Cole Martin

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Writer, Call of Duty Know-it-All

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.

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Latest articles by Cole Martin

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 30 June 22

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

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

By Cole Martin published 22 June 22

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 16 June 22

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.

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

By Cole Martin published 15 June 22

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 13 June 22

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 9 June 22

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 9 June 22

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 8 June 22

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 8 June 22

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

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's official trailer has finally been revealed

By Cole Martin last updated 8 June 22

Infinity Ward officially unveiled Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and highlighted open beta access as a preorder bonus.

A hand illustrates an image using a stylus on the VEIKK VK2200 Pro drawing monitor.

Veikk VK2200 Pro graphic monitor review: Affordability comes at a cost

By Cole Martin published 8 June 22

Veikk continues to improve their pen displays, but some cost-cutting measures leave the VK2200 Pro feeling a generation behind the competition.

A screenshot from Two Point Campus showing Noblestead college.

Two Point Campus preview: All the charm of campus life with much less debt

By Cole Martin published 26 May 22

Two Point Campus is the follow-up to Two Point Hospital, bringing slapstick humor and a laundry list of puns to higher education.

Sniper Elite 5 Screenshot. Karl Fairburne fires a WW2 era marksman rifle from a boat in the dark.

Sniper Elite 5 review: Familiar gameplay with a fresh coat of polish

By Cole Martin last updated 26 May 22

Yes, you can take out Hitler with a testicle shot.

Screenshot from Little Witch in the Woods. A young witch in the corner with a dialogue box exclaiming that a pixel art tree with pink leaves on the summit of a hill is beautiful.

Little Witch in the Woods brings cozy magic to Game Pass

By Cole Martin published 25 May 22

Don't shake the potion more than three times, though.

Call of Duty: Warzone operators running a race.

Call of Duty Endowment partners with Twitter for first ever in-game charity race

By Cole Martin last updated 26 May 22

The race to support veterans begins May 26 and will last through June 3.

Call of Duty Warzone operator Daniel aiming down sights of a firearm.

Call of Duty Season 3 Classified Arms Reloaded brings a midseason refresh to Warzone and Vanguard

By Cole Martin published 25 May 22

Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific and Call of Duty: Vanguard's Season 3 content will receive a midseason refresh. Here's everything changing with Classified Arms Reloaded.

Call of Duty Season 3: Everything we know about the Classified Arms update

By Cole Martin published 11 May 22

Operation Monarch is changing the landscape.

Trek to Yomi for PC review: A unique action game despite a cliché story

By Cole Martin published 11 May 22

Will it be love, duty, or revenge that leads you to the World of Darkness?

Call Of Duty Endowment Fearless Pack Modern Warfare Screenshot

Call of Duty Endowment reaches 100k placements milestone early

By Cole Martin last updated 5 May 22

The non-profit has helped 100,000 veterans with career placement in 12 years.

Sniper Elite 5 preview: The stealthy shooter that just keeps getting better

By Cole Martin published 27 April 22

Rebellion continues to build upon the foundation laid by previous Sniper Elite releases as players become Karl Fairburne and attempt to stop the Nazis' secret plan: Operation Kraken.

Realistic Paint Studio On Xp Pen Drawing Monitor Hero

Realistic Paint Studio review: Digital art gets traditional

By Cole Martin published 21 April 22

Realistic Paint Studio is a digital painting app that seeks to imitate the nuances and benefits of traditional fine art, not just in the presentation of the final piece, but also how it is created.

List of all Xbox cross platform & cross play games

By Cole Martin, Matt Brown published 18 April 22

Play Xbox with PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC, and more, with this list of every cross-play compatible game.

XP-Pen Deco LW pen tablet review: Form and function on a beginner's budget

By Cole Martin last updated 8 April 22

An aesthetically pleasing tablet that proves digital art doesn't have to break the bank.

Best drawing tablets 2022: Digital tablets for kids, beginners, PC, and more

By Cole Martin published 4 April 22

Drawing styles vary for every artist, and the type of digitizer or drawing device you need can vary just as much.

Xbox Pastel Spring Collection Controllers

Xbox partners with PowerA and more for pastel Spring controllers and grips

By Cole Martin last updated 22 March 22

Xbox has partnered with third party controller and accessory manufacturers to produce a spring-themed pastel collection of controllers and accessories.

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