3D Mario already
Marvel Rivals devs reveal Season 2 is already completed, and that the studio has already completed designs for Season 3 and 4
News maybe that massive leaked characters list isn't so unbelievable
Japanese locals show that the real-world inspiration for Silent Hill f's new town can be just as scary as the game
News "When I looked at the game screen, my usual boring walking route had turned into a disturbing and bizarre landscape"
Freerunning experts reckon Assassin's Creed Shadows' Yasuke probably has very bad knees due to his poor climbing etiquette and "crimes against Parkour"
News "You will be canceled out of any parkour community around the world"
After blowing up on Steam, indie horror hit Repo confirms its first major update will include a new map and a 'duck bucket'
News You'll be able to fight back against the Apex Predator of Repo
Compare it to FromSoftware all you want, but the devs on this extremely promising hardcore action RPG say they're making "more than just a Soulslike"
News The First Berserker: Khazan is categorised as a 'Hardcore Action RPG' by its developers
MMO scholar puts a $500 bounty on old versions of RuneScape as part of a community archive project: "You might have ALL of the game's lost versions!"
News Help preserve the game that brought us 'Buying GF'
"Games are meant to be engaging, not exhausting": Lead dev on promising Soulslike RPG pushes balanced difficulty because "if stress keeps piling up without relief, players will eventually want to quit"
News The First Berserker: Khazan is already kicking my butt from the demo alone, so that's good to hear
One of the best new Metroidvanias just got a huge update with New Game+ and heaps more content like a boss rush mode
News Ender Magnolia is also part of the Steam Spring Sale
Can't wait for the No Man's Sky dev's new game Light No Fire? Well, its latest and much smaller game is $1.49 in the Steam Spring Sale 2025
News If you remember LostWinds you'll want to see this.
