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
How to get kindling in Palworld
By Cole Martin published
Fire it up Like many of its survival adventure brethren, Palworld requires players to have a firm understanding of fire's importance toward progress.
Palworld: How to catch or hatch Lunaris
By Cole Martin published
Best pal You don't need to wait long to get #63 Lunaris, one of Palworld's best Pals.
Is Palworld available on Xbox and PC Game Pass?
By Cole Martin published
Game Pass Pocketpair's latest multiplayer adventure has taken gaming by storm, and it is available on Xbox and PC Game Pass on Day One.
ARA: History Untold reveals Fall 2024 release window during Xbox Developer_Direct
By Cole Martin published
Developer_Direct Oxide Games reveals player feedback on ARA: History Untold; "Someone get these feline demons away from me"
Raven Software to re-enable the Champion's Quest for Call of Duty: Warzone after disabling the challenge to 'protect the integrity of the experience'
By Cole Martin published
Warzone The Season 1 Reloaded update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is less than 24 hours old, but many features had to be removed or disabled because of glitches and player feedback.
Season 1 Reloaded patch notes detail a slate of changes for Call of Duty: MW3 and Warzone
By Cole Martin published
S1R Patch Raven Software and Sledgehammer Games have released the Season 1 Reloaded patch notes explaining changes made in the January 17 update.
'Prison Architect 2' drops on PC and Xbox in 2024, and this time everybody's favorite prison sim is fully 3D (Updated)
By Cole Martin last updated
Prison Magnate Double Eleven and Paradox Interactive square up with a new release date for Prison Architect 2.
Frostpunk 2 gets a new trailer, heads to Xbox Game Pass: Arctic air may be wreaking havoc, but 11 bit studios' first gameplay reveal depicts a city boiling over
By Cole Martin last updated
Tempers flare 11 bit studios has revealed the first gameplay trailer for the anticipated city management simulator, Frostpunk 2. This time, the player will need to save the inhabitants of the City from themselves.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Season 1 Reloaded — Ranked play, a new map, and another crossover with The Boys
By Cole Martin published
Reloaded Activision, Sledgehammer Games, and the support studios behind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 have released an update on the content players can look forward to with Season 1 Reloaded.
Acer's Nitro 17 gaming laptops are getting a refresh with 14th-gen Intel and 40-series NVIDIA graphics
By Cole Martin published
Nitro The gaming laptop will also be bolstered by Microsoft Copilot, with a new dedicated AI key.
I didn’t know this $9 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Collector’s box existed until it was discounted, so I HAD to buy it
By Cole Martin published
$9 MW3 Idea Planet created a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 collector’s box with exactly zero marketing, so when I found it was on clearance at Walmart for $9, I had to get one.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone become Santa's Slayground for the holidays
By Cole Martin published
Merry CODMAS It's beginning to look a lot like CODMAS, as Multiplayer, Zombies, and Warzone all inject some holiday cheer.
You can play as Dune's Paul Atreides in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone thanks to a crossover with Timothée Chalamet
By Cole Martin published
Crossover Timothée Chalamet and Austin Butler battle it out as their playable Operators in a 1v1 on Rust in a new trailer for the crossover with MW3.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's latest update adds new accessibility options
By Cole Martin published
Accessibility The development team behind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has added low motor strain and high contrast settings to improve the game's accessibility offerings.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is getting a free access weekend to celebrate the launch of Season 1
By Cole Martin published
Free Weekend Get ready to grind some free Meat this weekend. Free access will include 6 maps, 4 modes, and access to MWZ and Ground War from December 14-18.
House Flipper 2 PC review: A strong foundation and good bones make for a successful sequel
By Cole Martin published
Review Frozen District has once again made a blue-collar work simulator that is engaging and entertaining, with plenty of potential for the future.
Hello Games reveals new game, Light No Fire, at The Game Awards
By Cole Martin published
Hello game! The team behind No Man's Sky have revealed their next game, a procedurally generated Fantasy themed Earth with multiplayer named Light No Fire.
Dave the Diver and Dredge announce an epic fishing crossover during The Game Awards
By Cole Martin published
Fishy A trailer for a Dave the Diver and Dredge crossover was revealed during The Game Awards
Playing Call of Duty or Crash Team Rumble in Europe? You're going to see a new pop-up screen soon.
By Cole Martin published
Pop ups European gamers will notice a new Software License and Service Agreement pop-up the next time they load up Call of Duty or Crash Team Rumble.
A flurry of demos hit Xbox for the ID@Xbox Game Demo Winterfest
By Cole Martin published
Demos ID@Xbox has announced the next Game Demo Winterfest, including 33 new game demos that can be downloaded and played on Xbox between December 5 and December 31 for free.
Logitech's new Astro A50 X wireless gaming headset works with Xbox and PC simultaneously with a quick switch button
By Cole Martin published
Logitech x Astro Logitech has unveiled the next Astro A50 headset, the first to launch under the Logitech G moniker following the acquisition of Astro.
3 Call of Duty titles joined NVIDIA GeForce Now yesterday, but some gamers are claiming to be banned after playing on the cloud (Updated)
By Cole Martin last updated
Ban alert The unwarranted bans were rolled back once the issue was resolved.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Season 1 — New maps, Zombies update, new Warzone map, and more
By Cole Martin last updated
Stay frosty Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's launch is but a little ways behind us, and that hasn't stopped Activision and Sledgehammer Games from announcing upcoming Season 1 content.
New Frostpunk 2 and Indika trailers from 11 Bit Studios shown at the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted
By Cole Martin published
11 Bit 11 Bit Studios revealed Indika and showed a short gameplay teaser for Frostpunk 2 during the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted, with a more in depth gameplay reveal soon to come.
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