
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

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.

The FAA still uses Windows 95 and floppy disks for air traffic control, but that's changing
By Brendan Lowry published
News Recently, the FAA announced a plan to replace its aging Windows 95 and floppy disk-based air traffic control systems with modern upgrades and tech.

Hollow Knight: Silksong got release date news after all
By Brendan Lowry published
News Tragically, Hollow Knight: Silksong barely had any appearances at Summer Game Fest and the Xbox Games Showcase. Afterwards, though, Team Cherry narrowed down its release date window.

Did Xbox's Phil Spencer just tease a new Halo game for 2026?
By Brendan Lowry published
News During Microsoft's 2025 Xbox Games Showcase, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer may have teased a new Halo game coming in 2026 to celebrate Xbox's 25th anniversary.

7 things you need to know from Xbox's The Outer Worlds 2 Direct
By Brendan Lowry published
News Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase gave us a huge look at both The Outer Worlds 2 and Grounded 2 from Obsidian. Here's an in-depth overview of everything the developer had to show.

The Outer Worlds 2 release date kicks off the Xbox Games Showcase
By Brendan Lowry published
News Microsoft's big 2025 Xbox Games Showcase is here, and it kicked off with a release date reveal and a gameplay trailer for Obsidian Entertainment's The Outer Worlds 2.

My Hollow Knight: Silksong hopes were dashed by Summer Game Fest
By Brendan Lowry published
Opinion Hollow Knight: Silksong sadly didn't make an appearance at 2025's Summer Game Fest show, breaking the hearts of gamers everywhere. But what about at the Xbox Games Showcase?

LIVE: Summer Game Fest is tonight, here's the latest news and rumors
By Jez Corden, Rebecca Spear last updated
Gaming It's Summer Game Fest season again, and we're here to report on the latest Xbox and PC gaming news as it gets revealed. Check in regularly to see the latest gaming news, announcements, and rumors.

Mortal Shell 2 was Summer Game Fest's first banger announcement
By Brendan Lowry published
News The first big announcement at Summer Game Fest was Mortal Shell 2 — a sequel to the original 2020 Soulslike with brutal melee combat and some big additions.

Tencent buys 15.75% stake in Helldivers 2 dev Arrowhead
By Brendan Lowry published
News A new report has revealed that the Chinese multimedia company Tencent invested in Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios in 2024.

Is Black Myth: Wukong coming to Xbox?
By Brendan Lowry last updated
Xbox Black Myth: Wukong was one of 2024's biggest games, but is it coming to Xbox? Here's what we know.

All 8 Elden Ring Nightreign Nightlord bosses, ranked
By Brendan Lowry published
Opinion The grandiose Nightlord boss fights are at the heart of Elden Ring Nightreign, with eight in total. Here are my rankings for all of them based on how much I enjoy taking them on.

I'm surprised Helldivers 2 has a new Warbond already
By Brendan Lowry published
News Helldivers 2 is already getting another new Warbond called Force of Law, with most of its gameplay items designed to effectively crowd control Super Earth's enemies.

Deltarune Chapters 3 and 4 are blowing up Steam right now
By Brendan Lowry published
News Toby Fox's Undertale follow-up game Deltarune has finally gotten a full release, and it's blowing up the Steam charts right now.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's developer is about to get much bigger
By Brendan Lowry published
News Warhorse Studios, the development team behind Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, is expanding with a new office that opens at the start of July.

I'm addicted to using Elden Ring Nightreign's best Executor build
By Brendan Lowry published
Guide The Executor in Elden Ring Nightreign excels at parrying enemies, but the best build for him ignores that mechanic entirely and melts them with status effects instead. Here's how it works.

The Elden Ring Nightreign Digital Foundry analysis brings bad news
By Brendan Lowry published
News Now that Elden Ring Nightreign is out, Digital Foundry has conducted its tech review of FromSoftware's spinoff action RPG — and the results are rather disappointing for Xbox and PlayStation users.
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