Latest articles by Brendan Lowry
One of my favorite action games of all time is free this week
News Dead Island 2 stands tall as one of the best action games released in recent years, and until next week, it's free to keep on the Epic Games Store.
This Call of Duty game is being taken down after just one year
News After an underwhelming performance in the mobile market, Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile is being sunset and taken off stores just one year after launch.
Bungie responds to Marathon art theft controversy, admitting it stole assets
News Following a recent claim from an artist that Bungie stole her artwork for Marathon, the developer has now responded — confirming the theft, and promising to conduct a review of the game's assets.
Fortnite's new Darth Vader AI is already swearing and saying slurs
News Epic Games has added an AI-voiced Darth Vader to Fortnite, and within hours of his arrival, people had already figured out how to trick him into swearing and saying slurs.
Slay in style with DOOM: The Dark Ages PCs that you could grab for free
News DOOM: The Dark Ages is finally here, and so are these wicked cool PCs, laptops, and GPUs styled after its hellish aesthetic. If you're lucky, you could win one for free.
Best Xbox controller chargers in 2025
Accessories Tired of using AA batteries for your Xbox Wireless Controller? Don't miss these nifty charging accessories that'll keep your gamepad juiced up.
Valve responds to alleged Steam "data breach" leak of account details
News Valve, the company that owns and maintains the globally popular PC gaming platform Steam, has given a statement responding to reports of a recent data leak.
Some of my favorite FPS games are getting big remasters next week
News Several months after STALKER 2's release, developer GSC Game World is launching remasters for the original STALKER trilogy on all of its platforms next week.
My best Helldivers 2 Illuminate loadout is insane, but I promise it works
Guide Not sure what build you should use against the Illuminate invasion in Helldivers 2? Trust me: this is the best loadout. Here's what it is, and how it works.
Helldivers 2's new Illuminate Galactic Emergency update has arrived
News The Illuminate invasion Helldivers 2 players have feared for months is here in the Galactic Emergency update, and it's brutal. Here's what's going on, and all of the patch notes, too.
Here's when DOOM: The Dark Ages comes out in your time zone
Guide DOOM: The Dark Ages is one of 2025's most anticipated new games, and it's only a few short days away now. Here's exactly when it's coming out, including specific launch times for every time zone.
Helldivers 2 players are in the middle of a wild new ARG
News A surprise ARG for Helldivers 2 was found recently, and fans are hard at work solving it for what is doubtlessly going to be a new update reveal.
DOOM: The Dark Ages reviews are in — Here's what everyone's saying
News Is id Software's new DOOM game a worthy follow-up to DOOM 2016 and Eternal?
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is nerfing its best skill
News Maelle has a Skill in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — Stendhal — so powerful that it's completely broken the game. Now, the developers are nerfing it and the builds that make it so overpowered.
Helldivers 2 players are putting its new Warbond on blast
News Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has finally announced the game's new Masters of Ceremony Warbond, but the disappointing look of its unlocks has left many underwhelmed.
Halo Infinite's new update adds one of its coolest-ever weapons and more
News Operation: Last Stand, the latest major update for Halo Infinite, brings an awesome new weapon, story missions, and more to the live-service Xbox shooter.
Microsoft secures victory in FTC appeal of Activision Blizzard deal
News A year and a half after Microsoft's colossal $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard for Xbox closed, a U.S. court has struck down an appeal from the FTC to challenge the deal.
I can't believe this long-lost Halo level has finally been found
News Close to 20 years after Halo 3's original Xbox release, one of the game's most famous cut levels has been found by the franchise's passionate modding and preservationist community.
Destiny 2's content vaulting is causing legal trouble for Bungie
News As a direct result of Bungie vaulting older Destiny 2 content releases, a copyright infringement lawsuit centered around the game's Red War campaign is now moving forward.
That new Elden Ring Nightreign trailer has me more excited than ever
News With one month to go before Elden Ring Nightreign's release, developer FromSoftware has released a detailed overview trailer for the spinoff roguelike RPG.
Here are the best pre-built gaming PCs for sim racing in 2025
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.
Oblivion Remastered dev gives official shoutout to the Skyblivion mod
News In a new developer spotlight video, one of Bethesda's lead Oblivion Remastered devs has given the ambitious Skyblivion mod project a big shoutout.
The Epic Games Store is about to get two huge new features
News Immediately after scoring a big win against Apple in court, Epic Games has announced plans to add two major features to the Epic Games Store this summer.
