SCOTT MCCRAE × PALWORLD

Every piece Scott McCrae has written about Palworld.

17 articles spanning Palworld's coverage, newest first.

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19 AUG
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·19 Aug
Palworld and No Man's Sky leads pour more fuel on the potential collab fire and fans are convinced it's finally happening: "My 2 favorite games together? Yes please"
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7 AUG
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·7 Aug
Palworld 1.0 is "very much for the fans," so the Pocketpair devs "weren't really thinking about critic reception at all," lead says
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4 AUG
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·4 Aug
"A lot of these things are actually not made by us," Palworld lead explains following card game launch and MMO reveal
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10 APR
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·10 Apr
Palworld dev wishes "nothing but the best" for new Temtem survival game and says Pocketpair "thought the trailer looked great," but he knows comparisons are inevitable
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13 MAR
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·13 Mar
Pocketpair lead says "apologies to all the professional Palworld haters," but "it's not really our problem" – the studio is going to continue "doing what the players want"
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23 JAN
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·23 Jan
Palworld dev Pocketpair won't hire anyone with no Steam playtime, CEO explains: "If an applicant's number of Steam games played is 0, we will, in principle, pass them on"
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22 JAN
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·22 Jan
Palworld lead shoots his shot, tells Fortnite dev to "reach out" if Epic ever wants to collab after producer says he'd "love" to see something similar to Pocketpair's game in the battle royale
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20 JAN
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·20 Jan
Palworld lead admits the team can get "swept up" in negativity: "There's a percentage of people who make it their unofficial job to rant"
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7 JAN
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·7 Jan
"Something to consider for a hypothetical Palworld 2": Palworld dev responds to demands for terraforming, says it's impossible without a year of development and wiping all save files
news References sequel
3 DEC 2025
1 piece
SM
GamesRadar+·3 Dec 2025
Palworld lead says "a very story-based" spin on the survival game is possible, as he knows "a lot of creature collector fans are used to story games" more like Pokemon
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24 NOV 2025
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·24 Nov 2025
Palworld's collaboration with ultraviolent retro FPS Ultrakill was spurred on by the survival game's weapon designer, who is a huge fan, so Pocketpair "asked nicely"
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3 NOV 2025
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·3 Nov 2025
Palworld dev says "it's trendy to say 'eww UE slop'" but Arc Raiders "might be the new benchmark" for Unreal Engine games: "In awe of what they've achieved"
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23 SEPT 2025
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·23 Sept 2025
Palworld's new farming sim spin-off has been in the works "for over a year now," but Pocketpair is still hiding "something even CRAZIER" that's not been announced yet
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27 MAY 2025
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·27 May 2025
Palworld dev says Pocketpair could "mass hire" to help update its survival game faster, but it won't: "That's how game companies fall into the usual traps and become slimy"
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15 MAY 2025
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·15 May 2025
Sticking it to Nintendo, Palworld modder rebuilds the glider mechanic that Pocketpair cut to appease Mario's lawyers: "Patch 0.5.5? What? That didn't happen!"
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30 MAR 2025
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·30 Mar 2025
"Minutes after Palworld released," Pocketpair was already getting game pitches from "some really big names" before it even set up its own publisher: "No one has money at the moment"
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