
Alexander Cope
Alexander Cope is a gaming veteran with over 35 years of experience who primarily covers Xbox and PC gaming news and spotlights discounts on the best laptops, peripherals, and other electronics. He's also a diehard fan of JRPGs, action games, beat em’ ups, and Capcom’s Monster Hunter series
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Rumors of World of Warcraft crossing over with Dungeons & Dragons have reportedly leaked
By Alexander Cope Published
Gaming A post from Dungeons & Dragons' partner, Roll20, that has been quickly taken down, reportedly suggests the iconic tabletop RPG is planning a crossover with World of Warcraft

Total War: Warhammer 40,000's latest gameplay deep dive has me sold
By Alexander Cope Published
Gaming Behold the military might of the Astra Militarum faction in Total War: Warhammer 40,000's first Alpha Strike gameplay livestream, showcasing all the features and carnage of its ranged combat

Steam has made gifting easier, and I hope Xbox takes notes
By Alexander Cope Published
Gaming Steam has announced new changes to its gifting system so that it's easier to buy and send games to friends and family. Here's how the new system works.

Xbox Live Services were down, but Halo: Campaign Evolved still has issues on Xbox
By Alexander Cope Published
Gaming Just as Halo: Campaign Evolved has launched in early access, Xbox Live services shut down at literally the worst time possible, but Microsoft is aware of the outage and is working on fixing it.

Players can't access Halo: Campaign Evolved's early access despite paying for it
By Alexander Cope Published
Gaming Reports are coming in of people unable to play Halo: Campaign Evolved's early access via its Premium Edition or Premium Edition Upgrade on the Xbox, but the developers are on the case to fix it

RuneScape wants to dethrone World of Warcraft
By Alexander Cope Published
Gaming From cutting out tiring FOMO trends and microtransactions to launching RuneScape on Xbox, the CEO of RuneScape has big plans to take the franchise to new heights.

Blizzard drops new BlizzCon 2026 rewards
By Alexander Cope Published
Gaming From cosmetic skins to mounts, Blizzard Entertainment is offering treasure troves of in-game items for all its flagship video game franchises in celebration of BlizzCon 2026, just being less than two months away

Gears of War: E-Day's multiplayer reveal date has been set
By Alexander Cope Published
Gaming On July 30, 2026, players will feast their eyes on what Gears of War: E-Day's 12-player horde mode and 4v4 multiplayer modes will look like in action through a gameplay livestream

This laptop will save you from bad grades thanks to this Back to School sale
By Alexander Cope Published
Deals The 16-inch version of the HP OmniBook X Flip laptop, which we rated highly for its efficient performance and detailed touchscreen display, is now on sale for Best Buy's Back to School sale

Halo: Campaign Evolved leads Xbox Game Pass' second wave of new titles for July 2026
By Alexander Cope Published
Gaming Halo: Campaign Evolved, Beast of Reincarnation, id Software's Heretic + Hexen games, and more will make their Xbox Game Pass debuts later this month

Witcher 3 Songs of the Past DLC confirmed to debut at Gamescom's opening night
By Alexander Cope Published
Gaming CD Projekt Red has announced that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's highly anticipated 'Songs of the Past' DLC expansion will debut at Gamescom's opening night ceremony on August 25, 2026.

Gears of War's 'CliffyB' plans a comeback to the video game industry
By Alexander Cope Published
Gaming "CliffyB" has expressed a burning desire to return to making video games after eight years since his studio, Boss Key, shut down.

Mighty DOOM creators have broken off from Xbox and regained independence
By Alexander Cope Published
Gaming Following Double Fine Productions and Compulsion Games' examples, Mighty DOOM and Wraithbone creator Alpha Dog Games has announced it's broken off from Xbox and is now independent again.

Fans blast Sony for killing off physical media with Wolverine's latest trailer
By Alexander Cope Published
Gaming The latest trailer for Marvel's Wolverine is filled with gamers booing Sony for killing off physical media, with the trailer's story providing some unintentionally hilarious commentary fuel for their fire

Zenless Zone Zero is coming to Xbox on PC very soon with a massive 3.1 update
By Alexander Cope Published
Gaming Zenless Zone Zero, the hit action game by the creators of Genshin Impact, will be receiving a major update that includes a new character, a new gameplay mode, and more when it launches alongside its Xbox on PC port on July 29, 2026

Id Software reassure fans Microsoft's layoffs have "not gutted and nerfed it"
By Alexander Cope Published
Gaming DOOM is eternal, and so is id Software, as it states that it has "not been gutted and nerfed" by Microsoft's controversial layoffs and is continuing to work on new games despite being downsized.

Best Buy's Back to School has a solid 16" laptop with 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD for 38% off
By Alexander Cope Published
Deals The Samsung Galaxy Book6 is a fast-performing and feature-rich laptop with a gorgeous 2K, 16-inch LED touchscreen that's now on a 38% "Back to School" discount at Best Buy

Final Fantasy Resonance continues to impress with its HD-2D pixel art
By Alexander Cope Published
Gaming Square Enix has recently released a new trailer for Final Fantasy Resonance, showcasing more of its beautiful HD-2D pixel art graphics for its environments, cutscenes, and combat system.

Dispatch adds Xbox Play Anywhere, lands July 29th
By Alexander Cope Published
Gaming After months of waiting, AdHoc Studio has at last revealed the long-awaited release date for the Xbox version of its hit superhero game, Dispatch, and it will be arriving sooner than expected.

Microsoft once again wrongfully deletes an Xbox fan's account, game library, and OneDrive
By Alexander Cope Last updated
Gaming Never say 'lightning doesn't strike twice' because Microsoft has been caught banning and deleting another Xbox player's entire games library, account, and OneDrive folder after it was hacked.

Newegg bundles our top gaming CPUs with motherboards and RAM
By Alexander Cope Published
Deals The highly rated AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, Ryzen 7 7800X3D, and Ryzen 5 9600X processors are part of summertime bundle deals.

Here are July 2026's new Xbox Game Pass additions
By Alexander Cope Last updated
Gaming Xbox has announced July 2026's first batch of Xbox Game Pass titles, which includes Gears of War: Reloaded, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2, and many more titles that will be added throughout the month.

A viral co-op horror game is coming to Xbox, Game Pass, and Play Anywhere soon
By Alexander Cope Published
Gaming Take the role of a gas station clerk along with friends in 3-player co-op to meet daily quotas and defend your products, along with your lives, against hordes of demonic creatures in Shift At Midnight, coming soon to Xbox and PC

GOG is still the digital storefront where you can keep PC games forever
By Alexander Cope Published
PC Gaming When digital games are held hostage by corporations, here's how GOG.com frees them from their DRM shackles.

Game Freak's ambitious breakaway from Pokémon has shown off a new combat trailer
By Alexander Cope Published
Gaming Beast of Reincarnation, Game Freak's ambitious action RPG, has unleashed a new gameplay trailer showing off its brutal yet graceful, real-time/command-based hybrid combat system
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