Hirun Cryer

Hirun Cryer

Freelance Writer

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

Shadow of the Erdtree Final Boss Radahn
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree players are taking advantage of a new bug that lets you beat down the DLC's final boss without reply

By Hirun Cryer Published

News Oopsie

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Helldivers 2 mechs
Helldivers 2 player asks if they might one day ride atop mechs "like steeds to battle," studio CEO responds that he's "100% pro metal steeds"

By Hirun Cryer Published

News This doesn't mean it'll be a thing, though

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Final boss Radahn, Promised Consort in Shadow of the Erdtree
"Just to shame my garbage friends," Elden Ring player beats Shadow of the Erdtree's final boss without getting hit using 40 different weapons and counting

By Hirun Cryer Published

News Promised Consort Radahn is really going through it

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Helldivers 2
Helldivers 2 dev was "surprised and delighted" players didn't sacrifice some kids for a new Stratagem, so good on you for not doing that

By Hirun Cryer Published

News Take a bow, soldiers

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Kay Vess seen in gameplay footage shown during the 2024 Ubisoft Forward event.
Star Wars Outlaws' lead says "bad faith" discourse discussing protagonist Kay's looks are "not worth engaging with"

By Hirun Cryer Published

News "And she's beautiful, come on"

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Carl Johnson rides a motorcycle and fires a submachine gun into the night in GTA: San Andreas.
Former GTA dev says Rockstar had so long to make San Andreas that it "went crazy" with the amount of stuff added

By Hirun Cryer Published

News Including skydiving and stealth sections

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The First Descendant
The First Descendant's new support character is a walking Guitar Hero minigame and I can't decide if it rocks

By Hirun Cryer Published

News Luna is out now

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Helldivers 2 Freedom's Flame Warbond
Helldivers 2 studio CEO turns to the power of democracy to crowdsource fresh progression ideas as many grunts "are sitting on mounds of digital gold"

By Hirun Cryer Published

News Shams Jorjani reaches out

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Marathon key art
Destiny 2 and Marathon plans got "overly ambitious," so Bungie is firing 220 people and spinning out a sci-fi action game to form a new studio within PlayStation

By Hirun Cryer Published

News 155 people, or 12% of Bungie's workforce, will be folded into Sony

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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
"WE ARE SO BACK": Elden Ring patch granted a "massive buff" to Shadow of the Erdtree's worst Incantation, and now it's melting through bosses

By Hirun Cryer Published

News Rain of Fire is so hot right now

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Star Wars Outlaws
Ubisoft Massive had to "break" The Division's "staccato" pacing to make Star Wars Outlaws' open world

By Hirun Cryer Published

News It's a very new take on open worlds for Ubisoft Massive

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Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S
Microsoft CFO wants to turn Xbox into a subscription business, and is "really encouraged by some of the progress" of Game Pass

By Hirun Cryer Published

News Amy Hood weighs in on Xbox's future

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Baldur's Gate
43-year CRPG veteran behind Fallout and Wasteland flexes his OG Baldur's Gate Platinum award - while admitting the 150,000 sales total would be "the end of your career" today

By Hirun Cryer Published

News It's a different industry

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Elden Ring
Elden Ring loreheads discover Shadow of the Erdtree's Rellana and Messmer might have been married all along, which could explain the Twin Moon Knight's fancy new decoration

By Hirun Cryer Published

News Rellana has a new chair, and maybe a husband too

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Helldivers 2 Freedom's Flame Warbond
Helldivers 2 gets fired up with a new Warbond that'll let you wield a flamethrower in every weapon slot

By Hirun Cryer Published

News Fire for everyone

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Metaphor: ReFantazio screenshot showing a woman with long, straight blonde hair holding onto a leather-bound brown book
Atlus' new JRPG Metaphor: ReFantazio won't include romance, but its bonding system will "give you a new experience unlike any you have had" in the Persona series

By Hirun Cryer Published

News Some Archetypes only unlock via the bond system

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Shadow of the Erdtree
Elden Ring patch 1.13 notes are here, with PvP adjustments, chunkier summons, and a big nerf to one of Shadow of the Erdtree's dumbest strategies

By Hirun Cryer Last updated

News RIP Impenetrable Thorns

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Date Everything!
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

By Hirun Cryer Published

News Date Everything! is true to its name

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GTA 6
GTA 6 won't be affected by the ongoing video game actor strike over protections against AI

By Hirun Cryer Published

News SAG-AFTRA outlines the details

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak
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"

By Hirun Cryer Published

News Trails is entering its twilight

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Final boss Radahn, Promised Consort in Shadow of the Colossus
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

By Hirun Cryer Published

News MissMikkaa completes a huge challenge

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Remnant 2
Remnant 2, one of 2023's most surprising RPGs, is getting another DLC this year and I can't wait to come back

By Hirun Cryer Published

News There's also an all-new game mode with a new progression system

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Best horror demos of Steam Next Fest - Mouthwashing
Valve overhauls Steam demos to act more like full games, complete with user reviews and chart positions

By Hirun Cryer Published

News This is based off continuous feedback from developers

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Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon
FromSoftware clocks another win as Armored Core 6, the mech series' return after 10 years of Souls games, hits 3 million copies sold

By Hirun Cryer Published

News That's 3 million sales in 11 months

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Mass Effect Legendary Edition
Hot dang, the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition trilogy is just $9 on PlayStation - that's less than $1 per romanceable alien

By Hirun Cryer Published

News Bang for your buck

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