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
Taking the mantle from Elden Ring fans, Hollow Knight Silksong hopefuls are going feral over the Metroidvania's first hidden Steam update in 14 months
By Hirun Cryer published
News Things are still proceeding normally
With Super Earth losing another planet to the Automatons, Helldivers 2 players want the community to think harder about galactic strategy
By Hirun Cryer published
News Mantes' fall seems inevitable - but what comes next?
Blizzard sticks to its word, lets Diablo 4's most OP Barbarian build run wild all season even if it is "close to what we could consider too powerful"
By Hirun Cryer published
News Charge-based builds won't be decimated
Helldivers 2 director says the meta doesn't matter because guns have over 40 secret stats anyway: "Use the one you like most"
By Hirun Cryer published
News "The numbers are a guideline," not a hard ruling
350,000-strong Helldivers 2 contingent curses now-infamous galactic D&D master Joel as their next big campaign after Malevelon Creek takes a turn for the worst
By Hirun Cryer published
News That's a lot of soldiers to commit to a losing fight
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth calls out one of the original JRPG's most dated gimmicks: "The times have changed, Cloud!"
By Hirun Cryer published
News A deserved scolding
This fan-made Super Mario 64 roguelike with an infinite amount of randomly generated levels lets you play the classic forever, if you're good enough
By Hirun Cryer published
News Ever wanted to play Super Mario 64 forever? Now you can
4 years later, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth fans are doing exactly what they did in Remake: Bullying a well-meant dweeb called Chadley
By Hirun Cryer published
News Chadley's back on the menu
New "platform fighter roguelike" dubbed 'Hades meets Smash Bros' hits full release, immediately tops Steam trends chart
By Hirun Cryer published
News Spiritfall is a hit
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director says it's just like the original JRPG in a key way: "We've reached for something that was never possible before today's technology"
By Hirun Cryer published
News Naoki Hamaguchi reflects on the final product
Helldivers 2 player claims they've found mechs and AI soldier reinforcements buried in game files
By Hirun Cryer published
News There's seemingly a lot of unannounced features in the works
"Malevelon Creek was literally an inside job": Helldivers 2 grunts in pieces after learning a real-life D&D game master is beating their asses in the Galactic War
By Hirun Cryer published
News His name is Joel, apparently
Amid nearly 700 layoffs at EA, Mass Effect 5 reportedly remains in pre-production as BioWare focuses on Dragon Age Dreadwolf
By Hirun Cryer published
News Respawn's Star Wars FPS has reportedly been cancelled
Pokemon Legends Z-A sleuths are using fashion history and Gen 6's French-inspired setting to work out exactly when the new game is set
By Hirun Cryer published
News We already know Kalos was based around France
The Last of Us director says he doesn't have many games "at this scale" left in him, and God of War's Cory Barlog feels the same way
By Hirun Cryer last updated
News The Naughty Dog co-president would be open to another "creative outlet"
30-year Tekken veteran explains why your favorite games all have microtransactions now: "If we do nothing, the game will simply stop running in a few months"
By Hirun Cryer published
News Tekken 8's player base was sour on the announcement of post-launch microtransactions for the fighting game
Oops, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's physical edition discs have shipped with a massive printing error in Japan
By Hirun Cryer published
News You'll be forgiven for putting the wrong disc in your PS5
Pokemon Legends Z-A was hinted at in Arceus a full 2 years ago, and barely anyone noticed
By Hirun Cryer published
News Rei was from Kalos, if you didn't know
Malevelon Creek, Helldivers 2's most infamous planet, has been lost to the robots - but players are already fighting to retake the world they've dubbed "space Vietnam"
By Hirun Cryer published
News The fight to retake the planet is on
Nearly 7 years later, we finally have a new look at the follow-up to two of the greatest, darkest platformers of all time
By Hirun Cryer published
News Playdead, creators of Limbo and Inside, have resurfaced
Even "high-level" Elden Ring veterans will have a tough time in the DLC thanks to unique Sekiro-like difficulty scaling
By Hirun Cryer published
News You can't just grind your way out of Shadow of the Erdtree
Pokemon Legends Z-A is "set entirely within Lumiose City" so don't expect to explore all of the Kalos region
By Hirun Cryer published
News Say goodbye to the rest of Game Freak's take on France
Resident Evil 4 Remake devs were convinced it would be delayed because of tech issues: "I've never seen bugs like this"
By Hirun Cryer published
News A frank look behind the scenes