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
Elden Ring 1.13 official patch notes: Spirit Ashes get a big buff, are no longer second fiddle to Mimic Tear
By Alexander Cope published
I summon thee! Bandai Namco has uploaded a new update for Elden Ring, alongside patch notes explaining that this patch features major buffs for Spirit Ashes summons among general balance changes and bug fixes.
After two decades, I'm finally installing World of Warcraft — here's what excites me the most about The War Within expansion
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Upcoming WoW changes Here's why these new 'World of Warcraft: The War Within' features will make the expansion the best ever for new players like me.
Battle literally thousands of foes on-screen in this crazy Xbox and PC prequel for one of the most popular hack-and-slash franchises
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Dynasty Warriors: Origins Koei Tecmo releases the story details on Dynasty Warriors: Origins, an upcoming prequel for its iconic hack-and-slash franchise, Dynasty Warriors.
This literal game-changing Fallout mod takes players to a post-nuclear London after 4 years of development
By Alexander Cope published
Fallout London Indie modders Team FOLON has announced the long-awaited Fallout 4 conversion mod, Fallout London, has finally launched on GOG.com for free.
World of Warcraft: The War Within gets its expansion pre-patch, alongside a ton of bugs
By Alexander Cope published
The Bugs Within World of Warcraft: The War Within's pre-expansion patch brings new gameplay features and quests buried under bugs
This $35 Xbox and PC controller only has one flaw, but it's still 100% worth it. Here's why.
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Deals Amazon is selling the GameSir G7 SE Wired Controller, one of the finest wired Xbox and PC controllers, for a 20% discount for Amazon Prime Day.
One of the best, budget-friendly Xbox gaming headsets is now available at its cheapest price tag ever
By Alexander Cope published
Deals Get your hands on the HyperX CloudX Stinger wired gaming headset for a tremendously cheap bargain with this 60% discount Amazon Prime Day sale.
Microsoft's official Xbox controller has dropped to its lowest-ever price — no more knock-offs for your Player 2 [UPDATED]
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Deals Amazon is selling the official Xbox Core Wireless Gaming controller for a hefty 33% Amazon Prime Day discount deal, dropping its MSRP to the lowest it has ever been.
One of the best introductions to the Warhammer 40,000 universe is enjoying a glorious 58% discount deal
By Alexander Cope published
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
By Alexander Cope published
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
By Alexander Cope published
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
By Alexander Cope published
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
By Alexander Cope published
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
By Alexander Cope published
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
By Alexander Cope published
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
By Alexander Cope published
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...
By Alexander Cope published
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
By Alexander Cope published
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
By Alexander Cope published
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
By Alexander Cope last updated
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
By Alexander Cope published
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
By Alexander Cope published
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
By Alexander Cope published
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
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