
Brendan Lowry
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

New Vegas director says it's a "mistake" to trade depth for approachability — and he's right
By Brendan Lowry published
News Obsidian Entertainment's Fallout: New Vegas director Josh Sawyer says it would be a "mistake" to get rid of RPG depth and "crunch" in pursuit of approachability.

Rejoice, PC gamers: this Steam feature just got a massive update
By Brendan Lowry published
News Steam's built-in performance tracking tool has been outdated for a long time, but Valve has just given it a massive overhaul in a new update. Here's how to use it.

FFXIV just released the worst microtransactions I've ever seen
By Brendan Lowry published
News Square Enix's latest addition to the FFXIV Online Store is the Belt-Leather attire set, and in total, it costs more than Dawntrail itself.

The best gaming laptops in 2025 will change the way you play
By Cale Hunt last updated
Laptops With one of the best gaming laptops in your hands, you can forget about needing a bulky desktop rig. From budget options to elite picks, here are our favorites.

I'm grateful The Witcher 4 isn't following this annoying RPG trend
By Brendan Lowry published
News The Witcher 4 dev CD PROJEKT RED has confirmed it's following the same "no fetch quest" policy it had for The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077, and I'm grateful.

Borderlands 4 dev says it's getting this beloved feature late — here's why
By Brendan Lowry published
News Gearbox Software's Borderlands 4 is getting the beloved Photo Mode feature, but it's not coming at launch. Here's why.

This Halo fan game is Vampire Survivors with Master Chief — and it rules
By Brendan Lowry published
News Spartan Survivors is an amazing fan-made Halo game that's essentially Vampire Survivors with Master Chief, and Microsoft and Xbox just gave it a green light.

Whoa, this 10 year old game is getting a massive new update this week
By Brendan Lowry published
News A full decade after its release, Dying Light — Techland's beloved 2015 zombie action game — is getting a huge new update this week. Here's what's coming.

Star Wars Battlefront 2 player counts are blowing up Steam charts again
By Brendan Lowry published
News Thanks to an amazing Star Wars Battlefront 2 deal on Steam and other platforms, the game's resurgence is still going strong. In fact, it's stronger than ever.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Charlie Cox wants you to hold the applause
By Brendan Lowry published
News Daredevil star Charlie Cox says he "feels like a total fraud" when praised for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 since he was only in the recording booth for a short time.

Halo Infinite is getting a sequel — but it's not what you think
By Brendan Lowry published
News Four years after the release of Halo Infinite's campaign, it's finally getting a story sequel with a new novel titled Halo: Edge of Dawn.

FFXIV Patch 7.3 is finally adding this highly requested feature
By Brendan Lowry published
News The upcoming Patch 7.3: The Promise of Tomorrow update for FFXIV is adding a feature that fans have been begging for since Shadowbringers came out six years ago.

Halo Infinite just lost its best Forge creators over lack of support
By Brendan Lowry published
News A team of the best Forge creators in Halo Infinite is leaving the game due to frustrations with a lack of support from developer Halo Studios.

New Elden Ring Nightreign update adds 'Everdark Sovereign' bosses
By Brendan Lowry published
News In a surprise new update for Elden Ring Nightreign, developer FromSoftware has added "Everdark Sovereign" versions of Nightlord bosses with increased difficulty and special rewards.

The Elden Ring movie director is one of us, he's in a 7th playthrough
By Brendan Lowry published
News Alex Garland, the director of A24's live-action Elden Ring movie, says he's a big fan of the game and is even in his seventh playthrough of FromSoftware's action RPG.

5 reasons why The Outer Worlds 2 looks like the Fallout: New Vegas sequel we never got
By Brendan Lowry published
Opinion Obsidian Entertainment's upcoming RPG The Outer Worlds 2 looks great, and could be the Fallout: New Vegas sequel I've always wanted. Here are five reasons why.

Borderlands 4's PC system requirements need specs over 50% of Steam doesn't have
By Brendan Lowry published
News Borderlands 4's PC system requirements are pretty demanding in general, but there's one in particular that over 50% of Steam players don't meet.

Is Microsoft killing physical Xbox games? I'm worried it may be
By Brendan Lowry published
News Xbox fans are worried Microsoft is killing physical Xbox games since many upcoming titles have physical preorders on PS5, but not Xbox Series X|S.

Stellar Blade just blew past a huge Steam PC sales milestone
By Brendan Lowry published
News Under a week after Stellar Blade's launch on PC and Steam, the popular PlayStation console exclusive is already blowing up on the new platform.

Sony PlayStation finally gets rid of PC game region locks
By Brendan Lowry published
News A full year after Sony began region locking PlayStation games on PC due to PSN controversy, it's finally selling its games in blacklisted countries again.

Hollow Knight: Silksong teases DLC before giving a release date
By Brendan Lowry published
News Despite the fact Hollow Knight: Silksong doesn't even have a release date yet, one of its devs has recently teased DLC for the game.

The Steam store just got a big update with great new features
By Brendan Lowry published
News Valve's globally popular PC gaming client Steam just got a major update that greatly improves its support for showing accessibility features available in a game.

The Outer Worlds 2 director doesn't like its $80 price tag either
By Brendan Lowry published
News The first Xbox game to cost $80 is The Outer Worlds 2, but its director says the price was chosen by Microsoft and Xbox, not Obsidian, and simply wishes everyone could play.
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