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. 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
Elden Ring best weapons 2024: Tier list, early game, Strength, and more in 1.12
By Brendan Lowry last updated
Top TIer The best of Elden Ring's arsenal of over 300 weapons.
The Destiny 2 Pale Heart weapon god rolls I'm hunting in The Final Shape
By Brendan Lowry published
S-Tier Loot Destiny 2: The Final Shape's Pale Heart weapons are all amazing, and have plenty of incredible god rolls to chase. Here's what I'm looking for.
Destiny 2: Unlock all Prismatic Fragments, Aspects, and abilities in The Final Shape with this handy guide
By Brendan Lowry published
Get 'Em All Destiny 2: The Final Shape's base Prismatic subclass is unlocked during the campaign, but additional Fragments, Aspects, and abilities come from other sources.
PSA: If you use GOG for PC gaming, you need to read this warning
By Brendan Lowry published
Save Those Saves GOG is one of the most popular PC gaming platforms in the world, but in a few months, the way it's handling cloud saves will change. Here's what you need to know.
Destiny 2: The Final Shape launches with over 300,000 players, ‘Currant’ server errors, and more patch notes than you could ever want [UPDATED]
By Brendan Lowry last updated
It's Here! The Final Shape — Destiny 2's final expansion in the franchise's decade-long Light and Darkness saga — has officially launched and is available to play now.
Destiny 2 best Prismatic class builds: Hunter, Warlock, and Titan in The Final Shape
By Brendan Lowry published
Go Wild Destiny 2: The Final Shape's new Prismatic subclass has an incredible amount of buildcrafting potential. Here are some great setups you should try using with it.
Fallout just came to one of Nintendo's best systems, and it's not the Switch
By Brendan Lowry published
Looks Fun AF Fallout, Interplay's original RPG that kicked off one of the biggest gaming franchises of all time, can now be played on a Nintendo 3DS thanks to this awesome project.
"Enough is enough": Over 200,000 Team Fortress 2 players sign #FixTF2 petition for Valve to end the 'Bot Crisis' as Steam reviews plunge to 'Mostly Negative' [UPDATED]
By Brendan Lowry last updated
#FixTF2 After five years of hacker bots infesting Team Fortress 2, its players have had enough and are petitioning Valve for support.
Destiny 2: The Final Shape preorders, other DLCs still up to 87% OFF before the expansion's launch tomorrow
By Brendan Lowry last updated
Save Big Destiny 2: The Final Shape is just one day away, but it and other expansions are still on sale for massive discounts.
Destiny 2: The Final Shape release date — Launch time, preloads, download size, and more
By Brendan Lowry last updated
Eyes Up, Guardian Curious about Destiny 2: The Final Shape's release date and launch time? Here's a detailed overview of everything you need to know.
New Halo Infinite battle royale mode launches with 3 maps, fresh mechanics, and more on Xbox and PC
By Brendan Lowry published
Prepare to Drop A polished battle royale experience has come to Halo Infinite thanks to the efforts of The Forge Falcons.
Destiny 2's biggest lore YouTuber recaps 10 years of story with 10 hours of video before The Final Shape, so I know what I'm watching this weekend
By Brendan Lowry published
Bring Snacks 🍿 Ahead of Destiny 2: The Final Shape, the game's biggest lore YouTuber has chronicled the series' 10-year story in an incredible new video.
Destiny 2 PSA: Before The Final Shape, you should be farming these weapon god rolls while they're dropping like crazy
By Brendan Lowry published
Be BRAVE From now until The Final Shape, tons of Destiny 2's meta BRAVE weapons are dropping. Here's why you should be grinding for god rolls (and some rolls to look for).
Destiny 2 tops the Steam charts with sky-high player counts ahead of The Final Shape, and I'm not surprised
By Brendan Lowry published
If You Build It... After struggling to retain its players after Lightfall, Destiny 2 is going through a major renaissance ahead of The Final Shape's release.
Destiny 2: The Final Shape is finally adding something I've wanted for over a year, and it'll make Prismatic buildcrafting much easier
By Brendan Lowry published
Thank the Traveler Destiny 2: The Final Shape is getting an improved buildcrafting feature I've wanted for over a year now, just in time for the arrival of the wild Prismatic subclass.
Is Xbox's Hellblade 2 on PlayStation 5?
By Brendan Lowry last updated
On Both Consoles? Ninja Theory's Hellblade sequel Senua's Saga: Hellblade II looks great, but will it be on PS5? Here's what you need to know.
Halo Infinite gets CoD: Zombies mode from the team bringing Helldivers 2 to the game, and it looks cool AF
By Brendan Lowry published
Halo Zombies The community-made Halo Infinite CoD: Zombies experience, Survive the Undead, has officially come to matchmaking and can be played now.
Elden Ring: Who are Miquella and Messmer? Shadow of the Erdtree characters explained
By Brendan Lowry last updated
Brothers, Perhaps? Here's what you need to know about Miquella and Messmer in Elden Ring's upcoming Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.
Best Elden Ring builds 2024: For beginners, PvE, DLC, and more in 1.12
By Brendan Lowry published
Built Different Looking to put together a strong Elden Ring build? Give these ones a try — they're amongst the best builds in the game.
Preorders for Microsoft's Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ AI-powered PCs are live and start at $999 — here's where to buy
By Brendan Lowry last updated
It's Time Following Microsoft's announcement of new Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PCs, both devices have now become available to preorder.
Helldivers 2 and Ghost of Tsushima return to Steam in several regions after delisting, Sony PSN controversy
By Brendan Lowry published
For Sale After both Helldivers 2 and Ghost of Tsushima were delisted from Steam in non-PSN countries, both games have been made available again in several regions.
Microsoft will put Call of Duty 2024 on Xbox Game Pass, reveal planned for Games Showcase
By Brendan Lowry published
It's Happening After much reported internal debate, Microsoft is adding the next Call of Duty game to Xbox Game Pass.
PSA: Beware, this infamous, hilarious Fallout 4 bug can kill you instantly for no reason at all
By Brendan Lowry published
Cars of Death If you're checking out Fallout 4 for the first time, beware of this ridiculous (and hilarious) bug that can instantly kill you.
PC indie darling Manor Lords hits over 2 million copies sold three weeks after huge launch on Steam, Game Pass
By Brendan Lowry published
Doing Numbers Manor Lords, one of 2024's most exciting indie games, has sold a whopping two million copies since launching on PC just a few weeks ago.
Get the Windows Central Newsletter
All the latest news, reviews, and guides for Windows and Xbox diehards.