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

Sci-fi shooter Pragmata

It's not confirmation of a Pragmata sequel, but Capcom has teased that its latest venture could have a future among its pantheon of iconic franchises after a tough development

By Rory Norris published

news The arduous development "was worth the effort".

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Battlefield 6: A group of soldiers taking cover in a ditch by a burning tree, ready to charge up a mountain range.

EA now lets you pre-order battle passes in Battlefield 6 for exclusive rewards, because of course it does

By Rory Norris published

News Permission to grind for the rewards I'm paying for, sir?

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Arc Raiders Water Filter: A player looking at two large metal crates inside the Generator Hall on Dam Battlegrounds.

How to get Water Filters in Arc Raiders

By Rory Norris published

Clean Break into boxes and cross your fingers.

Clean
Arc Raiders Agave: A player looking at an Agave bush by a sandy path.

How to get Agave in Arc Raiders

By Rory Norris published

Spikey My least favourite forageable.

Spikey
Key art for Wasteland 3, featuring three scavengers holding weapons in a blizzard.

After a glitch accidentally gave away a beloved RPG for free, the developer is letting you keep it

By Rory Norris published

News InXile's busy with Clockwork Revolution, but some of you can play its classic Wasteland game for free.

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Arc Raiders Red Coral Jewelry: A player looking at the Red Tower building in Buried City.

How to get Red Coral Jewelry in Arc Raiders

By Rory Norris published

Hidden Gem A tricky trinket to find.

Hidden Gem
Arc Raiders Fertilizer: A player looking at rows of planters inside Hydroponic Dome Complex.

How to get Fertilizer in Arc Raiders

By Rory Norris published

Fertile Ground Use the best Fertilizer farm to finish your Avian Alarm project quickly.

Fertile Ground
Arc Raides Moss location: A player looking at a log with moss balls on it in the Dried Riverbed area of Riven Tides.

How to get Moss in Arc Raiders

By Rory Norris published

Finally, Purpose You'll need Moss for your Avian Alarm project.

Finally, Purpose
Arc Raiders new blueprints: A player looking at a Turbine enemy in the distance, between trees and a bus.

How to get the four new blueprints in Arc Raiders' Riven Tides update

By Rory Norris published

Collector Add these new blueprints to your collection.

Collector
Arc Raiders Safe Harbor: A player looking at the kitchen area of the hotel restaurant, specifically drawing attention to symbols written on the wall.

How to complete Safe Harbor in Arc Raiders

By Rory Norris published

Detective Find the clue left by the restaurant kitchen staff and recover the tech.

Detective
Arc Raiders A Wrench in the Works: A player looking at a wrecked bus on a main road at the western gate.

How to complete A Wrench in the Works in Arc Raiders

By Rory Norris published

Mutiny Investigate the murmurs of mutiny in Spaceport.

Mutiny
Arc Raiders Avian Alarm: A yellow bird perched on a toy wooden boat next to a bird cage.

How to complete the Avian Alarm project in Arc Raiders

By Rory Norris published

Bird Brain Employ some birds to monitor seismic activity.

Bird Brain
Arc Raiders Last Resort: A toy sailboat on a desk.

Arc Raiders Last Resort event explained

By Rory Norris published

Ship It Find toy ships, earn some Merits, and bag some exclusive rewards.

Ship It
Arc Raiders Line in the Sand: A player looking at blue train cars swallowed by sand dunes.

How to complete Line in the Sand in Arc Raiders

By Rory Norris published

Exodus Track down the missing transport of Exodus material.

Exodus
Arc Raiders Beachcombing: A player holding the Dockmaster's Detector on a beach.

How to use the Dockmaster's Detector to beachcomb in Arc Raiders

By Rory Norris published

Beep Beep Grab a metal detector and sift through the sand.

Beep Beep
Arc Raiders bird trap: A player looking at a red buoy on a dried-up seabed, with a glowing blue outline of a bird trap on the ground.

How to lay the bird trap to start the Avian Alarm project in Arc Raiders

By Rory Norris published

Take Flock Monitor the initial flock intake for the Avian Alarm.

Take Flock
Arc Raiders Shoring Up Defenses: A player riding a zipline up the a red crane in Stacking Yard.

How to complete Shoring Up Defenses in Arc Raiders

By Rory Norris published

Lookouts Repair the strongholds along the coastline.

Lookouts
Arc Raiders Riven Tides: Key art showing three characters posing with weapons at the ready.

The next Arc Raiders map drops today, and so does this evil floating cone

By Rory Norris last updated

News The Riven Tides update is Arc Raiders' biggest yet.

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Arc Raiders: A close-up of a character wearing the Recon outfit (the Season 4 Trials reward) while reloading a rifle, against a purple background.

Arc Raiders is finally overhauling its competitive Trials, starting with making them more fun and less frustrating

By Rory Norris published

You can put your daily planner down now, raider.

Third Person Shooter
The Last of Us: A close, high-angle shot of Joel looking up with a stern expression, holding his guitar.

Cancelled The Last of Us Online director says it was 'the best multiplayer game' the team had ever played

By Rory Norris published

News 'Never going to let what I work on not see the light of day again.'

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A lumberjack character from Last Flag leaping towards the camera, with a tornado chasing him.

After a slow start, Last Flag developer says you can't become the next big hit just by ticking boxes: 'It’s a slippery slope'

By Rory Norris published

And Arc Raiders' lead developer agrees.

Third Person Shooter
A close-up of Shephard from Mass Effect awkwardly smiling.

Mass Effect devs have been practically radio silent for over 5 years because there's 'not a lot of time for tease'

By Rory Norris published

News It's coming. Eventually.

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ShatterRush: A player running towards a yellow mech that's just crashed down in front of them.

This indie developer is making Titanfall 3 because EA won't do it, and even in 'pre-pre-pre alpha' it's one of the most fun shooters in years

By Rory Norris published

ShatterRush is aiming to fill the Titan-sized void in my heart.

FPS
A chemist in a hazmat suit near a workbench

Best Schedule 1 mixing station recipes to grow your criminal empire

By Diego Perez last updated

Cooking Learn all the most profitable recipes in this drug-dealing simulation videogame.

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Cooking
The Heavy looks concerned

'Players don’t realise that their favourite games right now were already built with AI', says Google exec making AI tools

By Rory Norris published

News Apparently you'll change your tune when you "realise" it's giving you more innovative games.

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