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News > Console Games

Have you slapped your fan base today?

09:59 Aug 24, 2011 | Comment Now

Atari is making dickish moves to shut down its most devoted fans. Is this trademark protection gone too far?

Features > PC Games

Mechwarrior: Living Legends

12:20 Jan 27, 2009 | Comment Now

Engine Room: The incredible awesomeness of giant laser armed robots is back, and James Matson was there to cower.

Features > Graphics Cards

The battle of the drivers

14:33 Jan 6, 2009 | Comment Now

Tweaked perfection or a bunch of cosmetic tomfoolery? James Matson gets friendly with the world of homebrew GPU drivers.

Features > PC Games

A tale of two gamers

12:37 Dec 15, 2008 | Comment Now

Two of Atomic's biggest MMO nerds get their geek on about the state of massively multiplayer gaming.

News > Console Games

Eidos and censorship

10:28 Nov 24, 2008 | Comment Now

James Matson knows the truth is out there, it’s just going to be a little late.

Features > PC Games

Interview: Edge of Twighlight

13:37 Nov 13, 2008 | Comment Now

Atomic checks out the up and coming Steampunk game Edge of Twilight by Aussie developers Fuzzyeyes.

Opinion

The new vapourware

10:31 Oct 31, 2008 | Comment Now

It may surprise the hordes of people that gave Auran’s ‘Fury’ a wide berth to learn, but I actually enjoyed the Unreal 3 Engine powered MMOFPS. Sure, it wasn’t a game I was ...

Features > PC Games

Creating game cinematics

17:04 Apr 23, 2008 | Comment Now

How stories, concepts and trailers for games are turned into pure, digital sex. Uh, game videos. We mean game videos.

Features > Console Games

Game On Exhibition

14:17 Mar 11, 2008 | Comment Now

James Matson takes a trip down joystick-thrashing memory lane, and invites you to come along

Reviews > PC Games

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

15:16 Nov 9, 2007 | Comment Now

Gaming joy at the bottom of a bowl of Strogg.

Features > PC Games

A History of Sex & Games

11:47 Sep 27, 2007 | Comment Now

James Matson dives headfirst into the world of sex and gaming, discovering that despite the censorship, controversy and regularly tragic game design, there’s no pulling these ...

Reviews > Entertainment

Roving Mars

10:18 Aug 20, 2007 | Comment Now

Exploring Mars on the IMAX big screen.

Reviews > PC Games

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2

15:51 Jul 30, 2007 | Comment Now

James Matson performs recon on the sequel to Ubisoft's impressive tactical FPS.

Features > PC Games

Fury Beta preview

13:22 Jul 12, 2007 | Comment Now

Auran has let a closed Beta version of their new MMO Fury loose on the gaming public. James Matson was there to get a taste of the PVP action.

Features > Lifestyle

Safari 3.01 Beta for Windows

09:59 Jun 20, 2007 | Comment Now

How does Apple's Windows browser stack up against the reigning rivals?

Reviews > PC Games

Spellforce 2: Dragon Storm

10:53 Jun 7, 2007 | Comment Now

Spellforce 2: Dragon Storm attempts to lift an average game a little higher by throwing a handful of wyverns at it. James Matson ducks.

Reviews > PC Games

Spellforce 2: Shadow Wars

09:35 May 21, 2007 | Comment Now

James Matson knows that glowing staffs and wavy grass aren’t always the measure of a good game.

Features > PC Games

Emulation 101

11:22 Apr 4, 2007 | Comment Now

Classic games never die. With emulators your PC is an arcade machine and console rolled into one. Take the journey with James 'Amiga4Eva' Matson

Features

The other universe

14:16 Feb 11, 2005 | Comment Now

The Metaverse, a brave new virtual world or just pointless sci-fi bollocks? James "Amiga4Eva" Matson dons a VR headset and goes off in search of answers.

Features > Operating Systems

The life of BeOS

12:50 Dec 23, 2004 | Comment Now

If you're running an x86 'desktop' machine today, your choice of OS is limited in the extreme. It's either Windows or Linux. No amount of shuffling desktop themes or skins ...

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Atomic Magazine

Issue: 133 | February, 2012

Atomic is a magazine aimed squarely at computer enthusiasts, gamers, and serious PC upgraders.

Every month we bring you the latest reviews of new technology and PC components, in depth features on everything from overclocking to console hacking, and gaming previews and interviews.

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