Just one week until COD Next! Here's what you need to know about when and how to tune in: DETAILS: www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-... #CallofDuty #BlackOps7

Me at The Game Awards when the Orchestra is playing literally any other game music

See you at COD NEXT on September 30! @callofduty.com

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!!

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. READ MORE: www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-... #CallofDuty #Treyarch #BlackOps7

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. DETAILS: www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/... #CallofDuty

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. www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/... #DyingLightTheBeast

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

If you were thinking of playing COD: WW2 on PC Game Pass — no, you weren't. www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-ga... The Call of Duty team has temporarily taken the game offline on PC to "investigate an issue" (hacks, RCE ones specifically.)

"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🙏 OPINION: www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/... ⬇️

"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

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.. READ: www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/... 🏠

"[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 ❤️🤍 View the full @windowscentral.com preview👇 📺

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.

Activision and the Call of Duty team have addressed cheating and other issues affecting the state of the game. www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-...

Trauma, thy name is @shizzyhollywood.bsky.social

Barley hopes you had a wonderful whatever-you-celebrate and lots of snacks.

I've had some thoughts.

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. www.windowscentral.com/gaming/activ...

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...

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.) www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...

I 💛 Accessibility. EA is doubling the number of patents in its catalog of accessibility technologies that are available to developers royalty and license-free. www.windowscentral.com/gaming/ea-do...

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. www.windowscentral.com/gaming/one-o...

Xbox highlights accessibility in COD, Diablo IV, and new remapping options. DETAILS: www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...

This tracks. 😶‍🌫️

Barley was a big fan of Thanksgiving. 10/10, would eat turkey and broccoli again.

Getting this guy to the groomer's today threw all my other plans into chaos, but he's so hecking cute that it's totally fine.

I'd tell you to catch me in prop hunt, but you can't find me. www.windowscentral.com/gaming/black...

Sometimes I get to sneak through a headline that is just... www.windowscentral.com/gaming/frost...

Do you multitask while PC gaming? Its about to get easier thanks to the Game Assist widget for Xbox Game Bar. www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-ga...

Gosh, D and I look like such babies in this picture. Post you from a different era

TeamRICOCHET reports a bug caused Call of Duty's anti-cheat system to be less effective than it should have been. DETAILS: www.windowscentral.com/gaming/its-n... #Xbox #CallofDuty #BlackOps6

The Replacer marketing campaign for BO6 has been one of my most favorite things, lately, and now he's a playable operator. The speed with which I threw money at my monitor is disrespectful. www.windowscentral.com/gaming/black... #BlackOps6 #CallofDuty

Got new wheels! Too bad they closed the one store that was in our little dilapidated ghost town.

COD has a complicated history with The Game Awards. Can Black Ops 6 be the chosen one that overcomes adversity and takes home some awards? www.windowscentral.com/gaming/black...

Back to the COD mines I go! Here's what you can expect in Warzone with Season 1: www.windowscentral.com/gaming/how-w...

This may come as a suprise, but I can absolutely write about things that are not Call of Duty! www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...

I have a lot of thoughts about Black Ops 6, most of them (unsurprisingly) positive. www.windowscentral.com/gaming/cod-b...

Square Enix's Yoshi-P went to bat for simultaneous multiplatform releases. www.windowscentral.com/gaming/from-...

Happy National Kick Ass in Call of Duty Day!

If you were thinking about traveling to New Zealand to play Black Ops 6 early: No you weren't. Here's what to do instead: www.windowscentral.com/gaming/7-thi...

Hooray for accessibility! Black Ops 6 will have new accessibility options (including arachnophobia mode) at launch. www.windowscentral.com/gaming/black...

Zombies and GobbleGums and Augments, OH MY! www.windowscentral.com/gaming/will-...

The Corsair x BO6 collection has no right being this cool. I got to check out some of it when I was at Call of Duty NEXT back in August before the partnership was announced. I even (half) jokingly asked PR if they'd just sell the setups to us because I was in love with it.

@ozone.birb.house May I have the Games Journalist label, please? www.windowscentral.com/author/cole-...

I guess I should also post some of my work. I went to Call of Duty Next in August and interviewed some lovely folks from Treyarch Studios about Black Ops 6! You should read it! www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-...

And here's Barley, because everybody should always say hi to Barley every chance they get.

I'm bad at introductions, so Hi! I'm Cole, here's 10 of my favorite games! The Flame in the Flood The Division Silence: The Whispered World 2 What Remains of Edith Finch Where the Water Tastes Like Wine Slay the Spire Devil May Cry 3 Modern Warfare 2 (2009) Cozy Grove Death's Door