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

Every Xbox and PC game announced during Summer Game Fest 2026
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Summer Game Fest 2026 is officially here, and it brings Xbox and PC players new game announcements, trailers, and more. We've rounded them all up here!

Xbox's Project Helix will only be expensive "if we do not innovate," says CEO Asha Sharma
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Memory shortages threaten to make the next Xbox, Project Helix, more expensive — but CEO Asha Sharma hopes to avoid that with hardware innovation.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says memory shortages are the next big "challenge and opportunity"
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox In a new interview, Microsoft's Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has stated that the ongoing memory shortages present Xbox's "biggest challenge and opportunity."

Dangerous malware "WeedHack" hides in Minecraft mods, gives attackers webcam access and more
By Brendan Lowry published
Minecraft McAfee researchers have discovered "WeedHack," a new malware that hides in Minecraft mods that's capable of stealing account info and accessing webcams.

Microsoft and Xbox just launched 41 new indie game demos you can play right now
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Thanks to Microsoft's new ID@Xbox Indie Selects Demo Fest, there are now tons of Xbox indie game demos available on console and PC until the end of June.

Helldivers 2 announces huge updates with massive progression changes, new rewards, and more
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Helldivers 2 dev Arrowhead has announced some massive updates coming for the game that take aim at some of the community's biggest problems with it.

Destiny 2 fans cry out for a sequel and flood the PlayStation State of Play chat
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Destiny 2 fans flooded Sony's PlayStation State of Play stream with cries of "We want Destiny 3," demanding a sequel as the series' future remains unclear.

Ex-Bungie dev blames leadership "greed," not Marathon, for Destiny funding issues
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming As Destiny 2's final content update and end approaches, one former Bungie dev says money that could have supported it "went into leadership pockets."

This classic Fallout game is getting a fan-made Xbox port
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox The classic Fallout RPGs only have official releases on PC, but one modder is working on a port for one of them that brings it to the original Xbox.

Fallout 76's new Season 25 patch notes reveal the next-gen update is coming soon
By Brendan Lowry published
Bethesda Eight years after launch, Fallout 76 developer Bethesda has revealed it plans to release a next-gen update for the game on Xbox and PlayStation soon.

Xbox is giving away this slept-on exclusive game free for an entire month
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Microsoft and Xbox have made this oft-forgotten exclusive game available to own and play for free for the entirety of June. Why not take advantage?

As Destiny 3 petition surges, Destiny 2 dev calls on players to log in
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Ahead of Destiny 2's final content update Monument of Triumph, one dev is rallying players to log in for it as a Destiny 3 petition surges.

Report: Baldur's Gate 3's D&D RPG predecessor is getting a remake
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Baldur's Gate 3 publisher Wizards of the Coast is reportedly making a remake of the second game in the D&D RPG series. Is the original getting one, too?

One of Fallout 4's best and biggest new mods just came to Xbox
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Bethesda's Fallout 4 mod storage increase update on Xbox has allowed one of the RPG's best and biggest new mods to release on Microsoft's consoles.

Former Halo art director pushes for investigation into Halo Studios allegations
By Brendan Lowry published
Halo Former Halo art director Glenn Israel is using the new Xbox Player Voice forum to push for an investigation into his allegations against Halo Studios.

Call of Duty: MW4 dev says it plans to fix one of the franchise's most annoying issues
By Brendan Lowry published
Call of Duty A new report says Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 dev Infinity Ward has confirmed it's going to address the "Update requires restart" issue in CoD.

Xbox will show when its titles are coming to other platforms at the Xbox Games Showcase
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Microsoft's Xbox CCO Matt Booty has confirmed it will broadcast multiplatform availability of titles shown at the Xbox Games Showcase next week.

Xbox CCO Matt Booty says Project Helix won't be at Xbox Games Showcase
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Xbox still plans to show more of Project Helix "later this year," but don't expect it to be at the Xbox Games Showcase, says CCO Matt Booty.

The Witcher 3 dev says the new Songs of the Past expansion will be like Blood and Wine
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming The Witcher 3 dev CD Projekt RED has confirmed that the game's upcoming expansion Songs of the Past will be similar to Blood and Wine in terms of scope.

Xbox is sunsetting Call of Duty: Warzone alongside Modern Warfare 4 on last-gen consoles
By Brendan Lowry published
Call of Duty Xbox and Call of Duty have announced that when Modern Warfare 4 arrives later this year, support for Warzone on Xbox One and PS4 is ending.

KCD2 dev vows its Middle-earth RPG will be built "in a very specific Warhorse way"
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Following the announcement that it's making a Middle-earth RPG, KCD2 dev Warhorse has shared some additional details about its development.

Fallout: New Vegas director says Obsidian had to limit the RPG's scope
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Fallout: New Vegas dev Obsidian originally had "other ideas" for the RPG, but they "had to just fall by the wayside" due to time constraints.

Valve's new Steam Deck restock comes with a HUGE price hike
By Brendan Lowry published
Handheld Gaming PC After months of being out of stock, Valve's beloved Steam Deck is available again — but its return has been accompanied by a massive price hike.
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