Brendan Lowry is a Windows Central writer with a burning passion for video games, of which he's been an avid fan since childhood. He's relatively new to the writing scene, but he counters that lack of experience with a rock-solid work ethic and a desire to improve at every opportunity. You'll find him doing reviews, editorials, and general coverage on everything Xbox and PC. Follow him on Twitter.
In recent years, there has been a noticeable lack of deep, nuanced RPGs. With The Outer Worlds, Obsidian Entertainment's new intellectual property, Obsidian has the potential to seize and capitalize on this corner of the gaming industry — and if it does, Obsidian's future will be a bright one.
Destiny 2's Festival of the Lost event has begun, and Bungie made a new dungeon and exotic quest available as well if you own the Shadowkeep expansion. Here's everything you need to know.
Both the Microsoft Surface Pen and the Dell Premium Active Pen are awesome, but which one should you get? Here's what we think.
The Surface Pro X is looking like an awesome device, but can you use old Surface Pro privacy screens with it? Here's what you need to know.
Fallout originally stood as a franchise that utilized its clever writing and satirical humor to warn its players about the dangers of rampant, out-of-control consumerism. With Bethesda's Fallout First subscription for Fallout 76, the franchise has now become what it cautioned against.
The Xbox Elite Controller Series 2 is pretty sweet, but can you use it for PC gaming as well? Here's what you need to know.
The Xbox Elite Controller Series 2 is awesome, but is it part of the Xbox Design Lab? Here's what you need to know.
The Xbox Elite Controller Series 2 is looking pretty awesome, but when does it launch? Here's what you need to know.
The Xbox Elite Controller Series 2 is a great tool for hardcore gamers that want to take the experience to the next level, but where's the best place to buy it? Here's what we think.
Many video games have a ton of story material behind the scenes that help flesh out their universes, and some developers have even had books made that contain large amounts of this lore for fans to enjoy. Here are our favorites.
Bungie has announced the 2019 Festival of the Lost event for Destiny 2, as well as the items that the player will be able to obtain during the event. Here's everything you need to know.
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga is awesome, but is it compatible with Wi-Fi 6? If it's not, what's a device that is? Here's everything you need to know.
The Surface Laptop 3 is looking like an awesome device, but which colors can you get the all-metal variants of it in? Here's everything you need to know.
The Surface Pro 7 looks like it's going to be a sweet 2-in-1, but where should you buy it? Here's what we think.
The Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 is looking like it's going to be an excellent device, but where is the best place to buy it? Here's what we think.
In our last Halo timeline article, our resident Halo expert Brendan covered the events of Halo 4: Spartan Ops and its follow-up comics that detailed the story of the Janus Key. In this one, he goes over the plot of Halo 5: Guardians, which sees the return of Cortana — except not as she once was.
The next test flight for Halo: Reach on PC has been announced, and it's going to contain more content than any other flight before it. Here's everything you need to know.
The Dell Premium Active Pen is awesome, but does it work with iPads? If it doesn't, what's a pen that does? Here's what you need to know.
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon is a lovely device, but which retailer should you buy it from? Here's what we think.
The Surface Laptop 3 looks like it's going to be awesome, but how long does the battery last? Here's what you need to know.