
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 Ranked Play-centric patch is out now for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone
By Cole Martin last updated
Gaming Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone receive a new patch to kick off the week, addressing Season 2 launch woes.

Everything shown during Capcom's live event
By Alexander Cope last updated
Gaming Are you interested in watching Capcom's livestream events today for the latest news on Monster Hunter Wilds and Onimusha: Way of the Sword? Here's how and where you can catch them live.

Capcom highlights Onimusha: Way of the Sword in its February showcase
By Cole Martin published
Capcom has shared more details on Onimusha: Way of the Sword and revealed a 2026 release window for the game.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 in-game bundle raises $1.6 million for LA Fire Relief
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Activision reveals it will donate $1.6 million in proceeds from sales of the LA Fire Relief bundle to LAFD Foundation and Direct Relief.

Xbox Cloud Gaming sets record with 140M playtime hours
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella highlights Cloud Gaming and Game Pass earnings wins in a call with investors.

How to disable cross play in Black Ops 6 Ranked Play on Xbox
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Following player feedback, Call of Duty has implemented a setting to disable cross play for Black Ops 6 Ranked Play.

Everything coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 multiplayer in Season 2
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Gear up, Rogue Team. It's time to hunt or be hunted in Season 2 as Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 introduces new maps, modes, weapons, and bundles.

Sniper Elite: Resistance PC and Xbox review
By Cole Martin published
Review Our review of the latest entry in Rebellion's long line of Nazi-sniping stealthy third-person-shooters, Sniper Elite: Resistance.

Everything shown during the Xbox Developer_Direct
By Cole Martin published
Xbox Xbox hosts a mini-showcase to kick off the new year, highlighting upcoming titles like DOOM: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 with a few surprises.

Activision teases Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Season 2
By Cole Martin last updated
Gaming Two teaser images for Call of Duty Season 2, launching January 28, have been released by Activision.

New Call of Duty bundle raises money for LA fire relief
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Pick up a new operator bundle in Call of Duty and support the fight against the LA wildfires

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.

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?
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