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

One of Fallout 4's best and biggest new mods just came to Xbox
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Bethesda's Fallout 4 mod storage increase update on Xbox has allowed one of the RPG's best and biggest new mods to release on Microsoft's consoles.

Former Halo art director pushes for investigation into Halo Studios allegations
By Brendan Lowry published
Halo Former Halo art director Glenn Israel is using the new Xbox Player Voice forum to push for an investigation into his allegations against Halo Studios.

Call of Duty: MW4 dev says it plans to fix one of the franchise's most annoying issues
By Brendan Lowry published
Call of Duty A new report says Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 dev Infinity Ward has confirmed it's going to address the "Update requires restart" issue in CoD.

Xbox will show when its titles are coming to other platforms at the Xbox Games Showcase
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Microsoft's Xbox CCO Matt Booty has confirmed it will broadcast multiplatform availability of titles shown at the Xbox Games Showcase next week.

Xbox CCO Matt Booty says Project Helix won't be at Xbox Games Showcase
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Xbox still plans to show more of Project Helix "later this year," but don't expect it to be at the Xbox Games Showcase, says CCO Matt Booty.

The Witcher 3 dev says the new Songs of the Past expansion will be like Blood and Wine
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming The Witcher 3 dev CD Projekt RED has confirmed that the game's upcoming expansion Songs of the Past will be similar to Blood and Wine in terms of scope.

Xbox is sunsetting Call of Duty: Warzone alongside Modern Warfare 4 on last-gen consoles
By Brendan Lowry published
Call of Duty Xbox and Call of Duty have announced that when Modern Warfare 4 arrives later this year, support for Warzone on Xbox One and PS4 is ending.

KCD2 dev vows its Middle-earth RPG will be built "in a very specific Warhorse way"
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Following the announcement that it's making a Middle-earth RPG, KCD2 dev Warhorse has shared some additional details about its development.

Fallout: New Vegas director says Obsidian had to limit the RPG's scope
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Fallout: New Vegas dev Obsidian originally had "other ideas" for the RPG, but they "had to just fall by the wayside" due to time constraints.

Valve's new Steam Deck restock comes with a HUGE price hike
By Brendan Lowry published
Handheld Gaming PC After months of being out of stock, Valve's beloved Steam Deck is available again — but its return has been accompanied by a massive price hike.

Here are the best pre-built gaming PCs for sim racing in 2025
By Cale Hunt last updated
PC Gaming The best pre-built gaming PCs for sim racing will offer a more personalized experience than a console. Grab a ready-made computer and hit the racetrack.

The best PCs for Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, and more
By Rebecca Spear last updated
PCs If you're a creator relying on Adobe's suite of products, there are a lot of awesome PCs from which you can choose. These are some of our favorites.

Forza Horizon 6 players have it out for bowie knife99, a vicious AI drivatar
By Brendan Lowry published
Forza The Forza Horizon 6 community has banded together against bowie knife99, a murderous AI drivatar that aggressively rams players during races.

Forza Horizon 6 races past Call of Duty's player count on Xbox
By Brendan Lowry published
Forza Microsoft's official most-played Xbox games list shows that right now, Forza Horizon 6 has more players than Call of Duty on the platform.

New Halo report suggests Xbox's Campaign Evolved remake used "a lot of outsourcing"
By Brendan Lowry published
Halo Xbox's upcoming Halo: Campaign Evolved remake was reportedly largely built by outsourced developers according to a new report about the game.

Valorant dev makes players think its anti-cheat will brick their PCs, causing uproar
By Brendan Lowry published
PC Gaming A new controversial post from Valorant studio Riot Games has sparked an uproar in the game's community, fueling a misunderstanding about its anti-cheat.

Former Halo dev reveals new details about Xbox's canceled Halo 'Titan' MMO
By Brendan Lowry published
Halo Ex-DOOM and Ensemble Studios dev Sandy Petersen has revealed new details about Microsoft's dead Halo MMO that was canceled 20 years ago.

Forza Horizon 6 dev says it's still releasing Xbox's Fable "later this year"
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox As Playground Games launches Forza Horizon 6 with huge success for Xbox, the developer has reaffirmed it's still releasing Fable "later this year" too.

Forza Horizon 6 hits a massive new milestone across Xbox, PC, and Game Pass
By Brendan Lowry published
Forza Xbox's Forza Horizon 6 got off to an explosive start at launch, and it's only picking up speed with a new milestone and Steam player count record.

New Xbox chief strategy officer says joining Microsoft was "irresistible"
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox As part of plans for "strengthening Xbox’s console business," its new CSO Matthew Ball aims to elevate Microsoft's social "creator-centric" games.

Forza Horizon 6 mod lets you play your Spotify music through the in-game radio
By Brendan Lowry published
Forza This sweet Forza Horizon 6 mod lets you play your own Spotify music through the in-game radio, but it's not available yet due to a Nexus Mods complication.

Fallout 4 is finally getting this huge update on Xbox and PlayStation next week
By Brendan Lowry published
Bethesda Bethesda is finally giving Fallout 4 on Xbox and PlayStation the mod storage increase update that was originally supposed to come to the RPG months ago.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma hires "widely respected" gaming analyst for strategy
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox In her latest wave of Xbox leadership hires, CEO Asha Sharma has brought industry analyst Matthew Ball and two others into the fold at Microsoft.
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