Latest articles by Scott McCrae
New Capcom sci-fi gem Pragmata gets official rating alongside one of 2026's other most exciting games, leading to release date speculation: "The Game Awards date announcements?"
News Hook Romeo is a Dead Man to my veins, please
Despite fans' initial cries to "drop the price," Switch 2 "hardware was appropriately priced," actually, thinks former Nintendo icon Reggie Fils-Aimé
News He calls that the Mario Kart bundle "very smart" as it "took the edge off" its $80 price
Undertale demo is transformed in "faithful" fan-made Game Boy Color demake, and you can play it right now
News Undertale was already a love letter to SNES RPG Earthbound, but fans are going even further by porting the game to the 8-bit handheld
As Arc Raiders cuts skin prices, some players reckon Embark is still asking for too much on top of its $40 game: "This is still twice the price they showed in the beta tests"
News "They only lowered the outfits themselves by 100-200. Basically, trying to push the might as well buy the bundle mentality"
Former Nintendo icon Reggie Fils-Aimé says there are sometimes signs that innovation in the games industry "isn't there" anymore, and "that concerns me"
News But AA and indies are leading the charge
5 years into the PS5, PlayStation exec says "we're really hitting our stride now" as he teases the console's best-selling game isn't out yet, and with GTA 6 and Wolverine to come, that tracks
News Well, he says he thinks it's still to come, anyway...
Despite a 30-year run in charge of Star Fox and F-Zero, former Nintendo veteran Takaya Imamura "always wished I could have experienced developing for the NES at least once"
News But he gave us Tingle, so how could you regret anything
"'I’ve never seen this kind of game before'": Ex PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida says AAA devs stick to a "proven formula" while indies are "always" the ones to explore something new
News Although he notes those safe games are still "important for the industry"
CD Projekt Red co-CEO wasn't confident The Witcher 3's tone would go down well, but Game of Thrones' success reassured him: "People understood that they really liked that dark fantasy"
News "[Game of Thrones' success] was a great moment for me, that's [when I thought] OK, OK, there's great potential"
Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé says the console wars are over because Xbox needs "support from Sony for Microsoft’s software to reach the largest audience"
News "The years of direct competition are done"
Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts fans in shambles after "an announcement for Square Enix's beloved series" at PlayStation's State of Play stream was Octopath Traveler 0
News Next, an announcement for Konami's beloved series Death Jr.
Kirby Air Riders' fan-favorite racer is a hilariously fast, oversized hamster named Rick who's been dominating beta lobbies: "Why is THIS the face of carnage and destruction?"
News "No matter what angle you take a photo from, he's just hopelessly adorable"
The PS5 has now outsold every Xbox in history as its latest 84.2 million sales milestone places it ahead of the Xbox 360
News But it still hasn't passed the PS3, so it currently stands as the lowest-selling Sony home console
Pokemon's new Animal Crossing-like life sim Pokopia gets a March release date, but it looks like it might be a controversial Switch 2 Game-Key Card title
News And there's a trailer coming this Thursday!
The Last of Us lead Troy Baker says he's still butting heads with Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann on new project Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, despite not being the lead: "It's our vibe"
News Baker noted that other cast members are like, "Our mom and dad are fighting, are we still going to Disneyland?"
Ghost of Yotei hit 3.3 million sales in its first month, making it a PS5 best-seller and putting it on track to hit the 5 million sales milestone that took Tsushima 4 months
News Tsushima sold 2.4 million in three days, and 5 million in four months, so Yotei looks to be on track to be as successful as its predecessor
Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto hopes he'll stay healthy until the series' 50th anniversary in 2035 and is looking forward to seeing how the current team takes on the challenge of improving on Odyssey
News That being Super Mario Bros. 50th, Mario's debut in Donkey Kong turns 50 a few years prior
"Devastated doesn’t even begin to cover it": Warhammer MMO got obliterated by NetEase shutdown before it could be announced, and devs can’t believe "no one will get to see the amazing work" now that it’s dead
News "This is easily the most talented group I have ever worked with for such a small team."
Stellar Blade "represents more than just one successful title" says former PlayStation president Shuhei Yoshida, thinks it "could inspire many other Korean developers to pursue their ambitions"
News Although I'd argue Lies of P deserves some of the credit too
After backing Arc Raiders over Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 for GOTY, FPS legend Shroud says there should be different categories for multiplayer and single-player
News You could argue that this stance ignores the 'Best Multiplayer Game' category
Nintendo icon Shigeru Miyamoto says while he's not as involved with making Mario games anymore, he always plays about 30 minutes during development to make sure they feel right
News That explains the stories we've heard about his playtesting methods
Pokemon Legends: Z-A's DLC is making a change to the level cap Game Freak has "never dared touch," and a VGC World Champion thinks "there's no telling how difficult the game can get" now
News As one fan puts it, it's "finally an explanation for Ash's Pikachu"
After a huge Animal Crossing: New Horizons patch was announced out of nowhere, Nintendo says it's "constantly considering" the balance of new Switch 2 games and big updates
News I'm now expecting another Mario Kart 8 update any day now
