Cole Martin
Cole is the resident Call of Duty know-it-all and indie game enthusiast for Windows Central. She's a lifelong artist with two decades of experience in digital painting, and she will happily talk your ear off about budget pen displays.
Latest articles by Cole Martin
Black Friday has big deals on world-class Blue Yeti microphones
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Yeti Logitech's Blue Yeti microphones are a staple on the desks of streamers, podcasters, and content creators. Right now, you can save up to $30 on them, with no need to wait for the Black Friday rush.
Legacy double XP tokens are now live in Black Ops 6
By Cole Martin last updated
2XP Legacy Double XP tokens in Black Ops 6 were not carried forward initially, but a new patch has made them usable.
Sony is in talks to purchase Elden Ring developer FromSoft
By Cole Martin published
Elden Sony The deal may be just as much about purchasing anime IP as it is about buying up FromSoft.
Black Ops 6 racks up 4 nominations for The Game Awards 2024
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TGA Nominee Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was infamously snubbed and mocked at The Game Awards last year, but Black Ops 6 has redeemed the franchise by racking up 4 nominations for this year's show.
Is Black Ops 6 DLC free?
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DLC With a year of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 post-launch content in the pipeline, you might be wondering just how much this new content costs.
The Xbox Series X is $50 cheaper ahead of Black Friday
By Cole Martin published
DISCounted Microsoft has discounted the standard edition Xbox Series X by $50, essentially making the disc drive free.
Call of Duty: Warzone gets the Black Ops 6 treatment in Season 1
By Cole Martin published
BO6 x WZ Black Ops 6 integration with Call of Duty: Warzone will add omnimovement and make big changes to inventory and other gameplay mechanics.
Empire of the Ants review: A photorealistic treat with "buggy" strategy elements
By Cole Martin published
Review Empire of the Ants blends photo-realistic visuals with strategy gameplay as you control '103,683rd' the ant and carry out your mother, the Queen's, wishes for expansion.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 review
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Review It took four years for Black Ops 6 to come into being, but man, it was worth the wait.
More Square Enix titles are confirmed as coming to Xbox
By Cole Martin published
Day & Date PlayStation's exclusivity grip on Square Enix is finally slipping as the publisher's future titles are confirmed to release on Xbox simultaneously.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 accessibility settings at launch
By Cole Martin published
From arachnophobia mode to high contrast vision and asymmetrical hearing compensation settings, Black Ops 6 gears up to be the most accessible Call of Duty in franchise history.
7 things to do before Black Ops 6 launches
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BO6 Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 launches in just mere hours (or already, if you took a trip to New Zealand). Here are a few things to do to help pass the time while you wait for launch in your region.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 FAQ — Release date and time, platforms, locations, time period, and more
By Cole Martin last updated
Black Ops Relive the political unrest of the 1990s in this blockbuster spy action thriller co-developed by Treyarch Studios and Raven Software.
Xbox Insiders can now test direct messaging via Discord on console
By Cole Martin published
Discord x Xbox The latest update for Xbox Insiders in the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring adds the ability to directly call Discord users via the console's Parties and Chats tab.
Will Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 have a Zombies mode?
By Cole Martin published
Zombies Treyarch Studios has announced that Zombies will once again be a part of Call of Duty, and shared new details on the return of the round-based cooperative mode.
"We're actively avoiding coming even close to feeling like either of those things," Remedy really wants you to know its newly announced multiplayer game is not a Control DLC or sequel
By Cole Martin published
News A new 3-player co-op game is on the horizon from Remedy, a first for the studio. FBC: Firebreak is set in the Control universe, but it is not a sequel nor DLC.
Call of Duty is finally fixing its awful UI with an update ahead of the release of Black Ops 6
By Cole Martin published
COD HQ An update is rolling out on Monday, October 21 that will preload Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and finally give the Call of Duty HQ a UI face lift that is long overdue.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 PC system requirements — is your setup ready?
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BO6 PC Specs Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is incoming, but you may want to check your PC's specs to make sure you're ready to drop in on launch day.
This Corsair and Black Ops 6 collection is the battle station of my dreams, but its availability is limited
By Cole Martin published
COD x BO6 Call of Duty has partnered with Corsair-owned brands to create the ultimate Black Ops 6 gaming setup, complete with a custom BO6 Stream Deck, Wave 3 microphone, SCUF controller, and more.
It's beginning to sound a lot like Call of Duty—a new intel drop details Black Ops 6's audio innovations
By Cole Martin published
Listen up With only days left until the launch of Black Ops 6, the Call of Duty team is sharing new details on the game's audio.
Activision releases a Disruptive Behavior Progress Report ahead of Black Ops 6's launch detailing chat moderation efforts
By Cole Martin published
Anti-Toxicity Activision has released a new document detailing internal research on disruptive and toxic player behavior, along with details on how that behavior will be mitigated in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Black Ops 6 to launch into NVIDIA's GeForce NOW cloud gaming service on release day
By Cole Martin published
COD x GeForce Nvidia announced 22 new games hitting GeForce Now in October, including the latest Call of Duty by Treyarch Studios.
"We have squeezed literally every ounce of everything we could get out of UE4"; Anna Donlon announces that Valorant will move to Unreal Engine 5
By Cole Martin published
Anna Donlon, SVP and head of Valorant studios for Riot Games, has announced that the popular and highly competitive first-person shooter will be ported from Unreal Engine 4 to Unreal Engine 5.
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