
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

Did Xbox's Phil Spencer just tease a new Halo game for 2026?
By Brendan Lowry published
News During Microsoft's 2025 Xbox Games Showcase, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer may have teased a new Halo game coming in 2026 to celebrate Xbox's 25th anniversary.

7 things you need to know from Xbox's The Outer Worlds 2 Direct
By Brendan Lowry published
News Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase gave us a huge look at both The Outer Worlds 2 and Grounded 2 from Obsidian. Here's an in-depth overview of everything the developer had to show.

The Outer Worlds 2 release date kicks off the Xbox Games Showcase
By Brendan Lowry published
News Microsoft's big 2025 Xbox Games Showcase is here, and it kicked off with a release date reveal and a gameplay trailer for Obsidian Entertainment's The Outer Worlds 2.

My Hollow Knight: Silksong hopes were dashed by Summer Game Fest
By Brendan Lowry published
Opinion Hollow Knight: Silksong sadly didn't make an appearance at 2025's Summer Game Fest show, breaking the hearts of gamers everywhere. But what about at the Xbox Games Showcase?

LIVE: Summer Game Fest is tonight, here's the latest news and rumors
By Jez Corden, Rebecca Spear last updated
Gaming It's Summer Game Fest season again, and we're here to report on the latest Xbox and PC gaming news as it gets revealed. Check in regularly to see the latest gaming news, announcements, and rumors.

Mortal Shell 2 was Summer Game Fest's first banger announcement
By Brendan Lowry published
News The first big announcement at Summer Game Fest was Mortal Shell 2 — a sequel to the original 2020 Soulslike with brutal melee combat and some big additions.

Tencent buys 15.75% stake in Helldivers 2 dev Arrowhead
By Brendan Lowry published
News A new report has revealed that the Chinese multimedia company Tencent invested in Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios in 2024.

Is Black Myth: Wukong coming to Xbox?
By Brendan Lowry last updated
Xbox Black Myth: Wukong was one of 2024's biggest games, but is it coming to Xbox? Here's what we know.

All 8 Elden Ring Nightreign Nightlord bosses, ranked
By Brendan Lowry published
Opinion The grandiose Nightlord boss fights are at the heart of Elden Ring Nightreign, with eight in total. Here are my rankings for all of them based on how much I enjoy taking them on.

I'm surprised Helldivers 2 has a new Warbond already
By Brendan Lowry published
News Helldivers 2 is already getting another new Warbond called Force of Law, with most of its gameplay items designed to effectively crowd control Super Earth's enemies.

Deltarune Chapters 3 and 4 are blowing up Steam right now
By Brendan Lowry published
News Toby Fox's Undertale follow-up game Deltarune has finally gotten a full release, and it's blowing up the Steam charts right now.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's developer is about to get much bigger
By Brendan Lowry published
News Warhorse Studios, the development team behind Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, is expanding with a new office that opens at the start of July.

I'm addicted to using Elden Ring Nightreign's best Executor build
By Brendan Lowry published
Guide The Executor in Elden Ring Nightreign excels at parrying enemies, but the best build for him ignores that mechanic entirely and melts them with status effects instead. Here's how it works.

The Elden Ring Nightreign Digital Foundry analysis brings bad news
By Brendan Lowry published
News Now that Elden Ring Nightreign is out, Digital Foundry has conducted its tech review of FromSoftware's spinoff action RPG — and the results are rather disappointing for Xbox and PlayStation users.

Elden Ring Nightreign devs promise duos mode, "enhanced" boss fights
By Brendan Lowry published
News Elden Ring Nightreign developer FromSoftware has announced that a duos mode is coming to the roguelike ARPG, with "enhanced" versions of its Nightlord bosses dropping later this month.

Elden Ring Nightreign Night Aspect: How to beat the final boss
By Brendan Lowry published
Guide Stuck on the final boss of Elden Ring Nightreign? Give this guide a thorough read, and you'll know everything you need to about Heolstor the Nightlord's weakness, moveset, and more.

I love Elden Ring Nightreign's weirdest boss
By Brendan Lowry published
Feature Undoubtedly, the weirdest boss in Elden Ring Nightreign is Libra, Creature of Night — but he also happens to be one of the game's best, too.

Elden Ring Nightreign already has a duos Seamless Co-op mod
By Brendan Lowry published
News Elden Ring's most popular mod, Seamless Co-op, has already come to Elden Ring Nightreign — and unlike the official game, it supports duos.

How to beat Caligo, Miasma of Night in Elden Ring Nightreign
By Brendan Lowry published
Guide Elden Ring Nightreign has a grandiose new dragon fight with Caligo, Miasma of Night, and it's not an easy one. Follow this guide, though, and you'll take down the Fissure in the Fog in no time.

Should you play Elden Ring Nightreign solo?
By Brendan Lowry published
Guide Elden Ring Nightreign offers a single-player option despite its co-op multiplayer focus, but should you actually play it solo?

One of Elden Ring Nightreign's biggest problems is (hopefully) getting fixed
By Brendan Lowry published
News At launch, Elden Ring Nightreign's solo play option has some major problems. FromSoftware is looking to address some of them in a new update patch next week, though.

7 mistakes I made in Elden Ring Nightreign that you don't have to
By Brendan Lowry published
Guide Here are seven big Elden Ring Nightreign mistakes to avoid making as you play the new co-op roguelike, as revealed by someone who made them himself and had a hard time for a while because of it.

I can't believe Elden Ring Nightreign is missing this feature on PC
By Brendan Lowry published
Opinion The latest FromSoftware game to lack ultrawide support is Elden Ring Nightreign, even though Armored Core 6 had the feature.
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