Alexander Cope

Alexander Cope

Staff Writer - Deals/Gaming News

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

Latest articles by Alexander Cope

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WH40K: Dawn of War IV's gameplay demo fills this old fan with nostalgia

By Alexander Cope Published

Gaming Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV has shown an extended gameplay demo for its multiplayer skirmish mode, and it looks even more gloriously violent and fast-paced than its predecessors.

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Rockstar Games' employees claim it's not properly paying its workforce and forcing crunch culture

By Alexander Cope Published

Gaming Several anonymous Rockstar Games employees have come out to state several grievances that the company has failed to protect its workforce from

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A sleek laptop on a wooden desk displays a vibrant landscape of mountains and flowers under a sunset. Nearby, a gaming chair and monitor create a cozy setup.

This HP 2-in-1 laptop may look plain, but it can take on your daily workload

By Alexander Cope Published

Deals HP's OmniBook X Flip 14 is a great 2-in-1 laptop that trades style for work efficiency, and its Core Ultra 5 226V model is now 35% off.

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007: First Light devs' ties with Xbox have been cut, jeopardizing Project Fantasy

By Alexander Cope Published

Gaming IO Interactive reports that development on its own original IP, "Project Fantasy" has hit a major roadblock as Xbox has pulled funding from the project.

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Skip desktops — mini PCs are the smarter choice for working at these prices

By Alexander Cope Published

Deals Several of Geekom's finest mini-PCs have been given lucrative discounts for Best Buy's 4th of July sale.

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This FPS Soulslike piqued my curiosity, but its debut trailer has my attention

By Alexander Cope Published

Gaming Behold Guns of Eschaton, the world's first-ever Soulslike FPS where you fight to survive alone or in two-player co-op in an apocalyptic version of the Wild West overrun with monsters.

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The anime that helped save Cyberpunk 2077 drops a new sequel trailer

By Alexander Cope Published

Gaming A full trailer for Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners 2 confirms that it's launching on Netflix in Fall 2026.

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Best Buy's 4th of July sale counters price hikes on Windows laptops

By Alexander Cope Published

Deals Celebrate Independence Day while saving hundreds of dollars on RAM-packed laptops up to 32GB with Best Buy's big event.

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I can't believe Prime Day never made Xbox storage expansion this cheap

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Deals Best Buy is having a 58% discount sale on one of its most sought-after items for boosting the storage capacity of an Xbox Series X|S: the WD_Black C50 1TB Storage Expansion Card.

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Keep your files safe with a lifetime pCloud plan for up to 10TB of storage

By Alexander Cope Published

Sponsored by pCloud

pCloud is one of the world's leading cloud storage providers, offering zero-knowledge encryption and up to 10 TB of storage, with lifetime payment plans now on sale.

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Razer's best gaming accessories and chairs are on sale for Prime Day

By Alexander Cope Published

Deals Amazon Prime Day has given a plethora of Razer's gaming accessories generous discounts for a limited time.

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WH40K: Darktide's new Skitarii class might be my new main

By Alexander Cope Published

Gaming Fatshark has graciously invited me to witness an exclusive preview of Warhammer 40,000: Darktide's new Skitarii class, along with details on its cosmetics, lore, and gameplay kit.

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SteelSeries has its best gaming accessories on sale for Prime Day

By Alexander Cope Published

Deals SteelSeries, one of the world's leading providers of high-quality accessories, is selling a bunch of its headsets, keyboards, and mice at massive discounts for Amazon Prime Day.

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This keyboard that lives up its "Apex" moniker is now 40% off for Prime Day

By Alexander Cope Published

Deals The SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini keyboard gives premium-grade keyboards stiff competition, and it's now 40% off.

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Our favorite Xbox and PC gaming earbuds are now 20% off for Prime Day

By Alexander Cope Published

Deals The SteelSeries Arctis Gamebuds are ideal for Xbox and PC gaming with Active Noise Cancellation, now 20% off.

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One of SteelSeries' best gaming headsets we've ever used is now 34% off

By Alexander Cope Published

Deals The Arctis Nova Pro is one of our favorite gaming headsets, now 34% cheaper for a limited time for Amazon Prime Day.

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World of Warcraft: Midnight's second season has been announced

By Alexander Cope Published

Blizzard Travel the Coiled Isle and fight snake-like monstrosities in new Raids, Dungeons, and Delves coming soon in "Curse of Ula’tek".

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Persona 4 Revival unveils more combat mechanics and its refreshed story

By Alexander Cope Published

Gaming From reintroducing the story and gameplay to a modern audience, Revival’s latest deep dive has a lot of new info to unpack.

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Rockstar Games finally confirms Grand Theft Auto 6 pre-order dates

By Alexander Cope Published

Gaming Rockstar Games has revealed Grand Theft Auto 6 will finally be open for pre-orders on June 25, 2026 while showing off the game's official cover art.

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PSA: Wallpaper Engine's Steam Workshop was infected with malware

By Alexander Cope Published

Gaming Kaspersky claims that Wallpaper Engine had inadvertently connected to harmful content via its community workshop.

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Dell's iconic XPS laptops are on sale, with sizes and specs for everyone

By Alexander Cope Published

Sponsored by Dell

The Dell XPS 13 (9345), XPS 14, and XPS 16 laptops are some of Dell's best laptops for their outstanding performance specs for work, and now they're all on a limited-time sale

A dramatic battle scene depicts armored soldiers in combat on a fiery, war-torn landscape. One soldier leaps mid-air with a weapon, evoking intense action.

Gears of War: E-Day to get its first playable demo at Gamescom 2026

By Alexander Cope Published

Xbox Gears of War fans will be getting their first taste of E-Day through a playable demo at Gamescom 2026.

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Get 4K at frame-perfect 240Hz with this cool QD-OLED gaming monitor

By Alexander Cope Published

Deals The ASUS ROG Swift OLED (PG32UCDM) can run 4K and 240Hz without compromises, and it's now on a pre-Prime Day sale.

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The Call of Duty entry that everybody hated comes to Xbox Game Pass

By Alexander Cope Published

Xbox Call of Duty: Vanguard, EA Sports FC 26, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4, and more join Xbox Game Pass' second batch of titles.

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My PC's ailing storage will be fixed with this external 1TB SSD and its speed

By Alexander Cope Published

Deals The Samsung T7 Portable SSD with 1TB of space is enjoying a limited, early Prime Day discount at Amazon.

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