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
The Alters is a mind-bending, philosophical sci-fi adventure by 11 Bit Studios where things aren't so simple
By Cole Martin published
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
By Cole Martin published
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'
By Cole Martin published
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
By Cole Martin published
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
By Cole Martin published
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
By Cole Martin published
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
By Cole Martin published
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
By Cole Martin published
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
By Cole Martin published
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!
By Cole Martin published
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
By Cole Martin published
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.
Meet 10 dinos (yes, dinosaurs) in this wholesome farming simulator that you probably never heard of
By Cole Martin published
Dino Ranching An early look at the dinosaurs in this charming indie ranch sim, now on Xbox and PC.
Paleo Pines Xbox review: A snoot-boopin' good time
By Cole Martin published
Review Paleo Pines may begin with a quest to find dinosaurs similar to your dino-BFF, Lucky, but the indie adventure offers so much more charm and character beyond its main story.
Forza Motorsport has gone gold! Preloads go live as the achievement list is revealed.
By Cole Martin published
Gold! Forza Motorsport is ready for its October 10 launch after having gone gold. To celebrate, Turn 10 Studios has shared the game's achievements as preloads go live.
Last chance — Call of Duty: Warzone Caldera servers will shut down today
By Cole Martin published
Final Goodbye Gather the squad and give it one last drop for old times' sake.
Operation Deadbolt brings zombies to Call of Duty's Modern Warfare series for the first time
By Cole Martin published
Zombies Zombies have long been part of the Call of Duty franchise, but they will soon appear for the first time in the Modern Warfare series.
Xbox Game Pass announces 5 more additions for the end of September and early October
By Cole Martin published
More Games Xbox announces 5 more late September/early October additions to Xbox Game Pass, including Gotham Knights, Payday 3, and anticipated indie puzzler Cocoon.
Internal emails from Microsoft detail plans to stream PC games via the cloud
By Cole Martin published
Cloud competition Microsoft planned to leverage Azure servers to stream PC games in a bid to compete with Google's now defunct Stadia service.
Microsoft News (MSN) published a garbled AI-generated article branding a deceased NBA Player as 'useless'
By Cole Martin published
Distasteful The article originally appeared on a sports news website aggregated by the portal that has since been deleted.
The Tomb Raider trilogy remaster is real and you can preorder it now on Xbox
By Cole Martin published
Lara returns! Tomb Raider I, II, and III plus each game's respective expansion pack has been fully restored. It is available for preorder now ahead of the official release on Feb. 14, 2024.
This unique horror game with art made in Microsoft Paint launches soon for PC, but sadly skips Xbox
By Cole Martin published
So spooky World of Horror, a horror indie with 1-bit game art created with Microsoft Paint, receives its official launch date for October but is curiously missing Xbox from its supported platforms.
Intel didn't purchase Tower but will continue its collaborative 300mm production
By Cole Martin published
Collaboration Following a merger tanked by regulators in China, Intel and Tower announced they will continue to collaborate.
Deal Alert: Xbox Series X gets a very rare sale, but act fast before stock runs out
By Cole Martin published
Deal Amazon's Woot! has a time sensitive sale on the Xbox Series X, marking it down to just $469.99 with a limit of 3 per person.
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