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

Forget Fallout 4's Anniversary Edition and buy these deals instead
By Brendan Lowry published
Deal The Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition is here, but you shouldn't buy it. Instead, get all of its content for under half its price with these special discounts.

Fallout 4 players are slamming the new Anniversary Edition right now
By Brendan Lowry published
News PC players are condemning Fallout 4's new Anniversary Edition for breaking mods and causing performance issues despite not actually adding content to the RPG.

Elden Ring Nightreign's DLC is The Forsaken Hollows — and it's got a release date
By Brendan Lowry published
News Elden Ring Nightreign's DLC expansion has been revealed as The Forsaken Hollows, and it's bringing new playable characters, bosses, and more to the co-op roguelike spinoff in less than a month.

The PS5 exclusive Stellar Blade could be coming to Xbox soon
By Brendan Lowry published
News The popular 2024 PS5 exclusive Stellar Blade has performed very well on PC and Steam, so Sony is "considering additional platform expansions." Xbox, perhaps?

The Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition price and upgrade, explained
By Brendan Lowry published
News Bethesda has released the Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition in celebration of the game's 10-year anniversary, along with an upgrade for existing players. But should you buy it?

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 showcase for 'Endgame' mode arrives soon
By Brendan Lowry last updated
Gaming One of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's biggest new experiences is the open-world, 32-player PvE mode Endgame — and thanks to a leak, we know we're going to see more about it very soon.

Battlefield 6 brings bots back to servers after the Portal XP nerf
By Brendan Lowry published
News Bots have been unavailable to use in some of Battlefield 6's Portal experiences for quite a while, but a new update has reintroduced them — with some noteworthy limitations.

Xbox fans can play my favorite RPG of 2025 for free this weekend
By Brendan Lowry published
News Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 stands tall as one of 2025's biggest and best new games, and Xbox fans can play for free and buy it for less this weekend.

Battlefield 6 update has finally made its Challenges less awful with over 90 changes
By Brendan Lowry published
News A new update for Battlefield 6 has been released that significantly reduces the difficulty of the game's progression Challenges, making them far easier to finish.

COD: Black Ops 7 just confirmed launch times — here's exactly when you can play
By Brendan Lowry published
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is poised to be one of 2025's biggest FPS titles and the biggest game of the holiday season — and ahead of its release, the devs have announced its launch times.

One of my favorite Xbox Game Pass games is leaving this month, and I'm shocked
By Brendan Lowry published
News Nearly a full year after its launch onto Xbox, Windows PC, and Game Pass, GSC Game World's popular survival-horror shooter STALKER 2 is leaving the program.

ARC Raiders launches strong despite Battlefield REDSEC competition — I'm stoked to play
By Brendan Lowry published
News ARC Raiders has officially come out across Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC, and PS5, and is off to a strong start with well over 250K concurrent Steam players and positive reviews from fans.

Azure outage causes widespread issues across Microsoft services
By Brendan Lowry published
News Microsoft's widely used Azure cloud computing platform is experiencing an outage, leading to Office 365, Teams, Xbox, and more going down.

The best gaming laptops in 2025 will change the way you play
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.

Battlefield 6’s RedSec mode looks incredible — except for the one feature that kills the vibe
By Brendan Lowry published
Opinion EA and Battlefield Studios have officially kicked off the Battlefield battle royale Battlefield Redsec, and I (mostly) like what I'm seeing.

Can I play Battlefield 6 on Steam Deck, ROG Xbox Ally, and other gaming handhelds?
By Brendan Lowry last updated
Guide One of the biggest new games on Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC, and PS5 is Battlefield 6. But can it run on gaming handhelds, too?

Outer Worlds 2 PC specs revealed — and your SSD is about to enter its villain arc
By Brendan Lowry published
News Obsidian's long-awaited Xbox Game Pass RPG The Outer Worlds 2 is almost upon us, but can you run it? Here are the requirements you need to know.

The Battlefield 6 Season 1 patch notes are here, but they're missing one big fix
By Brendan Lowry published
News Battlefield 6 has posted the massive list of patch notes for the Season 1 update, and sadly, it's missing one huge fix everyone was hoping for.

The Outer Worlds 2 release schedule: Here’s when you can play
By Brendan Lowry published
News The Outer Worlds 2 is Obsidian's third RPG this year, and it's only a few short days away from release. Here's exactly when you can play at launch time.

Is The Outer Worlds 2 on Xbox Game Pass? Here's what we know
By Brendan Lowry published
Guide Obsidian Entertainment is about to launch its third 2025 Xbox RPG with The Outer Worlds 2, but is it available on Xbox Game Pass?

Is Ninja Gaiden 4 on Xbox Game Pass? Here's the lowdown
By Brendan Lowry published
Guide We finally have a new Ninja Gaiden game on our hands with Ninja Gaiden 4, but is it playable on Xbox Game Pass? Here's what we know.

Microsoft is giving Xbox yet another price hike — this time it's hitting developers
By Brendan Lowry published
News Development kits for Microsoft's Xbox consoles are getting a major price hike just one month after the systems themselves were made more expensive.

AWS outages may be causing trouble for Battlefield 6 — devs are investigating
By Brendan Lowry published
News Battlefield 6 has acknowledged reports of widespread server and connectivity issues with the game, and says it could be connected to the Amazon's AWS outages.
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