Brendan Lowry is a Windows Central writer and Oakland University graduate with a burning passion for video games, of which he's been an avid fan since childhood. He's been writing for Team WC since the summer of 2017, and you'll find him doing news, editorials, reviews, and general coverage on everything gaming, Xbox, and Windows PC. His favorite game of all time is probably NieR: Automata, though Elden Ring, Fallout: New Vegas, and Team Fortress 2 are in the running, too. When he's not writing or gaming, there's a good chance he's either watching an interesting new movie or TV show or actually going outside for once. Follow him on X (Twitter).
Latest articles by Brendan Lowry

GameStop’s game deals aren’t total trash. Battlefield 6, Borderlands 4, and more at real discounts
By Brendan Lowry published
Deals Ahead of Cyber Monday, you can get Battlefield 6, Borderlands 4, and more for all-time low prices thanks to a GameStop sale.

This Game of the Year masterpiece is dirt cheap for Cyber Monday
By Brendan Lowry last updated
Deals Elden Ring is arguably the game of the decade or generation, and right now, it's on sale for the best price it's ever sold for on Xbox and PlayStation thanks to Black Friday.

ARC Raiders is on sale for its best price yet right now
By Brendan Lowry last updated
Deals One of 2025's biggest new games is ARC Raiders, and with this special deal, it's selling for its lowest-ever price ahead of Cyber Monday.

Why hasn't Battlefield 6's free trial week boosted its player count?
By Brendan Lowry published
News So far, Battlefield 6's free trial week hasn't led to any noteworthy increases in player count. But why is that? These factors may give an answer.

Battlefield 6 says its kernel-level anticheat has been a huge success
By Brendan Lowry published
News The effectiveness of controversial kernel-level anticheat measures is hotly debated, but at least in Battlefield 6's case, it looks like their use is massively paying off.

Helldivers 2 is the perfect gift to give with these Black Friday deals
By Brendan Lowry published
Deals Thanks to some sweet Black Friday deals, you can snag Helldivers 2 for major discounts right now. Here's why it makes for a great gift for a gamer — or yourself.

This underrated Game of the Year nominee just dropped to a new low price
By Brendan Lowry published
Deals Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is arguably the most underrated GOTY contender, and with this early Black Friday deal, you can get it for nearly 50% off right now.

Helldivers 2's new Python Commandos stratagem brings a minigun, chainsaw
By Brendan Lowry published
News Helldivers 2's new Python Commandos Warbond has been revealed, and it's coming next week with a minigun, a chainsaw, and more. Here's everything in it.

ARC Raiders just topped Steam's sales charts for a month straight
By Brendan Lowry published
News ARC Raiders' player count numbers have remained very high since launch, and new data shows that the game has sold incredibly well, too.

Bloodborne comes to PC with this crazy Elden Ring mod
By Brendan Lowry published
News This wild Elden Ring mod completely transforms the game into a Bloodborne-like experience, and it just got a huge update that adds trick weapons, a custom UI, and more.

Battlefield 6 dev says ex-DICE workers are coming back in large numbers
By Brendan Lowry published
News According to one DICE developer, many former devs are coming back to Battlefield Studios to work on the wildly successful Battlefield 6.

ARC Raiders just got Steam Deck Verified with Proton 10's arrival
By Brendan Lowry published
News Thanks to the recent release of a new Proton version, ARC Raiders is now officially Steam Deck Verified and supported on the handheld.

It's official: Battlefield 6 is the best-selling game of the year
By Brendan Lowry published
News Market research for October shows that Battlefield 6 is the best-selling game of 2025, and had a better launch month than any other in three years, too.

Battlefield 6 is getting a free trial next week — here's how it works
By Brendan Lowry published
News Battlefield 6 is going free-to-play with a special free trial soon to celebrate the launch of the California Resistance update.

Battlefield 6 boldly claims it's 2025's best selling FPS as BO7 releases
By Brendan Lowry published
News EA and Battlefield Studios have claimed Battlefield 6 is the "best selling shooter" of 2025 days after the launch of Black Ops 7. Will Call of Duty catch up and snatch the crown?

Battlefield 6's new Eastwood map is awesome — with one big caveat
By Brendan Lowry published
Opinion Battlefield 6's California Resistance update added the Eastwood map, and after playing it, it's quickly become one of my favorites in the entire game.

Xbox exclusive STALKER 2 just got a huge update before its PS5 launch
By Brendan Lowry published
News Update 1.7, the "Expedition Update," is out now for STALKER 2; it's coming days before the Xbox exclusive is getting its long-awaited PS5 release.

Xbox Game Pass has two Game of the Year nominees on it this year
By Brendan Lowry published
News The Game Awards has revealed its 2025 nominees, and 10 of them — including two of the Game of the Year contenders — are available to play on Xbox Game Pass.

I can't believe the COD: Black Ops 7 campaign launched with these issues
By Brendan Lowry published
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has arrived with its story campaign, but players have come to realize it's got some absurd limitations to deal with.

COD: Black Ops 7 just made huge aim assist nerfs at launch
By Brendan Lowry published
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is finally here. However, its launch patch notes include some sizable aim assist nerfs, and not everyone is happy about them.

COD: Black Ops 7 launch times are imminent — here's exactly when you can play
By Brendan Lowry last updated
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is poised to be one of 2025's biggest FPS titles and the biggest game of the holiday season — and ahead of its release, the devs have announced its launch times.

Forget Fallout 4's Anniversary Edition and buy these deals instead
By Brendan Lowry published
Deal The Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition is here, but you shouldn't buy it. Instead, get all of its content for under half its price with these special discounts.

Fallout 4 players are slamming the new Anniversary Edition right now
By Brendan Lowry published
News PC players are condemning Fallout 4's new Anniversary Edition for breaking mods and causing performance issues despite not actually adding content to the RPG.

Elden Ring Nightreign's DLC is The Forsaken Hollows — and it's got a release date
By Brendan Lowry published
News Elden Ring Nightreign's DLC expansion has been revealed as The Forsaken Hollows, and it's bringing new playable characters, bosses, and more to the co-op roguelike spinoff in less than a month.
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