Rory Cocker

Content writer

United Kingdom

I’m a versatile copywriter, creative and content marketing specialist with a decade of experience in the video game and tech industries.

I've represented some of the biggest and best-loved brands in the world, including Nintendo, PlayStation, Samsung, Disney and more.

I love creating sparkling, shimmering text for the things I'm most passionate about: video games, technology, food & drink, travel and automotive.

If you're looking for a copywriter with natural flair, impeccable attention to detail, and bags of charisma, let's talk!

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Nintendo Life
04/10/2023
Soapbox: Can We Stop Pretending Switch Can't Run Call Of Duty?

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but the Nintendo Switch is not an N64. It seems like a blatantly obvious statement on the surface, but with the way I’ve seen some of y’all talking about it on the internet recently, I feel like it needs to be said.

Nintendo Life
04/08/2023
Call Of Duty On Nintendo Systems - A Brief History

Call of Duty is coming to Nintendo platforms. At least, that's what Microsoft would have us believe. As part of their proposed buyout of Activision Blizzard, the American console maker has pledged to bring the franchise to Nintendo gamers in an effort to alleviate market regulators' concerns of anti-competition and monopolisation. And because they like money.

Push Square
04/02/2023
Soapbox: Hold On, Is the PS3 a Retro Console?

The passage of time. Weird one, init? Never mind the fact I just turned 30 this month and - dodgy knees aside - still feel about 21, there's something else that's got me all messed up this week. While plumbing the depths of the Twitterverse the other night, I stumbled across something that I didn't particularly want to see.

Blog Preston
The best places to get vegan food in Preston

Vegans, eh? With their bloody organic roasted coquina squash, artisanal couscous salads and activated, foraged hemp seeds – why don’t they ditch the rabbit food and just eat some proper grub?! To that, I say: “The 1980s called, and they want their stereotypes back”. (And this joke format, too.)

Nintendo
Hollow Knight (Nintendo Switch)

Descend into darkness and brave the depths of a forgotten kingdom in Hollow Knight, an atmospheric and challenging 2D action-adventure for Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch. Explore the vast interconnected world of Hallownest, unravel ancient mysteries and conquer a menacing evil.

Push Square
ICO At 21 - Remembering Fumito Ueda's Seminal PS2 Classic

ICO is a video game that makes me feel things. Things that I can't quite describe. Ever since I first stepped foot in the castle's plundered hallways, heard Ico's footsteps echo through the abandoned corridors, and practically felt the gentle breeze roll through its silent, long-forgotten courtyards, it's a feeling I just haven't been able to shake.

Nintendo Life
I Scoffed At Switch Lite, Then I Backpacked Through South East Asia

“Yes sir, it’s definitely a sleeper train. Don’t worry.” The lady at the ticket office chuckled to herself as her colleagues gave her a knowing smirk. There I was: another clueless westerner, fresh off the plane to Bangkok and bamboozled by…well, everything, to be honest with you.

Nintendo Life
As A Colour Blind Gamer, I Can Now Finally Beat Metroid Prime

It’s always felt a little bit weird to say Metroid Prime is one of my favourite games of all time, because I’ve technically never been able to beat it. You see, when I was but a wee sprog – on the first day of school, no less – my early years teacher (big up Mrs Holland) devised an icebreaker for the class that couldn’t really have been any simpler; just get up and share what are possibly the two most basic facts about your biology.