Hey, I'm Richard Devine. As the Managing Editor at Windows Central, I spend my days (and way too many nights) looking at Windows, PCs, open-source, and the latest in gaming.
While I live in Windows, my heart is often in the terminal. I love open-source software and spend a lot of time digging through GitHub to find the next "must-have" tool that most people haven't heard of yet. Whether it's perfecting a WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) workflow or helping bridge the gap between Windows and Linux, I’m all about finding ways to make our PCs do more.
When the work laptop closes, the gaming PC stays on. I’ve spent more hours than I’d like to admit in the dark streets of The Division 2, chasing the perfect line in Forza Horizon, or keeping up with the ever-changing meta in Call of Duty.
For me, it’s not just about playing the games it’s also about the community that keeps them alive. I’m here to make sure you have the best info, the neatest tools, and a better experience every time you hit the power button.
Latest articles by Richard Devine

Which is your favorite limited edition Xbox console of all time?
By Richard Devine Published
Xbox Xbox is turning 25, and through the years we've been treated to a heap of incredible special edition consoles. But which is your favorite?

Train Sim World 6 has reached the end of the line on Xbox One
By Richard Devine Published
Xbox Dovetail Games has revealed an update on the future of Train Sim World 6 on Xbox One and PS4, and it's unfortunately reached the end of the line.

Why you have to use this Game Bar widget with the Xbox App on Windows 11
By Richard Devine Published
Gaming The Xbox App on Windows 11 is a pretty good launcher for all your PC games these days, but you really need this Game Bar widget to make it look pretty.

Playing Halo: Campaign Evolved as it was always intended... With the Duke
By Richard Devine Published
Xbox When Halo first hit our Xbox consoles, we were playing with the Duke controller, the most legendary of them all. There's a new remake of Halo, so playing it with the remade Duke just feels right.

American and Euro Truck Simulator have cured my gaming burnout
By Richard Devine Published
PC Gaming I've been feeling a little burned out by gaming of late, despite the raft of great titles out there to play. But getting into truck simulators has been the perfect remedy.

I've been using the same Dell monitor for 9 years, and have no plans to give it up.
By Richard Devine Published
Monitors The temptation to upgrade your PC tech is always there as things get faster and more powerful. But in the case of my monitor, I'm still as happy with my Dell almost a decade after I bought it.

The impending all-digital content future is going to be awful
By Richard Devine Published
Features Both Xbox and PlayStation have suffered major outages in the last few days, which is a really awesome precursor to our all-digital future.

Popular truck simulators are seeing base map reworks, just in time for a console release?
By Richard Devine Published
Gaming Nevada in American Truck Simulator joins the UK in Euro Truck Simulator 2 as being an upcoming rework of base game content in the popular titles. Just in time for their promised console launch?

NVIDIA RTX 50 series owners will want this hotfix for Halo: Campaign Evolved
By Richard Devine Published
News Halo: Campaign Evolved begins its early access period, but if you're playing on PC and you have an NVIDIA RTX 50 series graphics card, you'll want to get this hotfix driver first.

NASCAR 26 release date is official and PC players don't have to wait this year
By Richard Devine Published
News NASCAR 26 has revealed some important new information about the game in its first dev diary, including the release date for PC and console as well as some important new features.

It's no big deal that Steam Deck sales are slowing down right now
By Richard Devine Published
News Steam Deck sales are cratering, but this should be absolutely no surprise given the current climate and the aging hardware. There's a better handheld to buy.

PBA Bowling 2026 knocks down the other new Game Pass releases this last week
By Richard Devine Published
Gaming Among all the most recent day-one releases into Xbox Game Pass, an unlikely success story has been found in the bowling alleys with a game that launched eight months ago.

This cheap HOTAS for MSFS 2024 on PS5 needs talking about more
By Richard Devine Published
Gaming Xbox and PC pilots are well catered for with hardware, but it's slim pickings on PlayStation. But this cheap HOTAS has a special trick that should be shouted about.

Bush Trips are back in the latest MSFS 2024 Sim Update 6 beta
By Richard Devine Published
Gaming There's a new beta in town for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Sim Update 6, and this time it's bringing back the Bush Trips.

Linux creator puts his foot down against anti-AI comments
By Richard Devine Published
News The creator of Linux has been responding to comments regarding AI use when it comes to the Linux kernel, and it's fair to say the case is now closed.

Here are July 2026's new Xbox Game Pass additions
By Alexander Cope Last updated
Gaming Xbox has announced July 2026's first batch of Xbox Game Pass titles, which includes Gears of War: Reloaded, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2, and many more titles that will be added throughout the month.

After two years, Once Human is finally coming to Xbox Series X|S
By Richard Devine Published
Gaming Once Human launched back in 2024, initially as a PC exclusive, before being joined in 2025 by a mobile version. Now, at long last, it's finally coming to console.

Call of Duty's Black Ops ports on PlayStation are the hot mess we knew they'd be
By Richard Devine Published
Gaming Activision has disabled some playlists in the new Call of Duty: Black Ops port on PS4 and PS5 because hackers have, predictably, made it awful.

The newest Assassin's Creed game lost its offline mode thanks to DRM
By Richard Devine Published
Gaming Ubisoft Connect went down over the weekend, and with it, the offline mode in the newest Assassin's Creed game. Which is bad.

Here's our first look at iRacing's IndyCar game and when we can expect to play it
By Richard Devine Published
Gaming iRacing's long-awaited IndyCar game finally shows its face, its name, and a release window that has sadly slipped out of 2026.

EA's latest bonehead move is to seemingly put Need for Speed on the shelf
By Richard Devine Published
Gaming As EA studio Criterion celebrates its 30th anniversary, its new role as "a Battlefield Studio" leaves the storied Need for Speed franchise with a bleak outlook.

You can check out the next big Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 update right now
By Richard Devine Published
Gaming Sim Update 6 is the next big one heading to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, and if you're impatient to try it out, there's good news for you.

This World Cup star is a man of class as an XBOX, not PS5, fan.
By Richard Devine Published
Xbox Norway striker Erling Haaland is lighting up the World Cup, but he's also a man of class because he doesn't slum it with a PS5. No, no, he's an XBOX man.

World Update 22 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 goes live a little early
By Richard Devine Published
Gaming Originally revealed for July 4, the very American World Update 22 for Microsoft Flight Simulator is available a little early, so you can jump in and experience the new locations right now.
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