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Wednesday April 1, 2009
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Editor's Note

It's now only a week to go until issue 100 is on sale - or perhaps a day or two, if you're a subscriber! There's a special surprise included for all our dedicated Atomicans to enjoy, and we can't wait to share it with you...

But, to ease the wait, here's your regular dose of newsletter goodness.

Our top stories this week are great mix of content. In digging around for some nostalgic shots for issue 100, we found some old photos of the Atomic labs from the early days. Given how popular our walkthrough of Atomic's current digs was the week before, we thought we'd share these and they've been just as well received.

Not sure who that guy with the long hair is, though... spooky!

We've also got some great tech writing from Ashton Mills. This time he's taken a long look at 64-bit computing. It seems like the change from 32- to 64-bit computing has always been just around the corner, and Ashton's doing his bit to speed the process with his article on why now is the best time to take advantage, and what 64-bit can do for you.

We've also had a lot of video trailers go up on the site, including the new trailer for Modern Warfare 2. It's not the most... revealing of trailers, but it's sure gotten us excited. And speaking of great games, there's news from Blizzard on the upcoming Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3.

Be sure to check it all out below!

- David Hollingworth, Editor

         

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Top Stories This Week

Blizzard sheds light on Diablo 3 Blizzard sheds light on Diablo 3
by David Hollingworth | April 1, 2009

The latest Blizzcast chat talks up WoW, Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3.

64-bit computing 64-bit computing
by Ashton Mills | March 30, 2009

The 32-bit era is coming to end, but what does this mean and what's so great about 64-bit? Ashton pads the bits.

Timewarp: Atomic Labs 2004 Timewarp: Atomic Labs 2004
by Justin Robinson | March 27, 2009

Never-before-seen pics of what the old Atomic Labs were like.

Modern Warfare 2 launch video Modern Warfare 2 launch video
by David Hollingworth | March 30, 2009

Video: New Modern Warfare video little more than a cruel tease... but still oh-so-cool.

News

Guitar Hero: Metallica launch video
by David Hollingworth | April 1, 2009

Video: Rock out with your guitar-shaped controller out!

NASA's Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle
by Justin Robinson | April 1, 2009

NASA's UFO-esque spaceship - designed to potentially make it all the way to Mars and back.

Work on Trek 2 already begun
by David Hollingworth | April 1, 2009

The reboot of the Star Trek franchise hasn't opened yet, but the sequel is already planned.

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Ten very small gizmos and gadgets
by Justin Robinson | April 1, 2009

Ten of the smaller things in the world.

Blizzard sheds light on Diablo 3
by David Hollingworth | April 1, 2009

The latest Blizzcast chat talks up WoW, Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3.

NVIDIA's Quadro updated
by The Inquirer | April 1, 2009

The high end of NVIDIA's pro range of video cards gets a refresh.

New game rating system proposed
by David Hollingworth | April 1, 2009

We're getting an R18+ rating, but at what cost?

NVIDIA's PhysX might run on ATI hardware
by Justin Robinson | March 31, 2009

NVIDIA might port PhysX over to the new industry standard: OpenCL.

New Prototype trailer
by David Hollingworth | March 31, 2009

Video: Find out the Top Ten Reasons you should be getting excited about new open-worlder Prototype.

Instant upgrade for Windows 7
by The Inquirer | March 31, 2009

Windows 7 users will get 'instant access' to new features online.

Intel's new Xeon is blindingly fast
by The Inquirer | March 31, 2009

The latest Nehalem-grade Xeon is a performance and efficiency breakthrough.

Modern Warfare 2 launch video
by David Hollingworth | March 30, 2009

Video: New Modern Warfare video little more than a cruel tease... but still oh-so-cool.

NVIDIA updating the GTX295 to a single PCB
by Justin Robinson | March 30, 2009

Moving the GTX295's cores to a single PCB to save money and power.

NVIDIA files against Intel
by The Inquirer | March 30, 2009

Intel files against Nvidia, so Nvidia fights back. When will the fighting end?!

EA gives DRM the flick
by The Inquirer | March 30, 2009

The Sims 3 to be without invasive DRM, says Electronic Arts. Woohoo.

Good morning internet!
by Justin Robinson | March 27, 2009

Friday Afternoon Youtube: Internet memes summarised in song.

Indiana Jones on the Wii
by David Hollingworth | March 27, 2009

Video: See Indy whip it up in the latest Staff of Kings trailer for the Wii.

Modern Warfare 2 gets a date
by David Hollingworth | March 27, 2009

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is coming, and now it has a release date.

Wolfenstein + iPhone = cool
by David Hollingworth | March 27, 2009

Esential linkage: id's John Carmack talks about his effort to port Wolfenstein 3D to Apple's iPhone. And it's a really good read!

Onlive remote gaming
by The Inquirer | March 27, 2009

GDC 09: Can remotely rendered, streaming gaming actually work? Onlive thinks so...

Making gaming fun
by The Inquirer | March 27, 2009

GDC 09: Ubisoft's Clint Hocking talks intentionality, fault tolerance and the making of Far Cry 2.

Reviews

MSI GX720 gaming laptop
by David Hollingworth | April 1, 2009

A budget gaming notebook from MSI? Colour us curious...

SilverStone 'Raven' RV01
by Justin Robinson | April 1, 2009

The Raven PC case: channeling more F-117 Nighthawk stealth bomber than any other case!

XFX 4850
by Justin Robinson | March 31, 2009

An ATI video card, by XFX? OMGWTFBBQ?!

Madworld
by Staff writers | March 31, 2009

Madworld. It's violent. It's got blood stains. And it's got a man with a chainsaw mounted onto his arm. It's on the Nintendo Wii, too...

Foxconn Renaissance X58
by Justin Robinson | March 30, 2009

Foxconn's new mobo includes everything but the soundtrack CD.

INNO3D GTX285 Overclock
by Justin Robinson | March 27, 2009

Check out the bling on Inno3D's latest overclocked video card monster!

Features

64-bit computing
by Ashton Mills | March 30, 2009

The 32-bit era is coming to end, but what does this mean and what's so great about 64-bit? Ashton pads the bits.

Timewarp: Atomic Labs 2004
by Justin Robinson | March 27, 2009

Never-before-seen pics of what the old Atomic Labs were like.

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