
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

'The Thaumaturge' is a new story-rich RPG coming soon to PC
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PC Gaming The creators of Frostpunk and the upcoming Witcher 1, reveal their latest creation, The Thaumaturge

Wild Hearts Xbox review: An innovative Monster Hunter-like, constrained by subpar optimization
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REVIEW Koei Tecmo and EA's Wild Hearts is now out in the wild and it is time to review its creative triumphs and woeful flaws that unfortunately bring it down.

Wild Hearts Xbox Review (In Progress): The first truly viable Monster Hunter competitor
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REVIEW Wild Hearts is brimming with enough ambition and innovation that even Capcom’s Monster Hunter series should take notice.

Wild Hearts: Gameplay, trailers, monsters, and everything we know
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Gaming Hunt savage beasts that wield the powers of nature in Wild Hearts.

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty PC preview teases a thrilling martial arts Souls-like
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Souls-like Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is an upcoming Souls-like from Team Ninja, but does the PC preview compete with critically acclaimed predecessor Nioh and its rivals?

Elden Ring: List of Smithing Stone and Bell Bearing locations to upgrade weapons
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Gaming Upgrading your weapons with Smithing Stones is essential to surviving in Elden Ring. So, we have cataloged the locations of every type of Smithing Stone to help you out.

Trinity Fusion is coming to Xbox with a free demo available now
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Free demo An upcoming indie action-roguelike, Trinity Fusion, has been announced for Xbox consoles, with a demo download now available for a limited time.

The Callisto Protocol patch 1.07 is now live for Xbox, with fixes for raytracing on the way
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Patched up The Callisto Protocol has just received a new patch that addresses the game's technical problems, such as crashes and frame rate issues. Read on to learn more about this patch.

Confirmed: Monster Hunter Rise is coming to Xbox and Game Pass in 2023 (update)
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Gaming Monster Hunter Rise and its Sunbreak expansion are coming to Xbox and Xbox Game Pass in 2023.

League of Legends and other Riot Games start appearing in the Microsoft Store on Windows
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PC Gaming Riot Games' popular titles League of Legends, Legends of Runterra, Valorant, and Teamfight Tactics have just appeared on the Microsoft Store. Read on to learn more on this fresh development.

You can play the new Dracthyr class in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight early
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Gaming The second phase of World of Warcraft: Dragonflight's pre-expansion patch has gone live, along with the new playable Dracthyr race and Evoker class.

Sonic Frontiers Xbox review: A rich adventure tripped by tedious distractions
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Gaming Our big Sonic review examines this experimental new adventure rife with (unmet) potential and pockets of greatness.

Top 10 mistakes to avoid when starting out in Persona 5 Royal
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Gaming Here are some beginner tips on how to be a successful Phantom Thief in Persona 5 Royal

Atomic Heart: Gameplay, trailers, everything we know
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Gaming Explore an alternate world where the USSR has ushered in a golden age of technology at the cost of its humanity.

Final Fantasy XIV (FFXIV) Endwalker: All the latest Job class changes (Patch 6.28)
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Are you interested in knowing what changes will be made for your favorite Jobs in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker? Read on to find out.

Age of Empires II is finally coming to Xbox consoles in Jan 31. 2023, per listings
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Gaming The classic real-time strategy game is reportedly coming soon to Xbox consoles today.

World of Warcraft: Dragonflight pre-expansion events are starting very soon
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Gaming Blizzard Entertainment is launching two pre-expansion patch phases to set the stage for World of Warcraft's upcoming expansion, Dragonflight.

Best JRPGs for Xbox One, Series X, and Series S 2023
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Xbox Do you wish to know what the best Xbox JRPGs are? Look no further, for we have rounded up some of the best JRPG games you can buy on Xbox.

Persona 5 Royal Xbox review: One of the best and most stylish JRPGS on Xbox
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Review The definitive edition of Atlus’ most critically acclaimed JRPG, Persona 5 Royal, comes to Xbox Series X|S.

Wild Hearts PC preview: An ambitious new twist on the action-hunting genre
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PC Gaming We hunt the embodiments of nature in a sneak preview of Wild Hearts.

New 'Wild Hearts' PC / Xbox trailer showcases 7-minute hunt against the mighty Kingtusk
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Gaming EA and Koei Tecmo have uploaded a new gameplay trailer for their upcoming action-hunting game, Wild Hearts.

EA unveils Monster Hunter-like 'Wild Hearts' for PC and Xbox
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Gaming EA has just revealed Wild Hearts, a new action-hunting game set to launch in 2023 by Omega Force, the developers behind Koei Tecmo's Dynasty Warriors series.

SEGA rebrands the Yakuza games to "Like a Dragon" for future entries
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SEGA has rebranded the Yakuza franchise to "Like a Dragon" for future games to align with the original Japanese series, "Ryu Ga Gotoku".