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

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.

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.

7 things to do if you're gifting your kid a laptop for Christmas
By Richard Devine published
Laptops If you're gifting your kid a laptop this Christmas, do the heavy work beforehand and get it all set up. Here are seven things you should do!

Let's talk about the first month of playing Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
By Richard Devine published
Gaming A month on from launch and a significant amount of hours played, how has Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 been? You shouldn't read everything you see on social media.

Set up your Xbox Series X|S before Christmas morning
By Matt Brown last updated
Set up Time Don't let a "Downloading Update" screen ruin the holiday. Follow our guide to pre-configuring your Xbox Series X|S hardware, software, and parental controls.

Activision hits back at latest Modern Warfare 4 rumors
By Richard Devine published
Gaming In an unexpected move, Infinity Ward, the Activision studio responsible for the 2026 Call of Duty release, has fired back against the latest round of rumors.

Smartphone nostalgia meets handheld gaming in AYANEO’s latest device
By Richard Devine published
News AYANEO makes some pretty wild portable gaming devices, and in 2026 it's going to be making its first phone. 15 years on, we're finally getting a spiritual successor to the Sony Xperia Play.

Call of Duty is the biggest game on Xbox Game Pass in 2025
By Richard Devine published
Gaming "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." — Call of Duty, 2025

The latest Xbox collaboration truly hits the bullseye
By Richard Devine published
Xbox Score more with Xbox and this latest collaboration, for real. It's not a console, a PC, or even a piece of tech. Say hello to the first Xbox dartboard!
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