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
Geras returns from Mortal Kombat 11 to do battle in Mortal Kombat 1
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Geras returns to MK1! During the 2023 DreamCon All-Star Tournament, a new trailer was shown off for Mortal Kombat 1. It showcased the return of Geras, a villain from Mortal Kombat 11, and more gameplay of Liu Kang.
New Blasphemous 2 trailer confirms pre-orders have gone live
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Blasphemous pre-orders! Blasphemous 2, the sequel to 2019's sleeper-indie hit, Blasphemous, has received a new trailer showcasing gameplay and announcing that pre-orders for it are now available.
Final Fantasy 14 is FINALLY coming to Xbox Series X|S
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Final Fantasy 14 is coming to Xbox! After many years of waiting and anticipating, Phil Spencer and Naoki Yoshida have announced that Final Fantasy 14 will come to Xbox consoles!
Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons review — An expertly reimagined classic for the modern age
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Review Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons is a new entry in a series of beat ‘em ups that helped define the genre: Double Dragon. Does it succeed?
J.K. Simmons, the voice of Omni-Man reprises his role for Mortal Kombat 1
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J.K. Simmons in Mortal Kombat 1! During 2023's Comic-Con, Ed Boon stated in an interview that famed actor J.K. Simmons will reprise his role as Invincible's Omni-man for the upcoming fighting game, Mortal Kombat 1.
Mortal Kombat 1: Omni-man, Homelander, Peacemaker, and more characters confirmed
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Superheroes coming to MK1! NetherRealm Studios has unveiled new trailers at Comic-Con 2023 showcasing a plethora of new characters being added to the game. Read on to learn who these new playable characters could be.
Atlas Fallen receives a 5-minute deep-dive combat trailer
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New footage The creators of The Surge unveil a new trailer showcasing the combat of Atlas Fallen.
Exoprimal review: A potentially fun hero shooter with a huge identity crisis
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PvE > PvP What should’ve been a simple and fun dino-killing co-op action game is brought down by forced and unbalanced PvP.
This is THE webcam deal you should be buying right now
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Looking good Elgato's debut webcam broadcasts live footage in high fidelity, and you can grab it right now for a 20% discount courtesy of Amazon Prime Day.
This Amazon deal for a portable Xbox Series S display feels so wrong... yet so right
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Swipe this xScreen deal! The xScreen turns your Xbox Series S into a mobile gaming station by adding a 11.6-inch screen to your console. Right now, you can get it for 20% off.
Slash gaming load times with Samsung's FASTEST SSD, now available at a jaw-dropping 55% discount
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A solid deal! It's a Prime Day to grab yourself one of the best PC SSDs on the market as the Samsung 990 Pro is on sale for a 59% discount!
The only thing smaller than this mini PC stick is its TEMPORARY price drop
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Grab the stick! MeLE's mini PC stick can replace your desktop for work or entertainment, and it's on sale for Prime Day.
Logitech's BEST gaming mouse – the G502 Lightspeed – now has an ABSURD 40% discount
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Lightspeed deal! The Logitech G502 Lightspeed Wireless is a mouse designed explicitly for playing PC games with customizable buttons and highly responsive sensors, now with a 40% discount.
EVERYONE can get the best Xbox capture card by Elgato for cheap this Prime Day
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Catch this! The Elgato HD60 X helps you record footage or stream at 4K. With Prime Day, you can grab this capture card right now for 30% off its original price tag.
Grab the Razer Leviathan V2 X PC soundbar for a steal on Prime Day and say goodbye to your terrible old speakers
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Razer sharp deal! The Razer Leviathan V2 X is discounted on Prime Day and it's time to say goodbye to your old PC speakers and get yourself one of these.
Score a big saving on one of the best NAS hard drives courtesy of Prime Day
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8TB NAS storage is expensive but thanks to Western Digital you can stock up on one of the best drives for less on Prime Day.
Mortal Kombat 1 new trailer: Smoke, Sektor, Cyrax, Frost, and Rain return
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GET OVER HERE! The ninjas of Mortal Kombat's past return for a New Era of Kombat
Starfield monster list: Gallery of every alien lifeform seen so far
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Ancient Aliens Starfield alien list: Journey across the stars to discover exotic, strange, and dangerous alien lifeforms
Xbox is set to attend the 'biggest ever' Tokyo Game Show
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Xbox + TGS The Tokyo Game Show will be back in full force this year with Xbox, SEGA, Capcom and many more companies joining the show.
Persona 3 Reload and Persona 5 Tactica get new Xbox gameplay trailers
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New Persona gameplay! During Anime Expo 2023, Atlus uploaded new gameplay trailers for Persona 3 Reload and Persona 5 Tactica. Read on to learn more about you what can expect to see in these new Persona titles.
This PC game is what would happen if Fallout Shelter met Resident Evil
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Fallout Shelter meets Resident Evil Undead Inc. is an upcoming management simulator where you run a pharmaceutical company that researches medical treatments and secretly creates bioweapons.
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty grabs a big update, "Battle of Zhongyuan" DLC for Xbox and PC
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Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty returns! Koei Tecmo's soulslike action game, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty has just received its first major DLC expansion, the "Battle of Zhongyuan". Read on to learn more about this massive DLC update.
Ugreen Nexode 65W USB Charger Review: High-quality, jack-of-all-trades charger for traveling abroad.
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Review If you wish to efficiently keep your devices fully charged while on vacation, then the Ugreen Nexode 65W USB Charger is for you.