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

What's next for Xbox's Starfield? It's not "Starfield 2.0," but more is "coming soon"
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Bethesda's Todd Howard says the studio will soon show what it's been working on for Xbox's Starfield RPG, but notes it's not "Starfield 2.0."

Todd Howard says The Elder Scrolls 6 will be more of a "classic" Bethesda game
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox In a new interview, Bethesda director Todd Howard has revealed that The Elder Scrolls 6 will be more of a "classic" Bethesda game like Skyrim or Fallout 4.

Microsoft's Xbox PC app is getting a nifty new feature, and it's in preview now
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox The Xbox PC app is getting a new postgame recaps feature that highlights gameplay captures, completed achievements, and more after your gaming sessions.

Minecraft Java is getting a new graphics API for its Vibrant Visuals update
By Brendan Lowry published
Minecraft Minecraft developer Mojang is switching the Java Edition's graphics API from OpenGL to Vulkan ahead of its Vibrant Visuals update.

One of Xbox's biggest new games is now on PS5 — with huge new features, too
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox The Anniversary Update for Xbox's Avowed is here, and brings PS5 availability, New Game Plus, Photo Mode, and more to the Obsidian Entertainment RPG.

Fallout 76's big Season 24 update is coming soon — here's the release date
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Fallout 76's The Backwoods update is dropping with Season 24 in just a few weeks, and will bring Bigfoot to the multiplayer RPG.

What's the best Fallout game? We asked you — here's what you said
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Which Fallout game is the best? We asked our readers that question, and the answer we got was clear — and with a few surprises in the results.

One of the best RPGs I've ever played just hit Game Pass with a next-gen update
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Kingdom Come: Deliverance stands as one of the best RPGs of the last generation, and now it's on Xbox Game Pass — and with a free next-gen update, too.

Helldivers 2 hackers tried cheating the Cyberstan Major Order, and now it's harder
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming After Helldivers 2 cheaters used "in-game exploits" to try and get an easy Major Order win, the Battle for Cyberstan just became harder. Thanks, "dissidents."

Every Xbox and PC game shown during Sony's PlayStation State of Play February 2026
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Sony's first PlayStation State of Play in 2026 included some games coming to Xbox and PC, too. Here's everything we saw.

Former Highguard dev says "innovation is on life support" amid studio layoffs
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming A former Highguard developer has reacted to the game's downfall amid mass layoffs at studio Wildlight Entertainment, decrying "gamer culture."

Fallout 76 devs plan to make swapping builds easier to avoid "playing the UI"
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Bethesda is considering adding another Fallout 76 raid, but before that happens, it wants to make it easier to change your builds in the RPG.

Bethesda's Todd Howard reveals how one of Fallout 3's biggest DLCs came to be
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox In a new interview, Todd Howard has revealed Bethesda made one of Fallout 3's biggest DLCs to fix its controversial ending.

The creator of Fable was "tearing up" watching Xbox show off the RPG reboot
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Fable creator Peter Molyneux reveals that watching Xbox's recent gameplay showcase for the 2026 reboot made him start "tearing up."

How to kill Vox Engines in Helldivers 2
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming The Cyborgs' Vox Engine tank is the deadliest threat Helldivers 2 players will face in the Battle of Cyberstan (hopefully). Here's how to kill it.

Overwatch just shattered its Steam PC player count record with its new update release
By Brendan Lowry published
Blizzard Following the release of Overwatch's new Season 1 and the huge Reign of Talon overhaul, it's shattered its previous player count record on Steam.

Fallout was a "B-tier side project" for its original dev and lost two huge licenses
By Brendan Lowry published
PC Gaming The original creators of the Fallout series have revealed it was a "B-tier product" for a while, and failed to secure two major licenses during development.

Overwatch's Season 1 update and Reign of Talon relaunch is live with 5 new heroes
By Brendan Lowry published
Blizzard Overwatch Season 1: Conquest and the Reign of Talon have now launched, beginning a new chapter for Blizzard's PvP hero shooter. Here's everything new.

Fallout 76 may finally get a feature fans have begged Bethesda for since launch
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Fans of Fallout 76 have been asking Bethesda to add crossplay for years, and the studio has promised it's "looking into" the possibility.

Helldivers 2 director says "we still have many ambitious plans" for the game
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Arrowhead has confirmed it has "ambitious plans" to expand the scope of Helldivers 2 and its Galactic War meta game as players push to invade Cyberstan.

Helldivers 2's Cyberstan update brings the return of the Cyborgs and 3 new units
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming The invasion of Cyberstan will soon begin in Helldivers 2, with the infamous Cyborgs from the first game returning to fight alongside their bot comrades.

ARC Raiders dev is making 2 new games fueled by its new "financial security"
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming After the colossal success of ARC Raiders, dev Embark Studios has "long-term security," and has two new games in the works that "we hope to finish someday."

Microsoft plans to "expand" Xbox Game Pass, merge PC Game Pass with another tier
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Microsoft and Xbox are reportedly looking to overhaul Xbox Game Pass by merging PC Game Pass with another tier and offering more third-party benefits.
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