Alexander Cope
Alexander Cope is a gaming veteran of 30-plus years, primarily covering PC and Xbox games here on Windows Central. Gaming since the 8-bit era, Alexander's expertise revolves around gaming guides and news, with a particular focus on Japanese titles from the likes of Elden Ring to Final Fantasy. Alexander is always on deck to help our readers conquer the industry's most difficult games — when he can pry himself away from Monster Hunter that is!
Latest articles by Alexander Cope
One of the best introductions to the Warhammer 40,000 universe is enjoying a glorious 58% discount deal
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Deals CDKeys is currently holding a 58% discount deal for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, a CRPG where players explore the Warhammer 40,000 universe in ways never seen before in videogame form.
Here's why a 65% gaming keyboard from 2021, perfectly rated, is still our top pick in 2024
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Deals Amazon is hosting a massive discount sale for one of our favorite 65% gaming keyboards, the Razer BlackWidow V3 Mini HyperSpeed, reducing its MSRP to the lowest it's ever been.
One of the biggest Xbox RPGs is on sale for roughly half its MSRP thanks to Amazon Prime Day
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Deals Amazon Prime Day is in full swing and one of the most significant gaming deals of the event is for Bethesda's Starfield, which is being sold at Amazon for a 48% discount deal.
The Ultimate Edition of one of the best co-op Soulslikes is having a 55% discount sale
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Deals Remnant 2 Ultimate Edition is being sold at CDKeys with a 55% discount, allowing players to grab one of the best Soulslikes and all its DLC bundled together for less than half its MSRP.
Form Warbands and rematch classic raid bosses in World of Warcraft: The War Within's pre-expansion patch
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Old memories On July 24, 2024, World of Warcraft will be getting a pre-expansion update that will include Warbands, Skyriding, a limited-timed Radiant Echoes event, and a prologue questline for The War Within.
The studio behind 'Guilty Gear' is working on a modern revival of a classic beat em' up for Xbox and PC
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Rock the Double Dragon Arc System Works, the game studio responsible for creating critically acclaimed anime fighting games like Guilty Gear, has announced they are working on a new 3D Double Dragon game.
The game that kicked off Resident Evil's renaissance is on sale for an 80% discount
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Deals Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, the game that brought Resident Evil back to its survival horror roots, is being sold for less than $10 at CDKeys
Amazon's 4K Fire TV Sticks are MASSIVELY discounted with Xbox Cloud Gaming in tow
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Deals Amazon is currently hosting massive discounts for its newest Amazon Fire TV Sticks, which in addition to streaming TV shows at 4K, have recently been updated to stream Xbox Game Pass xCloud games.
'Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail' review-in-progress: So far, FFXIV's new dawn has failed to grab me
By Alexander Cope published
Yawntrail Despite the cool new Jobs and boss fights, Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail is bogged down by a bland story, slow pacing, and dated quest design.
Dead Space is back! Sort of...
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Battlefield x Dead Space EA has announced that the latest entry in the Battlefield series, Battlefield 2042, will have a limited-time crossover event with the Dead Space franchise starting next week.
One of the most anticipated Xbox games from Capcom finally has a playable demo and you can download it right now
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Kunitsu-Gami demo Get a glimpse of Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess with this new playable demo and earn cosmetics based on Capcom's classic title, Okami.
The sequel to one of the best and brutally difficult roguelike dungeon crawlers is coming to Xbox
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Face your failures The sequel to Red Hook Studio's critically acclaimed roguelike dungeon-crawler with turn-based combat is getting an Xbox port.
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess FAQ: Xbox Game Pass, gameplay, and everything else you need to know
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FAQ Here’s everything we know about Capcom’s artistically rich and original action game inspired by ancient Japanese mythology.
Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail is horrifically broken on Xbox
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FF14 broken on Xbox Unforeseen tech issues have been causing the Xbox version of Final Fantasy XIV to crash, and Square Enix is working on a solution
Why World of Warcraft's Pandaria 'Remix' event is the PERFECT starting point for new players
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Remixed fun Godly gear that makes you feel like a raid boss and mountains of transmog and mount rewards to obtain are part of what makes World of Warcraft Remix: Mists of Pandaria so fun.
One of the most anticipated PC and Xbox city-builders has been delayed
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Frostpunk 2 delayed The highly anticipated sequel to Frostpunk, the critically acclaimed survival city builder, has postponed its release date, so more gameplay features can be added based on player feedback.
The original Resident Evil trilogy is re-releasing on PC free of DRM on GOG, with the first title being available right now
By Alexander Cope published
Resident Evil Relive Capcom's classic Resident Evil games that revolutionized the Survival Horror genre with quality-of-improvements and compatibility for modern PC systems
Elden Ring DLC Beast Claw: How to grab Shadow of the Erdtree's most savage and brutal new weapon immediately
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Become the beast Embrace your inner beast, and rip bosses to shreds with Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree's new Beast Claw
Elden Ring DLC Smithscript Dagger: How to find one of the most underrated side-arms for your arsenal
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Throwing daggers Get your hands on Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree's new Throwing Blades to pierce your foes' hearts from afar
Final Fantasy 14 (FFXIV) mounts list and how to unlock them
By Alexander Cope last updated
Do you want to know how to acquire every mount so you can explore the world of Final Fantasy XIV? Come read our list to find out.
Catch two of Capcom's best Monster Hunter titles on PC for massive discounts to tide you over while waiting for Monster Hunter Wilds
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Happy Hunting Deals CDKeys is hosting gigantic discounts for the Steam versions of Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Master Edition and Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak for less than $20 each.
Xbox confirms its 'biggest booth ever' for Gamescom 2024, and lists games we can expect to see
By Alexander Cope last updated
Gamescom 2024 Xbox Game Studios has announced that it will be attending Gamescom 2024 to host its 'biggest booth ever' while presenting various upcoming Xbox games.
Prepare for the Elden Ring DLC with this massive '1.12' update, complete with patch notes and a huge change to the Elden Beast
By Alexander Cope last updated
Elden Ring update Elden Ring has just received a new 1.12 update that requires players to download in order to access its highly anticipated DLC expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree.
Xbox exclusive 'Towerborne' reaffirms plans to launch in 2024, alongside a bevy of new information
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New towering info Stoic has released new information regarding its upcoming co-op hack 'n slash action game, Towerborne on its official website, the most prominent being its release date plans.
This Xbox and PC exclusive Pokémon-like game where you save monsters now has a release date (and it's soon!)
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Gotta save 'em all Creatures of Ava, the Xbox and PC exclusive Pokémon-like game where you tame creatures by befriending them instead of catching them, has just disclosed its release date.
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