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
This dating sim lets you date furniture and household items, including pianos and baths, plus something monstrous voiced by Delicious In Dungeon's iconic Senshi
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News Date Everything! is true to its name
GTA 6 won't be affected by the ongoing video game actor strike over protections against AI
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News SAG-AFTRA outlines the details
After 20 years, JRPG vets behind this 710-hour story say ending the saga would’ve been impossible in their 20s because they "didn't have the necessary life experience"
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News Trails is entering its twilight
1,370 deaths later, Elden Ring streamer beats Shadow of the Erdtree's final boss on controller and dance pad at the same time - matching a feat they accomplished with the base RPG
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News MissMikkaa completes a huge challenge
Remnant 2, one of 2023's most surprising RPGs, is getting another DLC this year and I can't wait to come back
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News There's also an all-new game mode with a new progression system
Valve overhauls Steam demos to act more like full games, complete with user reviews and chart positions
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News This is based off continuous feedback from developers
FromSoftware clocks another win as Armored Core 6, the mech series' return after 10 years of Souls games, hits 3 million copies sold
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News That's 3 million sales in 11 months
Hot dang, the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition trilogy is just $9 on PlayStation - that's less than $1 per romanceable alien
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News Bang for your buck
Stalker 2 gets another delay, this time to November so devs can sort out its technical issues
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News There's bugs to fix
Tekken 8 director Harada "didn't mean to lie" when he said awful dad Heihachi Mishima was really, truly dead
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News He sure was dropped into a volcano, though
As Helldivers 2 gears up to bring back an old threat, veterans of the original shooter come together to train newer recruits on how to squash them: "It is our duty"
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News This can only go badly
Leaked Star Wars Outlaws gameplay shows how Ubisoft's open-world adventure begins
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News Oops
I imagine Capcom popping a blood vessel as helpful investors make suggestions like this: just release Monster Hunter Wilds earlier bro, just put it on Switch dude
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News Yeah, just do it
After 150 hours and over 2,000 bodies collected in Honour Mode, the sanest Baldur's Gate 3 fan crowns the "ultimate Durge playthrough"
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News Even Shadowheart and Lae'zel weren't spared
Helldivers 2 gets a Crowdstrike-Microsoft situation of its own as Ministry of Truth tells service technicians to manually reboot affected computers 15 times "to bring systems back online"
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News Don't worry, no holidays have been canceled
Elden Ring players, put on your best armor and robes: the Drip Inspector is back in town, and you don't want this Invader to catch your fashion lacking
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News But please don't kill them
Assassin's Creed Shadows debate somehow reaches Japanese government ministries, who reportedly remind everyone that historical fiction isn't really their concern at all
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News No, the Japanese government isn't investigating Ubisoft's game
Helldivers 2 tackles "grief kicking" in its massive August update: if you get kicked, you'll be the host of a new session with "all of the team's loot" intact
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News This is a solution promised back in late May
As Helldivers 2 grunts are tasked with squashing 1 billion bugs, High Command not-so-subtly hints that "Terminid aggression and expansion may increase in response"
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News That's not worrying at all
Baldur's Gate 3's sex noise specialist is here to voice your Dragon Age: The Veilguard character: "I sit on a throne of moans"
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News "You get brought in to solely make sex noise ONE TIME…"
Ubisoft apologizes for Assassin's Creed Shadows promotional material that's "caused concern within the Japanese community," promises the RPG will "keep evolving until launch"
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News Ubisoft also addresses conversations surrounding Yasuke, again
Manor Lords gets crossbows and a new trade feature when the city builder's next update lands in the "next few weeks"
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News There's also a fix to stop deer getting stuck
Final Fantasy 14's new raid armor makes some of the MMO's lewdest pants even lewder, and the community's treating this bug as a feature
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News "One wrong bump and everything's gonna come flying outta there"