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

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Activision has confirmed the Call of Duty movie setting, and it's not what I'd have picked

By Rory Norris Published

News If we're adapting generic shooters into movies, at least make it Black Ops.

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Modern Warfare 4: Key art showing two soldiers, weapons at the ready, walking around a corner in an open garage area.
No, Modern Warfare 4's Gunny loadout assistant isn't a chatbot, but its developer is using AI elsewhere

By Rory Norris Published

News “We use whatever tools we have to enhance and help our developers to complete [tasks] on time."

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A vertically split image with Ben Starr illuminated with a very strong light on the left side, and a screenshot of MW4 gameplay on the right, showing a player holding an M4.
The blinding muzzle flash in Modern Warfare 4's gameplay premiere was actually a bug

By Rory Norris Published

News Grab some sunglasses.

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GTA Online mimics reality by nerfing payouts after making everything cost more: 'Prices go up, paychecks go down'

By Rory Norris Published

News You're now encouraged to give every activity a go, at least.

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Forza Horizon 6 Petal Power: A front-on view of a classic Ferrari parked in Shikisai-no-Oka flower field.
Where to find Shikisai-no-Oka in Forza Horizon 6

By Rory Norris Published

Look at the Flowers Cruise through the flower fields in a Ferrari.

Look at the Flowers
Forza Horizon 6 Nangan Treasure Hunt: A front-on view of a red car parked next to a colourful treasure chest at Irokawa Space Center.
Where to find the Nangan region Treasure Hunt in Forza Horizon 6

By Rory Norris Published

Rocket Power Head to Nangan's space center.

Rocket Power
Key art for MW4, depicting a Korean soldier cautiously stood next to a wall as a building burns in the background.
Infinity Ward aims to make MW4 even 'more immersive,' and it's already proving divisive: 'Mouse and keyboard is OFFICIALLY DEAD'

By Rory Norris Published

News "We’ve seen the early conversations around visual recoil."

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A vertically split image with Captain Price from Modern Warfare 4 on the left and Jason from GTA 6 on the right.
Modern Warfare 4 lead isn't scared of the GTA 6 black hole: 'It’s a little head-to-head, that’s great'

By Rory Norris Published

News "It’s a lot of pressure to make sure that you’re creative enough to entertain the masses."

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Black Flag Resynced: Edward, wearing Duncan Walpole's robes, puzzlingly looking at a hidden blade in his hand.
Black Flag Resynced is missing iconic combat mechanics simply because they were 'lower priority'

By Rory Norris Published

News "We prioritised core combat because we needed to nail that."

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The best racing games on PC

By Phil Iwaniuk Last updated

green flag The best racing games you can play on PC today, from hardcore sims to arcade racers.

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Two criminals waiting in a glossy club in Grand Theft Auto 6.
GTA 6 isn't on PC at launch because it's 'always better to start with the constraints', suggests former Rockstar producer

By Rory Norris Published

News "It's not that we don't care about PC."

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Doom: The Dark Ages - The Doom Slayer without his iconic armour, just a cape and leather, inspecting his right arm.
Doom: The Dark Ages – Revelations review: The best of the trilogy in a single bottle

By Rory Norris Published

Hell and Back Fixes all my issues with The Dark Ages and injects plenty of Eternal's movement for the best demon-slaying action yet.

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Hell and Back
Edward Kenway looking at a piece of paper with a curious expression.
'The company has turned its back on us': Black Flag Resynced developers at Ubisoft Barcelona are being laid off instead of celebrating the series' latest hit

By Rory Norris Published

News "We will never see the fruits of our labour, and the reward for our hard work will be the loss of our jobs."

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Black Flag Resynced outfits: Edward wearing the Master Assassin Outfit looking towards the camera with a tropical forest in te background.
How to get all 33 outfits in Black Flag Resynced

By Rory Norris Last updated

Killer Wardrobe Outfits have seen some of the biggest changes in the remake.

Killer Wardrobe
Black Flag treasure maps: Edward pulling a buried chest out of the sand.
All 26 treasure map locations in Black Flag Resynced

By Rory Norris Last updated

Pirate's Booty The remake's buried treasure maps aren't identical to the original game.

Pirate's Booty
An image of a group of adventurers sprinting across a moonlit landscape in The Elder Scrolls Online.
The Elder Scrolls Online's developer deserved better than to get sucker-punched by Microsoft twice in two years

By Harvey Randall, Rory Norris Published

SHOT, CHASER $2 billion over 10 years can't save you from Xbox.

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SHOT, CHASER
A screenshot from Red Flag, showing a character in an orange hazmat suit sat at a table with a small red flag on in front of them.
Indie developer says Steam did them a solid by fixing their unbootable game to beat the Next Fest deadline

By Rory Norris Published

News "Steam Support went way above and beyond."

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Forza Horizon 6 Ito Treasure Hunt: A red car parked on a beach next to a colourful treasure chest.
Where to find the Ito region Treasure Hunt in Forza Horizon 6

By Rory Norris Published

Beachcombing Track down the one correct beach on the island.

Beachcombing
Black Flag Resynced: Blackbeard on the deck of his ship holding a bottle of rum in his right hand.
Ubisoft has added a cash shop and weekly challenges to its 'faithful' remake of the 13-year-old Black Flag, because of course it has

By Rory Norris Published

Foggy Memory Well I don't remember these from 13 years ago.

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Foggy Memory
Black Flag Mayan stones: Edward holding a Mayan stone in his hand with an overgrown ruin behind him.
All 16 Mayan stone locations in Black Flag Resynced

By Rory Norris Published

Don't Mayan if I Do Solve these old puzzles to complete the Mayan Mystery quest.

Don't Mayan if I Do
Black Flag Ultimate Ship Plans: Edward at the Jackdaw's wheel, turning to face Stede Bonnet to his right.
How to get all 12 Ultimate Ship Plans in Black Flag Resynced

By Rory Norris Published

Ship Shape Fully upgrade the Jackdaw.

Ship Shape
Black Flag legendary ships: A close-up of Edward Kenway smirking with one hand on the Jackdaw's wheel.
How to beat all four legendary ships in Black Flag Resynced

By Rory Norris Published

Sea Legs And what you'll get in return.

Sea Legs
Screenshots from the satirical Pete Carsons' Vault of Cars browser game, showing a boss fight in which they're floating in the middle of the screen, with classic car enemies coming from the left.
You're invited to Destiny's cursed unofficial final raid: Pete Carsons' Vault of Cars

By Rory Norris Published

News A dash of nostalgia and a pint of snark.

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Forza Horizon 6 Festival Loop: A Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution driving down the speed zone towards the camera at night.
Where to find the Festival Loop speed zone in Forza Horizon 6

By Rory Norris Published

I Am Speed And how to beat it.

I Am Speed
Forza Horizon 6 Sotoyama Treasure Hunt: A yellow Jeep Wrangler looking at a treasure chest on a snowy mountain.
Where to find the Sotoyama region Treasure Hunt in Forza Horizon 6

By Rory Norris Published

Snowhere in Sight Search through the snow for this week's Festival Playlist Treasure Hunt challenge.

Snowhere in Sight
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