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

Battlefield 6 is free to play for a week again, but the free trial has a huge catch
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming EA's best-selling shooter Battlefield 6 is once again free to play for a week, but the free trial only includes a limited selection of maps and modes.

This sweet new PC indie game is a Steam top seller, and a blast from the past
By Brendan Lowry published
PC Gaming Do you miss the '90s-era video stores you'd visit to rent DVDs and get snacks for movie nights? This new indie game on Steam will be right up your alley.

Bethesda's Todd Howard says The Elder Scrolls 6 development is smoother than Starfield's
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Bethesda's game director Todd Howard says that The Elder Scrolls 6 has been smoother to develop than Xbox's Starfield thanks to Creation Engine 3.

Helldivers 2 is dropping a surprise Uncover the Truth update with a freaky Illuminate plot
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Helldivers 2 is releasing a new Uncover the Truth update later this week with new Illuminate enemies, some big balance changes, and more.

Crimson Desert's release date and launch times are near — here's when you can play
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Crimson Desert could be one of the grandest fantasy adventure games ever made, and now it's just a few days away from its release date and launch times.

Bethesda's Todd Howard says NVIDIA DLSS 5 in Xbox's Starfield is "amazing"
By Brendan Lowry published
PC Gaming The internet is laying into NVIDIA's DLSS 5 tech for making NPCs look like AI slop, but Bethesda's Todd Howard thinks it's "amazing" in Xbox's Starfield.

Judge sides with Subnautica 2 founders in lawsuit against publisher Krafton
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Eight months after it began, the legal battle between Subnautica 2's creators and its publisher Krafton has ended in victory for Unknown Worlds' leadership.

Fallout composer says Bethesda's Todd Howard is a "visionary," Starfield is misunderstood
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Fallout and Starfield composer Inon Zur believes one day, we'll all think Xbox's Starfield is a "legendary" RPG, and that Todd Howard is a "visionary."

Ex-Xbox exec Major Nelson joined Commodore, but it's not his "full time gig"
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Former Xbox programming director Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb has joined Commodore, but it's not his "full time gig." Could he return to Xbox at some point?

Microsoft's Xbox AI Gaming Copilot is coming to consoles soon, and not stopping there
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Nearly a full year after its introduction, Microsoft has announced the Xbox AI Gaming Copilot is coming to consoles later in 2026.

Call of Duty: Warzone is testing bots in Black Ops Royale, and everyone's pissed
By Brendan Lowry published
Call of Duty The Call of Duty: Warzone developers have announced they're testing Casual mode-style bots in the new Black Ops Royale mode next week, and fans are angry.

Ex-Overwatch director says Blizzard threatened layoffs over revenue numbers
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Years after his departure from Blizzard, former Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan has revealed why he left the studio, citing layoff threats over revenue.

Steam's Valve responds to lawsuit from New York Attorney General against its loot boxes
By Brendan Lowry published
PC Gaming Valve, maker of Steam and games like Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and TF2, has responded to a New York lawsuit filed against the loot boxes in its games.

Rejoice! Microsoft's Xbox Backwards Compatibility program is coming back this year
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox During its GDC keynote, Microsoft and Xbox announced that the Xbox Backwards Compatibility Program is returning in some fashion later this year.

Minecraft Live 2026 just got its official trailer and date — here's when to watch
By Brendan Lowry published
Minecraft Minecraft developer Mojang has announced the date and time for the first Minecraft Live 2026 show in a new trailer. Here's everything you need to know.

Xbox 360 lead calls the Red Ring of Death a "Tylenol moment" — here's what he means
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox In a new interview, former Xbox VP Peter Moore has reflected on the Xbox 360's notorious "Red Ring of Death" and how Microsoft ended up dealing with it.

Former Xbox VP talks building Microsoft's brand, "throwing punches" for Bill Gates
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Peter Moore, former Xbox VP and one of the visionaries responsible for the Xbox 360 and the brand as a whole, has discussed his time at Microsoft.

Bungie's Marathon won't copy Destiny 2 and its terrible content vaulting
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Content vaulting is widely hated in Destiny 2, so with Marathon, Bungie wants to make sure its content is "evergreen" and won't go away in the future.

Marathon dev Bungie isn't playing around, threatens takedowns against datamining leaks
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Bungie, the developer of Marathon, has warned players it will issue takedowns to anyone who datamines and leaks upcoming content for the game.

Battlefield 6 devs laid off — EA says it's good for the best-selling shooter, actually
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Battlefield 6 was 2025's best-selling game, but it's still facing layoffs as EA attempts to "better align our teams around what matters most."

Twitch FPS legend Shroud "can't believe" Marathon is so hard
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Marathon and ARC Raiders are both extraction shooters, but Bungie's FPS is a far harder game — so much so that the Twitch star Shroud "can't believe" it.

Marathon's Outpost map has released and can be unlocked now, and boy is it brutal
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Marathon's new Outpost map has been unlocked, and compared to the other maps in Bungie's extraction shooter, it's far more brutal and dangerous.

We asked how you feel about Xbox's new console "Project Helix" — here's what you said
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Microsoft has officially announced the next Xbox, Project Helix — and it'll be a hybrid console-PC. We asked how you felt about that; here's what you said.
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