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
Nintendo says it doesn't need generative AI to make games because it has "decades of know-how" and doesn't want any "issues with intellectual property rights"
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News Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa speaks on generative AI
Fallout 76's infamously rare masks get even harder to find as Bethesda adds a whole bunch more and the drop rate plummets to 0.238%
By Hirun Cryer published
News It's rough out there
Grape news: Final Fantasy 14's beloved low-poly grapes are still appropriately polygonal after the MMO's huge graphics update
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News 7.0's big overhaul didn't cull our lovely grapes
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom evil genius creates a Lynel killer to surpass Metal Gear: the rock 'em sock 'em golem
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News It's far from an honorable death
Co-op looter shooter The First Descendant gets 3 days of increased XP and gold gains to appease fans after launch issues lead to 'Mixed' start on Steam
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News The apology tour commences
Co-op looter shooter The First Descendant dethrones Elden Ring as Steam's top seller, but 43% positive early user reviews frame a rough start overall
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News That's after more than 4,100 reviews
Don't like Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster's new Frank West? A pre-order bonus will let you change his look
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News Steal his look, 2006 edition
Assassin's Creed Shadows seemingly resurrects a cut assassination animation from a 12-year-old Assassin's Creed 3 demo
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News The demo was never made available to the public
Elden Ring's Rellana gets decimated by a viral clip creator who was so good that Horizon: Forbidden West's studio hired him
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News This is how it's done
Beyond Good and Evil's 20th Anniversary Edition just makes the need for Beyond Good and Evil 2 even more pressing
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News There's a surprising amount to discover in the new remaster
Good news, Tarnished: Your Scadutree Fragments carry over in the Elden Ring DLC, so you won't start back at square one as New Game Plus gets harder
By Hirun Cryer published
News Thanks, FromSoftware
As Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail looms, fans gather to wave goodbye to the expansion that ended a 10-year saga
By Hirun Cryer published
News Farewell to Endwalker
Elden Ring streamer shows you can simply bludgeon Shadow of the Erdtree's awful final boss to death - in just 50 seconds and with only 11 hits
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News Yes, they used Bloodfiend's Arm
Shadow of the Erdtree just got easier: Elden Ring's first DLC patch makes Scadutree buffs stronger in the early game, and a little stronger later too
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News The first half of Blessing levels now deal out bigger rewards
Diablo 4 Season 5 PTR has re-playable bosses and that means the loot is already off the charts
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News Remember, this is all one big experiment
Bandai Namco says "there are things I can't reveal at the moment" about a new Tales of game, sending RPG hopefuls wild
By Hirun Cryer published
News "Woahhhhhh"
Terrifying Shadow of the Erdtree animation glitch turns one of the DLC's cool new swords into a kind of body horror that would fit right into Bloodborne
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News The Unending Dance gets literal
"It's friggin' Monster Hunter!": Shadow of the Erdtree brought giant katanas to Elden Ring, and Monster Hunter Longsword sickos are loving them
By Hirun Cryer published
News "It's triangle, circle, triangle!"
This is a Shadow of the Erdtree PSA: The DLC has its own version of Dark Souls Crystal Lizards and you do not want to ignore them
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News Seriously, don't ignore them!
Elden Ring streamer Kai Cenat has spent over 50 hours and 500 deaths trying to defeat Shadow of the Erdtree's final boss - longer than it took to get there from the DLC's start
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News It's been a long journey
Helldivers 2's new patch finally fixes the Spear Stratagem, hopefully for good
By Hirun Cryer published
News Aiming was the root cause all along
"It's already a 10/10 for me": Elden Ring legend Let Me Solo Her has high praise for Shadow of the Erdtree thanks to its greatest addition – a really big pot helmet
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News The Greatjar helmet is a hit
Not content with beating Elden Ring with nothing but her brain, the mind-controlling streamer is back and battering Shadow of the Erdtree's tough bosses
By Hirun Cryer published
News Yes, with her mind