With NetEase and Microsoft buddying up more than ever before, Blizzard has once again seen its titles return to one of the world's most lucrative gaming markets. To that end, we spoke to Daniel Ahmed of Niko Partners to learn more about what this partnership means for Microsoft, and by extension, Xbox and Blizzard gamers today.

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The Fallout TV series is renewed for Season 2 as it's become one of the most-viewed shows ever on Prime Video.

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Fallout is everywhere at the moment, but it's been making waves for many years. If you've got one of these almost nine-year-old Fallout controllers, you might be sitting on a little pile of cash.

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In news that might've seemed impossible ten years ago, PlayStation's storefront has been overtaken by arch rival Microsoft.

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Bethesda Game Studios is confirmed to be working on another Fallout, even if it's a long ways away. Here's everything you need to know about Fallout 5.

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Un surdoué du bidouillage nommé Ryan Miceli, alias « grimdoomer » sur GitHub, vient de réussir un truc de malade : faire tourner Halo 2 en 720p sur une Xbox première génération ! Oui, 720p sur la vénérable console de Microsoft sortie en 2001, c’est un bel exploit.

Mais alors, comment ce bon vieux Ryan a-t-il réussi ce tour de passe-passe ? Eh bien figurez-vous qu’il a littéralement mis les mains dans le cambouis pour effectuer des modifications matérielles, dans le kernel, et même sur le jeu lui-même. Un travail de titan !

Pour entrer un peu plus dans les détails techniques, sachez que Miceli a installé un câble IDE 80 broches pour connecter le disque dur de la Xbox à un PCB custom qui supporte des vitesses de transfert plus rapides. Résultat, des temps de chargement optimisés et des perfs globalement boostées. Côté kernel, notre modder de génie a optimisé la gestion de la mémoire pour augmenter la quantité de RAM disponible pour le jeu. Et ce n’est pas tout ! Il a aussi ajouté le support du triple buffering pour un rendu plus fluide, et même des sliders pour régler le FOV.

Faut quand même se rappeler qu’à sa sortie, Halo 2 faisait déjà cracher les poumons de la console alors l’idée de le faire tourner en 720p, ça relève presque de la science-fiction. Il a notamment exploité une faille dans le système de mémoire partagée entre le CPU et le GPU et en bidouillant le code, il a réussi à gonfler la mémoire vidéo. Et même si le framerate trinque un peu à cause de cet overclocking, on est quand même en 720p au final.

Et pour ceux qui voudraient (presque) la même chose sur leur XBox mais qui n’ont pas envie de sortir le fer à souder, Ryan a pensé à tout. Certes, pour obtenir le Graal des 720p, faut mettre les mains dans les composants et charcuter un peu la bête, mais une bonne partie des améliorations, comme la correction du scaling en 480p ou les options pour régler le FOV, fonctionnent sur une console stock !

Bravo à Mister Miceli, un vrai Master Chief !

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More games like Quake 2 and State of Decay 2 now support mouse and keyboard support through Xbox Cloud Gaming.

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Ahead of its upcoming PlayStation 5 launch, Sea of Thieves has reached 40 million players across Xbox consoles and Windows PC.

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More games are headed to Xbox Game Pass in April 2024, including Another Crab’s Treasure, Orcs Must Die! 3, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, and more.

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Fallout: New Vegas is a beloved entry in the long-running Fallout franchise, and no, the Prime Video TV series hasn't removed it from canon.

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The Fallout game franchise is seeing a player count resurgence across every entry, thanks to a well-received TV show and a number of coinciding promotions.

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Manor Lords is one of the most exciting strategy games in years, but will you be able to play it on Xbox? We've got the answers.

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In a new interview, the cast, creator, and showrunners of the Fallout TV series discuss the process of adapting the games to a new medium and expanding the iconic franchise.

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The Xbox April 2024 update is bringing better Discord functionality to Xbox consoles. Meanwhile, the Xbox App on Windows PC is getting game hubs.

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Citizen Sleeper developer Gareth Damian Martin says that Xbox Game Pass is responsible for helping to keep many indie studios open.

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Rod Fergusson appeared on Xbox On's Twitch Stream to chat all about Diablo 4, seeming positive about the games learnings from previous seasons leading into Season 4, and how much he's enjoyed the reception on Xbox Game Pass

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The first season of Prime Video and Bethesda Game Studios' Fallout TV series delivers dark humor and buckets of blood. Here's my review.

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Microsoft Gaming and Blizzard Entertainment reach a new deal with NetEase to bring Blizzard games back to China, while "exploring ways to bring more new titles to Xbox."

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Amazon has announced the Fallout TV series will be releasing earlier than expected on Prime Video along with a special, interactive Fan Premiere event.

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