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Thursday August 27, 2009
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Editor's Note

Let's just pretend it's Wednesday, okay?

Cool?

Good.

Anyway, big news this issue, from all over the tech and gaming world. Firstly, we've seen a bit of James Cameron's upcoming Avatar - and it's pretty damn impressive! We've also got the movie's new trailer, so you should definitely check that out.

We've also got all the news from Blizzcon 2009, including a big report on the future of Blizzard's Battle.net service. Considering the games it'll tie into - Starcraft II, Diablo III and WoW - chances are you're going to come across it. Better read all about it, from our reporter at the show.

And speaking of the show, we had a good one at Atomic HQ recently. Activision and Atomic hosted a Wolfenstein LAN event, and it was packed with frags, beer and pizza. Check out the gallery of happy faces (and my windmilling arms).

Finally, the new PS3 - slimmer and more drive space. We can't wait to get our hands on one, so check out the specs while we all wait.

Anyway, see y'all soon at the Power to the PC tour - don't forget to sign up!

- David Hollingworth, Editor

         

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Top Stories This Week

James Cameron's Avatar looking good James Cameron's Avatar looking good
by David Hollingworth | August 25, 2009

Video: Atomic saw fifteen minutes of Avatar in 3D, and we were impressed with shiny aliens and jungle romance. Kinda.

The future of Battle.net The future of Battle.net
by Liz Skuthorpe | August 24, 2009

Blizzard unveils the new look Battle.net at BlizzCon 2009. Atomic gets the low-down from Project Manager Greg Canessa, plus all new pics!

Wolfenstein LAN Night Wolfenstein LAN Night
by Justin Robinson | August 20, 2009

Atomic's Wolfenstein LAN - now with pics!

Sony's Slim PS3 got new Cell processor Sony's Slim PS3 got new Cell processor
by The Inquirer | August 21, 2009

Shrunken process, same performance.

News

Mobile phone media centre mod is awesome
by Justin Robinson | August 27, 2009

An expert mod, and dripping with creativity.

NVIDIA's ION slips from the market
by The Inquirer | August 27, 2009

Windows 7 gives NVIDIA headaches.

Apple's Snow Leopard unleashed on Friday
by The Inquirer | August 25, 2009

A slimmer, faster, simpler operating system.

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New trailer for Empire's Napoleon expansion
by David Hollingworth | August 24, 2009

Video: Get a taste of the CGI action in this latest addition to the Total War franchise - Napoleon!

Blizzard unveils Diablo III's Monk class
by Liz Skuthorpe | August 22, 2009

Blizzcon 2009: The latest Diablo III character class has been unveiled in all his open-palmed glory and he is, of course, the Monk.

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm announced
by Liz Skuthorpe | August 22, 2009

Blizzcon 2009: The convention opens with a keynote announcing a new WoW expansion full of changes.

Lenovo moves into the home server market
by The Inquirer | August 20, 2009

Everyone wants one, right?

ATI updates its Linux graphics display drivers
by The Inquirer | August 20, 2009

Catalyst 9.8 for x86 and x86_64 - go AMD-powered Penguins!

NASA lunar probe broadcasts 461GB of data daily
by Justin Robinson | August 21, 2009

The lunar probe's got some new old-school tech.

Reviews

Patriot Torqx 128GB SSD
by Justin Robinson | August 26, 2009

The most thoughtful inclusion with an SSD ever!

Seagate Momentus 500GB
by Justin Robinson | August 25, 2009

A small drive with a big memory.

Gigabyte GM-M8000 gaming mouse
by David Hollingworth | August 20, 2009

Not perfect, but surprisingly responsive in-game. Nice work Gigabyte.

Features

The Aion interview
by David Hollingworth | August 26, 2009

Interview: Atomic recently caught up with one of upcoming MMO Aion's Associate Producers, Lani Blazer.

The future of Battle.net
by Liz Skuthorpe | August 24, 2009

Blizzard unveils the new look Battle.net at BlizzCon 2009. Atomic gets the low-down from Project Manager Greg Canessa, plus all new pics!

Diablo III Q&A
by Liz Skuthorpe | August 23, 2009

Atomic gets to grips with the Monk thanks to Lead World Designer Leonard Boyarsky and art director Christian Lichtner.

WoW's Lead System Designer Interview
by Liz Skuthorpe | August 23, 2009

Atomic meets up with Greg Street, Lead Systems Designer, World of Warcraft, to talk about Cataclysm, new in-game effects, and changing Azeroth forever.

Jamie Bamber interview
by Staff writers | August 20, 2009

BSG's Apollo on the complete show, British cops, and much more...

Wolfenstein LAN Night
by Justin Robinson | August 20, 2009

Atomic's Wolfenstein LAN - now with pics!

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