<![CDATA[Kotaku: Windows Xp]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Windows Xp]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/windows xp http://kotaku.com/tag/windows xp <![CDATA[LittleBigPlanet 2 Does Windows XP]]> For a game that's not even officially out yet, LittleBigPlanet 2 has already impressed us with its game-making capabilities. User ingenuity, as seen in this "Windows LBP" creation, is just as impressive. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5721435&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[So Which Is Faster: XP, Vista Or Windows 7?]]> Windows 7 is out and up for download, provided you're OK with using a beta operating system. It promises a raft of improvements over Windows Vista, but how's it shaping up for games? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5139009&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[NES Turned Into Retro Gaming Uberbox]]> True, this mod could have been done with pretty much any small plastic box, but choosing a Nintendo Entertainment System to house a retro gaming PC is the kind of crowd pleasing coup-de-modding that is difficult to surpass, save by hollowing out a Vectrex or performing electronic taxidermy on an actual anthropomorphic hedgehog. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5038306&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Vista Game Speeds *Finally* Catch Up To XP]]> I got Vista a few weeks back, and have found it nothing short of delightful. No compatibility issues, no performance downgrades, none of the complaints I've heard PC gamers cussing over for the past year or so. Then again...I've been playing Oblivion and the Battlestar Galactica mod for Homeworld 2, so I haven't exactly been pushing the OS to its limits. If you're playing things a little more current, and are finding things on Vista a little slower than they should be, chin up: some benchmarks run by ExtremeTech have compared Vista's SP1 to XP's new SP3, and found that over three games tested (World in Conflict, Supreme Commander and Crysis), Vista was just as fast as XP on two, and marginally faster on Crysis. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=390214&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[EVE Online Trinity Update Kills XP]]> The EVE Online Trinity update is live, bringing with it an all-new graphics engine, new features, and the death of your Windows XP boot.ini file. It's okay! The file is only necessary if you want your computer to start. Apparently a faulty version of the updater slipped out that worked great across the board, with the exception of Windows XP - one of the most widely used PC operating systems in the world. You know you've got trouble when you have to issue an alert that starts like this:
Check the root directory of your hard drive and see if you have a boot.ini file.
Having worked tech support for six years, I nearly peed myself laughing after reading this. CCP will have a new version of the updater available shortly. So how does something like this slip past testing? Was the new update was just so compelling that not one tester ever rebooted? Maybe it's time for another free 14-day trial! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=330805&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Shadowrun "Cracked" For Windows XP]]> Fortunately for Mitch Gitelman and FASA Studios, recently released pride and joy Shadowrun looks like it's now unofficially available for play not just on the Xbox 360 and Windows Vista, but Windows XP as well. Circumventing the other franchise killing executive decision—to limit the game's Windows audience to Vista only—warez group Razor 1911 has released a crack for Shadowrun that makes it playable on Windows XP and without DirectX 10 support. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=272052&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Best Windows Gaming XPeriences]]> As we move from dominant operating system generation to generation, some games will inevitably be tied to their respective popular OSes. Welcoming Windows Vista into the family of questionably necessary upgrades, Voodoo Extreme has posted what they consider to be the best games of the Windows XP era. While they may not be explicity linked to the OS, they were released after October 25, 2001 and represent some groundbreaking, classic video games. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=234130&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Direct X 10 is Windows Vista Only]]> According to XBitLabs, Direct X 10 is going to be a Windows Vista exclusive: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=176854&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[XP Gaming on a Mac: Surprisingly Playable]]> With the news that Apple is now quasi-officially condoning WinXP and OSX dual-boots on the new Intel-based Macs, you may be wondering if PC gaming is viable on a Mac yet. Well, the lads over at 1UP have got you covered, installing WinXP on an opalescent MacBook Pro and running Half-Life 2, Oblivion and F.E.A.R. through their paces. Surprisingly, all games were fully playable and ran fairly respectably... More »
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