Editor's Note

Our fave stories this week are a great mix of everything Atomic.

First up, we hope you're as excited as we are about Blizzard Entertainment's latest fan competition - a fiction writing contest! They want 3,000 to 10,000 words based on any of their games, and the prize is pure win: a funky sword and a trip to Blizzard HQ in the states.

We've scoured the Terms and Conditions, and there's no rules against journalists entering. At last, my epic re-casting of Hamlet as a Terran Marine can see the light of day!

And speaking of power armour, it looks like US firm Lockheed Martin is halfway to that great dream. We've got video of their latest powered military exo-skeleton in action, and it's cool. Very cool. Not quite Ripley-cool, but close.

Finally, we delve into Nvidia's latest financial filings and decipher the accountant-speak to work out just where the graphics chip maker is really at. Essential reading for any hardware enthusiast.

All of these great stories - and more - can be clicked through to below.

- David Hollingworth, Editor

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News

Net censorship update

by David Hollingworth | March 18, 2009

Essential linkage: The ACMA's censorship plans just keep getting sillier and sillier.

Sun goes super in South Africa

by The Inquirer | March 18, 2009

Sun SPARCs crystal research in the not-so-dark continent.

Developer Diary Two: Riddick - Assault on Dark Athena

by David Hollingworth | March 18, 2009

Video: More inside dirt on the creation of the gritty future of Dark Athena, and Richard B. Riddick.

Apple app features unfortunate logo by The Inquirer \| March 18, 2009 It's a wigglytuff of an accident for Apple and its app store.		Introducing Alpha Protocol by David Hollingworth \| March 17, 2009 Video: Get a taste of what Sega's new spy RPG, Alpha Protocol, is all about.
Is Apple losing the plot? by The Inquirer \| March 17, 2009 Apple hardware goes boom. Apple management doesn't seem to care		Blizzard creative writing contest by Justin Robinson \| March 17, 2009 Write a story, win a giant sword and a trip to Blizzard HQ!
Intel accuses AMD of license breach by The Inquirer \| March 17, 2009 Who wins when Intel and AMD fight over chip licensing? Lawyers, that's who.		NVIDIA board partners refuse another g92 name change by Justin Robinson \| March 16, 2009 Sick of having to support umpteen names for the one card.
Star Wars TV show moving forward by Simon Brew \| March 16, 2009 Casting seems to be heating up for the much talked about live-action Stars Wars television show. Dare we get excited?		ATI 4890 not a new ASIC by The Inquirer \| March 16, 2009 Sorting the 4890 wheat from the 4890 chaff.
Nvidia's 10-K filing explained by The Inquirer \| March 16, 2009 We put Nvidia's latest filing to the SEC under the microscope to discover the real current state of the video card company.		Powered exo-skeleton here we come! by David Hollingworth \| March 13, 2009 Video: It may not be the powered suit from Aliens, but it's the next best thing for soldiers in the field.
Red Faction: Guerilla screens & video by David Hollingworth \| March 13, 2009 Video: Get a close look at some of the destruction - and the tools to wreek it - in Red Faction: Guerilla.		Nvidia GTX260s losing money by The Inquirer \| March 13, 2009 With Nvidia's recent price drop, the 260 starts to look a little... costly. But not for us gamers.
New Wolverine game trailer by David Hollingworth \| March 12, 2009 Video: Time to hop into Wolverine's immortal regenerative shoes and see what life's like with an Adamantine skeleton. Answer? It's very cool...		It's official - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 set for this year by David Hollingworth \| March 12, 2009 Activision Blizzard's CFO drops the news that we'll get Modern Warfare 2 for the end of year holidays.
Intel Photo Comp winner and finalists by Justin Robinson \| March 12, 2009 Intel's Core i7-themed photo shoot, right outside Atomic's front door.		Galaxy's new GTX285 monster by David Hollingworth \| March 12, 2009 2GB of RAM... Three fans... Galaxy's latest is looking good.
New Riddick 'hunting' trailer by David Hollingworth \| March 12, 2009 Video: Riddick's on the hunt in this latest trailer for Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena. Plus Riddick movie news!		Arctic blows Germany by The Inquirer \| March 12, 2009 Cebit 09: Fans of fans will like these Arctic fans. True story!
Google ads are watching you by Justin Robinson \| March 12, 2009 Google's latest Ad tracking could be either a Godsend or an invasion of privacy - but which?		DirectX 10 heading to Linux and OSX by Justin Robinson \| March 12, 2009 Giving the penguin and leopard something more to play with.

Reviews

ASUS Axe Square

by Justin Robinson | March 17, 2009

The most efficient shape for a weapon? ASUS seems to think so...

Patriot PVS34G2000LLKN Memory Kit

by Justin Robinson | March 16, 2009

It isn't easy being green, as Patriot's latest memory finds out.

Leadtek 9800GT

by Justin Robinson | March 12, 2009

Do starshippy looks on this video card equal space-age performance?

Features

What has Fox got against sci-fi?

by Staff writers | March 18, 2009

The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Dollhouse. Fringe. Why does the Fox Network make interesting sci-fi shows, then strangle them with scheduling?

Why Avatar is my most looked forward to film of the year

by Simon Brew | March 12, 2009

We're looking forward to lots of films this year. But James Cameron's Avatar is at the top of Simon Brew's list...

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