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microsoft windows xp Developer : Microsoft OS Family : Microsoft Windows NT Release Date : October 25, 2001 Platforms : IA-32, x86-64, Itanium Editions: x86 Editions: Home Edition, Professional, Edition N, Edition K, Edition KN, Home Edition ULCPC, Professional Blade PC, Starter, Media Center Edition, Tablet PC Edition x64 Editions: 64-bit Edition (Windows XP for Itanium), Professional x64 Edition Windows XP is a major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system. It was released to manufacturing on August 24, 2001, and later to retail on October 25, 2001. It is a direct upgrade to its predecessors, Windows 2000 for high-end and business users and Windows Me for home users, and is available for any devices running Windows NT 4.0 , Windows 98 , Windows 2000 , or Windows Me that meet the new Windows XP system requirements. Upon its release, Windows XP received critical acclaim, noting increased performance and stability (especially compared to Windows Me ), a more intuitive user interface, improved hardware support, and expanded multimedia capabilities. Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 were succeeded by Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 , released in 2007 and 2008, respectively. However, some criticisms of Windows XP were its security issues at launch, and many people believed their anti-piracy schemes had gone too far. On August 24, 2001, Windows XP build 2600 was released to manufacturing (RTM). During a ceremonial media event at Microsoft Redmond Campus, copies of the RTM build were given to representatives of several major PC manufacturers in briefcases, who then flew off on decorated helicopters. While PC manufacturers would be able to release devices running XP beginning on September 24, 2001, XP was expected to reach general, retail availability on October 25, 2001. On the same day, Microsoft also announced the final retail pricing of XP 's two main editions, "Home " (as a replacement for Windows Me for home computing) and "Professional " (as a replacement for Windows 2000 for high-end users). Mainstream support for Windows XP ended on April 14, 2009, and extended support ended on April 8, 2014. Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 , based on an embedded version of Windows XP Professional , was the last supported version of Windows based on the Windows XP codebase, and received security updates until April 2019. Features: User Interface: While retaining some similarities to previous versions, Windows XP 's interface was overhauled with a new visual appearance, with an increased use of alpha compositing effects, drop shadows, and "visual styles", which completely changed the appearance of the operating system. The number of effects enabled are determined by the operating system based on the computer's processing power, and can be enabled or disabled on a case-by-case basis. XP also added ClearType, a new subpixel rendering system designed to improve the appearance of fonts on liquid-crystal displays. A new set of system icons was also introduced. The default wallpaper, Bliss, is a photo of a landscape in the Napa Valley outside Napa, California, with rolling green hills and a blue sky with stratocumulus and cirrus clouds. Fast user switching allows additional users to log into a Windows XP machine without existing users having to close their programs and log out. Although only one user at the time can use the console (i.e., monitor, keyboard, and mouse), previous users can resume their session once they regain control of the console. Service Pack 2 and Service Pack 3 also introduced new features to Windows XP post-release, including the Windows Security Center, Bluetooth support, Data Execution Prevention, Windows Firewall, and support for SDHC cards that are larger than 4 GB and smaller than 32 GB. Infrastructure: Windows XP uses prefetching to improve startup and application launch times. It also became possible to revert the installation of an updated device driver, should the updated driver produce undesirable results. Networking and Internet: Windows XP was originally bundled with Internet Explorer 6, Outlook Express 6, Windows Messenger, and MSN Explorer. New networking features were also added, including Internet Connection Firewall, Internet Connection Sharing integration with UPnP, NAT traversal APIs, Quality of Service features, IPv6 and Teredo tunneling, Background Intelligent Transfer Service, extended fax features, network bridging, peer to peer networking, support for most DSL modems, IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) connections with auto configuration and roaming, TAPI 3.1, and networking over FireWire. Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop were also added, which allow users to connect to a computer running Windows XP from across a network or the Internet and access their applications, files, printers, and devices or request help. Improvements were also made to IntelliMirror features such as Offline Files, roaming user profiles and folder redirection. Other Features: Improved application compatibility and shims compared to Windows 2000 . DirectX 8.1, upgradeable to DirectX 9.0c. A number of new features in Windows Explorer including task panes, thumbnails, and the option to view photos as a slideshow. Improved imaging features such as Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. Faster start-up, (because of improved Prefetch functions) logon, logoff, hibernation, and application launch sequences. Numerous improvements to increase the system reliability such as improved System Restore, Automated System Recovery, and driver reliability improvements through Device Driver Rollback. Hardware support improvements such as FireWire 800, and improvements to multi-monitor support under the name "DualView". Fast user switching. The ClearType font rendering mechanism, which is designed to improve text readability on liquid-crystal display (LCD) and similar monitors, especially laptops. Side-by-side assemblies and registration-free COM. General improvements to international support such as more locales, languages and scripts, MUI support in Terminal Services, improved Input Method Editors, and National Language Support. ​ Service Packs: ​ Service Pack 1: Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows XP was released on September 9, 2002. It contained over 300 minor, post-RTM bug fixes, along with all security patches released since the original release of XP . SP1 also added USB 2.0 support, the Microsoft Java Virtual Machine, .NET Framework support, and support for technologies used by the then-upcoming Media Center and Tablet PC editions of XP . The most significant change on SP1 was the addition of Set Program Access and Defaults, a settings page which allows programs to be set as default for certain types of activities (such as media players or web browsers) and for access to bundled, Microsoft programs (such as Internet Explorer or Windows Media Player) to be disabled. On February 3, 2003, Microsoft released Service Pack 1a (SP1a) . It was the same as SP1 , except the Microsoft Java Virtual Machine was excluded. Service Pack 2: Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP Home edition and Professional edition was released on August 25, 2004. Headline features included WPA encryption compatibility for Wi-Fi and usability improvements to the Wi-Fi networking user interface, partial Bluetooth support, and various improvements to security systems. Security-related improvements were made to e-mail and web browsing. Service Pack 2 also added Security Center, an interface that provides a general overview of the system's security status, including the state of the firewall and automatic updates. Third-party firewall and antivirus software can also be monitored from Security Center. Service Pack 3: The third and final Service Pack, SP3 , was released through different channels between April and June 2008, about a year after the release of Windows Vista , and about a year before the release of Windows 7 . Service Pack 3 was not available for Windows XP x64 Edition , which was based on the Windows Server 2003 kernel and, as a result, used its service packs rather than the ones for the other editions. Service Pack 3 included security enhancements over and above those of SP2 , including APIs allowing developers to enable Data Execution Prevention for their code, independent of system-wide compatibility enforcement settings, the Security Support Provider Interface, improvements to WPA2 security, and an updated version of the Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider Module that is FIPS 140-2 certified. In addition, SP3 contains updates to the operating system components of Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) and Windows XP Tablet PC Edition , and security updates for .NET Framework version 1.0, which is included in these editions. However, it does not include update rollups for the Windows Media Center application in Windows XP MCE 2005 . SP3 also omits security updates for Windows Media Player 10, although the player is included in Windows XP MCE 2005 . The Address Bar DeskBand on the Taskbar is no longer included because of antitrust violation concerns. Wikipedia contributors. "Windows XP." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 29 Jan. 2024. System Configuration ​ x86 Edition: CPU: BIOS or compatible firmware Minimum: Pentium 233 MHz Recommended: Pentium 300 MHz RAM: Minimum: 64 MB Recommended: 128 MB Display: ​​ Minimum: Super VGA (800 x 600)​ Recommended: XGA (1024 x 768) Storage: Minimum: 1.5 GB Recommended: Service Pack 1 and 1a: +661 MB​ Service Pack 2: +1.8 GB Service Pack 3: +900 MB Installation Media: CD-ROM drive Sound: Minimum: N/A​ Recommended: Sound card, speakers / headphones Input Devices: Keyboard, mouse​ ​ x64 Edition: CPU: x86-x64, BIOS or compatible firmware RAM: 256 MB Display: Minimum: Super VGA (800 x 600)​ Recommended: XGA (1024 x 768) Storage: 1.5 GB​ Installation Media: CD-ROM drive Sound: Minimum:​ N/A Recommended: Sound card, speakers / headphones Input Devices: Keyboard, mouse​ ​ 64-bit Edition: CPU: Minimum:​ Itanium 733 MHz Recommended: Itanium 800 MHz RAM: 1 GB​ Display: Minimum: Super VGA (800 x 600)​ Recommended: XGA (1024 x 768) Storage: 6 GB​ Installation Media: CD-ROM drive Sound: Minimum:​ N/A Recommended: Sound card, speakers / headphones Input Devices: Keyboard, mouse​ List of Windows XP Compatible Games Title Image Release Date Game Version Origin Title Genre Rating Dead Space 2008.10.13 main title N/A survival horror 3.2

Dragonball Evolution Previous Release Date: Game Version: Platform: Button 2009, March 19 Main Title - Next Fighting Game Button Genre Element: 'Point-of-View: - Theme: Superhero Storyline: Camera: Player Mode: Single-player, Multiplayer Developer: Dimps Button Publisher: Bandai Button Game Engine: Button Maximum Resolution: Native Display Ratio: Recommended PC Configuration: CPU: RAM: GPU: HDD: OS: DirectX: Media Support: Previous Next

Xbox Game Studios Formerly Name: Microsoft Games (2000-2001) Microsoft Game Studios ( 2001-2011) Microsoft Studios (2011-2019) Company Profile: Publisher Company Type:: Division Parent Company: Microsoft Gaming Headquarters: Redmond, Washington, US Founded: March 2000 Founder: N/A Fate: Active Xbox Game Studios (previously known as Microsoft Studios , Microsoft Game Studios , and Microsoft Games ) is an American video game publisher based in Redmond, Washington. It was established in March 2000, spun out from an internal Games Group, for the development and publishing of video games for Microsoft Windows . It has since expanded to include games and other interactive entertainment for the namesake Xbox platforms, other desktop operating systems, Windows Mobile and other mobile platforms, and web-based portals. Xbox Game Studios , alongside ZeniMax Media and Activision Blizzard , are part of the Microsoft Gaming division led by Phil Spencer, who is chief executive officer of the division. The studio rebranded itself on February 5, 2019, as Xbox Game Studios , as to reflect Microsoft 's intent to use the Xbox brand to support gaming across all the devices it supports. At E3 2019, Xbox Game Studios announced it had acquired Double Fine , and established a new internal studio dedicated to Age of Empires headed by Shannon Loftis, bringing their total studio count to fifteen. This studio, later named World's Edge , does not directly develop any games, but oversees efforts from external studios, such as Relic Entertainment , Forgotten Empires and Tantalus Media , to assure the series is being developed in the right direction, according to creative director Adam Isgreen. Booty has stated that with studios like Obsidian , Ninja Theory , and Double Fine , which have traditionally supported multiplatform games, they will determine if it makes sense for their future products to be treated as Microsoft -exclusive content for Xbox and Windows computers, or to allow these to be published across multiple platforms. That decision will be based on a "network effect", whether having these games on other platforms will better support the franchise and thus worthwhile for Microsoft to help dedicate resources towards it, such as they had with Minecraft . Xbox Game Studios has allowed some of the content developed by its studios or that was previously published exclusively for the Xbox and Windows systems to be released on Nintendo systems, notably the Nintendo Switch versions of Cuphead from Studio MDHR and Ori and the Blind Forest from Moon Studios , and allowing for the titular characters from Rare 's Banjo-Kazooie into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate . However, the division stated that these releases were generally "existing commitments to other platforms" that they allowed studios to honor, but they otherwise have "no plans to further expand our exclusive first party games to other consoles." Near the end of 2019, with the combined fifteen studios now under Xbox Game Studios , Booty stated that they now had more games than ever to handle, and were likely not going to acquire any additional studios in the near future, stating "we've been shifting our focus inside Xbox Game Studios from acquisition and growth, to a phase of execution and delivery". Additionally, as Microsoft started promotion of its fourth-generation of Xbox , including the Xbox Series X , Booty stated that titles developed by Xbox Game Studios in year or two following its release will not be exclusively for the new generation of consoles, but instead will support both Xbox One and the new console, with some games receiving enhanced performance when played on the new console lineup. Booty said that with the large number of studios they had recently acquired, as well as ongoing external partnerships and their Xbox Game Pass service, the Studios are able to support a "breadth of offerings in the portfolio" designed to attract a large number of players. Further, in an interview in November 2020, Phil Spencer said during an interview regarding the future of the Xbox brand that he intends to put more focus on outputting RPGs, which had to that point been underserved. Wikipedia contributors. "Xbox Game Studios." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia . Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 25 Jan. 2024. Company Structure Subsidiaries: ​ Active : 343 Industries (2007) The Coalition (2010) Compulsion Games (2018) Double Fine (2019) The Initiative (2018) inXile Entertainment (2018) Mojang Studios (2014) Ninja Theory (2018) Obsidian Entertainment (2018) Playground Games (2018) Rare (2002) ​​​​​Turn 10 Studios (2001)​​​​​ Undead Labs (2018) World's Edge (2019) Xbox Game Studios Publishing (2000) Sold :​ Indie Games (2004)​ WingNut Interactive Spun off :​ Bungie (2007)​ Twisted Pixel Games (2015) Lift London (2019) Closed :​ Aces Game Studios​ BigPark Carbonated Games Digital Anvil Ensemble Studios FASA Studio Good Science Studio Hired Gun Lionhead Studios Microsoft Studios Japan Microsoft Studios Victoria Press Play Team Dakota Xbox Entertainment Studios Xbox Live Productions Key People: Alan Hartman (head of Xbox Game Studios) Games Published by Xbox Game Studios

Insomniac Games Formerly Name: Xtreme Software (1994-1995) Company Profile: Developer Company Type:: Public Company (1994-2019) Subsidiary of PlayStation Studios (2019) Parent Company: PlayStation Studios (2019) Headquarters: Burbank, California, USA Founded: 28 February 1994 Founder: Ted Price Fate: Active Insomniac Games, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Burbank, California and part of PlayStation Studios . It was founded in 1994 by Ted Price as Xtreme Software , and was renamed Insomniac Games a year later. The company is most known for developing several early PlayStation mascots, Spyro the Dragon , Ratchet and Clank , as well as the Resistance franchise, 2014's Sunset Overdrive and the Marvel's Spider-Man series with Marvel Games . In 2019, the studio was acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment , becoming a part of SIE Worldwide Studios (now known as PlayStation Studios ). Before 2019, Insomniac remained as an independent studio working for Sony and other publishers such as Microsoft, EA , and Oculus . In August 2019, Sony announced it had agreed to acquire Insomniac as the 14th internal studio within SIE Worldwide Studios . Over the years, Insomniac Games has received considerable recognition from critics as an acclaimed video game developer. It was named the twentieth-best video game developer by IGN , and one of the best places to work in America by the Society for Human Resource Management . Wikipedia contributors. "Insomniac Games." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia . Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 29 Jan. 2024. Company Structure Key People: Ted Price (chief executive officer) Games Developed by Insomniac Games TITLE LAUNCH DATE RATING GENRE PLATFORM Marvel's Wolverine TBA - - PS5 Marvel's Spider-Man 2 2023 - - PS5 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart 2021 - - PS5, Win Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered 2020 - - PS5, Win Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales 2020 - - PS4, PS5, Win Strangelets 2019 - - Magic Leap One Stormland 2019 - - Win Seedling 2018 - - Magic Leap One Marvel's Spider-Man 2018 - - PS4 Feral Rites 2016 - - Win The Unspoken 2016 - - Win Edge of Nowhere 2016 - - Win Song of the Deep 2016 - - PS4, XBO, Win Ratchet & Clank 2016 - - PS4 Digit & Dash 2015 - - iOS Bad Dinos 2015 - - And, iOS Fruit Fusion 2015 - - And, iOS Slow Down, Bull 2015 - - Lin, Mac, Win Sunset Overdrive 2014 - - XBO, Win Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus 2013 - - PS3 Fuse 2013 - - PS3, X360 Outernauts 2012 - - iOS Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault 2012 - - PS3, PSV Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One 2011 - - PS3 Resistance 3 2011 - - PS3 Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time 2009 - - PS3 Resistance 2 2008 - - PS3 Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty 2008 - - PS3 Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction 2007 - - PS3 Resistance: Fall of Man 2006 - - PS3 Ratchet: Deadlocked 2005 - - PS2 Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal 2004 - - PS2 Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando 2003 - - PS2 Ratchet & Clank 2002 - - PS2 Spyro: Year of the Dragon 2000 - - PSX Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! 1999 - - PSX Spyro the Dragon 1998 - - PSX Disruptor 1996 - - PSX

Dragon Ball Xenoverse Previous Release Date: Game Version: Platform: Button 2015, February 5 Main Title - Next Action Role-playing Game Button Genre Element: Point-of-View: - Theme: Superhero Storyline: Camera: Player Mode: Single-player, Multiplayer Developer: Dimps Button Publisher: Bandai Namco Games Button Game Engine: Button Maximum Resolution: Native Display Ratio: Recommended PC Configuration: CPU: RAM: GPU: HDD: OS: DirectX: Media Support: Previous Next

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