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
Fallout 4 devs have "worked to minimize" the number of mods that the new update breaks
By Hirun Cryer published
News The update arrives next week
Frostpunk 2's beta hides a terrible scenario where all of the city-builder's factions "go to war," but so far no one's found it
By Hirun Cryer published
News So far, so good
Eiyuden Chronicle Hundred Heroes is getting a sequel despite the passing of the throwback JRPG's director and studio co-founder
By Hirun Cryer published
News Yoshitaka Murayama passed away earlier this year
New Dragon's Dogma 2 patch is nerfing the RPG's divisive Dragonsplague by making it easier to recognize before it's too late
By Hirun Cryer published
News Not everyone likes the change, though
Riding the success of the Fallout TV show, Fallout 76 teases a hugely popular "newly expanded map" in its next update
By Hirun Cryer published
News It's already going down a hit with players
Skyrim speedrunner breaks 3-year-old record by leveling from 0 to 80 and killing the RPG's infamous Ebony Warrior in just under 12 minutes
By Hirun Cryer published
News Hitting level 80 as quickly as possible is the crux of this speedrun
Helldivers 2 players think they've squished 2 billion Terminids in 12 hours, but some are worried the latest Major Order was tracking kills wrong
By Hirun Cryer published
News Was the tracking data flawed?
City-builder dev tempers expectations for anticipated new game by reminding fans it's not an RPG, RTS, map game, or a Total War competitor
By Hirun Cryer published
News These are all the things that Manor Lords is not
Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 7 will add "improved evil endings" even if you're not playing Dark Urge, and cross-play and photo mode are on their way too
By Hirun Cryer published
News There'll even be new cutscenes with entirely new music for those endings
After slowing the Automaton invasion, Helldivers 2's next Major Order asks players to squash 2 billion Terminids - and 100 million of them died in the first hour
By Hirun Cryer published
News No biggie
Nier Automata's Yoko Taro thinks Japanese devs have struggled to embrace Western tech, but Stellar Blade's director says "Japanese content is completely back on top"
By Hirun Cryer published
News It could be down to Japan's falling English proficiency level
Helldivers 2 dev doesn't want the shooter to become "Kingdom Hearts or Fortnite," but is open to crossovers if they "make sense"
By Hirun Cryer published
News Lightsabers would not be plausible
1 month later, one of Square Enix's best recent JRPGs is finally back on Nintendo Switch after mystery vanishing
By Hirun Cryer published
News Octopath Traveler is back, baby
Fallout TV Show star talks a big game about Lucy being a deadly softie, but fans have done the RPG math and she's barely level 8 by the end of season 1
By Hirun Cryer published
News Lucy's under-levelled, but isn't that the point of the wasteland?
Zelda collides with Studio Ghibli in Europa's "peaceful and zen vibes", and after more than 6 years in development it's coming to Nintendo Switch with a demo out today
By Hirun Cryer published
News Europa is set to launch this summer
After 9 years, Ghost of Tsushima is the first PlayStation game on PC with Trophies
By Hirun Cryer published
News It'll also feature PSN Friends lists and profiles
As Helldivers 2 players take advantage of a glitch to farm Super Credits for free, Arrowhead says it's aware of such "undemocratic behavior"
By Hirun Cryer published
News Arrowhead is taking the matter very seriously
Wild Dragon's Dogma 2 mod reworks more than 600 New Game Plus battles, putting your "mastery" of the RPG to the test
By Hirun Cryer published
News There are four more mods to download for the full experience, though
Two Fallout 4 endings might have quietly become canon thanks to the Brotherhood of Steel's Fallout TV show airship
By Hirun Cryer published
News That huge ship could just be the Prydwen, depending on who you ask
Helldivers 2 devs "contemplated" underground maps, but they'd be hard to make with "a lot of tech and logistics based on it being a very different kind of gameplay"
By Hirun Cryer published
News It'd also be "friendly fire hell"
Fan-favorite Fallout TV show characters are already appearing in other Fallout games
By Hirun Cryer published
News Lucy and The Ghoul are now in Fallout Shelter
Helldivers 2's latest Warbond has a rifle that's so unbelievably bad it almost feels like the Automatons are telling us to use it just so we lose ground
By Hirun Cryer published
News The Adjudicator is one weak Marksman Rifle
Pokemon hacker could face five years in prison for selling manipulated Scarlet and Violet save data in Japan
By Hirun Cryer published
News The arrested individual has reportedly admitted their guilt