
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.
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Xbox created 4 limited edition pizza-scented controllers — and you could win one
By Cole Martin published
Smell-O-Vision If your gaming sessions do not smell enough like pizza, Xbox's new TMNT themed controller can help.

Surface Pro 9 and Surface Laptop Studio get fresh firmware updates, including fix for 'battery not genuine' bug
By Cole Martin published
Update required A host of fixes for issues affecting Wi-Fi stability, battery issues and unexpected shutdowns are on the way to users.

The Wandering Village PC and Xbox review: A city builder with a strong foundation (Updated)
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Roaming Homestead Micromanage a beautifully illustrated world that's really going places.

The latest Windows 11 cumulative update has a hidden change beneficial for gamers
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Stutter less Microsoft snuck out a fix for a bug that caused stuttering when using certain combinations of mice and PCs.

Classic Call of Duty titles on Xbox are experiencing a player resurgence
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Call it a comeback Classic Call of Duty titles like Modern Warfare 3 and Black Ops 1 are experiencing a revival on Xbox as players flood back now that the older games' servers have been fixed.

Logitech has acquired Elgato competitor Loupedeck for an undisclosed sum
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Acquisition season Logitech and Corsair continue to battle it out via acquisitions in the streaming market.

Undead Labs partners with Wushu Studios for the latest State of Decay 2 update on PC test servers
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Still going strong The team will be adding Curveball events to help or hinder your communities.

Microsoft faces antitrust scrutiny from the European Union over Teams, Office 365
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Here we go again The regulatory body has concerns regarding Microsoft's bundling of Teams and Office 365.

Acer launches three new graphics cards including its first Radeon GPU
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New GPUs Acer has gone all in on graphics cards, releasing three new units to the Predator BiFrost series including Acer's first ever Radeon GPU.

Antstream Arcade is coming to Xbox and bringing retro classics from Nintendo and Playstation along
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Retro Cloud This marks the first time a third-party multi-game cloud streaming service has launched on Xbox

Everspace 2 developer and Rockfish Games CEO Michael Schade talks Xbox Game Pass
By Cole Martin published
A look behind the curtain "Even the Playstation fans are getting a better game on PS5 because of the deal with Game Pass." says Schade.

Xbox deal could be closing soon, Activision Blizzard to leave Stock Exchange
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Sealing the deal The Call of Duty and Candy Crush publisher is expected to leave the NASDAQ-100 stock index on July 17.

Emojigate returns: 3D emojis are now a part of the latest Windows 11 Insider Build
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Emojigate 2: The Return Microsoft has added 3D emojis to the Canary Channel of the Insider Build program after a 2-year wait.

Add some sparkle to your gaming set up with the Xbox 2023 Summer Collection
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Shiny Designed for Xbox adds a new line up of shimmery and metallic accessories by third party partners.

One of the most downloaded mobile apps of 2022 is coming to Xbox
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Not Fall Guys Stumble Guys from Scopely is gearing up to launch on console with Xbox set to get the title first. The game is a popular mobile party game and was among the 10 most downloaded mobile apps of 2022.

Everspace 2 is finally releasing on Xbox and yes, it is coming Day 1 to Game Pass
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Countdown initiated Set your course for the stars.

Dell's controversial XPS 13 Plus just blew out Amazon's pricing
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Dell Deal Everybody may be all abuzz about Amazon Prime Day but this Black Friday in July deal from Dell can save you $350 on the newest XPS 13 Plus laptop complete with 13th gen Intel.

Amazon Prime Day 2023: These Apple Airpod Pro alternatives just had their price slashed to $50 (with this special code)
By Cole Martin published
Pre-Prime Deal The EarFun Air Pro 3 wireless earbuds, one of the best Apple Airpod Pro alternatives on the market, are currently at their lowest price ever as part of Amazon's Prime Day sales event.

Call of Duty MW2 and Warzone: Season 4 Reloaded—Release date, new maps and modes, and The Boys Crossover
By Cole Martin published
Suped Up Its Superheroes vs Operators on the battlefield.

This 3.0 Gbps Wi-Fi 6 mesh system that supports 150 devices at once just launched, and it's already $60 off
By Cole Martin published
Launch discount Say goodbye to dead spots and weak signals in your home Wi-Fi coverage.

ID@Xbox brings back Game Demo Fest
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Game on The ID@Xbox Summer Demo Fest kicks off July 11 and will give players access to more than 40 game demos and early looks at upcoming titles.

The $1 Xbox Game Pass Ultimate deal is back — but there's a catch
By Cole Martin published
Trade up If you have Xbox Live Gold or PC Game Pass and want to upgrade to Game Pass Ultimate the conversion rates have changed.

Another regulator unconditionally approves Microsoft's Activision merger with Xbox
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Approved The FTC in the US and the CMA in the UK may still have their gripes about the Activision acquisition by Xbox, but South Africa's Competition Tribunal has approved the deal unconditionally.