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
Assassin's Creed Shadows will let you play most of the RPG as one protagonist, as Ubisoft says "we're not really strong-arming anyone to switch back"
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News You can switch between Naoe and Yasuke as often or as little as you like
Splinter Cell fans are in mourning after yesterday's no-show at Ubisoft Forward: "This game is not real"
By Hirun Cryer published
News We last saw Splinter Cell remake concept art nearly two years ago
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's install size can be 300GB, but Treyarch says this "isn't representative of a typical player install experience"
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News That's with Modern Warfare 2 and 3, plus Warzone installed
Avowed's director says they "don't believe in living in fear" after Microsoft closed Dishonored and Hi-Fi Rush studios earlier this year
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news The director also feels a "strong sense of security in being part of Obsidian"
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is getting even tougher in a free update out now, with story DLC coming to the Metroidvania in September
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News Hey, is that the 2008 outfit?
Metal Gear Solid 3's remake is keeping the original stealth game's dumbest detail about its super-secret covert mission
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News Yeah, that's not gonna fly
Dragon Age: The Veilguard devs drop a teaser of the RPG's gameplay trailer after telling fans unimpressed with the reveal they'll "see the game soon"
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News This should help win over the doubters
Skate 4 has completely rebuilt the classic 'Flick-It' control system, and draws on two classic Skate cities for its new location
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News Playtesting will open up to console players later this year
Metal Gear Solid 3 fans fear for Snake's life as Konami reveals the stealth remake will permanently scar its protagonist for every injury
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News This is going to end badly
Square Enix keeps the good RPG vibes coming with a Visions of Mana release date reveal in 2 days
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News It's still set to launch this summer
Don't expect a lengthy Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 campaign, as developers say it's "netting out in the kind of length of a classic Call of Duty campaign"
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News That should be right around 7 hours, then
New Stalker 2 trailer shows the monsters and mayhem of its open world, and the weapons you'll have to defend yourself
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News It's a brutal world out there
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is the biggest CoD game ever at launch with over 300GB of space needed on Xbox Series X/S
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News Ouch
Xbox reveals three new consoles out later this year, says it's "hard at work on the next generation"
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News Xbox is still in on the hardware business
Avowed's new story trailer sets up a grand RPG adventure with factions vying for control over a beautiful magical world
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News And it's out later this year, at some point
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater continues to look like a thrill with new gameplay trailer showing action-packed espionage and a crocodile hat
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News
Doom: The Dark Ages takes the FPS icon off the rails with a giant mech, a blade shield, and a shotgun that shoots bones
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News Now this is one way to open a showcase
AntonBlast is a destructive GBA-inspired platformer that lets you blow apart levels to destroy Satan - and there's new demo out right now
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News The new demo features two levels and a brand new playable character
StarVaders is an enticing mecha roguelike tactical deck-building shooter tipped as one to watch by Balatro's creators
By Hirun Cryer published
News And it's out next year
4 years after releasing on PC, Valorant is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S - and you can play a beta next week
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News It'll only be available in select regions to begin
EA says it's "still working on" Skate 4 as it shows off pre-pre-alpha footage in bizarre SGF trailer ahead of console playtest this fall
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News This certainly was a look at the new game
Wanderstop is The Stanley Parable creator's take on Stardew Valley
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News But weirder, obviously
Silent Hill creator's new horror game Slitterhead is out in November and looks just as disturbing as I'd hoped for
By Hirun Cryer published
News You can also body-hop to a dog