
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

Grounded 2 PC requirements show it's 5 times bigger than the original
By Brendan Lowry published
News Ahead of its imminent launch, Grounded 2's system requirements have revealed you won't need the best PC specs to play. However, it is quite a bit larger than the original.

Elden Ring Nightreign's Patch 1.02 update is adding two huge features
By Brendan Lowry published
News The Patch 1.02 update is coming to Elden Ring Nightreign next week, and it's bringing two fantastic new features to the game I've been waiting ages for.

Xbox Game Pass' Oblivion Remastered hits huge milestone — but there's a problem
By Brendan Lowry published
News One of Xbox's biggest Game Pass hits this year, Oblivion Remastered, just hit a massive milestone. However, "Mixed" PC reviews highlight a huge problem with it.

Here's when you can play Grounded 2 at launch time on its release date
By Brendan Lowry published
News Xbox and Obsidian are about to launch Grounded 2, a sequel to the beloved survival game, in Early Access on Xbox, PC, and Game Pass. Here's when you can play.

The best-selling PS5 game this year is by Xbox — no, seriously
By Brendan Lowry published
News Since coming to PS5 in April, Xbox's Forza Horizon 5 has sold over 3 million copies on the platform — making it 2025's best-selling PlayStation game so far.

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers reviews and Metacritic scores are in
By Brendan Lowry published
News The highly anticipated Xbox Game Pass Soulslike Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is here, and so are reviews for the game. Here's what critics are saying.

Battlefield 6 is finally getting a reveal trailer this week
By Brendan Lowry published
News The next Battlefield game is officially called Battlefield 6, and its reveal trailer has a release date set for later this week.

My jaw dropped at this Fallout-themed DOOM mod — one of the coolest ever
By Brendan Lowry published
News Fallout: Bakersfield — a DOOM mod that transforms the classic Fallout RPG into an old-school FPS — is hands-down one of the coolest fan-made projects I've ever seen.

Whoa, this Xbox Game Pass hit's sequel just shadow dropped
By Brendan Lowry published
News The sports game sequel Descenders Next has gotten a surprise shadow drop launch on Xbox and Windows PC three months after its delay earlier this year.

The Roblox 'Oof' sound is back after three years of licensing issues
By Brendan Lowry published
News Three years after it was removed from Roblox due to a licensing issue, the beloved "oof" sound effect has returned to the game.

Halo and Half-Life combine in wild new mod — here's how to play
By Brendan Lowry published
News Halo: GoldSource brings the Xbox flagship's multiplayer into the Half-Life engine.

Steam takes down tons of porn games after new rule — here's what changed
By Brendan Lowry last updated
News Porn games have been on Steam for years now, but many just got taken down from the platform after a recent policy change. Here's Valve's new rule.

Is Grounded 2 on Xbox Game Pass? — Here's what we know
By Brendan Lowry published
Guide Obsidian Entertainment's Grounded 2 — the sequel to its 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids!' inspired survival game — is almost here. But is it on Xbox Game Pass?

Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate reviews open 'Mixed' on Steam with a low player count
By Brendan Lowry published
News The next era of Bungie's looter shooter Destiny 2 has kicked off with The Edge of Fate expansion, but it's off to a "Mixed" start.

My GOTY pick is on sale for a huge discount — it's not Expedition 33
By Brendan Lowry published
Deals My Game of the Year pick is Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and you can pick up the incredible RPG right now for a huge 28% off discount.

ZeniMax Online devs will reportedly soon be hit by Microsoft layoffs
By Brendan Lowry published
News A new report suggests that "almost all" the ZeniMax Online Studios devs that worked on its cancelled Blackbird MMO "are losing their jobs" following the Microsoft and Xbox layoffs.

I'm shocked the Xbox Graphics department used this embarrassing AI ad
By Brendan Lowry published
News An AI-generated Xbox hiring ad recently posted by Microsoft contains blatant errors, drawing scathing criticism following the recent wave of layoffs.

You can finally use this awesome NVIDIA feature on your RTX 40-series GPU
By Brendan Lowry published
News NVIDIA Smooth Motion is now available to use on RTX 40-series cards thanks to the release of the new 590.26 preview driver.

This RDR2 deal feels like highway robbery — grab it while you can
By Brendan Lowry published
Deals Rockstar Games' Red Dead Redemption is one of the best games ever made, down to a dirt cheap price for Prime Day — but hurry, because it's ending soon!

The original Meta Quest 3S is on sale with a huge Prime Day deal
By Brendan Lowry last updated
Deals The original Meta Quest 3S gives incredible bang for your buck, and it's even more affordable than usual at the moment thanks to Prime Day.

This last-minute anti-Prime Day deal on Razer's best gaming laptop is ELITE
By Brendan Lowry published
Deals The best gaming laptop in Razer's arsenal is its Razer Blade 14, and with this last-minute anti-Prime Day deal, you can snag it for $400 off.

This gaming headset I reviewed (and love) is almost $100 off for Prime Day
By Brendan Lowry published
Deals The gaming headset I use daily is Alienware's Pro Wireless, and it's on sale for almost a full $100 off during Amazon Prime Day.

I found the best Prime Day deal on our top Xbox and PC controller
By Brendan Lowry published
Deals Microsoft's Xbox Wireless Controller — our favorite Xbox controller choice — is on sale for a big discount on Amazon, but Walmart has an even better anti-Prime Day deal.
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