
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

Discord is changing the way usernames work, and people aren't happy
By Cole Martin published
Changes inbound The new badges will display a user's previous username with the discriminators that are being removed.

Wacom One review: A high-quality, budget conscience PC pen display
By Cole Martin last updated
Review The Wacom One offers a high-quality pen display worthy of the Wacom name but cuts corners on functions that have become standard features for the competition.

Chained Echoes Xbox Review: A must-play 16-bit JRPG journey for a new generation
By Cole Martin published
RPG x Xbox Chained Echoes, a lone developer’s love letter to classic SNES JRPGs, has launched day one on Xbox Game Pass.

Call of Duty Season 1 Reloaded — New map, Operators, and Raid for Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0
By Cole Martin published
S1 Reloaded Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0 are getting their first midseason refresh bringing about new maps, modes, and Operators across both games.

How to unlock free Operator skins in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0's DMZ mode
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Add to your Operator collection without spending your hard-earned COD points.

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 — List of known bugs and issues
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Warzone 2.0: A launch this big is bound to have growing pains

Need for Speed Unbound Xbox Review — A classic splattered in fresh paint
By Cole Martin published
Xbox Gaming Need for Speed has a history of breaking up what could be a redundant formula racer franchise with new and unusual elements but Unbound might be the best shake up this series has seen yet.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Season 1 — Warzone 2.0, battle pass, launch date, and everything you need to know
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Modern Warfare 2: A complete breakdown of everything we know about Season 1 and the launch of Warzone 2.0.

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 — Release date, map details, and everything else we know so far
By Cole Martin last updated
Warzone 2.0 is scheduled to be released on November 16, here's what we know about the upcoming free to play title launching alongside Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's season 1 content.

Best weapons, perks, and loadouts for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has seen a massive change to the gunsmith system so here are some of the best loadouts for beginners to get create a class and get started in multiplayer.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 review: Stuck in the middle
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Call of Duty's "new era" is trapped in the past.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 — Release date, rumors, and everything we know so far
By Cole Martin published
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has officially been revealed for 2022. Here's everything we know about the game.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 global release schedule — Here's when you can play
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is going live, but Infinity Ward has warned against region hopping to gain early access. Find out when you can launch the full game for your region.

Xbox and PC survival game 'The Long Dark' gets a massive new expansion
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Hinterland has announced that a 12-month long campaign to release new expansions and content to The Long Dark's survival campaign is on the way.

System requirements for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on PC revealed
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's PC port is being led by the developers at Beenox, and they have some recommendations on specs to make sure your gaming rig can keep up with the blockbuster FPS.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 campaign early access details announced
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Early access to the campaign is a perk for preorders only.

'Park Beyond' PC / Xbox preview: Nothing is impossible, only improbable
By Cole Martin published
Gaming We take a look at the upcoming theme park management simulator Park Beyond currently in development by Limbic Entertainment, the team best known for Tropico 6.

Grounded: How to get charcoal
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Charcoal is a useful but rare resource in Obsidian Entertainment's survival RPG, Grounded. Here's how to get your hands on those toasty little nuggets.

Grounded: How to get Grub Hide
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Grub Hide is one of the most useful resources in Grounded, but it can be found in plain sight, if you know where to find it.

Let's Build a Zoo: Dinosaur Island (PC) review — Gene manipulation gets cozy
By Cole Martin last updated
The zoo simulator that shines a light on the muddy morality of brontoburgers.

Everything we know about Call of Duty Season 5’s midseason update
By Cole Martin last updated
Gaming Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone Pacific get one last content update before the launch of Modern Warfare 2.

Wacom's shiny Cintiq Pro 27 PC digital art display has an industry-first 120Hz panel
By Cole Martin published
Digital Art Wacom has announced a new Cintiq Pro pen display featuring a 27-inch display, customizable stylus, and a 120Hz refresh rate.

Hardspace: Shipbreaker Xbox Review — A revolutionary blue collar job simulator
By Cole Martin published
Hardspace: Shipbreaker takes blue collar job simulation to outer space for a biting commentary on late-stage capitalism.