Latest articles by Scott McCrae
"There are no benefits to being owned by Microsoft," says Doom dev
News Xbox layoffs hit id Software one day before releasing the acclaimed Dark Ages DLC
Tales of lead apologizes for the wait as the JRPG series approaches 5 years without a new game
News "The bar has risen when it comes to the scale of development"
Kirby creator Masahiro Sakurai says the Famicom is the console that had the biggest impact on him
News Sakurai released Kirby's Adventure on the platform
Spyro: A Realm Beyond lead "couldn't be more happy" about the "resurgence" of 3D platformers
News "I don't know about golden era, but it's a resurgence, definitely"
Dying Light: The Beast canceled on PS4 and Xbox One
News "This was not a matter of choosing to leave those platforms behind"
As Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced's underwater draws praise, those responsible are "being fired right now"
News 51 devs are set to be let go this month
The Last of Us Joel actor "would be on board with anything" Naughty Dog came up with for a new game
News "There’s this beautiful thing about the mystery of what happened between Tommy and Joel"
Octopath Traveler Switch 2 ports revive 2 great JRPGs, but with no upgrade path or save transfer
News But hey, you can pay $60 again!
Pokemon Pokopia was bioengineered to be the "best selling spin-off" according to Koei Tecmo CEO
News I'd be shocked if it doesn't succeed
Former PlayStation head tells Xbox to either be a good publisher or make a platform with exclusives
News "Those two roads do not converge"
Palworld lead "had high expectations for 1.0," but over 855,000 concurrents on Steam "is staggering"
News Beating out Silksong, Slay the Spire 2, and Marvel Rivals' all time peaks
Steam has reportedly made Valve more money in the first half of 2026 than it did in all of 2020
News Valve is notably not selling the Steam Machine at a loss
Game that looks a lot like Monster Hunter addresses claims that it looks a lot like Monster Hunter
News Monster Fantasy devs say "some footage may have given players the impression of a high degree of similarity"
Xbox confirms there isn't just "1 person left in Texas" working on id Software's engine following mass layoffs
News A former dev claims the VFX team is down to one artist, however
Ubisoft to lay off Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced devs at its Barcelona studio
News Resynced is the fourth highest rated game in the series and had the biggest Steam launch in the series
id Software co-founder says "my 'Microsoft will probably be a good steward of the brand' statement isn't aging well"
News "You can't rule out the possibility that executives are idiots, but that shouldn't be your default belief"
A Metal Gear Solid mod finally lets us play as Grey Fox in the PS1 classic
News "The goal is to let players experience an expanded version of Grey Fox vs what was given to us in VR missions"
Former id Software artist says the legendary dev has been "relegated to support studio size"
News "A little over 12 years ended unceremoniously the day before the DLC launch we all crunched to get out the door"
Persona 4 Revival seemingly features more Marie, fuelling hopes she'll be integrated better
News Poochie no more
Pitches for a co-op Doom, and Perfect Dark were reportedly cooking at id Software before layoffs
News This comes a year after The Initiative was closed and its Perfect Dark game was canceled
Persona 4 Revival changes some of Yosuke's controversial scenes: "We wanted to lighten that up"
News Yosuke is "a little bit insensitive in terms of how he treats outsiders sometimes," says producer Kazuhisa Wada
Nintendo finally adds Wario Land to Switch Online, with almost every other game in the series already available
News Just Wario Land 2 to go until Nintendo adds Wii games to Switch Online
Doom: The Dark Ages DLC lands rave Steam reviews as id Software reportedly loses half its staff
News "It's like Dark Ages and Eternal had a child," one fan says
