
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

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.

Upcoming Xbox games in 2025 and beyond
By Alexander Cope last updated
Gaming What's coming to Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox One in the future? Here are the biggest and brightest games we're looking forward to.

This one Elden Ring Nightreign feature saved the day when I needed it most
By Brendan Lowry published
Opinion Offline play support may not be something you need often, but I'm glad it was in Elden Ring Nightreign when I did. I wish more games had it.

This dev launched his game on Xbox Game Pass, but warns others shouldn't
By Brendan Lowry published
News Lead Revenge of the Savage Planet developer Alex Hutchinson says "content has been devalued" by Xbox Game Pass even though his game launched onto the service.

These are the best Core i9 and Core Ultra 9 laptops we've tested
By Cale Hunt last updated
Laptops Intel's Core i9 and Core Ultra 9 CPUs are among the industry's most powerful processors, and the laptops that feature them are phenomenal. These are our favorites that we've tested and reviewed.

Call of Duty "committed" to Switch releases despite Black Ops 7 seemingly missing it
By Brendan Lowry published
News Xbox announced Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 this past weekend, but Nintendo Switch 2 wasn't listed as one of its platforms. However, the devs say they're still "committed" to Call of Duty on Switch.
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