Richard Devine
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
Call of Duty: Warzone is the most miserable experience in gaming right now.
By Richard Devine published
Gaming Is ranked in Warzone really as bad as everyone says it is? I forced myself to endure it and spoiler alert, it really is.
I made my Steam Deck sound like an Xbox, and now I love it even more
By Richard Devine published
Handhelds You can do a ton of customization to the Steam Deck thanks to Decky Loader, so I made mine sound like an Xbox.
If you upgrade the SSD in your ROG Ally, adding a heatsink to it should be your next job
By Richard Devine published
Handhelds In adding a larger, faster SSD to the ROG Ally came a side effect of a much hotter running drive. So let's do something about that.
NVIDIA fully embraces the Steam Deck with a native GeForce Now app promised for 2025
By Richard Devine published
Handhelds NVIDIA has announced, among many other things, at CES 2025 that an official GeForce Now app is coming to the Steam Deck this year.
This essential plugin for the Steam Deck does a better job telling you how your games will play than Valve can manage itself
By Richard Devine published
Handhelds Valve puts compatibility information into the Steam Deck's library, but it's not as good as ProtonDB. So let's integrate that, instead.
This is the best way to play your Epic Games library on the Steam Deck, because it doesn't require a launcher
By Richard Devine published
Gaming This Decky Loader plugin for the Steam Deck has become my new favorite way to install from Epic Games, because it removes the need for any additional launcher.
Some of the biggest names in Call of Duty are backing away
By Richard Devine published
Gaming Now that Microsoft owns one of the biggest franchises in gaming, networking issues and an anticheat that just doesn't work cannot be excused any longer.
Hear how it's been developing on Windows 11 on ARM for a whole year from an actual developer
By Richard Devine published
Windows 11 From the mouth of a software developer using Windows 11 on ARM for a full year, hear about the experience, both good and not so good.
The NVIDIA app on Windows 11 could be sapping performance out of your PC games
By Richard Devine published
Gaming A new report investigating PC game performance on systems using the new NVIDIA app has some startling conclusions on how it could be negatively affecting your games.
Call of Duty: Warzone's Ranked Play requirements update hasn't happened
By Richard Devine last updated
Gaming If you've been looking on from the outside at folks playing ranked in Warzone, the good news is the entry requirements just got lowered.
The Black Ops 6 free trial week is now LIVE
By Richard Devine last updated
Gaming Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is getting a free trial week on all platforms, with a good chunk of the game's content available to try. Here's what you need to know.
These Gobblegums turned into a cheat code for me in Black Ops 6: Zombies
By Richard Devine published
Gaming If you're struggling to get through the Black Ops 6 Zombies main quests, even in Directed Mode, these Gobblegums are a game-changer.
Hardly anyone cares about this new Black Ops 6 easter egg
By Richard Devine published
🥚 Somehow someone discovered an easter egg on the Black Ops 6 map, Warhead, that you likely won't ever bother triggering.
Amazon's Prime Gaming has a bunch of incredible free games right now
By Richard Devine published
Free stuff Amazon's latest batch of free PC games contains some big hitters like The Outer Worlds and Baldur's Gate, so you won't want to miss claiming them.
My ROG Ally had a weird issue and I'm not sure how I fixed it
By Richard Devine published
Fixin it My new ROG Ally almost immediately had an issue with the right bumper (RB), here are three things I tried that seem to have fixed it.
How to get the latest Black Ops 6 weapon early
By Richard Devine published
💰 The first event of Season 1 Reloaded in Black Ops 6 brings with it a new weapon upon completion, but you can get it early if you want.
I think this new Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 map might be even better than Stakeout for the camo grind
By Richard Devine published
Grinding Stakeout has some serious competition for best camo grinding map in Black Ops 6 thanks to Season 1 Reloaded.
Updated Valve branding hints at third-party hardware with SteamOS
By Richard Devine published
👀 Recently updated branding from Valve suggests third-party hardware running SteamOS could be happening.
Microsoft's WSL 2 looks like it could be getting even stronger with official support from Fedora
By Richard Devine published
WSL WSL on Windows 11 might be getting an official Fedora release
When is ranked play coming to Call of Duty: Warzone?
By Richard Devine published
Where we dropping? The Black Ops 6 integration of Warzone is getting its own Ranked Play mode, with special rewards on offer for the best players. Here's when you can drop in.
Can you play Path of Exile 2 on Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and other gaming handhelds?
By Richard Devine published
Path of Exile 2 will be available on PC and console, but what about handhelds like the ROG Ally and Steam Deck? Here's what we know.
Is Path of Exile 2 on Xbox Game Pass?
By Richard Devine published
Don't worry Path of Exile 2 is launching very soon and lots of people want to know what the status is regarding Xbox Game Pass. Here are your answers.
Is Path of Exile 2 on Xbox?
By Richard Devine published
🎮 Path of Exile 2 has been eagerly anticipated, so when it arrives, will you be able to play on Xbox?
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