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

This fan-made Xbox website brings back the golden era of Xbox 360 voice chat messages
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox If you've ever wanted to relive the days of Xbox 360 voice chat messaging, you now can thanks to an awesome new fan-made site that recreates it.

Ex-Bethesda dev on Fallout and Skyrim says Todd Howard has too many yes men around him
By Brendan Lowry published
Bethesda An ex-Fallout and Skyrim developer says Bethesda's Todd Howard might not be getting the best feedback from his teams, as they're "afraid to say no to Todd."

You can finally play State of Decay 3 soon — its studio is hosting alpha playtests next month
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Six years after it was announced, Xbox's State of Decay 3 will finally be playable soon as Undead Labs prepares to kick off alpha playtests this year.

Xbox and Blizzard are hiring for "an upcoming AAA open-world shooter"
By Brendan Lowry published
Blizzard A new Blizzard job listing describes "an upcoming AAA open-world shooter," which has everyone hoping it's working on a new StarCraft FPS after all.

Call of Duty studio head at Xbox dev is retiring after over 36 years — he shipped 42 games
By Brendan Lowry published
Call of Duty After 36 years of leading Call of Duty developer Raven Software, studio head Brian Raffel is leaving the company to "step into a well-earned retirement."

Bethesda Fallout 3 dev "initially felt a little touchy" about New Vegas' success
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Fallout 3 dev "initially felt a little touchy" about New Vegas' glowing reputation because Bethesda's work building its foundation went unrecognized.

Baldur's Gate 3 director weighs in on cheaper Xbox Game Pass tiers
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox As Microsoft's new Xbox CEO considers making Xbox Game Pass more affordable with "lower-priced tiers," one executive dev says he thinks that's a bad idea.

STALKER 2 just got a big Xbox feature ahead of its new Cost of Hope DLC
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Ahead of STALKER 2's newly announced Cost of Hope DLC expansion coming out this summer, the game now fully supports Xbox Play Anywhere on Xbox and PC.

Everything announced at the Xbox Partner Preview March 2026
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Another Xbox Partner Preview showcase has come, giving us a closer look at new Xbox and PC games and updates coming from Microsoft's game dev partners.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 director sticks up for NVIDIA's DLSS 5 AI tech
By Brendan Lowry published
News NVIDIA's upcoming DLSS 5 AI tech has been widely criticized by game players and devs alike, but KCD2 director Daniel Vávra believes it has a bright future.

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney gives new statement after 1,000 Fortnite layoffs
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming After Epic Games laid off 1,000 of its employees over poor Fortnite performance, CEO Tim Sweeney was singing their praises on social media.

Review: The Razer Viper V4 Pro makes me feel like the competitive gamer I'm not
By Brendan Lowry published
Review Razer's Viper V4 Pro gaming mouse improves upon its predecessor, though it's still very expensive. Even so, it's a top-tier option for competitive players.

This popular MMO is coming soon to Xbox consoles exclusively, at least for now
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming The popular sandbox MMO Albion Online is headed to Xbox Series X|S in April, and for the time being, it will be exclusive to Xbox in the console space.

Here's how Xbox says devs should get ready for the next-gen Project Helix console
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Want your game to run natively on the next-gen Xbox console Project Helix? Microsoft says you should be developing for Xbox on PC" and Xbox Play Anywhere.

Microsoft's new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is considering "lower-priced tiers" for Game Pass
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Xbox's new CEO Asha Sharma is reportedly exploring bringing "lower-priced tiers" to Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass service in order to attract new customers.

AYANEO can't sell its NEXT 2 gaming handheld because it's "no longer sustainable"
By Brendan Lowry published
Handheld Gaming PC Sales of AYANEO's enthusiast-class NEXT 2 handheld gaming PC have been suspended due to ongoing RAM and SSD shortages caused by the AI boom.

NVIDIA CEO backpedals on DLSS 5 AI backlash after telling people "they're completely wrong"
By Brendan Lowry published
PC Gaming NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang says he understands why people detest what they've seen of DLSS 5 so far after initially saying "they're completely wrong."

Will Dragon's Dogma 2 actually get a DLC expansion? Fans believe it's being teased
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming As Capcom celebrates Dragon's Dogma 2's second anniversary, its fans have discovered evidence that a DLC for the RPG may be on the way.

This overlooked Battlefield game is shutting down after 11 years, but only on consoles
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming EA and Battlefield Studios are shutting down Battlefield Hardline, a unique police-themed spinoff, on consoles over a decade after its release.

This Crimson Desert interactive map is already up and covers all of Pywel
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Interactive maps are a huge boon in open-world games like Crimson Desert, and this excellent one is already up even though Pearl Abyss' hit just launched.

Subnautica 2 devs are gearing up for more legal beef with publisher Krafton
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming The Subnautica 2 founders' lawsuit against Krafton continues, with their legal team arguing the publisher disobeyed a court order given earlier this week.

Crimson Desert doesn't support Intel Arc GPUs, and the devs say get a refund if you have one
By Brendan Lowry published
PC Gaming Crimson Desert dev Pearl Abyss has revealed that the game doesn't work on Intel Arc GPUs — something players discovered when met with launch errors.

Crimson Desert dev has a message for fans as it gets 'Mixed' reviews, sells 2 million copies
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Pearl Abyss' colossal new action game Crimson Desert has reached 2 million copies sold, and the dev has now responded to all the "Mixed" feedback about it.
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