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
Microsoft lays out commitments to competition with new AI Access Principles
By Cole Martin published
AI Microsoft has sparked concerns that the company may be blocking competition in the nascent AI-tech space, forcing the
Samsung's newest AI-infused laptops powered by Intel Meteor Lake processors are available now
By Cole Martin last updated
News Samsung announced that the Galaxy Book4 series will be available in the U.S. on February 26, consisting of premium laptop PCs with integrated AI powered by Intel's Meteor Lake processors.
XP-Pen Artist Pro 16 (Gen 2) review: Challenging the limits of pen display technology
By Cole Martin published
Review Do we need a pen with 16,000 points of pressure? Probably not. But it certainly feels good, anyway.
Call of Duty Ranked Play and Zombies modes temporarily disabled to fix a progression issue that reset player progress (Update)
By Cole Martin last updated
Call of Duty Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone are experiencing server issues relating to player progression, battle pass progression, and ranked play.
Stop the Bloom! Warhammer 40K Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters is now on Xbox
By Cole Martin published
Warhammer Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters released to critical acclaim on PC in 2022. Now, Xbox Series X|S and even Xbox One console players can join in the tactical RPG action.
Palworld FAQ: Release date, pricing, multiplayer, cross-play, and other questions answered
By Cole Martin, Zachary Boddy last updated
FAQ The creators of Craftopia have released their next title on Xbox Game Pass. Here's everything you should know about the highly-anticipated Pokémon-like game.
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Xbox review — I may never emotionally recover from this haunting love story
By Cole Martin published
Review Don’t Nod takes a chance with the ambitious ARPG Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, turning players loose in a world full of heartfelt characters and truly consequential stories.
Killer Instinct is testing ranked crossplay between Steam, Windows Store, and Xbox editions of the game for the first time
By Cole Martin published
Rank up Iron Galaxy has announced a test window for ranked crossplay that allows players on Xbox, Windows Store, and Steam versions of the game to play together in ranked playlists for the first time.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Season 2 — Release date, maps, modes, operator bundles and more
By Cole Martin published
Season 2 Sledgehammer Games and the teams behind Call of Duty MW3 and Warzone are dropping Season 2 on February 7. Here's what you can look forward to.
Palworld breeding guide: How to use egg incubators and create Fusion Pals
By Cole Martin published
Guide You don't have to wait until mid-end game to get the best Pals.
Lightyear Frontier suits up for a Day One release on Xbox Game Pass this Spring
By Cole Martin published
Release date Lightyear Frontier developer Frame Break unveiled the mech farming sim in 2021, then indefinitely delayed it in 2022. Now, they've announced a March 2024 release date and a new playable demo.
Cities Skylines 2 is getting a 'final' major bug fix patch, and here are the details
By Cole Martin published
Hotfix Patch 1.0.19 will be the last "standalone" bug fix for Cities: Skyline 2 as the team at Colossal Order shift focus toward bigger feature additions and DLC.
Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles invites players to build sprawling cities and rebuild civilization in a new demo on Xbox and PC
By Cole Martin published
Demo The follow-up to the Falconeer takes an unexpected turn into strategy city building territory. Players on console and PC can try a free demo now.
Enshrouded celebrates 1 million players just 4 days after its Early Access launch on Steam
By Cole Martin published
1 Mil Keen Games celebrates a milestone for Enshrouded as the high fantasy survival souls-like hits 1 million players just 4 days after it launched into Early Access on Steam.
'Ping is king': Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer matchmaking is demystified in the latest intel drop
By Cole Martin published
Intel Drop Call of Duty dev teams are pulling back the curtain in the latest intel drop to explain to players the match making process and dispel rumors of skill-based and engagement-based matchmaking.
The most wishlisted game from Steam Next Fest is available now in Early Access
By Cole Martin published
Flameborn Rise and shine, Flameborn! Enshrouded's demo was among the most played and wishlisted when it appeared during Steam's Next Fest demo event. Now, you can play the game on Steam in Early Access.
The wildest hack-and-slash Xbox game from 2023 will finally patch its broken achievements and improve stability
By Cole Martin published
Wanted: Dead 110 Industries has announced a new patch coming to Wanted: Dead that will alleviate some of the Xbox player's achievement and stability woes.
How to get kindling in Palworld
By Cole Martin published
Fire it up Like many of its survival adventure brethren, Palworld requires players to have a firm understanding of fire's importance toward progress.
Palworld: How to catch or hatch Lunaris
By Cole Martin published
Best pal You don't need to wait long to get #63 Lunaris, one of Palworld's best Pals.
Is Palworld available on Xbox and PC Game Pass?
By Cole Martin published
Game Pass Pocketpair's latest multiplayer adventure has taken gaming by storm, and it is available on Xbox and PC Game Pass on Day One.
ARA: History Untold reveals Fall 2024 release window during Xbox Developer_Direct
By Cole Martin published
Developer_Direct Oxide Games reveals player feedback on ARA: History Untold; "Someone get these feline demons away from me"
Raven Software to re-enable the Champion's Quest for Call of Duty: Warzone after disabling the challenge to 'protect the integrity of the experience'
By Cole Martin published
Warzone The Season 1 Reloaded update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is less than 24 hours old, but many features had to be removed or disabled because of glitches and player feedback.
Season 1 Reloaded patch notes detail a slate of changes for Call of Duty: MW3 and Warzone
By Cole Martin published
S1R Patch Raven Software and Sledgehammer Games have released the Season 1 Reloaded patch notes explaining changes made in the January 17 update.
'Prison Architect 2' drops on PC and Xbox in 2024, and this time everybody's favorite prison sim is fully 3D (Updated)
By Cole Martin last updated
Prison Magnate Double Eleven and Paradox Interactive square up with a new release date for Prison Architect 2.
Frostpunk 2 gets a new trailer, heads to Xbox Game Pass: Arctic air may be wreaking havoc, but 11 bit studios' first gameplay reveal depicts a city boiling over
By Cole Martin last updated
Tempers flare 11 bit studios has revealed the first gameplay trailer for the anticipated city management simulator, Frostpunk 2. This time, the player will need to save the inhabitants of the City from themselves.
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