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
A new indie soulslite, Slime Heroes, is coming to Xbox and PC
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Whitethorn Games announces a new indie soulslite, Slime Heroes, coming to Xbox, PC, and Nintendo Switch in February.
Call of Duty devs post update addressing player feedback
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Call of Duty dev studios address lackluster anti-cheat performance and plans for updates in Season 2 and 3.
'Death Howl' from 11 bit studios is a tactical deck builder
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Death Howl sees Sorrow and strategy collide in the latest game from The Outer Zone and 11 bit studios.
AVerMedia Elite Go GC313Pro Charging Capture review
By Cole Martin published
Review Fans of handheld games that want to livestream their on-the-go antics won't want to skip over this powerful charging brick with capture card functionality.
Call of Duty celebrates its Zombies community on 115 Day with Double XP and a new map reveal
By Cole Martin published
Gaming To celebrate the Call of Duty Zombies community on this 115 Day, Treyarch has unveiled a new Zombies map coming to Black Ops 6 and kicked off a Double XP event.
New details about parkour in Assassin's Creed Shadows emerge
By Cole Martin published
Gaming The February launch date for Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Shadows is fast approaching, and more details about gameplay are starting to emerge.
When and how to play the Squid Game event in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
By Cole Martin last updated
Gaming Red light? Green light. Suit up and join the Squid Game x Black Ops 6 collaboration to kick off the new year on January 3.
Call of Duty continues to dominate the charts as the most-played game on Xbox and PlayStation after a free trial weekend
By Cole Martin published
Gaming The holidays have graced many of us with more free time than usual, but it hasn't helped other games dethrone Call of Duty as the most played game for the week of December 21.
Black Ops 6 racks up 4 nominations for The Game Awards 2024
By Cole Martin last updated
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.
Some regions have been hit with Xbox Cloud Gaming outages
By Cole Martin last updated
Gaming Xbox's Cloud Gaming and remote play services are seeing excessively long load times as holiday demand hits servers.
2 TB WD_Black expansion cards for Xbox are less than $200 at Amazon, but only for a limited time
By Cole Martin published
Deal If you're looking to expand your Xbox console's storage after the holidays, you can save up to 27% off on 2 TB WD_Black expansion cards for a limited time.
Acer Predator Orion 7000 gaming PCs with NVIDIA RTX 50-series GPUs leaked
By Cole Martin published
Acer is pairing NVIDIA's Blackwell GPUs with Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs for beefy gaming PCs with even beefier price tags.
The next CODMas event is live in Black Ops 6, and its brought Stakeout 24/7 back for the festivities [UPDATE]
By Cole Martin last updated
Gaming Call of Duty's second holiday event, Archie's Festival Frenzy, kicks off today alongside the return of the Stakeout 24/7 playlist.
Amir Satvat, the winner of TGA's Game Changer 2024 award, becomes a target for hate
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Who is Amir Satvat, a man one interviewee called the "career Santa Claus", and why is he the target of a hateful comment campaign following his receipt of the inaugural Game Changers award?
TeamRICOCHET outline new cheat mitigation for BO6 and Warzone Season 2
By Cole Martin published
Gaming A wave of fresh bans have hit cheaters in Black Ops 6 and Warzone, but is it really enough to make an impact when cheating has become so rampant?
4 more legacy Call of Duty titles have been added to the Microsoft Store
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Another selection of older Call of Duty titles has surfaced on the Microsoft Store, are they coming to Game Pass?
Hangar 13 and 2K drop the trailer for Mafia: The Old Country
By Cole Martin published
Gaming A brand-new trailer for the upcoming action adventure from Hangar 13 and 2K, Mafia: The Old Country, was just aired during the 2024 The Game Awards ceremony.
Dying Light: The Beast gets a full reveal at The Game Awards
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Techland has given more details on the next entry in the Dying Light franchise during the 2024 The Game Awards show.
Borderlands 4 revealed at The Game Awards
By Cole Martin published
Gaming 2K Games and Gearbox Software have officially revealed Borderlands 4 during the 2024 The Game Awards show.
Xbox Insiders in Alpha rings can now stream owned games on consoles
By Cole Martin published
Xbox Are you an Xbox Insider in the alpha or alpha skip-ahead ring with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate? Good news, you can now stream games you own directly to your xbox console via Xbox Cloud Gaming.
A new patch brings sweeping changes to Black Ops 6 weapons
By Cole Martin published
New patch The latest patch for Black Ops 6 has addressed balancing in virtually all weapons, including addressing headshot TTK.
Black Ops 6 hit with player backlash for AI-generated rewards
By Cole Martin published
AI Call of Duty has come under fire from its community for handing out in-game event rewards that may have been AI-generated.
Bethesda outlines Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's accessibility
By Cole Martin published
Accessibility When we all bash fascists, we all win! Indiana Jones and the Great Circle features an array of accessibility features, with more planned for the future.
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