
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

Xbox Game Pass announces 5 more additions for the end of September and early October
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More Games Xbox announces 5 more late September/early October additions to Xbox Game Pass, including Gotham Knights, Payday 3, and anticipated indie puzzler Cocoon.

Internal emails from Microsoft detail plans to stream PC games via the cloud
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Cloud competition Microsoft planned to leverage Azure servers to stream PC games in a bid to compete with Google's now defunct Stadia service.

Microsoft News (MSN) published a garbled AI-generated article branding a deceased NBA Player as 'useless'
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Distasteful The article originally appeared on a sports news website aggregated by the portal that has since been deleted.

The Tomb Raider trilogy remaster is real and you can preorder it now on Xbox
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Lara returns! Tomb Raider I, II, and III plus each game's respective expansion pack has been fully restored. It is available for preorder now ahead of the official release on Feb. 14, 2024.

This unique horror game with art made in Microsoft Paint launches soon for PC, but sadly skips Xbox
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So spooky World of Horror, a horror indie with 1-bit game art created with Microsoft Paint, receives its official launch date for October but is curiously missing Xbox from its supported platforms.

Intel didn't purchase Tower but will continue its collaborative 300mm production
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Collaboration Following a merger tanked by regulators in China, Intel and Tower announced they will continue to collaborate.

Deal Alert: Xbox Series X gets a very rare sale, but act fast before stock runs out
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Deal Amazon's Woot! has a time sensitive sale on the Xbox Series X, marking it down to just $469.99 with a limit of 3 per person.

The majejstic Astral Purple Xbox Wireless Controller is now available for preorder
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So Purple The Xbox Series controller collection just got a brand-new Astral Purple version added to the lineup, and it's available for preorder now.

How does Starfield’s debut stack up on Twitch and YouTube?
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Analysis Starfield's launch saw a boost in content viewership during the limited access window, which mirrors that of Hogwarts Legacy but dominates another popular release.

Stream directly to Discord from your Xbox with the September system update
By Cole Martin published
Fall update The highly requested feature is just one part of a much bigger update coming to Series X|S consoles.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor targets 60 fps, improved performance on Xbox and PC with Patch 7
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Patch 7 The update will completely rework Performance mode for consoles, while PC will receive other optimizations to hit 60 FPS.

Celebrate Intel Gamer Days with up to $1300 in savings on certain Acer laptops and desktops
By Cole Martin published
Deal Both the Nitro and Predator series have steep discounts this weekend.

Xbox is testing automatic uploads of game captures to OneDrive
By Cole Martin published
Captured Alpha Skip-Ahead users will receive a new patch implementing automatic uploads of Captures to OneDrive.

Call of Duty partners with Modulate to add real-time voice chat moderation to Modern Warfare 3
By Cole Martin published
Anti-toxicity Call of Duty takes aim at toxicity by partnering with Modulate to introduce real-time voice chat moderation into the Modern Warfare 3, releasing in November.

Lenovo's leaked 'Legion Go' handheld features Xbox and PC Game Pass heavily
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Leaks Hi-Fi Rush, Ghostwire Tokyo, and Halo: Infinite are all prominently featured in the leaked trailer.

Former Sony executive joins Xbox to lead Japanese partnership operations
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Partners An update to Mena Sato Kato's LinkedIn reveals that the former Sony VP of Mobile Business has been hired by Xbox in a new role as the Director for Partnerships in Japan.

G.SKILL unveils DDR5 memory built for the AMD AM5 Platform
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Upgrade Time G.SKILL announced all new memory kits available in 32GB and 48GB capacities under the Trident Z5 Neo RGB series designed for AMD AM5 compatibility.

11 Bit's 'The Thaumaturge' is a gothic, twisted version of Pokemon
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Catch em all 11 Bit Studios has dropped a spooky new story trailer for their upcoming narrative RPG, The Thaumaturge.

Preorders for Party Animals are now live with 3 closed betas planned before September release
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Party up Plus Xbox is giving away a custom Party Animals Series S.

'Xbox Game Pass has been fantastic' says Citizen Sleeper developer as they announce the sequel will be a Day One launch
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Don't sleep Fellow Traveler's indie hit Citizen Sleeper will stay in Game Pass while Citizen Sleeper 2 will launch Day One in the subscription service.

These massive new Samsung gaming monitors take things to another level
By Cole Martin published
Really wide If you want more screen real estate without crowding your desk with multiple monitors, Samsung's latest Odyssey Neo G9 may be the 57-inch curved beast of your dreams.

The PlayStation Portal may be the cheapest handheld for Xbox Cloud Gaming
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PSP v2 The $199 handheld runs on Android opening up the potential to sideload Xbox

Age of Empires 4 players have 'the largest expansion ever' to look forward to
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DLC World's Edge announced "The Sultans Ascend" expansion during Gamescom 2023

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer beta dates announced
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Ready up Strap in for more Call of Duty, hot on the heels of the brand new reveal trailer Activision and Sledgehammer Games announced multiplayer beta dates and when to expect the Call of Duty: Next showcase.