Hirun Cryer
Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.
Latest articles by Hirun Cryer
In the final wait for Elden Ring's DLC, a modded Malenia is kicking the crap out of players – including Let Me Solo Her, who calls her "the strongest boss I've faced"
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News Unalloyed Malenia is not for the faint of heart
Helldivers 2 leaders respond to the black hole, insist it's "a symbol of justice on a galactic scale," announce more Termicide on the way because nothing bad happened last time
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News Termicide 2.0? Sure
Final Fantasy 14 is getting one more Live Letter before Dawntrail to focus on patch 7.0 itself
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News Patch 7.0 is seemingly called 'Golden Legacy'
Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail - everything we know about the MMO's upcoming expansion
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News Here's everything you need to know to get ready for the Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail expansion
Baldur's Gate 3's Patch 7 arrives in September with official modding tools, and Larian grants you permission to give Lae'zel a mullet
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News PS5 and Xbox Series X/S users will be able to download mods soon after
Tales of the Shire - everything we know so far about the upcoming Lord of the Rings life sim
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News Tales of the Shire will take us to Hobbiton this year in a Lord of the Rings life sim
After a bumpy Major Order victory, Helldivers 2 devs promise "more visible info" on the Galactic War table as Arrowhead discusses "various ways" of improving in-game communication
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News This is much-needed
Manor Lords poll kicks off community-wide debate as nearly 31,000 fans show up to debate what the city builder needs next - town walls, butchers, or bug fixes
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News Town wall stans rise up
Neil Druckmann says Naughty Dog "will not be 'The Last of Us' studio forever" as work on "multiple single-player projects" continues after a multiplayer project was canned
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News This is just following the cancelation of The Last of Us multiplayer spin-off
After 20 years, Monster Hunter Wilds gives players two weapon slots for the first time, and veteran hunters already know what to do with them: "Two Charge Blades"
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News I mean, they're not wrong
Silent Hill 2 veterans debate Angela and Maria's redesigned looks for the horror remake: "They just made Angela look her age"
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News There's a bit more contention over what Maria's redesign means for her character, though
Astro Bot's lack of PSVR 2 compatibility isn't going down well with VR fans: "It should at the very least be a hybrid game"
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News Come on, Sony, flick the 'PSVR 2 compatibility' switch on
RIP your backlog: Destiny 2's The Final Shape needs 300GB of free space on Steam
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News The total Steam size dwarfs the console versions
Off the back of a strong Season 4 launch, Diablo 4's anniversary event introduces roving packs of Treasure Goblins with staggering amounts of loot
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News There's also bonus XP and gold on offer
Monster Hunter Wilds is trying something brand new for Capcom's series – your mount will automatically find its way around the open world
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News This could be a game-changer for tracking monsters
Astro Bot has every single PlayStation cameo you could think of - except Bloodborne
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News Sorry, Bloodborne fans
Bungie dev asks "F***ing... how?" as Sony seemingly leaks the entire Destiny 2: The Final Shape expansion via PlayStation's own streaming service
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News It's not been a great string of weeks for Sony
Silent Hill 2 remake's James looks "kinda meow" now after what appears to be a slight redesign
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News The new Silent Hill Transmission leaks a new James
Marathon dev nervous for "all eyes" to be on his Bungie team after Destiny 2's Final Shape expansion launches next week
By Hirun Cryer published
News Everyone be chill, please
After making one of the best RPGs in years, Wildermyth's studio is going into "hibernation"
By Hirun Cryer published
News But existing goals like a soundtrack release and localization will still be met
PS5 is Sony's most profitable console gen ever after just 3 years, beating PS4 by over $36 billion in sales
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News It's already generated over $10 billion in profit
New Helldivers 2 CEO says "we don't think weapons are as fun as they could be," but also "I don't think it's reasonable to threaten people over weapon inbalance"
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News "The ship will stay on the same course, despite the change in captain"
Ahead of the Elden Ring DLC, veteran Tarnished advise all players to level the most important stat in the whole RPG: "Having Vigor is crucial"
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News You need to get Vigor to level 60