
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

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 gets its first campaign premiere at Gamescom 2023
By Cole Martin published
Heads off snakes Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the latest premium title in the annually released first person shooter franchise from Activision, set to launch on November 10.

Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023: Pearl Abyss shows off Crimson Desert gameplay in new trailer
By Cole Martin published
New trailer Pearl Abyss shows off the stunning new trailer for Crimson Desert, an open world action-adventure game built in the proprietary BlackSpace Engine, during Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023.

To appease the CMA, Microsoft restructures the Activision Blizzard King deal
By Cole Martin published
Ubisoft!? Microsoft Vice President Brad Smith has penned a blog regarding the Activision Blizzard King deal that details Microsoft's plans to sell cloud gaming rights for ABK titles to Ubisoft in perpetuity.

7 changes I hope Sledgehammer Games implements for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
By Cole Martin published
Gameplay wishlist Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is official, and I have a wishlist of features as long as my arm.

Pre-orders for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 are now live
By Cole Martin published
Early access Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 launches on November 10, but you can preorder now to get early access when the beta and campaign become available.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will be the start of a new chapter in the franchise's 20-year history
By Cole Martin published
MW3 Activision and Sledgehammer Games have officially revealed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and shared some details about the game's multiplayer, zombies mode, and campaign.

How to play the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 reveal event, Shadow Siege
By Cole Martin published
Ready up Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is officially being revealed in Warzone as part of a limited time event known as Shadow Siege.

Dataminers leak Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Vault Edition content
By Cole Martin published
Stay Leaky Campaign early access and bonus content were all revealed.

Heading to College? Save $350 on this Lenovo notebook that can tackle both work AND gaming.
By Cole Martin published
Deal Lightweight enough to lug around campus but still powerful enough to scratch your gaming itch.

Studio behind horror cult classic Darkwood release a new game and announce they're taking a break from game development
By Cole Martin published
Hiatus Acid Wizard Studio, the team behind the cult horror classic Darkwood are known for unconventional releases, but they may have just outdone themselves.

You could be playing a Quake 2 remaster on Xbox Game Pass real soon according to leaks
By Cole Martin published
Boomer Shooters A prominent industry leaker has spilled the beans on a Quake 2 remaster slated to drop on Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo Switch, PC, and Xbox Game Pass.

Fans of small form factor PC builds are about to have adorable new GPU options
By Cole Martin published
So tiny Colorful has announced the tiniest RTX 4060 Ti 16GB GPU.

The Wacom One family gets a little bigger with new pen displays and tablets
By Cole Martin published
Pick your pen Wacom has introduced 4 new products to their entry-level One product family, including the first ever Wacom One pen display to include touch input support.

Call of Duty announces Modern Warfare 3 reveal event for Warzone and Makarov's return
By Cole Martin published
Return of the Makarov The classic baddie from the original Modern Warfare series will return to torment Task Force 141 this fall.

The clicking of your keyboard may be enough for AI to steal your data, even over a video call
By Cole Martin published
Click clack A team of researchers from Cornell University have discovered a new cyberattack that utilizes AI trained on keyboard audio to determine what was typed with 95% accuracy.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 gets a new teaser with release date
By Cole Martin published
They just tweeted it out Activision and Sledgehammer Games have officially revealed the release date for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, coming November 10 2023.

Terminator: Resistance - Complete Edition is coming to Xbox Series X and S consoles in October
By Cole Martin published
Resistance Reloaded Gamers who own Terminator: Resistance on Xbox One get a free next-gen upgrade, but there are some caveats.

7 years of hand painting created the epitome of what I want in an indie PC game
By Cole Martin published
Impressive Impressionism Pat Naoum's 'The Master's Pupil' was entirely illustrated with traditional painting techniques.

Remnant 2 developers thank players and outline upcoming bug fixes
By Cole Martin published
Dev notes Ben Gabbard of Gunfire Games penned a statement on the Remnant 2 blog listing issues being looked at.

Call of Duty Season 5: New maps, modes, and operators coming to Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone
By Cole Martin published
The end is nigh A barrage of new content is dropping as we gear up for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 this fall.

Call of Duty adds Nicki Minaj and Snoop Dogg to the Operator lineup for Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone
By Cole Martin published
Barbz on the Battlefield Call of Duty has officially announced that rappers Snoop Dogg and Nicki Minaj will be introduced as playable Operators during Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone's upcoming Season 5.

Microsoft and PayPal team up to bring Venmo support to Xbox
By Cole Martin published
Pay up A new way to pay for movies, subscriptions, and games.

Shaped by player feedback, the Xbox dashboard is getting a new Home experience
By Cole Martin published
Welcome Home Fan complaints about the Xbox dashboard have been heard as Microsoft announces a new Home Experience will be rolling out to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles in the coming weeks.