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Cole Martin
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🎨 Artist LARPing as a Fake Gamer Girl (she/her) | Rumored to be bad at FPS games |♿|
✍️ Freelance Contributor for Windows Central |
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Just one week until COD Next! Here's what you need to know about when and how to tune in:

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#CallofDuty #BlackOps7
What is Call of Duty Next and how do I watch live?
Activision is set to unveil live gameplay of Black Ops 7 on September 30.
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September 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Reposted by Cole Martin
buckycm.bsky.social
Me at The Game Awards when the Orchestra is playing literally any other game music
September 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
eternalrhage.bsky.social
See you at COD NEXT on September 30! @callofduty.com
August 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Reposted by Cole Martin
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I wrote 3 different articles after the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 preview event last week. But the campaign endgame is what I’m most excited about!!
August 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
eternalrhage.bsky.social
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has officially been revealed! I visited
@treyarch.com last week, where we talked about a potential end to the Black Ops series, generative AI, last-gen consoles, and so much more.

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#CallofDuty #Treyarch #BlackOps7
We went to Treyarch to learn all the juicy information behind Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
I spoke with Matt Scronce and Yale Miller about the insanity of developing Call of Duty: BO7, the woes of balancing such a game, and what could come in the future of Black Ops.
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August 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
eternalrhage.bsky.social
Last year, I interviewed Treyarch leadership, who said the Call of Duty team was on a "journey" with COD HQ. Today, they decoupled two legacy games from the maligned launcher.

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#CallofDuty
Call of Duty’s bloated HQ launcher — now officially 'decoupled' by Activision — here's what you need to know
Call of Duty fans have decried the franchise's launcher since its release in 2022, with the HQ becoming more bloated each year. Now, Activision is decoupling legacy titles.
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July 29, 2025 at 11:26 PM
eternalrhage.bsky.social
I spoke with Dying Light franchise director Tymon Smektala last week after going hands-on with Dying Light: The Beast. He shared insight on Kyle Crane's return, gore fidelity, and why The Beast is special.

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#DyingLightTheBeast
"We underestimated how much they loved him" — Dying Light franchise director talks Kyle Crane's return, gore fidelity, and experimenting with the game formula
I spent 4 hours with a hands-on preview of Dying Light: The Beast before sitting down to chat with Dying Light franchise director Tymon Smektala. I now have a new understanding of what makes this open...
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July 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
eternalrhage.bsky.social
I was really looking forward to some of Xbox's upcoming games, but now it's hard to feel excited for any of them.

OPINION: www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...

Pretty sure I worked through the stages of grief while writing this one. #Xbox
Xbox says all the games shown in the 2025 Showcase are still coming — but why should we believe them?
This past week has been a bloodbath for the upcoming Xbox catalog, making it hard to take promises at face value.
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July 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
eternalrhage.bsky.social
If you were thinking of playing COD: WW2 on PC Game Pass — no, you weren't.

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The Call of Duty team has temporarily taken the game offline on PC to "investigate an issue" (hacks, RCE ones specifically.)
Just days after joining Game Pass, the Xbox PC edition of Call of Duty: WW2 is taken offline for "an issue"
In what might be the understatementiest understatement ever, Call of Duty finally acknowledges issues for the PC version of Sledgehammer Games' COD: WWII.
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July 5, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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"Anticipation for this year’s Call of Duty is ramping up, (but) I have some grievances I would like to see the next game address."

@eternalrhage.bsky.social shares a wishlist of 7 changes that could improve Call of Duty in 2025🙏

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I want to see at least these 7 changes in Call of Duty to improve the franchise in 2025
It's been a year of change with Black Ops 6, but I have some improvement suggestions for COD 2025.
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May 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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"A sprawling, customizable island awash in a Studio Ghibli-esque color palette and anime art style."

@eternalrhage.bsky.social goes hands-on with Starsand Island, a promising life sim coming to Xbox and PC later this year.

PREVIEW: www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/... 🌲 #StarsandIsland
I'm loving this wholesome life sim, coming to Xbox with Studio Ghibli and Stardew Valley vibes
I went hands-on with one of this year's most cozy and casual farming life simulators, Starsand Island, coming to Xbox and PC this winter.
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June 2, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Palia recently launched on Xbox, and it's absolutely ticking all the right boxes for cozy cooperative gameplay.

@eternalrhage.bsky.social put almost 100 hours into this new wholesome MMO, and she's STILL in the prologue..

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I played Palia on PC and Xbox for 100 hours, and I'm still in the prologue
Free-to-play MMO Palia has launched on Xbox with cross-platform support on console and PC.
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June 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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"[Games like Afterlove EP] broaden our worldviews by experiencing cultural learning with enriching and impactful experiences."

Thanks for the kind words, @huggablehipster.bsky.social and @eternalrhage.bsky.social ❤️🤍

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"Afterlove EP," and life after love (and death) | XBOX GAME PREVIEW
Afterlove EP walks us through the grief of lost love in a side-scrolling visual novel crossed with a rhythm experience, in the final game from the creator of...
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March 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
eternalrhage.bsky.social
People get mad at games media for not writing enough about indies. I can't tell you the number of times I've offered indie devs game coverage only to be ignored because I don't write for a bigger press outlet.
February 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
eternalrhage.bsky.social
Activision and the Call of Duty team have addressed cheating and other issues affecting the state of the game.

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Call of Duty devs issue a new community update addressing cheating and other player concerns, as well as confirming console-only ranked play for Season 2
The latest update from the Call of Duty dev team takes aim at cheaters and reveals plans to address player feedback in Season 2 and 3.
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January 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
eternalrhage.bsky.social
Trauma, thy name is @shizzyhollywood.bsky.social
shizzyhollywood.bsky.social Shizzy Hollywood @shizzyhollywood.bsky.social · Jan 8
Me: haven’t had time to shave in the past week
Po thang @eternalrhage.bsky.social double PTSD’d up from me dressing up as The Crow for Halloween:
January 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
eternalrhage.bsky.social
Barley hopes you had a wonderful whatever-you-celebrate and lots of snacks.
A black and white cocker spaniel puppy with long curly hair wearing a red sweater with a plaid reindeer silhouette on the back. The puppy is laying on a carpeted floor in front of a decorated Christmas tree.
December 26, 2024 at 2:33 AM
eternalrhage.bsky.social
I've had some thoughts.
December 16, 2024 at 11:45 PM
eternalrhage.bsky.social
I love COD, but I do not understand why Activision and Xbox want to squander away franchises by stuffing them with AI generated images when they have some of the best artists in the gaming industry at their disposal. Get this garbage out of games.

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"This is unacceptable at this point": Activision faces backlash over AI-generated images in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Microsoft is all-in on AI, but backlash to AI-generated images and a lack of protections for voice actors is dragging Call of Duty down.
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December 11, 2024 at 6:38 AM
eternalrhage.bsky.social
Have a holly jolly CODmas, it's the best time of the year 🎵I don't know if there'll be snow, but there's sure to be streamers screaming in my ear after I eliminate them on Nuketown 🎶

Read about today's COD update here: www.windowscentral.com/gaming/every...
Everything coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Season 1 Reloaded— New maps, limited modes, Ranked play, patch notes and more
Codmas is coming to Black Ops 6 and Warzone. Here's what you can expect from this year's festivities.
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December 5, 2024 at 6:16 PM
eternalrhage.bsky.social
It might be cold outside, but these new indie demos are going to be hot hot hot. (I actually am really stoked for The Alters.)

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Tis the season to get your fill of new indies as the Xbox Indie Winter Game Fest demo event returns with 35 new games to try
Prepare your wishlist, demos are coming! 35 new demos are going live for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One games starting December 10.
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December 5, 2024 at 6:07 PM
eternalrhage.bsky.social
I 💛 Accessibility. EA is doubling the number of patents in its catalog of accessibility technologies that are available to developers royalty and license-free.

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EA announces it will patent 23 accessibility technologies that will be available to developers royalty-free "to reduce or eliminate as many barriers to access as possible and empower our gamers"
The industry-first Patent Pledge was originally announced in 2021, but today is growing the catalog of technology to double that of its original offering.
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December 5, 2024 at 4:39 PM
eternalrhage.bsky.social
Look at him. He's just a little doggo. And you can ride him. I love when I get the chance to write about upcoming indies.

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One of the cutest games revealed at the Xbox Showcase just got a new teaser trailer
Sure, you can pet the dog in The Legend of Baboo. But you could also ride it.
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December 5, 2024 at 4:36 PM
eternalrhage.bsky.social
Xbox highlights accessibility in COD, Diablo IV, and new remapping options.

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Xbox highlights International Day of Persons with Disabilities by furthering its commitment to video game accessibility
Xbox has announced several new updates to create a more accessible gaming experience.
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December 4, 2024 at 10:06 PM
eternalrhage.bsky.social
This tracks. 😶‍🌫️
Cole's 2024 Spotify Wrapped. Top 5 artists are Hozier, Incubus, Sleep Token, Bon Jovi, and Brandon Boyd. Top Songs are Too Sweet, Wildflower and Barley, Empire Now, Take me to Church, and Like Real People Do. Minutes listened is 15,239. Cole's Xbox Year in Review, Call of Duty is the #1 game, Call of the Wild: The ANgler is #2.
December 4, 2024 at 10:04 PM