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

By Richard Devine Published
Xbox As we're led into a digital future where we'll own nothing, what about ignoring it and buying movies on Blu-ray again. Where the old Xbox One S remains an excellent value 4K UHD Blu-ray player.

By Richard Devine Published
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's latest mid-season refresh is bringing the Zombies saga to a close, at least for now. Here's when you can play the final map, Rex Infernus.

By Richard Devine Published
Gaming Fans eagerly awaiting Euro Truck Simulator 2 on Xbox and PS5 have their first piece of big news, with its creator SCS Software announcing it might be playable at an event coming soon.

By Richard Devine Published
Accessories The Razer Joro is my favorite travel keyboard already, and now there's a new case for it that helps turn a handheld PC into a portable workstation with ease.

By Cale Hunt, Ben Wilson Last updated
Laptops If you're in need of a great PC to use for video conferencing and Zoom meetings, these top-rated laptops we reviewed won't disappoint.

By Richard Devine Published
News Xbox has finally started to do what it should have all along with age verification and is using account activity to allow full, continued access.

By Richard Devine Published
News During an earnings call, Take Two's CEO has commented on the impending death of physical games right as the digital-only GTA 6 prints huge wads of cash.

By Richard Devine Published
News Why do I never find deals like this where a lucky PC builder managed to snag an NVIDIA RTX graphics card for just $5?!

By Richard Devine Published
Xbox Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is almost here, and its predecessor is about to leave Xbox Game Pass. If you haven't played it before, you need to change that while you can.

By Richard Devine Published
News A player has been locked out of Forza Horizon 6 for 70 days after a failed Xbox cloud sync prevented them from playing the game they bought on Steam.

By Richard Devine Published
News At long last Microsoft will be releasing a proper Nintendo Switch 2 version of Minecraft later this year. Here's when you can get it and what you'll be getting.

By Richard Devine Published
Gaming The next time we see more about GTA 6, the most anticipated video game in history, it'll be on Netflix.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.
All the latest news, reviews, and guides for Windows and Xbox diehards.

