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
Titanfall 2 is experiencing a resurgence thanks to a hefty Steam sale and that makes me happy
By Richard Devine published
Titanfall 2 is almost 7 years old but a recent massive discount has brought the player count right back up again.
Payday 3 PC players get a pre-launch boost with some glorious news
By Richard Devine published
Buhbye The gaming angels are singing with the news that the controversial Denuvo Anti-Tamper has been removed from Payday 3 on PC before launch.
Bing Chat has been having issues today with network connection errors on all platforms
By Richard Devine last updated
Down If you're trying to use Bing Chat and getting connection errors you're not alone as it appears the service has been experiencing issues
You could buy a Steam Deck, Lenovo Legion Go or an ROG Ally, but why not just build your own handheld?
By Richard Devine published
So cool Building a custom gaming PC is fun and this impressive DIY project takes Framework guts to put together a custom handheld.
This PowerToys Run Windows 11 makeover looks INCREDIBLE
By Richard Devine published
Fluent PowerToys Run is an amazing feature to add to Windows 11, but this WIP redesign makes it look so much more amazing.
It goes from bad to worse for Gearbox owner Embracer as it reportedly looks to sell off the Borderlands developer
By Richard Devine published
Sale Embracer's recent woes are reportedly driving the company to explore a sale of Gearbox, and with it the legendary Borderlands franchise.
Even the fastest SSDs you can buy might not be good enough for Starfield which makes upgrading your PC a little harder
By Richard Devine published
Slowfield The more PC gamers play with Starfield the more gremlins are showing their face, and it seems even the fastest SSDs on the planet might not be able to handle it.
Intel's new driver gives you eyebrows in Starfield but it's still a bit rough
By Richard Devine published
Not quite Intel's newest Arc driver adds more fixes for Starfield, but it's still a bit rough if you were hoping for more.
Buying into early access for PC games is a lottery I want no part of
By Richard Devine published
No more Starfield had a fairly expensive early access period, but I'm glad I shook off the FOMO because I'd have had a terrible time.
Apple's rumored 'low-cost' MacBook would be more worrying for Microsoft than Google
By Richard Devine published
Competition Apple is rumored to be making a cheaper MacBook with an education focus, but I think it's Windows laptops rather than Chromebooks that could be hit most.
Intel reacts fast and pushes out Starfield fixes for Arc graphics cards
By Richard Devine published
Fixes Starfield launched as a hot mess on Intel Arc graphics but there's already a driver fix available to improve the worst of it.
Microsoft is killing Visual Studio for Mac, focusing on VS Code instead
By Richard Devine published
Sayonara Microsoft is adding Visual Studio to its graveyard, but only on the Mac, as it shifts resources to VS Code.
Did Valve just push a GPU fix to the Steam Deck ready for Starfield?
By Richard Devine published
Curious Valve has pushed a beta update to SteamOS that includes a GPU fix for an unnamed upcoming release and we're really hoping that's Starfield.
AMD spoils its own party and leaks the Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT early
By Richard Devine published
Whoops Ahead of the Gamescom event where we expected to see the AMD RX 7700 XT and RX 7800 XT for the first time, well, AMD has leaked the cards already. Whoops.
Intel Arc boosts DirectX 11 performance and introduces easy-to-use monitoring tool
By Richard Devine published
Gains Intel's most recent driver work has yielded significant gains on DX11 games, and there's a new tool you might want to use.
Even Linux users can get a Microsoft Surface-alike now
By Richard Devine published
Linux The StarLabs StarLite is designed for Linux, but this new 2-in-1 takes a lot of influence from the Microsoft Surface.
The best Linux distros for WSL on Windows 10 and 11
By Richard Devine last updated
Linux The Windows Subsystem for Linux is a brilliant, powerful tool that anyone can use. But you'll need a distro or two to make it sing, so these are the ones to get.
The world doesn't need an RTX 4090 Ti so I hope NVIDIA did cancel it
By Richard Devine published
Fingers crossed Apparently, NVIDIA has canceled plans for an RTX 4090 Ti, and I, for one, would welcome that decision.
Starfield continues its march towards total dominance three weeks before launch
By Richard Devine published
Rising Starfield doesn't launch for another three weeks and it's already one of the best sellers on Steam. This game is going to be massive.
Remnant 2: How to get the Hellfire flamethrower handgun
By Richard Devine published
Burn The Hellfire flamethrower is an incredible weapon in Remnant 2, and it's easy to get once you know where to look.
Best PCs for Adobe Creative Cloud 2023: Handle Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier Pro and more with ease
By Rebecca Spear, Brendan Lowry, Richard Devine last updated
Creative If you're a creator relying on Adobe's suite of products, there are a lot of awesome PCs from which you can choose. These are some of our favorites.
Overwatch 2 on Steam at least does one thing right (OK, maybe two)
By Richard Devine published
Silver lining Overwatch 2 is taking a hammering on Steam, but it definitely has its benefits, particularly for Steam Deck players.
Is Marvel's Spider-Man 2 coming to PC?
By Richard Devine published
🕷 Marvel's Spider-Man 2 launches in October on PS5, but can we expect to play it on PC like the previous titles?