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

Metro creator says Metro 2039 "will be darker than anything you've seen before"
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Ahead of the full Metro 2039 reveal, franchise author Dmitry Glukhovsky says the game will be darker than any other entry in the acclaimed FPS series.

Former Xbox lead says he thinks Phil Spencer "did a fantastic job"
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Former Microsoft Xbox lead Ed Fries praises Phil Spencer's work and says he believes Asha Sharma can "make things happen, change the world" as CEO.

New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says Game Pass "has become too expensive"
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Reportedly, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has signaled to employees that Microsoft is planning to figure out "a better value equation" for Xbox Game Pass soon.

The original Xbox was to be a lot like Project Helix, says ex-Microsoft gaming exec
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Microsoft's new Project Helix is an ambitious console that fuses Xbox and PC together — something it wanted for the original Xbox, but couldn't achieve.

Former Microsoft Xbox VP says AI is "the big question mark" for the future of gaming
By Brendan Lowry published
AI Microsoft's former gaming and Xbox VP Ed Fries believes AI is "the big question mark" for gaming moving forward, and says it's not going away.

Former Microsoft gaming VP reveals why Xbox was greenlit despite how “unlikely” it was
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox 25 years after the original Xbox's release, ex-Microsoft gaming VP Ed Fries says it was created to rival Japanese companies like Sony and Nintendo.

Oop, the Halo: Campaign Evolved release date may have just leaked online
By Brendan Lowry published
Halo New Halo: Campaign Evolved leaks suggest that the remake of Xbox's original flagship shooter will come out on Xbox, PC, and PS5 in late July.

Xbox is finally giving Achievements a huge update with new features and a dedicated team
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Xbox is finally giving Achievements the kind of upgrade fans have been asking for for years — new features, modern systems, and even a dedicated internal team focused entirely on community feedback.

Xbox Game Pass is losing one of its best games at the worst possible time
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox In just over a week, and months before the scheduled launch of GTA 6, GTA 5 will no longer be playable on Xbox Game Pass.

Xbox Game Pass' April lineup brings this surging Call of Duty game to the service
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Microsoft has announced April's wave of Xbox Game Pass additions, and it includes the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare reboot, Hades 2, and many other titles.

Delisted Xbox 360 games show up on the Xbox Store, drawing player attention
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Several delisted Xbox and Xbox 360 games have recently appeared on the Xbox Store, leading many to wonder if they'll be made backwards compatible soon.

STALKER 2 is getting a free new content update this month ahead of its Cost of Hope DLC
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Ahead of STALKER 2's upcoming Cost of Hope DLC, dev GSC Game World is releasing a free Sealed Truth content update for the open-world survival shooter.

This fan-made Xbox website brings back the golden era of Xbox 360 voice chat messages
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox If you've ever wanted to relive the days of Xbox 360 voice chat messaging, you now can thanks to an awesome new fan-made site that recreates it.

Ex-Bethesda dev on Fallout and Skyrim says Todd Howard has too many yes men around him
By Brendan Lowry published
Bethesda An ex-Fallout and Skyrim developer says Bethesda's Todd Howard might not be getting the best feedback from his teams, as they're "afraid to say no to Todd."

You can finally play State of Decay 3 soon — its studio is hosting alpha playtests next month
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Six years after it was announced, Xbox's State of Decay 3 will finally be playable soon as Undead Labs prepares to kick off alpha playtests this year.

Xbox and Blizzard are hiring for "an upcoming AAA open-world shooter"
By Brendan Lowry published
Blizzard A new Blizzard job listing describes "an upcoming AAA open-world shooter," which has everyone hoping it's working on a new StarCraft FPS after all.

Call of Duty studio head at Xbox dev is retiring after over 36 years — he shipped 42 games
By Brendan Lowry published
Call of Duty After 36 years of leading Call of Duty developer Raven Software, studio head Brian Raffel is leaving the company to "step into a well-earned retirement."

Bethesda Fallout 3 dev "initially felt a little touchy" about New Vegas' success
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Fallout 3 dev "initially felt a little touchy" about New Vegas' glowing reputation because Bethesda's work building its foundation went unrecognized.

Baldur's Gate 3 director weighs in on cheaper Xbox Game Pass tiers
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox As Microsoft's new Xbox CEO considers making Xbox Game Pass more affordable with "lower-priced tiers," one executive dev says he thinks that's a bad idea.

STALKER 2 just got a big Xbox feature ahead of its new Cost of Hope DLC
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Ahead of STALKER 2's newly announced Cost of Hope DLC expansion coming out this summer, the game now fully supports Xbox Play Anywhere on Xbox and PC.

Everything announced at the Xbox Partner Preview March 2026
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Another Xbox Partner Preview showcase has come, giving us a closer look at new Xbox and PC games and updates coming from Microsoft's game dev partners.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 director sticks up for NVIDIA's DLSS 5 AI tech
By Brendan Lowry published
News NVIDIA's upcoming DLSS 5 AI tech has been widely criticized by game players and devs alike, but KCD2 director Daniel Vávra believes it has a bright future.

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney gives new statement after 1,000 Fortnite layoffs
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming After Epic Games laid off 1,000 of its employees over poor Fortnite performance, CEO Tim Sweeney was singing their praises on social media.
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