Latest articles by Rory Norris
Arc Raiders full interview: 'Nobody whatsoever thought we'd have this many players'
News Embark's thoughts on matchmaking, the state of PvPvE, and the future of its ambitious live-service extraction shooter.
Saving blueprints after an Expedition isn't 'off the table', says Arc Raiders' director, but Embark is also looking at alternatives
Imagine the scenario: Do you keep the Looting Mk. 3 (Survivor) or the Anvil?
Congrats, you played yourself, Arc Raiders' machines aren't actually learning: 'That's just the way we author them'
News Players had begun to wonder whether the robot enemies were using AI to learn new tactics based on player behaviour, but Embark has shot the theory down.
Embark admits Arc Raiders’ bosses are dying too fast because 'they're not intended for the full server to go up against' and 'we gave players too effective abilities'
News "When we built that, we had an idealised way where we hoped people would try to engage with it".
Arc Raiders' matchmaking isn't 'binary', says design lead: 'There's no such thing as a friendly lobby or an aggressive lobby'
News "We acknowledge that people are having a lot of fun with these safer lobbies".
How often do we see game sequels totally shift genres?
Change-up The upcoming Control: Resonant moves from shooter to melee action. You sure don't see that very often.
Hytale is finally adding animal taming for its farming sim fans after its surprising absence at launch
News Update 3 also adds sickles, overhauls climbing, improves combat, and more.
In a desperate attempt to undo the damage of accidentally wiping their fiancée's Red Dead Redemption 2 save, someone paid $159 to enlist Arthur Morgan's voice actor to apologise for them
News That's one way to do it.
Duck dupe criminals nabbed: Embark is dishing out warnings and even ban hammers for miscreants abusing recent duplication glitches in Arc Raiders
News Let's hope you're not among them.
I'm sorry to break it to you, but don't expect to be able to play an evil pest in Crimson Desert: 'Would I recommend a full playthrough in that playstyle? Eh, I don't know'
News You won't find evil Shepherd here.
Stardew Valley fan left their Switch running for 'over 3 weeks straight' to sleep for 1,000 years, waking up to immortal villagers, giant mushrooms and debris everywhere
News The Haunted Chocolatier cabin fever is setting in, I see.
When Overwatch said it was returning to the story, I did not expect its most genius decision: Reworking maps for the fun of it
New Age Fresh spins on old favourites.
I thought Fishing Shop Simulator was a joke after I saw mechs in ancient Rome, but after two hours with its demo, I'm hooked
Big Catch Build your own fishmongers in post-war ancient sci-fi Rome.
How to get and use the Fancy Bow in Mewgenics
Style Points Does Tink's mysterious Fancy Bow have a purpose?
Borderlands 4 weekly update and latest patch notes
TWIB Everything going on in Kairos this week.
Where is Maurice’s Black Market location in Borderlands 4 this week?
Black Market Maurice's Black Market moves each week.
Let's settle this: Should Arc Raiders add a PvE mode?
Friendly Fire Bursting with potential? Yes. Massively risky? Also yes.
Best Mewgenics classes and how to unlock all collars
Budding Pawtential The best classes for your army of angry kitties.
All Marvel Rivals characters: Current roster and upcoming heroes
Avengers Assemble From iconic MCU heroes to obscure misfits, this is one stacked roster.
How to beat Guillotina in Mewgenics
Guillotine You'll need to prepare to survive Guillotina's raid.
This breakfast-based cooking roguelike is already my latest craving
Meal Prep I didn't have a physics-based cooking roguelike on my bingo card.
Marvel Rivals' latest balance update continues to fan the flames of a broken meta: 'Today's patch notes have made me lose all hope'
News The Season 6.5 patch notes aren't a treat.
