
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

A new IP from DON'T NOD is coming to Xbox Game Pass
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XGS 2023 Jusant was revealed during the Xbox Games Showcase.

Clockwork Revolution from InXile Entertainment brings Steampunk vibes to the Xbox Games Showcase
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Steampunk InXile shows off their steampunk adventure, Clockwork Revolution, coming to Xbox series consoles and game pass on day one.

Compulsion Games shows up at Xbox Games Showcase 2023 with South of Midnight
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Project Midnight Compulsion Games showed off its newest title, South of Midnight, at the Xbox Games Showcase on June 11.

Call of Duty removes Operator bundles following streamers' comments
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Problematic Nickmercs' Operator bundle was previously removed over controversial tweets while Timthetatman has requested his be removed in solidarity.

Porsche celebrates 75 years with an Xbox partnership for limited edition consoles
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Limited Edition Porsche and Xbox have teamed up to create limited edition consoles to celebrate Porsche's 75 anniversary. 6 console bundles are being given away.

Everything coming to Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare 2 in Season 4
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Stay frosty Call of Duty Warzone and Modern Warfare 2 are set to get what may be one of the largest content drops since the game’s launch with its season 4 update.

Ziggurat Interactive brings its classic hack-and-slash back to Xbox with upgrades
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Coming soon Ziggurat Interactive partners with TopWare Interactive to publish its classic hack-and-slash with new visuals, music, and more.

Top Reddit communities going dark to protest third-party API charges
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Going dark Upcoming Reddit changes will affect third-party app access to its API, so Reddit's largest communities are going dark for 48 hours in protest.

Microsoft responds to $20 million FTC fine over Xbox child accounts
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Oops! Microsoft has been ordered to pay a $20 million fine in a settlement with the FTC due to COPPA violations.

8bitdo unveils the first wireless arcade stick for Xbox
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Button mash 8bitdo's wireless arcade stick already hit PC, and now it's on Xbox. Could this signal more willingness for proprietary Xbox wireless controllers?

Award-winning Logitech Master peripherals upgraded for even more productivity
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Find your flow Logitech unveils new versions of its popular and award-winning keyboards and mice to help creatives reach their 'flow state.'

Infinity Ward announces Call of Duty’s DMZ mode will be reset for Season 4
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Run it again Call of Duty’s free to play DMZ mode will be getting a full wipe and reset prior to the start of Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0’s Season 4 which is expected on or around June 14.

Windows 11 gets widgets for monitoring CPU, GPU, RAM and more
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Preview You don’t have to be a Windows Insider to try out these new monitoring widgets

Rev up some fun with Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged, coming this Fall to PC and Xbox
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Start your engines Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged, the sequel to 2021’s highly acclaimed racer, has been announced by developers Milestone in partnership with Mattel, Inc.

Microsoft's appeal against the UK's CMA over the Activision Blizzard acquisition starts next week
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Appealing Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition has sailed through regulators, with the UK's regulatory body as the lone standout. Microsoft has filed its appeal.

Pieces Interactive shines spotlight on Alone in the Dark, releases prologue for Xbox and PC
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Find Your Grace THQ Nordic's reboot of the classic survival horror series Alone in the Dark is getting a prologue titled Grace in the Dark, and you can play it now.

Bungie's Marathon is returning, and it's coming to Xbox and PC
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Revival Bungie holds true to its commitment to create multiplatform games following Sony's acquisition by releasing their reboot of Marathon to Xbox and PC.

Improve your Windows experience with the 2023 winners of the Microsoft Store App Awards
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And the winner is... These apps and developers were determined to be the best of the best by the community.

Finally, the Razer Blade 16 and Blade 18 are now available in mesmerizing Mercury (white)
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Sleek and shiny Razer is bringing back its opposite color to its usual black finish for its Blade laptops. You can now get the Blade 16 and Blade 18 in Mercury (white).

PNY expands their VERTO lineup with the 4060 family of video cards
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New GPUs PNY has announced that their 4060 family of graphics cards will provide a budget friendly entry point into the latest generation of gaming.

Call of Duty Endowment adds Valkyrie Pack to Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0 to support vets
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Suit up The Valkyrie Pack is the first CODE DLC to honor female veterans.

Microsoft’s Airband expands internet connections in Latin America and Africa
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International Connections Microsoft's Airband initiative expands the availability of broadband access to more than 40 million people to nine countries in Latin America and Africa.

You could win an unopened Zune from Microsoft
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Zune Soon To celebrate The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Microsoft is giving away one unopened Zune on Twitter, though they don't guarantee that it will work.

Microsoft’s May 2023 Patch Tuesday update fixes a laundry list of security flaws in Windows 11
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Patch Tuesday Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday update for May 2023 is now live and includes fixes for 3 zero-day vulnerabilities along with 38 other flaws, six of which were deemed ‘Critical’.