Latest articles by Cole Martin

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is official, and we've played it
By Cole Martin published
Call of Duty Infinity Ward officially reveals this year's Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 4, with details on the campaign, multiplayer, and the return of DMZ as the official third mode.

An interview with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 developers at Infinity Ward
By Cole Martin published
Exclusive From developing dynamic maps to the new Gunny system, Modern Warfare 4's development has been rooted in the team's desire for the game to have its own identity.

Call of Duty is live with an unusual broadcast that may be a teaser
By Cole Martin published
Call of Duty An unusual and unannounced broadcast of a Korean city in the wake of an attack has taken over the official Call of Duty YouTube channel.

5 NEW ID@Xbox games for you to try next: Underrated horror, metroidvania, puzzlers, a Mirror's Edge-like, and more!
By Cole Martin published
ID@Xbox From run-and-hide horror to wholesome plant puzzles, we think these hidden gems should be next in your game queue.

'TerraTech Legion' merges tank building and bullet heaven on Xbox Game Pass
By Cole Martin published
ID@Xbox Collect blocks to snap together your own modular tank equipped with lasers, railguns, and battering rams to clear out hordes of AI bots.

SteelSeries unveils the Arctis Nova Pro Omni wireless gaming headset
By Cole Martin published
Gaming SteelSeries has unveiled the Arctis Nova Pro Omni, offering feature-rich audiophile-quality performance in a wireless, platform-agnostic gaming headset.

Isometric metroidvania puzzle game 'OOLO' comes to Xbox Play Anywhere in May
By Cole Martin published
ID@Xbox Solo developer Riddle Master Productions' voxel-style isometric metroidvania, OOLO, is coming to Xbox as a Play Anywhere title in May.

5 more AWESOME Xbox April indies: Take a break from getting beat up in Hades 2
By Cole Martin published
ID@Xbox Manage a bookshop or break out as a hit content creator in these newly released games brought to you by ID@Xbox.

People of Note brings musical turn-based RPG gameplay to Xbox Play Anywhere
By Cole Martin published
ID@Xbox People of Note cranks up the volume on music puns while you jam out to its heartfelt narrative.

Mind-warping Morrowind-like 'Dread Delusion' rejects modernity, embraces nightmares on Xbox and PC
By Cole Martin published
ID@Xbox Retro Bethesda-style RPG mechanics get a fresh new life in Dread Delusion, a bite-sized RPG that shakes off the aesthetics and mechanics of modern RPGs and embraces nostalgia and low-poly visuals.

Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War! offers up satire and nostalgia on Xbox
By Cole Martin published
ID@Xbox Experience parallel campaigns as both a member of the United Citizen Federation and as an arachnid army hell bent on the destruction of the human race.

"Dice a Million" mixes up the deckbuilder genre on PC Game Pass
By Cole Martin published
ID@Xbox It's basically gambling, but the only thing I’m losing is my sleep schedule.

5 must-play ID@Xbox games from March 2026
By Cole Martin published
ID@Xbox Hundreds of new indie games have sprung up on Xbox this month, so Windows Central is highlighting a few that caught our attention this March.

Explore Dante's Inferno in a new way in this upcoming ID@Xbox game
By Cole Martin published
ID@Xbox What if The Divine Comedy was more than just a poem? That’s the question asked by upcoming psychological horror The Alighieri Circle: Dante’s Bloodline.

9 new and returning multiplayer maps are coming to Black Ops 7 Season 3
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Season 3 adds an array of new and returning maps and modes to Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 when it launches on April 2.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's Endgame goes free-to-play for a limited time
By Cole Martin published
Call of Duty Treyarch aims to release Black Ops 7 campaign's Endgame mode for free as part of Call of Duty: Warzone with the Season 3 update on April 2. Free-to-play access to Endgame is only for a limited time.

Call of Duty: Warzone update changes battle royale queues
By Cole Martin published
Call of Duty Warzone fans now have two big maps and three different battle royale experiences to choose from when queuing in — including Standard, Black Ops Royale, and Resurgence.

Cozy life sim 'Starsand Island' hits early access on Xbox Game Pass
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Starsand Island is finally out in Game Preview on Xbox and PC Game Pass, and it has had quite the glow-up since we last saw it.

Black Ops Royale drops Warzone loadouts for upgradable weapon archetypes
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Say goodbye to loadout metas. Drop in, scavenge, and fight for better gear the old-fashioned way when Black Ops Royale drops on March 12.

Black Ops 7 Season 2 Reloaded update adds new maps and modes
By Cole Martin published
Gaming All eyes are on Black Ops Royale, but that is only the tip of the Season 2 Reloaded iceberg.

5 new indies on Xbox that'll make your heart flutter
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Our Spring roundup is overflowing with indie games that are ready to sweep you off your feet.

"Black Ops Royale" is a massive update coming to Call of Duty: Warzone
By Cole Martin published
Call of Duty Activision has revealed Black Ops Royale for Call of Duty: Warzone, a mode inspired by Black Ops 4 BR set on the Avalon map.
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