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
Pokemon hacker could face five years in prison for selling manipulated Scarlet and Violet save data in Japan
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News The arrested individual has reportedly admitted their guilt
Helldivers 2 adds top-tier, eye-wateringly expensive fleet upgrades to help turn back the Automaton invasion fleet that will take me months to earn
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News These couldn't have come at a better time
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth serves up a strong entry for 2024's best patch notes: un-stopping a side quest called 'Can't Stop Won't Stop' which was ironically "stopping progress"
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News The G-Bike leaderboard is finally fixed
The last Splatoon player says they've somehow stayed in the dead Nintendo servers: "I get lonely sometimes, but at least I have my Amiibo"
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News It's lonely at the end of the road
Helldivers 2 players rush to find "Karl" after deleted post from official account, which is certainly not "an illegal Automaton broadcast," but may be a crossover hint
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News Deep Rock Galactic's developer is back at it again
Star Wars Outlaws recruits the best character from the Han Solo film, but not the actor who played her
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News Emilia Clarke won't be returning to portray Qi'ri
Star Wars Outlaws Ultimate Edition for $130 continues an industry trend of paying lofty sums for early access, and players don’t like it: “Why is everything monetized”
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News Alternatively, you can pay just $110 for early access but no in-game bonuses
Days after Troy Baker said he's not in GTA 6, sleuths believe they’ve identified the real actor behind protagonist 'Jason'
By Hirun Cryer published
News We're still no closer to knowing who's portraying Lucia, however
15 months after a licensing spat, Blizzard and NetEase make up to bring games like Diablo, Overwatch, and World of Warcraft back to China
By Hirun Cryer published
News Microsoft is also exploring bringing NetEase games to Xbox systems
Palworld update breaks the survival game so hard the devs tell Xbox players "do not try to load multiplayer data" for now
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News The latest patch accidentally loads in older save data
Helldivers 2 Game Master Joel says sike, the previous Automaton force was "merely a vanguard," and now a massive fleet is assaulting Cyberstan and beyond
By Hirun Cryer published
News And you'll never guess what the next Major Order is
Helldivers 2 soldiers' Automaton-dismantling victory is bad news for Trophy hunters who need to wait for their return to Platinum the shooter
By Hirun Cryer published
'Let's call it a draw' is now no longer attainable
Helldivers 2 patch remedies the mission-crashing bugs that nearly derailed the Automaton war effort's finale, just in time for the next Major Order
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News There's also a neat new detail for weapons
Dragon's Dogma 2 patch fixes progression-blocking bugs, but PC players are left frustrated over persisting performance issues
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News "Updates on the progress of the performance-related patches would be nice!"
One Dragon's Dogma 2 boss has a hidden cutscene - but only if you drag their fight out for 2 minutes
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News Quite the amicable result
Not even a week since Helldivers 2's latest balance patch, players are already sick of burn damage being an "instakill" death sentence
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News The complaints have come thick and fast
Dragon's Dogma 2 bullies are tackling Pawns over cliffs and using them as meat shields to prevent fall damage: "I call it 'Pawn Surfing'"
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News "I suffered much injustice at the Arisen's hands"
Stellar Blade director vows to buck industry advice for single-player games as "what our industry needs more than anything is variety"
By Hirun Cryer published
News Hyung-Tae Kim speaks on advice to chase higher profits
Starfield and Skyrim veteran praises Dragon's Dogma 2's "classic sneaky design trick"
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News What happens when you can't get actors back for new lines?
Helldivers 2 grunts have dismantled the Automatons and are squishing Terminids at pace, but can't help but fear Game Master Joel plans something horrid
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News It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
With just 25% liberation after 28 hours, Helldivers 2 players worry for the new Major Order and its all-out assault on Automatons: "There's no chance we're doing this"
By Hirun Cryer published
News Progress isn't going as planned
Misguided Dragon's Dogma 2 modders make the RPG worse by dumbing down the Dragonsplague, and yes I'll die on this hill
By Hirun Cryer published
News Big red numbers? No thanks
Nearly 7 years on, two Assassin's Creed Origins leads both want a sequel to continue Aya and Bayek's stories
By Hirun Cryer published
News Aya was reportedly relegated during development