
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

"It looks like Nintendo did a good job" – Sonic boss Takashi Iizuka says Mario Kart World looks more like an action game, whereas Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds "really" focuses on racing and competitive play
By Scott McCrae published
News I don't see Minecraft Steve in Mario Kart though

Halo dataminers uncover evidence of a PS5 release coming, days after Phil Spencer hinted at the return of "a classic that's been with us since the beginning"
By Scott McCrae published
News Still waiting on that Rare Replay port first, Xbox

No Pikmin games got Switch 2 upgrades, and fans say Pikmin 3 Deluxe is "borderline broken" thanks to crashes, bizarre visual bugs, and screen flickering
By Scott McCrae published
News Get mouse controls patched in already

Nintendo announces Switch 2 exclusive Splatoon spinoff via its official app, proving it's very serious about getting you to download Nintendo Today
By Scott McCrae published
Also, Splatoon 3 is getting a new update to improve the game's visuals on Switch 2

Mario Kart World players have found the optimal way to unlock every vehicle, and it involves driving slowly behind a pedestrian car for 25 minutes
By Scott McCrae published
News Koopas rule everything around me

Gears of War: Reloaded isn't coming to PS5 in Japan because of "regional rating restrictions and platform policies," despite its Xbox and PC releases going ahead
By Scott McCrae published
News The original 2006 release was censored in Japan, but did release on the Xbox 360

Deltarune has already been patched 3 times in its opening weekend, with Toby Fox and the team fixing crashes, freezes, and maybe a Geneva Convention violation
By Scott McCrae published
News The imagery of a chapter 4 scene has also been changed to avoid a common misinterpretation

Mario Kart World is "completely broken," speedrun legend declares as players demolish the racing game's time trials with its wild new movement mechanics
By Scott McCrae published
News I've been saying its completely broken since they left out Funky Kong

Dead Cells co-dev's slick Prince of Persia action roguelike gets a full release this August, and you'll "finally meet the Prince's father, the King of Persia"
By Scott McCrae published
News "The Tower of Oblivion and the Temple, as well as a final biome and of course the big bad final boss - the infamous King Nogai."

Death Stranding 2 director Hideo Kojima came away from Summer Game Fest with praise for this handcrafted co-op platformer: "It's the kind of game we need in an age where we've lost the true meaning of 'words' on social media"
By Scott McCrae published
News "Out of Words is simple, gentle, and beautiful"

Street Fighter 6's third DLC season is a banger with possibly the weirdest DLC pick to date – announced by AEW's Kenny Omega playing dress-up
By Scott McCrae published
News Alex is back. Fighting games are saved.

A new Scott Pilgrim beat 'em up is coming from the developers of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
By Scott McCrae published
News Scott Pilgrim EX features an original story from Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O'Malley and a new soundtrack from Anamanaguchi

Sonic's Takashi Iizuka dunks on Mario Kart World as Sonic Racing: Crossworlds unveils Hatsune Miku, Persona 5, and Minecraft Steve
By Scott McCrae published
News No sign of SpongeBob yet though.

Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles will have a free Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade, which is great because the separate new version is just a code in a box
By Scott McCrae published
News Dragon Quest 1+2 HD-2D remake hasn't had its upgrade status confirmed yet

Nintendo Switch 2 has been out for a single day and there's already a Schedule 1 ripoff on the eShop
By Scott McCrae published
News Schedule 1 - Mafia Empire joins Schedule 1: Syndicate and Dope Wars: Schedule 1 in the ripoff race

Nintendo says it'll "be able to meet that demand" for Switch 2 through 2025, so don't worry about another PS5 situation
By Scott McCrae published
News Although he says the tariff pricing is "still a very fluid and complex situation"

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on Nintendo Switch 2 has fixed the most annoying bit of loading the fighting game has to offer, even without a proper next-gen update
By Scott McCrae published
News Still won't get rid of those anime swordfighters though

Switch 2 marks the end of an era as Mario Kart World is the first time in 20 years Donkey Kong's voice actor has changed, and the replacement seemingly comes straight from the Mario movie
By Scott McCrae published
News The voice actress who has been Peach and Toad since 2007 has also seemingly been replaced

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Nintendo Switch 2 journey isn't going too smoothly as Nintendo asks "please avoid using Mii Fighter in online play as much as possible"
By Scott McCrae published
News It's not you it's Mii

Nioh 3 isn't trying to be an Elden Ring behemoth: producer says with a true open-world map "it would no longer be Nioh 3," but tighter "open-field" design makes it shine
By Scott McCrae published
News Prepare to die, just not in too large an area

Wildcard Wishlist: These are the games we've pinned our hopes and dreams on turning up at Summer Game Fest 2025
By Andrew Brown published
Feature SGF Predictions | Our brains might not want to take the risk, but these are the games our hearts demand

Seafaring adventure Tides of Tomorrow includes Dark Souls-style ghosts of previous players that can influence your own story
By Scott McCrae published
News New strand game just dropped

Street Fighter 6 sees Capcom follow the road Nintendo abandoned in Animal Crossing by adding a collection of stone-cold NES bangers
By Scott McCrae published
News Bionic Commando and Mega Man 3 alone are some all timers
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