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
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Copilot+ PCs are getting their biggest outing yet with the world's greatest football (or soccer if you prefer) club at Wembley Stadium
By Richard Devine published
Red Devils Qualcomm Snapdragon is the main sponsor of English club Manchester United and at the season's curtain raiser, they're taking Copilot+ PCs along for the ride.
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One of 2024's best rated games teases a huge free update for 2025, and you can buy-in for under $9 right now
By Richard Devine published
🃏 Smash indie hit Balatro is getting a big update in 2025, announced alongside the news that its sold 2 million copies.
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The ROG Ally X is almost perfect, but there's one big thing the Steam Deck does so much better
By Richard Devine published
King Deck The ROG Ally X is an incredible gaming handheld, but there's one area that lets it down, and it's not ASUS' fault. It's Microsoft's.
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Used prices of the Deadpool video game are getting so high it's impossible for normal gamers to get it anymore
By Richard Devine published
WAIT! Deadpool and Wolverine fans are scrambling to pick up copies of the old Activision-made game, but prices are quickly getting out of hand.
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The First Descendant's biggest update ever brings a ton of new content and enough improvements to make Alpha cry tears of joy
By Richard Devine, Zachary Boddy last updated
Ultimate Update The First Descendant gets its first major content update for its pre-season, adding two new Descendants, a new Colossi, more weapons and modules, and a whole lot more.
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Another Adobe app is ARM native on Snapdragon X laptops, but probably not the one you really want
By Richard Devine published
WoA Squeezing into its promised July timeframe, Adobe has released a beta version of Illustrator for Windows on Arm, but Premiere Pro is still out in the wilderness.
![Piping the contents of a .bashrc file to the Windows 11 clipboard from WSL](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/77Wd7TAMdQDAUizMyyBh2E-320-80.jpg)
Like me, you might not have known this handy Windows 11 clipboard terminal trick for PowerShell and WSL
By Richard Devine published
Pipe it It's always fun to learn a new terminal trick, and this one helps you pipe command outputs directly to the Windows clipboard whether you're in PowerShell, Command Prompt or WSL.
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The First Descendant Season 1 Episode: Invasion — New characters, weapons, dungeons and more
By Richard Devine last updated
Roadmap The roadmap for The First Descendant gives us a look at what to expect as we enter Season 1 and beyond, here's what we're getting.
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If you're swept up in Deadpool and Wolverine fever, this old Xbox game might be just up your street (if you can find it)
By Richard Devine published
Wade & Logan If you're looking to get as much of a Deadpool fix as possible with the hype around the new movie, did you know there's actually an old Xbox game?
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The Deadpool and Wolverine collaboration is infuriatingly what's wrong with Xbox marketing right now
By Richard Devine published
So bad Am I annoyed that I can't get hold of any of this sweet Deadpool and Wolverine Xbox hardware? Absolutely. Xbox seems to value our social engagement more than money, and it's infuriating.
![Image of The First Descendant from the Microsoft Store.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rKvGbo5jCFKNLvgnnN6kqU-320-80.jpg)
This one update made the most tedious farming in The First Descendant so much better
By Richard Devine published
Huge change Getting hold of Void Shards in The First Descendant has always been one of the most tedious farms, but one change has made it so much better.
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How to farm Vulgus Strategic Outposts in The First Descendant FAST without waiting for the timer to reset
By Richard Devine last updated
Workaround Vulgus Strategic Outposts in The First Descendant are key farming missions for materials, but they have a nasty cooldown timer. But we can work around that, so follow these steps.
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It looks as if the best way of avoiding the CrowdStrike drama was to run Windows 3.1 all along
By Richard Devine published
Ancient As its competitor airlines were grounded thanks to the CrowdStrike drama, Southwest carried on thanks to a now ancient version of Windows.
![Finding an Encrypted Vault in The First Descendant](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A7FLBSh5hzJaZ2DM8rY8aR-320-80.jpg)
The First Descendant Encrypted Vaults: What they are, how to find them and why you need to find them
By Richard Devine published
Guide The First Descendant has many, many materials to acquire, but some will need to be found in Encrypted Vaults. What the heck are they, though?
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The ROG Ally X has a killer feature I hadn't even thought about before, and it's changed how I use my handheld
By Richard Devine published
Lightbulb moment Handhelds like the ROG Ally X are naturally focused on playing games on the go, but thanks to remote play they're also great to play console games in the home.
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As the world suffers a global IT apocalypse, what's more worrying is how easy it is for this to happen
By Richard Devine published
☠ Friday, July 19, 2024, will forever be remembered as a day global IT outages crippled industry and healthcare services. But what's most terrifying is how easy it is for this to happen at all.
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The First Descendant's next big update with new weapons, Luna, and Ultimate Valby now has a release date
By Richard Devine published
Sooooooon Hotfix 1.0.3 is now live for The First Descendant, but more exciting is confirmation on when the next content drop is happening. Hint; it's soon.
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All The First Descendant players should be using these interactive maps in the endgame
By Richard Devine published
Handy companion A member of The First Descendant community has put together some extremely helpful interactive maps that should be an essential tool in your endgame farming arsenal.
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The only budget sim-racing wheel I'd recommend is too cheap to ignore right now
By Richard Devine last updated
🏁🏁🏁 Logitech's G920 is a legendary racing wheel, and it's so cheap right now it's an absolute must-buy for budget and beginner racers.
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If you only buy one discounted game this Prime Day, make it this Steam Deck Verified classic
By Richard Devine last updated
Thwip The first PC outing of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is significantly discounted right now, you owe it to yourself to get a copy.
![ROG Ally and Steam Deck.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ebUw7ERuwFuvPSArgU3jZa-320-80.jpg)
You can get a Z1 Extreme ROG Ally for less than the price of an entry-level Steam Deck right now. Here's how.
By Richard Devine published
Steal! Best Buy has come through with an absolute steal on the higher tier Z1 Extreme ROG Ally, that makes it possible to get one for less than the price of an entry-level Steam Deck.
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The Division 2 devs backtrack on Seasons 2.0 changes before we even got to see them
By Richard Devine published
Player power After backlash from its most vocal players, Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment has announced it is backtracking on its seasonal character change.
![The First Descendant on Xbox Series X](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ePc5Kw3zJztxbM4B4z9wZC-320-80.jpg)
How to get level 100 weapons, external components, and reactors in The First Descendant
By Richard Devine published
Max level The First Descendant has a gear cap right now of level 100, but to get your hands on any of it, you've got a bit of work to do. Here's what you need to know.