Rory Norris

Rory Norris

Guides Writer

Rory has made the fatal error of playing way too many live service games at once, and somehow still finding time for everything in between. Sure, he’s an expert at Destiny 2, Call of Duty, and more, but at what cost? He’s even sunk 1,000 hours into The Elder Scrolls Online over the years. At least he put all those hours spent grinding challenges to good use over the years as a freelancer and guides editor. In his spare time, he’s also an avid video creator, often breaking down the environmental design of his favourite games. If you can’t track him down, he’s probably lost in a cave with a bunch of dwarves shouting “rock and stone” to no end.

Latest articles by Rory Norris

Arc Raiders Vaporizer Regulators: The new Vaporizer enemy, an aerial machine, against a dark purple background.

How to get Vaporizer Regulators in Arc Raiders

By Rory Norris published

Good Luck Good luck killing a Vaporizer, you're gonna need it.

Good Luck
Arc Raiders Flashpoint: The High-Gain Antenna player project inside a workshop.

All materials required to complete the High-Gain Antenna project in Arc Raiders

By Rory Norris published

Signal Boost Monitor topside using your very own High-Gain Antenna.

Signal Boost
Arc Raiders Dolabra blueprint: The Dolabra shotgun against a dark purple background.

How to get the Dolabra blueprint in Arc Raiders

By Rory Norris published

Shotgun Science An experimental energy shotgun.

Shotgun Science
Arc Raiders Close Scrutiny: Key art showing a character hiding in a bush in the foreground while another raider in the background breaches an Assessor.

Arc Raiders Close Scrutiny and Assessors explained

By Rory Norris published

Crashdown Dodge Vaporizers, loot Assessors, and get outta there.

Crashdown
Arc Raiders Outstanding Balance: A player looking at Dodger's stash in the dark Traffic Tunnel area.

How to complete Outstanding Balance in Arc Raiders

By Rory Norris published

Debt Collector Find Dodger's stash and recover Tian Wen's goods.

Debt Collector
Arc Raiders Clamoring for Attention: A player looking at a pole in the mountains of Blue Gate.

How to complete Clamoring for Attention in Arc Raiders

By Rory Norris published

Noisemaker Make some noise.

Noisemaker
Arc Raiders Flashpoint: A raider hiding in a bush in the foreground on the left, while another player opens the Assessor in the background.

Arc Raiders' Flashpoint update finally streamlines crafting—oh, and you can also supercharge Scrappy using food because that just makes sense

By Rory Norris published

News A new enemy, a map event, and two guns arrive in the Flashpoint update tomorrow.

News
Marathon: The Thief shell aiming a sniper directly ahead, set against a wall of bright green tarpaulin in the background.

You're missing out on getting Marathon's best loot for free because it's hidden in a menu

By Rory Norris published

Check-In A free WSTR? Thank you, Arachne.

Check-In
Crimson Desert Refinement Tokens: Turnali, the Hernand blacksmith, hitting a sheet of metal with his hammer next to his forge.

How to use Hernand Refinement Tokens in Crimson Desert

By Rory Norris published

Freebie Always use your coupons, people.

Freebie
Marathon Cryo Archive extract: UESC robots lined up and ready to fire.

How to extract from Cryo Archive in Marathon

By Rory Norris published

Escape Artist Finding an exfil is hard enough, but reaching it is another ball game.

Escape Artist
Marathon Security Clearance: A first-person image of a player holding their weapon at the ready while five UESC robots around the room turn at them with glowing red lights.

How to increase your Cryo Archive Security Clearance Level in Marathon

By Rory Norris published

Access Denied Access more of the ship, and even crack open the vaults.

Access Denied
Marathon: The Thief shell aiming a sniper directly ahead, set against a wall of bright green tarpaulin in the background.

Marathon is rescheduling its frustrating endgame, but you're still against the clock: 'No schedule is perfect, but we're here to listen and learn'

By Rory Norris published

News More mid-week crashouts are on the menu.

News
Crimson Desert Precipice of Truth: Kliff standing on a sky island with the sun beaming down on him.

How to solve the Precipice of Truth puzzle in Crimson Desert

By Rory Norris published

Air Time Glide through the air as you fumble with the controls.

Air Time
Fortnite The Simpsons mini season best weapons and loadout

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says 'employers will see a stream of resumes of once-in-a-lifetime quality' after the company laid off more than 1,000 people

By Rory Norris published

News Moral of the story? Look on the bright side.

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News
Sad face standing in front of a crashed plane

Fortnite's new Peak skin costs almost 3 times as much as the indie game it's based on: 'That's actually a slap in the face to the Peak developers'

By Rory Norris published

News I think I know what's a better deal.

8 Comments
News
Marathon: The Compiler boss inside a small room bathed in a red glow.

Someone already beat Marathon's pinnacle three-player Compiler boss solo, just to rub salt in the wound of everyone who didn't even see it

By Rory Norris published

News Some people are just better than me, I guess.

News
Crimson Desert Root's End: Kliff standing next to a grand staircase in a bright garden.

How to solve the Root's End puzzle in Crimson Desert

By Rory Norris published

Parkour! Jump, dodge lasers, and fix the Abyss' power problem.

Parkour!
Crimson Desert Soul Spear: Kliff holding the Soul Spear in a forest, gritting his teeth while looking at it.

How to get the Soul Spear in Crimson Desert

By Rory Norris published

Spectral Skewer Brave the cold of the Argent Peaks and sneak into the Antumbra hideout.

Spectral Skewer
Crimson Desert Trembling Woods puzzle: Kliff standing with the golden puzzle mural in the ruins behind him.

How to solve the Trembling Woods puzzle in Crimson Desert

By Rory Norris published

Spin the Wheel Spin the wheel, align the patterns, and solve this challenge.

Spin the Wheel
Crimson Desert Duskwood puzzle: Kliff standing in the Duskwood Hill Ruins in the forest, with various pillars and a turnstile behind him.

How to solve the Duskwood Hill Ruins puzzle in Crimson Desert

By Rory Norris published

Perfect Placement Spin the wheel to solve this mysterious energy.

Perfect Placement
Kliff, the Crimson Desert protagonist.

Ex-Blizzard president says gamers need to 'man up' over AI usage in games after Crimson Desert devs issue apology

By Rory Norris published

News "AI, in one form or another, will be in every single video game."

61 Comments
News
Best Marathon characters: Two groups of Runners fighting eachother between overgrown cover. One is hiding on the left with a knife, ready to ambush.

Best Marathon characters tier list: All Runner Shell classes explained

By Rory Norris last updated

Runners All seven characters and what they're capable of.

Runners
Marathon weapons tier list: A first-person image of a player shooting UESC robots in a hallway.

Best weapons in Marathon

By Rory Norris last updated

Run and Gun All the guns you can find and the best ones to use.

Run and Gun
Space Marine 2: Titus pinning down a Tyranid, about to attack it with his chain sword.

Controversial Space Marine 2 DLC has been made free: 'It's obvious this DLC has failed to meet your expectations'

By Rory Norris published

News Free faces and voice lines for all.

12 Comments
News
Kliff, the Crimson Desert protagonist. He has four blue stripes across his face, mid-length black hair, and is looking solemnly at the ground.

Crimson Desert's bafflingly convoluted controls are already frustrating players: 'I shouldn't need to spend 12 seconds picking up a handful of potatoes'

By Rory Norris published

News Left foot, right foot, left foot, right foot.

17 Comments
News
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