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
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom players chase the elemental dragons after one player discovers a different Triforce on their backs
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News It also poses some intriguing lore questions
Hades 2 director teases the roguelike's first "Major Update" and what the patch process will look like "until we consider the game complete"
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News Here's what the future holds for the roguelike sequel
Who is Assassin's Creed Shadows' protagonist Yasuke? The history behind the first Black Samurai explained
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Features Exploring the history behind the first Black Samurai Yasuke, one of Assassin's Creed Shadows' protagonists
A Total War Star Wars game is reportedly in development at strategy game studio Creative Assembly
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News It's reportedly one of three new games in the works
"Perfect the moment you open it": Ghost of Tsushima PC players praise Sony's port after past stumbles with The Last of Us
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News "Just a really good port and a really good game"
"I'm sure your hill has a lovely view": Assassin's Creed Origins actor comments on the vitriol surrounding Assassin's Creed Shadows' Yasuke
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News The historical evidence is right there
Valve sleuths believe mystery game trademarked 2 years ago is Overwatch meets Team Fortress 2, and they're still trying to manifest a reveal
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News Screenshots have purportedly leaked online
Here's why Final Fantasy 14's upgraded characters looked so bad in its Benchmark test, and how Square Enix is improving them for 7.0's launch
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News It's all down to lighting issues
Assassin's Creed Shadows "will not require a mandatory connection at all times," but internet "will be needed to install the game"
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News That clears up a little confusion
Final Fantasy 14's Dawntrail expansion is in the final stage of development, so rest assured it won’t suffer an Endwalker-style delay
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News Square Enix is currently in the final checking stage
22-year-old PS2 shooter Star Wars: The Clone Wars looks set to be the next PS2 game coming to PS5 via PS Plus emulation
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News The PSN store is the leak culprit this time
With over 96 million copies sold, the Nintendo Switch surpasses the Game Boy to become the most successful Pokemon console ever
By Hirun Cryer published
News That's a lot of Pokemon
Assassin's Creed Shadows fan theory might have pinpointed the open-world game's historical setting with a crucial event in Japanese history
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News Yasuke could play a hugely important role
Assassin's Creed Shadows trailer unveils dual protagonists - one the first Black Samurai in Japanese history, the other a Shinobi
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News Yasuke and Naoe lead the new adventure
XDefiant is ditching skill-based matchmaking because Ubisoft thinks it's not good for fun or variety, and it "means every casual game is repetitive"
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News "No SBMM is paramount to a fun and varied game experience in the long-term"
The Assassin's Creed Shadows map might have already been teased, with codebreakers solving a cipher to reveal a potential link to Kyoto and Osaka
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News That sure does look like part of Kansai
Pouring fuel on the Nier 3 fires, series producer says several Automata leads have reunited for a new game that "might be Nier" but also "might not be Nier"
By Hirun Cryer published
News The gang is back together, for...something
After a string of poorly-received patches, Helldivers 2 dev confirms test servers are being discussed
By Hirun Cryer last updated
News But Arrowhead won't say what the servers could feature
Elden Ring publisher Bandai Namco responds after ex-employee arrested for embezzling nearly $4 million by selling a whopping 4,400 mobile devices over 7 years
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News Bandai originally filed a civil proceeding against the individual last year
"This is Diablo 4 as it should have originally been released": Blizzard's action-RPG continues its very uneven trajectory with huge praise for Season 4
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News We're so back, this time
Helldivers 2 will revert enemy spawn rates after player outcry, but it's been "so hectic" that it'll take some time to fix
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News Arrowhead will divert resources to fixing the issue properly
Xbox founders reportedly mourn the loss of its identity: "It's not Xbox anymore, it's Microsoft gaming"
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News They also point to stagnant Game Pass growth as a factor behind Microsoft's cuts
Manor Lords might get pigs, but the developer "can't decide" if they should live inside or outside like chickens
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News Bacon is on hold