Richard Devine is a Managing Editor at Windows Central with over a decade of experience. A former Project Manager and long-term tech addict, he joined Mobile Nations in 2011 and has been found on Android Central and iMore as well as Windows Central. Currently, you'll find him steering the site's coverage of all manner of PC hardware and reviews. Find him on Mastodon at mstdn.social/@richdevine
Latest articles by Richard Devine

All the Dark Ops challenges in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
By Richard Devine last updated
Gaming Dark Ops challenges aren't listed in Black Ops 7's Calling Cards menu, as, like previous games, they're secretive. But here's a list of every known Dark Ops so far and how to get it.

Here's when you can play the new Haven's Hollow map on Call of Duty: Warzone
By Richard Devine last updated
Gaming Call of Duty: Warzone will be integrated with Black Ops 7 with Season 01, and that's also bringing a new Resurgence map with some familiar spots from Black Ops 6 Zombies.

Call of Duty: Warzone's new hardware requirements come into effect with Season 01
By Richard Devine published
Gaming As we've seen with some recent EA titles, such as Battlefield 6, Call of Duty has jumped on the TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot train to boost its anti-cheat. And it now applies to Warzone, too.

The essential Steam Deck upgrade is a bigger SSD for those massive games
By Richard Devine last updated
Deal You can customize the Steam Deck plenty, but above all else, the one upgrade I recommend is a bigger SSD. And thanks to Cyber Monday, you can save on it.

Turn any TV into an Xbox with this $25 Fire TV Stick 4K
By Sean Endicott published
Deals The Fire TV Stick 4K Plus is down to $25 for Cyber Monday, and it’s one of the cheapest ways to stream Xbox Cloud Gaming on any TV in your home.

Don't look for Cyber Monday streaming deals, get a mini PC instead
By Richard Devine last updated
Deals Cyber Monday is a good time to hunt for deals on streaming services, but in the long run, having control over your own media with a mini PC-based home server is the smarter play.

6 reasons a handheld gaming PC makes the most sense on Cyber Monday
By Richard Devine last updated
Deals Gaming laptops are a Cyber Monday staple, but here are 6 reasons you should ignore them and get a handheld gaming PC instead.

These discounted Xbox gift cards put money in your pocket and make a perfect gift!
By Richard Devine published
Deals Xbox gift cards are perfect for the gamers in your life, of all ages, and when you can save a little money at the same time, who loses?

10 Cyber Monday deals: Xbox controllers I’d actually buy myself
By Jennifer Young last updated
Deals Cut through the noise of Cyber Monday and check out these gaming controller deals that are genuinely really good.

Ditch Netflix and Disney+ for Plex and save 40% on a lifetime membership!
By Richard Devine last updated
Deals Black Friday weekend is the time of the year where you can lock in a lifetime membership to Plex Pass and all its benefits for MUCH less.

Black Friday is a time to buy a PS5, not an Xbox console
By Richard Devine last updated
Deals With recent price rises and a disturbing lack of Black Friday discounts, the PS5 has easily become the console to recommend over the Xbox. And that's sad.

This Black Ops 7 Dark Ops challenge will make players WEEP
By Richard Devine published
Gaming Dark Ops challenges are supposed to be some of the most difficult in any Call of Duty game, but the latest discovered in Black Ops 7 is on a whole other level of pain.

Microsoft needs to end the yearly Call of Duty cycle
By Richard Devine published
Gaming Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is suffering from player fatigue of the franchise, because the constant push of new games and new stuff to buy is exhausting. We need a proper break.

These are the best Thunderbolt docks you can buy in 2025
By Cale Hunt last updated
Laptops Thunderbolt laptop docks offer unparalleled performance, and they're the perfect way to expand your PC's connectivity. I rounded up the best we've tested so far.

How to grind Black Ops 7 Endgame Camos without firing a weapon
By Richard Devine published
Gaming I found a way to quickly and easily grind towards the Mastery Camos in Black Ops 7's Endgame mode that doesn't even require firing a weapon. Here's what to do.

You don't need to play the Black Ops 7 campaign anymore
By Richard Devine published
Gaming Treyarch, developer of Black Ops 7, has taken a bold step after just a week of the game's life to remove the need to clear the campaign in order to join Endgame.

You can try the Xbox handheld experience on any Windows 11 PC — here's how
By Richard Devine published
Windows The bits needed to enable the Xbox Full Screen Experience on Windows 11 are buried within, even on your own PC. This free tool enables it without you having to go poking around.

ChatGPT goes down in massive Cloudflare outage
By Richard Devine published
AI A massive Cloudflare outage is affecting major web services right now, one of the biggest being OpenAI and its chatbot, ChatGPT.

The best PC and Xbox controllers for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
By Richard Devine published
Gaming Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is still best played on controller, even on PC, but you're going to want to have the right one. Here are the best options right now for Xbox and PC.

Black Ops 7 is trying to convince you not to rage-quit
By Richard Devine published
Gaming Treyarch has quietly added a message to its Multiplayer mode lobbies that pops up if you try to leave the match before the end, but nobody will pay any attention, I'm sure.

How to hit Prestige in Black Ops 7 using only Multiplayer
By Richard Devine published
Gaming I started playing Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 when it launched in New Zealand, and over the course of the next day and a half spent 15 hours in-game hitting prestige. Here's what that looks like.

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.

One simple trick to master the Wall Jump in Black Ops 7
By Richard Devine published
Gaming The Wall Jump brings some advanced movement friendship to Omnimovement, making Black Ops 7 faster and more chaotic than its predecessor. But you want to change this setting to really master it.
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