
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!
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This highly effective MMO mouse and near-perfect keyboard are on a Presidents' Day sale
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Deals Presidents' Day has given Best Buy a chance to sell off a couple of vital discounted PC gaming accessories for players looking to conquer World of Warcraft's upcoming Midnight expansion.

Best Buy has the best Presidents' Day deals for workhorse laptops
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Deals We have gathered up the Best Buy's greatest discounts on productivity laptops to help fellow Americans blaze through workloads in honor of Presidents' Day.

A Samsung 60Hz LED Copilot PC with Snapdragon power is now under $600
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Deals The Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge was one of the original Copilot+ PCs, and it still holds up thanks to its exceptional performance, gorgeous display, and this monumental $295.99 discount.

These previously pricey earbuds finally have a more justified price
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Deals The Status Pro X earbuds are the closest to an audiophile's dream in a small package with their Triple driver system, LDAC Bluetooth 5.3, 8-hour battery life, and more features now on sale for a 33% discount

Bring a splash of color into your gaming life with this cute yet capable headset
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Deals If you're struggling to buy your loved one a gift, Amazon has the perfect belated Valentine's Day gift in the form of the Razer Kraken Kitty V3 Pro, now on sale for a 28% discount

The lightest mouse that packs the heaviest punch for PC gaming is now 20% off
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Deals Corsair's lightest mouse yet is also one of its best for its 33,000 DPI sensor, 8000Hz Polling rates, smooth ergonomics, and week-long battery life that's now down by 20%

Celebrate President's Day with this slick Ryzen AI 9 365 laptop now $500 off
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Deals President's Day is drawing closer, and more laptop discounts are cropping up to celebrate, like Best Buy's 33% bargain for the reliable and slick ASUS Zenbook S 16 laptop.

Dino Crisis fans get a huge surprise that nobody saw coming
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Gaming The classic survival horror game Dino Crisis and its action game sequel, Dino Crisis 2, have been re-released on Steam out of nowhere by Capcom, each with a 50% discount.

Crimson Desert offers appealing open-world side quests and cosmetics
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Gaming Restoring the Greymane clan, partaking in mini-games, and customizing your character's looks are just the tip of the iceberg of Crimson Desert's many side activities revealed in its latest trailer.

This JRPG is doing what Pokémon won’t, and fans are noticing
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Gaming A new JRPG on Xbox and PC is turning heads for doing what many fans wish Pokémon would: evolve. Its style, systems, and ambition are already sparking comparisons — and Nintendo should be paying attention.

Warlock event rewards aren’t showing up in Diablo 4 and players are frustrated
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Gaming Diablo 2: Reign of the Warlock was recently announced, and players are reporting that rewards for purchasing the Diablo 2: Resurrected DLC are missing in Diablo 4.

Why this OMEN 16L pre‑built is a smarter buy than building your own right now
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Deals Best Buy has secured a 14% President's Day discount on the HP Omen 16L, a mid-range pre-built desktop equipped with increasingly rare and valuable hardware specs crucial for optimal PC gaming.

Revisit CM Punk's greatest hits in WWE 2K26's Showcase Mode
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Gaming WWE 2K26 reveals its second Ringside Report, this time covering the CM Punk Showcase with CM Punk himself providing commentary on its features, rewards, and gameplay changes from previous Showcases.

Stock up on memory with this discounted pre-built gaming PC
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Deals The RDY Element 9 Pro is a powerful pre-built gaming PC armed with an AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, 2TB of storage, and 32GB of RAM to help you play games at their best, and it's now on sale at iBuyPower

Capcom confirms Wilds expansion window and details the last big update before it drops
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Gaming DLC Expansion news, Arch-Tempered Arkveld, new event quests, awesome fan-made weapons, more performance boosts for consoles and PC, and more await in Monster Hunter Wilds' latest developer update video

Microsoft's best Surface PCs are on sale before Presidents' Day
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Deals Various models of Microsoft's Surface Pro 11 and 12-inch PCs are discounted during Best Buy's sales event.

Dominate in Overwatch with this discounted premium Xbox controller
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Deals The Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra is a high-grade controller with responsive controls that can be customized on the fly, comfortable ergonomics, and a price tag that's now more affordable to justify its specs

This 2-in-1 laptop that's nearly under $1000 is great for work and art
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Deals The Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 is a solid piece of hardware with great performance and a detailed 16-inch AMOLED display, fit for aspiring digital artists and office workers alike, and it's now on sale for 31% off

Is Nexon working on a new Starcraft game?
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Gaming Rumors have sprung up that Nexon, the developer behind The First Descendant, Dungeon & Fighter, and Blue Archive, is working on a new game with the StarCraft IP.

Hollow Knight at last gets 16:10 and 21:9 resolutions for handhelds and ultrawides
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Gaming It took nearly a decade, but Hollow Knight can finally be enjoyed on handhelds with 16:10 and on ultrawide displays at 21:9 resolutions, along with being able to pause during intense fights.

Cheat your way to owning an RTX 5070 Ti with this discounted gaming laptop
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Deals Best Buy has a special 20% discount for the ASUS ROG Strix G16, an incredible AMD laptop for gaming that's now become one of the cheapest ways to get your hands on an RTX 5070 Ti laptop.

WWE 2K26 releases a new gameplay overview trailer
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Gaming Wade Barrett from WWE provides a breakdown of WWE 2K26's new match types and gameplay improvements in this newly released gameplay trailer.

Monster Hunter Stories 3's free demo is out now on Xbox
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Gaming Experience a taste of the new Habitat Restoration mechanic, improved combat, and new recruitable Monsties in Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection's playable demo, now available on Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC.
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