Latest articles by Brendan Lowry
Mecha BREAK's open beta slammed by 'Mostly Negative' Steam reviews
News Despite its explosive popularity, the Mecha BREAK open beta has been scathingly criticized by many of its players.
Balatro shuffles onto Xbox Game Pass with a surprise launch
News Balatro stands as one of the best games of 2024, and now you can play it through Xbox Game Pass.
Best gaming monitors 2025: All the best displays for every need and budget
Gaming Monitors No matter your needs or budget, we have you covered with our list of the best gaming monitors for Windows PCs and Xbox consoles.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's first post-launch patch is here
News The first update for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has arrived, but it's not quite as impactful as many players were hoping it'd be.
Don't buy Avowed at full price, you can already get it for far less
Deal Obsidian's highly anticipated Xbox RPG Avowed is finally here, but don't buy it at full price — you can get it for far less right now.
The dev behind this long-awaited Xbox game says issues with Microsoft have been resolved
News Indie platformer Berserk Boy was announced for Xbox years ago, but an issue — seemingly on Microsoft's end — delayed its release.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 players gift over $2,000 in copies to strangers
News Recently, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 players banded together to generously gift tons of copies to strangers.
Does Avowed have multiplayer or co-op?
Guide Avowed stands tall as one of 2025's biggest Xbox and PC RPGs, but can you play it in co-op multiplayer?
Can you change your character appearance in Avowed?
Guide Does Avowed let you change your character appearance? And if so, how can you do it? Here's what you need to know.
Don't want to spend big on a Surface Pen? These are the best alternatives.
Surface The Surface Pen and Surface Slim Pen are still the best options for Surface PCs, but alternatives keep getting better and usually don't cost nearly as much. Here are my favorites.
Elden Ring Nightreign is a different kind of FromSoftware genius
Preview Though Elden Ring Nightreign is wildly different than FromSoftware's other games, it's still genius in its own way.
Elden Ring Nightreign's first network test was a disaster
News The first playtest of the Elden Ring Nightreign beta ran early on Friday, but severe server issues meant that almost nobody could actually play.
Save big on this awesome new roguelike game that's basically co-op Hades
Deal SWORN is a sweet new roguelike that's basically co-op Hades, and thanks to this deal, you can pick it up for less right now.
STALKER 2 just got a huge Patch 1.2 update with over 1,700 fixes
News STALKER 2 Patch 1.2, the first big 2025 update for the game, is officially out now. Here's a look at all the highlights from the patch notes.
Helldivers 2 just lost Angel's Venture to the Illuminate and the Meridia black hole
News Despite valiant defensive efforts from Helldivers 2 players, the Meridia black hole has destroyed Angel's Venture — and the Illuminate is setting its sights on other planets next.
Overwatch 2 is fighting back against Marvel Rivals with huge 2025 additions
News Developer Blizzard is revitalizing Overwatch 2 with a wild new game mode, hero perks, the return of loot boxes, and other additions.
Overwatch 2's Stadium mode looks wild enough to make my head spin
News Later this year, Overwatch 2 is getting Stadium — a crazy new mode with unlockable powers, a new format, and more.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is getting this highly requested feature, but only on PC and Steam
News Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 developer Warhorse Studios has announced that the RPG is getting official mod support on PC.
Don't let your AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D suffer from sub-par RAM
PC AMD's Zen 4 chips are made for DDR5 RAM, and I found the best kits with a wide range of prices.
Don't buy the wrong RAM for your Ryzen 9 7950X or 7950X3D
PC Help AMD's top-tier Ryzen 7000 CPUs reach their full potential with these excellent DDR5 RAM kits.
I can't stop using Helldivers 2's best new weapon, and it just got even better
News A new Helldivers 2 patch has made its best new weapon even better, but also nerfed its new fan-favorite secondary.
Xbox is getting over 25 new indie games this week, and 2 of them are out now
News Over two dozen indie games are coming to Xbox this week, and two of them are already out now.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 paid for itself in a single day
News In just one day after launch, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 broke even with development costs and started turning a profit.
