
Scott McCrae
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

Devil May Cry creator Hideki Kamiya would love to remake the first game: "Capcom – please leave it to me"
By Scott McCrae published
News "Also, let me handle Viewtiful Joe, too"

Nintendo website sparks hope Donkey Kong Bananza might have multiplayer, which would be even more evidence that the Mario Odyssey team could be making it
By Scott McCrae published
News Still no sign of Diddy Kong though

Nintendo Switch 2's huge third-party support is something "we haven't seen" from Nintendo "maybe ever, but at least for a long time, maybe even since the GameCube," analyst says
By Scott McCrae published
News Circana's Mat Piscatella reckons third-party support is one of the most interesting aspects of Switch 2

Dark Souls 3 helps explain the papal conclave to Spanish TV viewers, who may be wondering where the cardinals got all those fireballs
By Scott McCrae published
News You've heard of Catholic guilt, but may I present the Catholic hilt

New Nintendo of America policy asks users to give up their rights to a class-action lawsuit and call customer service instead: "Most matters can be quickly resolved in this manner"
By Scott McCrae published
News No more Joy-Con drift suits then?

After failing to sell for $100,000, one of the rarest GameCubes ever is up for auction - and its price is climbing fast
By Scott McCrae published
News You won't be able to play anything on it though

Hideo Kojima already has a Death Stranding 3 pitch that could relate to a DS2 plot device, but "I am not going to make it myself"
By Scott McCrae published
News Wave o'babies

Undeterred by Concord, Sony expands its live service army: PlayStation Studios adds new dev making a "team-based action game" targeting "years" of support
By Scott McCrae published
News Its first game will be inspired by "fighting games, platformers, MOBAs, life sims, and frog-type games"

While GTA 6 fans try to figure out who's voicing Jason, Sonic the Hedgehog and Assassin's Creed actor denies his involvement: "NOT my voice"
By Scott McCrae published
News Gotta go fast if you're going to deny

As Oblivion Remastered gets all the love, Starfield's biggest modders are in the process of abandoning Bethesda's latest RPG for good
By Scott McCrae published
News Not so adoring fans

Following Red Dead Redemption 2's realistic horse anatomy, Rockstar doubles down with dedicated beer tech for GTA 6
By Scott McCrae published
News We may have waited for over a decade, but look at the fizzy beer!

3 years later, Elden Ring is getting two new starting classes with the Nintendo Switch 2's Tarnished Edition
By Scott McCrae published
News The classes will arrive on other platforms alongside the Switch 2 release

Liberty City lives on in spirit as GTA 6 reveals new protagonist Lucia is from GTA's New York
By Scott McCrae published
News I wonder if she likes to go bowling

Final Fantasy 7 Remake co-director drops more hints that Rebirth and Part 3 could be coming to Switch 2, which he immediately thought "would have enough power" to handle the trilogy
By Scott McCrae published
News Naoki Hamaguchi seems to be teasing the "Final Fantasy 7 remake series on Nintendo Switch 2," not just the first installment

Dark Souls 2 speedrunner was "on the cusp of a World's First" hitless saxophone run – right until he walked into a death pit in the middle of the final boss room
By Scott McCrae published
News Doot eternal

Games almost never pull this off, but Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 managed a JRPG miracle: hitting an even higher Steam player peak weeks after launch
By Scott McCrae published
News And that's not even counting the Xbox Game Pass players on PC

Switch 2 fans so desperate for news they've already decoded Donkey Kong Bananza's secret banana alphabet, which I didn't even know existed
By Scott McCrae published
News Here he comes, banana slamma, Kongo Bongo's hero

A Persona and Shin Megami Tensei artist trained an AI model to draw like him, and look at that, it wasn't worth it
By Scott McCrae published
News "To be honest, it's quicker for me to draw it myself from start to finish"

After nailing his first JRPG, Metaphor: ReFantazio lead UI designer has one piece of advice for his old self: "Your PC is going to break in 2021. Do something about it!"
By Scott McCrae published
News "I always felt a sense of longing for the gaming industry"

Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone says Disney's farming RPG got him to take notice by its title alone: "Wait, it's called Dreamlight Valley? What's going on here?"
By Scott McCrae published
News "It's great to see a resurgence of that kind of game"

Nintendo made sickos like me wait 26 years, but Donkey Kong Bananza's 3D platforming exceeds my wildest dreams
By Scott McCrae published
Opinion Opinion | The big monkey is getting the Mario Odyssey treatment and excited doesn't begin to cover how I feel

Farming RPG Rune Factory takes the mic from Nintendo, says its Switch 2 game card is cross-gen: "Insert the card into either a Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2"
By Scott McCrae published
News Shoutout to Nintendo for the least confusing console launch of all time

Nintendo fans believe Mario Kart World has finally cleared up decades-long confusion about the Donkey Kong family tree
By Scott McCrae published
News And you thought Elden Ring had the deepest lore.
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