Ciarán Walsh

Month: May 2005

  • Star Wars: Episode III

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    I saw Star Wars: Episode III last night, and I came away having enjoyed it more than I expected to. After the disappointment of Episodes I and II, I had set my expectations fairly low for Episode III. Now, in some respects, I was right – the dialogue is rubbish, some of the acting is…

  • XBox 360 backward compatibility will not require re-compilation

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    According to Major Nelson, the backwards compatibility for the XBox 360 will not require re-compilation, nor will it require purchasing a new version of the games. Apparently the goal is that every XBox game will work on XBox 360. What this says to me is that backwards compatibility will be implemented through emulation. Now, they…

  • Red vs Blue – Season 3 comes to an end

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    Red vs Blue bring Season 3 to an end with Episode 57. Finally they use a feature from Halo 2 multi-player that I have been waiting for them to take advantage of. For you non-sponsors, hang in there, it’s worth the wait 🙂 I miss the fact that sponsoring doesn’t entitle you to a free…

  • Playstation 3 details announced at E3

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    The Playstation 3 details have been announced at Sony’s press conference at the E3 expo. You can see the details for yourself over at Eurogamer. However, two items in the specs caught my attention. First, this: Communication: Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) x 3 (input x 1 + output x 2) Why would the PS3 need…

  • XBox 360 will be backwards compatible – sort of

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    At last night’s pre-E3 Microsoft press event about the XBox 360, it emerged that only the “best selling” XBox titles will be compatible with the XBox 360. Eurogamer has the details here. This sounds to me like the hard disk will include pre-compiled binaries of the most popular games. The program code for games such…

  • Henry ruled out of FA Cup Final

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    According to Arsenal.com, Henry aggravated an Achilles tendon injury in the match against Everton last week, and so will miss Saturday’s FA Cup Final against Manchester United in Cardiff. Wenger will make a decision regarding Reyes’ fitness in the next day or two, but it looks like everyone else will be fit for the match.…

  • Who will make Halo 3?

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    narcogen over at rampancy has an interesting take on the question of whether Bungie will be doing Halo 3. Based on the precedents that Bungie have already set with Marathon: Infinity and Myth 3, he raises the possibility that Bungie may not develop Halo 3 themselves, but that some other developers will continue the franchise.…

  • Halo Story Page updated

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    Jillybean has been keeping an eye on the HBO Forum and the HSP mailbag, and has posted some more signposts to the Tru7h over at the HSP.

  • Birmingham beat Arsenal on the last day of the season

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    On the last Sunday of the 2004/2005 Premiership season, Birmingham beat Arsenal 2 – 1. Bergkamp equalised for the Gunners after Pandiani had put Birmingham ahead, but Heskey pounced on a Campbell pass to snatch the game for Birmingham. Full match report here (Arsenal.com). In many ways this was another meaningless end-of-season match, with nothing…

  • Fable, and getting whupped with Halo 2 on Live

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    On Saturday I picked up a new XBox, primarily to play on XBox Live, since my old one can do so no longer. I also picked up Fable, which is a fantasy RPG which sees you start out as a young boy who survives the destruction of his village and is brought into the Hero’s…