Cole Martin

Cole Martin

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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

The Wacom Cintiq Pro 27 pen display

Wacom's shiny Cintiq Pro 27 PC digital art display has an industry-first 120Hz panel

By Cole Martin published

Digital Art Wacom has announced a new Cintiq Pro pen display featuring a 27-inch display, customizable stylus, and a 120Hz refresh rate.

Digital Art
Classic villain Seraph joins available Operators in Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone Legacy

Everything we know about Call of Duty Season 5’s midseason update

By Cole Martin last updated

Gaming Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone Pacific get one last content update before the launch of Modern Warfare 2.

Gaming
Screenshot of Grounded.

Grounded: List of enemy bugs, creatures, mobs, monsters, and where to find them

By Jez Corden, Cole Martin published

Grounded is a big, small adventure, filled with creepy crawlies.

Screenshot from Hardspace: Shipbreaker

Hardspace: Shipbreaker Xbox Review — A revolutionary blue collar job simulator

By Cole Martin published

Hardspace: Shipbreaker takes blue collar job simulation to outer space for a biting commentary on late-stage capitalism.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 beta screenshot

Everything we learned from the Call of Duty: NEXT showcase

By Cole Martin published

The Call of Duty: NEXT Showcase gave players their first official looks at Modern Warfare 2 (2022)'s multiplayer, Warzone 2.0, and the long-rumored DMZ.

Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 map reveal

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 gets official reveal during NEXT Showcase

By Cole Martin last updated

Infinity Ward revealed details about the newest version of the popular battle royale, including the new map, changes to loot, and confirmation of the new extraction mode.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Red Team 141 image

First Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer gameplay debuts in new trailer

By Cole Martin published

Players get a fresh look at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 to kick off the NEXT showcase, laying the foundation for the future of Activision's hit shooter.

ID@Xbox hero image.

The best indies and Game Pass additions from today's ID@Xbox Twitch showcase

By Cole Martin published

An ID@Xbox Showcase revealed a slew of new games coming to PC and Xbox Game Pass. Here are a few of the best additions coming to the service.

The Sims 4 Desert Luxe Kit will be gifted to players who purchased the game prior to its change to a free to play model.

The Sims 4 is going free to play on October 18 for Xbox and PC

By Cole Martin published

Eight years after its initial release, The Sims 4 will be going free to play on all platforms beginning October 18th.

The Wandering Village screenshot of Onbu with a village being built upon its back

The Wandering Village PC review: A city builder with a strong foundation

By Cole Martin published

Micromanage a beautifully illustrated world that's really going places.

Screenshot of Ooblets game on Xbox.

Ooblets Xbox review: Even the glitches are wholesome

By Cole Martin published

Ooblets is an adorably wholesome farming simulator where players collect seeds for weird little creatures via dance battles with cards. It's weirdly charming despite its flaws and glitches.

Call of Duty Warzone Season 5

Call of Duty Season 5: Last Stand — Everything you need to know about the new maps, modes, and Operators

By Cole Martin published

Will you die a hero or become a villain?

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Red Team 141 image

Infinity Ward releases first intel drop for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

By Cole Martin published

Lead developers for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 release the first in a series of intel drops to showcase the development process and reveal upcoming content.

Two Point Campus Mitton University

Two Point Campus Xbox review: Does it pass or fail?

By Cole Martin published

Two Point Campus improves upon the management-centric game play we saw from its predecessor, Two Point Hospital, while doubling down on puns and silliness.

A Terminator operator skin lurks behind an unsuspecting player in Call of Duty: Warzone.

Call of Duty Season 4 midseason update: Terminator deploys, new Cursed Ground event, Desolation map, and more

By Cole Martin published

Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone Pacific's Season 4's Mercenaries of Fortune gets a fresh slate of new content, including limited-time events and a crossover with Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Stray, the debut release from BlueTwelve Studio.

Stray (PC) review: Everybody wants to be a cat

By Cole Martin last updated

The anticipated game that struck everybody as a cat walking simulator has much more beneath its cyberpunk-esque surface.

Screenshot from Let's Build a Zoo's Dinosaur Island DLC

Let's Build a Zoo: Dinosaur Island (PC) review — Gene manipulation gets cozy

By Cole Martin published

The zoo simulator that shines a light on the muddy morality of brontoburgers.

Ooblets on the boardwalk.

10 hidden gems for PC and Xbox from June's games showcases

By Cole Martin published

From cozy to gory, there's something for everyone.

Call of Duty Warzone Season 4 Mercenaries of Fortune operators Butcher and Callum

Call of Duty Season 4: Mercenaries of Fortune brings big changes to Warzone and Vanguard

By Cole Martin published

Call of Duty: Warzone and Vanguard get their fourth season of free content on June 22. Here's everything we know about the landscape changing update.

Call of Duty: Warzone

Best Call of Duty: Warzone guns — Tier list of Pacific Season 3 weapons

By Cole Martin published

Load up your load out.

Call Of Duty Warzone Rebirth Island Reinforced

Call of Duty: Warzone players have pieced together the new Resurgence map

By Cole Martin published

Content creators for Call of Duty: Warzone reportedly received cakes featuring segments of the tac map for Fortune's Keep, the season 4 replacement for Rebirth Island.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Dark Water screenshot

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 mission Dark Water showcased at Summer Game Fest 2022

By Cole Martin published

Infinity Ward showed off Modern Warfare 2's new water and dynamic AI mechanics in the first game play trailer.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Keyart of Captain Price

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 — Release date, rumors, and everything we know so far

By Cole Martin last updated

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has officially been revealed for 2022. Here's everything we know about the game.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 reveal trailer screenshot

Call of Duty hits Steam for the first time in five years with Modern Warfare 2

By Cole Martin published

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is headed back to Steam after the franchise went exclusive to Blizzard's Battle.net platform five years ago.

A screen shot for Call of Duty Modern Warfare II that shows Operators Ghost and Vargas in a field.

Call of Duty ushers in a new era with a unified engine

By Cole Martin published

Regardless of the developer, all future Call of Duty titles will be built upon the Modern Warfare 2 engine.

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