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

Google Meet and Microsoft Teams are crossing the streams
By Richard Devine published
News With the right enterprise hardware it doesn't matter if you're using Google Meet or Microsoft Teams, because the two are now working together.

Here are the best pre-built gaming PCs for sim racing in 2025
By Zachary Boddy last updated
PC Gaming The best pre-built gaming PCs for sim racing will offer a more personalized experience than a console. Grab a ready-made computer and hit the racetrack.

These great gaming laptops make it easy to game on the go
By Cale Hunt last updated
Laptops With one of the best gaming laptops in your hands, you can forget about needing a bulky desktop rig. From budget options to elite picks, here are our favorites.

Call of Duty rides high in the U.S. while Battlefield 6 continues to slide
By Richard Devine published
Gaming The latest player information for the U.S. shows that while Call of Duty is holding strong, Battlefield 6 continues to shed.

Microsoft partners with one of F1's biggest teams for cloud and AI tech
By Richard Devine published
News Microsoft will continue to be a partner in F1, but from 2026 is switching allegiance from Alpine, and moving further up the grid with Mercedes.

Only 17 people have completed Call of Duty: Warzone's hardest challenge
By Richard Devine published
Gaming Raven, the Activision studio behind Call of Duty: Warzone, has finally revealed just how few people have achieved the win streak rewards in Season 01 Reloaded. It's not many.

NVIDIA N1 Windows on Arm PCs might finally be happening
By Richard Devine published
News A new supply chain report suggests that NVIDIA is finally getting ready to release its chips for Windows on Arm PCs, and sooner than you might expect.

I don't want to see Call of Duty events that just reward brain rot
By Richard Devine published
Gaming Call of Duty's latest leaderboard event doesn't crown a champion from the best players, it crowns the player who cheeses the system the most. I don't want another one.

Razer's superfast controller started feeling slow, and this is how I fixed it
By Richard Devine published
Accessories To say I'm using the fastest controller on the planet, it's felt inexplicably sluggish recently. I finally figured out why, and the fix could apply to any recent Razer controller.

How to get the Hawker HX in Black Ops 7 fast, and stress free
By Richard Devine published
Gaming The second week of the Black Ops 7 Fallout crossover event brings the final new weapon of Season 01, and this is how you can get it unlocked quickly, and without sweating.

The final Ashes Relic has finally been found in Black Ops 7 Zombies
By Richard Devine published
Gaming The long search for the last Relic on Ashes of the Damned in Black Ops 7 Zombies is finally over. Samantha's Drawing is revealed and here's how to get it.

Need a laptop for video meetings? These are the best we've tested.
By Cale Hunt 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.

The Fallout event in Black Ops 7 is really good, actually
By Richard Devine published
Gaming Whatever you think of Call of Duty from the outside, from the inside, the new Fallout event is how these should be done. With actual content.

How to complete the Call of Duty x Fallout event as fast as possible
By Richard Devine published
Gaming The Call of Duty x Fallout event is now live, and if you want the best rewards as fast as possible, here's how to do it.

Black Ops 7 Season 01 Reloaded preload has been halted [UPDATE]
By Richard Devine last updated
Gaming Season 01 Reloaded for Black Ops 7 and Warzone goes live on January 8, and the preload that was live has now been halted.

The Fallout crossover in Call of Duty looks magnificent
By Richard Devine published
Gaming The Fallout crossover in Call of Duty is happening real soon and we've finally got our first proper look at it. Okey dokey!

Don't expect a Fallout 3 remaster just yet
By Richard Devine published
Gaming Fallout fans have been getting excited over a mysterious timer on Amazon's interactive site for the second season of the TV show. Alas, it's not what you hope it is.

Fortnite and Call of Duty dominate 2025 on Xbox
By Richard Devine published
Gaming Call of Duty and Minecraft, two of Microsoft's biggest franchises, rank top five most played of 2025 on both Xbox and PlayStation.

Here's what happens at Prestige Master in Black Ops 7
By Richard Devine published
Gaming Reaching Prestige Master in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is but a step on the overall grind, but it does open up some new rewards and challenges. Here's what you get.

All the Mastery Camos you can get in Black Ops 7
By Richard Devine last updated
Gaming This year's Call of Duty has more Mastery Camos to grind for than ever, so here's what's up for grabs in Black Ops 7.

Cloud gaming isn’t optional anymore — 2026 might prove it
By Richard Devine published
Hardware RAM prices are so high that 2026 being a year cloud gaming finally breaks out into the big time might not be a crazy idea.

Minecraft just dropped a full Stranger Things adventure — Mind Flayer and all
By Richard Devine published
Gaming Minecraft's latest DLC is an official tie-in with the global phenomenon, Stranger Things, featuring content from the first four seasons of the Netflix show.

The best thing I did in 2025 was start using a mini PC
By Richard Devine published
Mini PCs This year, I discovered how an impressive mini PC delivered the performance, efficiency, and surprising gaming power I needed, and I'm sold.
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