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

Pragmata guide: Hugh excitedly standing next to the Cabin robot.
My full guide to Pragmata after spending 18 hours shepherding my space daughter

By Rory Norris Published

Making sense of every confusing term, activity, and more.

Third Person Shooter
Pragmata blue crystals: Hugh and Diana standing in front of two blue crystals blocking the doorway of a shop.
How to break blue crystal barriers in Pragmata

By Rory Norris Published

Hulk, Smash Bypass these rock walls to access the treasure hidden behind.

Hulk, Smash
Pragmata weapons: Hugh aiming his Grip Gun pistol at the camera, with Diana on his back, looking to the right.
Best weapons in Pragmata

By Rory Norris Published

Armoury Fresh from the lunar 3D printer.

Armoury
Pragmata Luna Digger: Hugh and Diana walking into the Luna Digger's lair.
How to beat the Luna Digger in Pragmata

By Rory Norris Published

Techno Worm The robot worm mining through the Moon.

Techno Worm
Pragmata Sector Guard: The Sector Guard boss with its guns at the ready.
How to beat the Sector Guard in Pragmata

By Rory Norris Published

Overdrive Face off against your first boss.

Overdrive
Marathon: A close-up of the Destroyer shell looking up slightly at something out of shot.
Bungie's latest experiment turns Marathon into a battle royale, and it's a hit: 'Free kit queue might be the most fun I've had so far'

By Rory Norris Published

News To be an extraction shooter, or a battle royale, that's the question.

News
Marathon Order Chaos contract: A close-up, high-angle shot of Gantry, the MIDA liason.
Marathon isn't going to be the big hit Sony wants because it's just too much of a sicko game

By Rory Norris Published

Not a Sprint Marathon is an excellent extraction shooter, but it's also its own worst enemy.

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Not a Sprint
Overwatch Season 2: An upper-body shot of Sierra launching her drone from her left arm.
Here's when the new Overwatch season starts in your region, and everything you can expect from it

By Rory Norris Published

Summit A new DPS hero and tons of fresh (and returning) features are coming in Season 2: Summit.

Summit
Overwatch Sierra: The character standing with her drone flying just above her left arm, like a bird landing.
Overwatch Sierra abilities and perks explained

By Rory Norris Published

Helix Watchpoint: Grand Mesa’s Head of Security is here.

Helix
Crimson Desert - Kliff
Crimson Desert devs are addressing all your complaints (and then some) in a long list of planned updates, which includes adding difficulty options

By Rory Norris Published

That's a mighty fine list of planned changes.

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Action
Over the Hill: A red jeep followed by a green jeep driving off-road in vibrant yellow hills surrounding a lake.
Over the Hill devs are celebrating reaching 1 million Steam wishlists by giving you a chance to play the Mudrunner-like off-roader early

By Rory Norris Published

News Explore off the beaten track in iconic cars from the '60s to '80s.

News
Dave's gaming PC on his desk
Where does your PC live? There is obviously one correct answer, can you pick it out?

By Dave James Published

Poll Don't hide your gaming light under a bushel. Or a desk.

Poll
The Cube, Save Us: A group of scavengers fighting a large lizard-like creatures using makeshift weapons.
Extraction shooter The Cube, Save Us has announced it's shutting down just three weeks after it launched

By Rory Norris Published

News Not to be confused with The Cube.

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News
A reflection of Faith leaning up against a pane of glass.
After years of 'extensive reverse engineering', you can play a janky Mirror's Edge prototype in all its glory

By Rory Norris Published

News It belongs in a museum.

News
Crimson Desert guide: A low-angled shot of Kliff looking off to the distance, lit by a campfire out of frame.
Crimson Desert guide: Tips, puzzle solutions, bosses, and confusing UI explained

By Rory Norris Last updated

Prep for Pywel Your one-stop shop to wrap your head around the confusing continent of Pywel.

Prep for Pywel
Arc Raiders update patch notes: Three characters, standing holding weapons, wearing different cosmetic sets.
Stop the petition: The Rocketeer mimicking the Vaporizer's alert noise was actually a bug, and it's been fixed in Arc Raiders' latest patch

By Rory Norris Published

And many more bug fixes.

Third Person Shooter
Advanced Warfare: A soldier using a riot shot to block gunfire from another player jumping from a staircase with dual-wield machine guns.
A decade ago, Call of Duty sidelined its iconic progression system to dabble in gacha instead, and I was glad I'd forgotten

By Rory Norris Published

RNG Welcome to the Supply Drop era.

RNG
State of Decay 3
State of Decay 3 didn't really exist when we saw the reveal trailer: 'The game was in a Word document'

By Rory Norris Published

News The 2020 trailer featured a zombie deer, but that isn't actually going to be in the game.

News
Overwatch: Anran standing in a powerful pose with her arms outstretched holding her flaming fans.
Overwatch's Anran redesign fixes her controversial 'baby face' in Season 2: 'This process has really helped dial in the next set of heroes'

By Rory Norris Published

News Blizzard has revealed Anran's updated look, arriving in Season 2.

News
Arc Raiders: Key art featuring two raiders holding weapons and standing in the middle of the road, turning to run away from a large Queen spider-like robot on the buildings in the background.
Arc Raiders is a 'Trojan Horse' for demonstrating AI tool usage in game development, according to Nexon, after Embark built two hits at 'a fraction of the cost you’d expect'

By Rory Norris Published

News 'What needs to be done by hand versus what a machine can do more efficiently?'

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News
Arc Raiders Last Entry: A player looking at Seed Vault as the large door opens.
How to complete Last Entry in Arc Raiders

By Rory Norris Published

Pit Stop Dig into the Seed Vault research records.

Pit Stop
Arc Raiders Furtive Meetings: A player looking at a staircase in Medical Research with white graffiti on the wall in the distance.
How to complete Furtive Meetings in Arc Raiders

By Rory Norris Published

Hush Find the secret meeting spots on Stella Montis.

Hush
Marathon: A close-up shot of Destroyer being ambushed by Assassin, with their gun drawn, firing.
Marathon has made everyone's favourite loot spot harder to access but even more rewarding, and it's got solo players raising pitchforks

By Rory Norris Published

News I hope you like Assassins piggybacking.

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News
Arc Raiders Canto blueprint: The new Canto SMG against a dark purple background.
How to get the Canto blueprint in Arc Raiders

By Rory Norris Published

Shredder Say hello to the Canto, your cost-effective Bobcat.

Shredder
Arc Raiders Arc Flex Rubber: A Queen enemy walking on a rocky ledge.
How to get Arc Flex Rubber in Arc Raiders

By Rory Norris Published

New Tricks It's easier now, sure, but not easy.

New Tricks
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