
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

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.

Elden Ring Nightreign devs promise duos mode, "enhanced" boss fights
By Brendan Lowry published
News Elden Ring Nightreign developer FromSoftware has announced that a duos mode is coming to the roguelike ARPG, with "enhanced" versions of its Nightlord bosses dropping later this month.

Elden Ring Nightreign Night Aspect: How to beat the final boss
By Brendan Lowry published
Guide Stuck on the final boss of Elden Ring Nightreign? Give this guide a thorough read, and you'll know everything you need to about Heolstor the Nightlord's weakness, moveset, and more.

I love Elden Ring Nightreign's weirdest boss
By Brendan Lowry published
Feature Undoubtedly, the weirdest boss in Elden Ring Nightreign is Libra, Creature of Night — but he also happens to be one of the game's best, too.

Elden Ring Nightreign already has a duos Seamless Co-op mod
By Brendan Lowry published
News Elden Ring's most popular mod, Seamless Co-op, has already come to Elden Ring Nightreign — and unlike the official game, it supports duos.

How to beat Caligo, Miasma of Night in Elden Ring Nightreign
By Brendan Lowry published
Guide Elden Ring Nightreign has a grandiose new dragon fight with Caligo, Miasma of Night, and it's not an easy one. Follow this guide, though, and you'll take down the Fissure in the Fog in no time.

Should you play Elden Ring Nightreign solo?
By Brendan Lowry published
Guide Elden Ring Nightreign offers a single-player option despite its co-op multiplayer focus, but should you actually play it solo?

One of Elden Ring Nightreign's biggest problems is (hopefully) getting fixed
By Brendan Lowry published
News At launch, Elden Ring Nightreign's solo play option has some major problems. FromSoftware is looking to address some of them in a new update patch next week, though.

7 mistakes I made in Elden Ring Nightreign that you don't have to
By Brendan Lowry published
Guide Here are seven big Elden Ring Nightreign mistakes to avoid making as you play the new co-op roguelike, as revealed by someone who made them himself and had a hard time for a while because of it.

I can't believe Elden Ring Nightreign is missing this feature on PC
By Brendan Lowry published
Opinion The latest FromSoftware game to lack ultrawide support is Elden Ring Nightreign, even though Armored Core 6 had the feature.

Elden Ring Nightreign best class: All 8 characters explained
By Brendan Lowry last updated
Guide Not sure which Nightfarer you want to play in Elden Ring Nightreign? Here's a breakdown of the best classes in the game and what makes each character powerful.

Elden Ring Nightreign: How to unlock the Revenant
By Brendan Lowry published
Guide One of Elden Ring Nightreign's weirder Nightfarers is the Revenant, but she can be incredibly effective in the right hands. Here's how to unlock her.

Elden Ring Nightreign: How to unlock character skins and change garb
By Brendan Lowry published
Guide The new Elden Ring co-op roguelike spinoff Nightreign has character skins you can use, but you'll have to unlock them first before you can change your garb. Here's how to do just that.

Elden Ring Nightreign: How to unlock the Duchess
By Brendan Lowry published
Guide The Duchess is Elden Ring Nightreign's most agile and dexterous Nightfarer character, but she's not playable from the start. You have to unlock her, and this guide goes over how.

How to beat Gladius, Beast of Night in Elden Ring Nightreign
By Brendan Lowry published
Guide The first Nightlord boss you'll fight in Elden Ring Nightreign is Gladius, Beast of Night. Read on for an in-depth guide on its weakness, its moveset, and ultimately how to beat it.
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