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

The creator of Fable was "tearing up" watching Xbox show off the RPG reboot
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Fable creator Peter Molyneux reveals that watching Xbox's recent gameplay showcase for the 2026 reboot made him start "tearing up."

How to kill Vox Engines in Helldivers 2
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming The Cyborgs' Vox Engine tank is the deadliest threat Helldivers 2 players will face in the Battle of Cyberstan (hopefully). Here's how to kill it.

Overwatch just shattered its Steam PC player count record with its new update release
By Brendan Lowry published
Blizzard Following the release of Overwatch's new Season 1 and the huge Reign of Talon overhaul, it's shattered its previous player count record on Steam.

Fallout was a "B-tier side project" for its original dev and lost two huge licenses
By Brendan Lowry published
PC Gaming The original creators of the Fallout series have revealed it was a "B-tier product" for a while, and failed to secure two major licenses during development.

Overwatch's Season 1 update and Reign of Talon relaunch is live with 5 new heroes
By Brendan Lowry published
Blizzard Overwatch Season 1: Conquest and the Reign of Talon have now launched, beginning a new chapter for Blizzard's PvP hero shooter. Here's everything new.

Fallout 76 may finally get a feature fans have begged Bethesda for since launch
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Fans of Fallout 76 have been asking Bethesda to add crossplay for years, and the studio has promised it's "looking into" the possibility.

Helldivers 2 director says "we still have many ambitious plans" for the game
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Arrowhead has confirmed it has "ambitious plans" to expand the scope of Helldivers 2 and its Galactic War meta game as players push to invade Cyberstan.

Helldivers 2's Cyberstan update brings the return of the Cyborgs and 3 new units
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming The invasion of Cyberstan will soon begin in Helldivers 2, with the infamous Cyborgs from the first game returning to fight alongside their bot comrades.

ARC Raiders dev is making 2 new games fueled by its new "financial security"
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming After the colossal success of ARC Raiders, dev Embark Studios has "long-term security," and has two new games in the works that "we hope to finish someday."

Microsoft plans to "expand" Xbox Game Pass, merge PC Game Pass with another tier
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Microsoft and Xbox are reportedly looking to overhaul Xbox Game Pass by merging PC Game Pass with another tier and offering more third-party benefits.

Larian director has a "crash out on main" over HBO's Baldur's Gate 3 TV show
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming The news that Baldur's Gate 3 is getting an HBO TV show was a huge shock to everyone, and even Larian devs have mixed feelings about it.

The studio behind one of Xbox's best new games plans to return to its iconic franchise
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox MachineGames' studio director Jerk Gustafsson has promised that it will return to the Wolfenstein franchise, though it may be "later" instead of "now."

Interview: Call of Duty devs discuss process behind its ambitious live service
By Brendan Lowry published
Call of Duty As Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone starts Season 2, its devs joined us to talk how they're handling the challenges of live-service game development.

Helldivers 2's new Bastion tank absolutely rules — it's amazing and awful all at once
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming I've put Helldivers 2's new Bastion tank through its paces, and am happy to confirm: it's absolutely awesome.

Rumor suggests Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 should hit Xbox on day one
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox A new rumor suggests that when Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 launches, it will be available on Xbox, PC, and Switch 2 alongside PS5 on day one.

Overwatch 2 drops the 2 with a huge overhaul — 5 new characters are coming next week
By Brendan Lowry published
Blizzard Blizzard's new Overwatch Spotlight presentation revealed that Overwatch 2 is dropping the 2, and now has a completely new live-service structure.

Skyrim lead thinks The Elder Scrolls 6 should look at Baldur's Gate 3 for pointers
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox With The Elder Scrolls 6 and Fallout 5 on the horizon, Skyrim's lead designer thinks Bethesda should make the RPGs more "dynamic" than previous titles.

Good lord, ARC Raiders just hit two colossal milestones — it's not slowing down
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming As ARC Raiders continues to be a best seller on Steam, Xbox, and PS5, the game has hit two massive performance milestones.

One of Microsoft's biggest Xbox studios is forging a new path after recent struggles
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Following the underwhelming performance of Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2, Xbox studio Obsidian Entertainment is making some major internal changes.

Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity dev says a Morrowind remaster would succeed
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Oblivion Remastered has many hoping for Morrowind Remastered, too, but an ex-Bethesda dev says it wouldn't do well. A dev at BG3 studio Larian disagrees.

That survival game we were all hooked on 5 years ago just got a big birthday update
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming It's the fifth anniversary of Valheim's Early Access launch, and to celebrate, its developers have released a new Patch 0.221.10 update with big improvements.

Here are the best pre-built gaming PCs for sim racing in 2025
By Zachary Boddy last updated
PC Gaming The best pre-built gaming PCs for sim racing will offer a more personalized experience than a console. Grab a ready-made computer and hit the racetrack.

These great gaming laptops make it easy to game on the go
By Cale Hunt last updated
Laptops With one of the best gaming laptops in your hands, you can forget about needing a bulky desktop rig. From budget options to elite picks, here are our favorites.
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