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. You'll find him doing reviews, editorials, and general coverage on everything Xbox and PC. Follow him on Twitter.
Latest articles by Brendan Lowry

Overwatch 2 Season 2 to offer free skins in upcoming events, Sojourn nerf teased
By Brendan Lowry published
Improvements coming Overwatch 2's progression systems aren't in the greatest place right now, but Blizzard is looking to change that in both the short and long term.

Best RAM for AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 2023
By Brendan Lowry published
Hardware AMD's new Ryzen 7 7700X processor is excellent, but if you're upgrading from a DDR4-based system, you'll need to get DDR5 memory to go along with it. Here are some of our favorite kits.

Overwatch 2 players find trick that makes Kiriko immune to headshots
By Brendan Lowry published
Critical miss Players have discovered a trick that allows Overwatch 2's latest support hero, Kiriko, to effectively become immune to headshots from frontal angles.

Overwatch 2's next new hero will be a support
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Overwatch 2's Commercial Leader Jon Spector has revealed in a Q&A that the game's next new hero will be a support, offering players that like to heal and provide utility a new character to enjoy.

Halo Infinite Forge dev explains why the mode is online only
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Halo Infinite Forge Lead Designer Michael Schorr has clarified why the mode requires an internet connection in a new update.

Find the best Halo Infinite Forge maps with this excellent community-made website
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming A user-driven Forge hub for new creators and veterans alike.

Overwatch 2 reduces skin prices for legacy cosmetics, but there's a catch
By Brendan Lowry published
Good news Blizzard Entertainment has reduced the prices of base legacy skins and other older cosmetics in Overwatch 2, but only if you're using Legacy Credits to buy them.

Halo Infinite's massive Winter Update is available to download now
By Brendan Lowry last updated
Winter is coming Halo Infinite's biggest update yet features Forge, new maps, a new mode, progression improvements, and more.

Halo Infinite Winter Update: Everything new, release times, Battle Pass, and more
By Brendan Lowry last updated
Gaming Our complete overview of Halo Infinite's biggest release since launch.

The 2D Dark Souls metroidvania that never saw the light of day
By Brendan Lowry published
2D Souls Game artist Thomas Feichtmeir has revealed the project, which was pitched to Bandai Namco six years ago.

New Halo Infinite battle royale 'Tatanka' datamine leak reveals new details
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming A new datamine leak has revealed some details about Halo Infinite's "Project Tatanka," a battle royale-style experience currently being developed by Certain Affinity.

Halo Infinite's Forge mode may get campaign AI after all
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming One of the most highly requested features for Halo's beloved map-making mode might be coming in the future.

Grab this free Destiny 2 Funnelweb PvE god roll before it's gone
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming One of the best rolls for one of Destiny 2's best SMGs is available to everyone until reset tomorrow.

Destiny 2's Deep Stone Crypt raid weapons will soon be craftable with new perks
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Bungie has announced that in Destiny 2 Season 19, the weapons from the Deep Stone Crypt Raid are going to be made craftable and will get an overhaul with brand new perk combinations.

Should you buy a new, used, or refurbished laptop?
By Rich Edmonds, Brendan Lowry published
Laptops The pros and cons you need to know about before pulling the trigger on a device.

Best Surface Laptop 5 accessories 2023
By Brendan Lowry published
Accessories The Surface Laptop 5 is a great device, but your experience with it will be even better with some top-notch accessories. Here are our favorites.

New Tales from the Borderlands review: It just isn't the same
By Brendan Lowry last updated
Review New Tales from the Borderlands is finally here, but while it's solid overall, it fails to live up to the standards set by its predecessor. Here's our full review.

Halo Infinite dev teases solution for one of its biggest problems on PC
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming 343 Industries' Community Director Brian Jarrard has teased that the PC version of the game will likely have the red reticle feature re-enabled in a future update.

Dell XPS 13 Plus vs. XPS 13 2-in-1
By Brendan Lowry published
Dell Laptops Both the Dell XPS 13 Plus and the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 are excellent laptops, but which one is the best? Here's what we think.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 preorders and where to find stock - live report
By Brendan Griffiths, Rich Edmonds, Brendan Lowry, Cale Hunt last updated
RTX 4090 NVIDIA's latest flagship RTX GPU is here and we're going to show you where you can buy one.

Want all of Overwatch 2's old skins and cosmetics? They'll cost you $10,000
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming An Overwatch 2 fan has calculated how much it would cost to get all of the cosmetics from the first Overwatch in the sequel, highlighting the expensive prices for customization items.
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