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
Workarounds arrive for Lords of the Fallen crashes and bugs on PC as the Steam rating tanks
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Broken HexWorks worked with Xbox to expedite a much-needed performance patch for Lords of the Fallen. It hasn't been enough to stave off negative reviews due to crashes and glitches.
Lords of the Fallen devs admit that the Xbox version will be subpar at launch (Updated)
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Oof The developers behind Lords of the Fallen have released a statement about the game's day 1 patch being delayed for Xbox.
Here's the patch notes as the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 cross-play beta kicks off on Xbox and PC
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Beta The adjustments were made based on feedback from PlayStation players who had an extra weekend of access.
The IRS just dropped approximately $29 billion in back taxes on Microsoft. Oops.
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Pay up The disputed fees are the result of an audit spanning 2004 through 2013.
Digital artists: Save $180 on this XP-Pen pen display that has been a staple of my set-up
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Deal XP-Pen's Artist 24 Pro has been the center of my digital art setup for the last 2 years, and it's a steal at $180 off during Amazon Prime Day.
Age of Wonders 4's expansive new DLC gets a gameplay reveal
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DLC Paradox Interactive and Triumph Studios have shared a gameplay trailer and provided additional details for the latest Age of Wonders 4 DLC, titled Empires & Ashes.
Epic Games and Psyonix earn a backlash for removing this popular Rocket League feature
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Bad trade Psyonix has announced that it will be removing Player-to-Player trading in Rocket League in order to more closely align with Epic Games' policies.
Intel's budget friendly Arc A580 GPU is available now, but it may be too little too late
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Competition Intel has finally released the Arc A580 graphics card with SKUs from GUNNIR, ASRock, and SPARKLE. The card aims for 1080p performance with frame rates bolstered by AI.
Two new Yeti microphones and a light bar join the Logitech G accessories lineup
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Yeti Logitech may have dropped Blue from the Yeti branding, but it's still adding microphones and other streaming accessories to the lineup.
The not-quite-LEGO Xbox 360 is available now from MEGA at Target
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Bricked Xbox and Mega have teamed up to create a 3:4 mini replica of the Xbox 360, complete with a light up controller and mini copy of Halo 3, that you can build for yourself.
Call of Duty: Warzone to get new maps, including the return of 2 fan favorites
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Resurged Raven Software announced during the Call of Duty: Next even that Warzone will be getting 3 new maps, including the return of Resurgence's Rebirth Island and Fortune's Keep from Warzone Caldera.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023) — Release date, leaks, and what we know
By Cole Martin last updated
Stay Frosty The launch of MW3 is imminent, and the details are out in the open following Call of Duty: Next.
How to watch the Call of Duty: Next showcase
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COD: Next Call of Duty: Next is kicking off its second year on October 5 with new details about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone.
Ready the wishlist: Diablo 4 is coming to Steam
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Surprise! Despite initial reports that Diablo 4 would be a Battle.Net exclusive, Blizzard seems to have reconsidered exclusivity and will be bringing the ARPG to Steam on October 17.
The Alters is a mind-bending, philosophical sci-fi adventure by 11 Bit Studios where things aren't so simple
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So many me 11 Bit Studios has released a new trailer for the upcoming sci-fi-themed survival-adventure The Alters.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer reveal trailer leans hard on nostalgia
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MW3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is slated to release on November 10, and fans finally have their first look at the multiplayer for the blockbuster annual franchise.
Scientists simulate ant warfare with Age of Empires: 'The most boring way to play a video game'
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Ant wars It's a new age of ant warfare.
New Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 aftermarket parts drop in Sledgehammer's latest intel drop
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MW3 Modern Warfare 3 is just a month away from launch, and we're starting to see more details about the blockbuster's multiplayer component emerge from developers Sledgehammer Games.
NVIDIA offices raided by competition authority of France
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Raided The French Competition Authority has increased scrutiny on the cloud computing sector of the market, which led to an early morning raid on the Nvidia offices on September 27.
ProDeus devs announce new DLC after leaving Xbox Game Pass
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DLC Bounding Box Software announced major updates and new DLC to their retro FPS, ProDeus.
The Xbox Series S xScreen is now a 'Developed For Xbox' product, celebrates with a $40 discount
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Xbox branded There may not be an Xbox handheld, but the xScreen can make your Series S a little more portable.
Cities: Skylines 2 delayed for months on Xbox, and your PC may not be able to handle it either
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Delayed Paradox Interactive's popular city simulator Cities: Skylines 2 will be delayed for consoles until Spring 2024, though the game's PC version will still launch on PC Game Pass on October 24.
FTC vows to keep trying to block Microsoft's controversial acquisition of Activision
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Xbox vs FTC The FTC refuses to let its case against Microsoft's acquisition of Activision close, announcing today that it continues to work internally to challenge the 69 billion dollar deal.
Everything coming to Call of Duty in Season 6. Things are getting spooky!
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Haunted Drop into Warzone as Spawn or Ghost your way around 4 new maps in multiplayer.
Chris Metzen is back at Blizzard as World of Warcraft's new Executive Creative Director
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Back for WoW Chris Metzen, the creative lead who has a long career of involvement in the company, returns to Blizzard in a full time position as the Executive Creative Director for World of Warcraft.