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U R so gay! Homophobia in gaming, and why it hurts

By David Hollingworth | 16:34 Jan 18, 2012 | Comment Now

Why casual homophobia can be a serious problem, and pondering what the way forward might be for gaming sites and communities.

PC Games

Five things video gamers most likely don't know about Warhammer 40,000

By David Hollingworth | 16:24 Dec 12, 2011 | Comment Now

There's more to Warhammer 40,000 than just great video games, and we think there's some things that just need to be explained...

PC Games

Five awesome efforts to support the Child's Play charity

By David Hollingworth | 10:13 Dec 9, 2011 | Comment Now

Discover five fantastic companies and people that are doing excellent things to support the Child's Play childrens' charity.

Lifestyle

AtomicCon a smash hit

By Justin Robinson | 11:56 Nov 17, 2011 | Comment Now

Gallery: See all the action that went down at AtomicCon!

Lifestyle

Your handy guide to safe summer gaming!

By David Hollingworth | 12:24 Dec 10, 2010 | 16 Comments

Safety. Hydration. Heatstroke. Lag. Gaming's natural enemies this summer - so here's our tips to a safe, sane, summer gaming season.

Lifestyle

Atomic Unlocked vid #4: Avermedia goes 3D

By David Hollingworth | 15:52 Nov 4, 2010 | 8 Comments

Video: In the fourth part of our Atomic Unlocked video series, Avermedia's new 3D tuner card takes center stage.

Lifestyle

Atomic Unlocked vid #3: Lightpeak, Larrabee and more!

By David Hollingworth | 16:10 Nov 1, 2010 | 8 Comments

Video: Our third Atomic Unlocked video sees more of Intel's Graham Tucker, and the usual Atomic hi-jinks...

Lifestyle

Atomic Unlocked vid #2: The DLC Discussion

By David Hollingworth | 16:56 Oct 27, 2010 | 3 Comments

Video: We continue our chat with Intel's Graham Tucker at the Sydney Unlocked show, and this time we cover the awkward CPU DLC issue...

Lifestyle

Atomic Unlocked: Melbourne gallery

By David Hollingworth | 10:52 Oct 18, 2010 | 11 Comments

Gallery: Atomic hit Melbourne pretty hard for the latest Unlocked show. Some of us are still recovering...

Lifestyle

Atomic Unlocked: Sydney gallery

By David Hollingworth | 17:11 Oct 6, 2010 | 21 Comments

Gallery: Catch all the action of the recent Atomic Unlocked event in Sydney - the Atomic Beast, cool Avermedia products, and great gaming from Intel and Team Immunity.

Lifestyle

A brief history of Warhammer

By David Hollingworth | 12:51 Sep 27, 2010 | 11 Comments

From the early days of Games Workshop to PC gaming success, follow us on the trail of the greatest gaming setting ever envisaged – WARHAMMER!

PC Games

Top five reasons Starcraft and Firefly share the same world

By David Hollingworth | 12:28 Aug 6, 2010 | 32 Comments

Is it wrong to imagine Mal Reynolds and Jim Raynor enjoying a beer together? If it is, we don't want to be right.

Entertainment

Entertainment industry fails to grasp downloaders' needs

By The Inquirer | 10:02 Jun 1, 2010 | 6 Comments

Analysis: Prefers to milk the diminishing masses instead.

Entertainment

3D Cinema - How it works

By Jake Carroll | 13:20 May 17, 2010 | 2 Comments

Jake Carroll finds the depth behind the 3D screen, and explains how it all works.

Lifestyle

Bittorrent's server reliance could be its downfall

By The Inquirer | 11:35 May 11, 2010 | 2 Comments

Analysis: Not very decentralised at all.

Lifestyle

ASUS Insights Night 2010

By Justin Robinson | 12:44 May 7, 2010 | 10 Comments

Nearly one year later, ASUS return to Atomic HQ with a bundle of never-before-seen tech.

Lifestyle

Lid lifted on secret ACTA cauldron

By The Inquirer | 10:10 Apr 22, 2010 | 3 Comments

Analysis Corporate controls descend... we'd make a Downfall parody about this, but... yeah.

Entertainment

ACTA is a treaty too far

By The Inquirer | 16:40 Apr 14, 2010 | 9 Comments

Analysis: Highlights what is wrong with the world...

Science

The solace of quantum

By Jake Carroll | 16:20 Apr 14, 2010 | 5 Comments

X-Ray: Jake Carroll gets mathematically spooky in his quest for the future of computing.

Science

Geographical Information Systems

By Jake Carroll | 16:02 Mar 22, 2010 | 2 Comments

X-ray: Jake Carroll peers into the GIS way of life.

Lifestyle

Power to the PC: Brisbane leg!

By David Hollingworth | 13:01 Mar 5, 2010 | 20 Comments

We came, we saw, it was awesome - all the action and pics from Atomic's latest Brisbane visit.

Science

Can computing be green?

By Staff Writers | 14:58 Feb 9, 2010 | 5 Comments

X-ray: Jake Carroll looks into the nasties inside your custom rig, and what impact they have on the environment.

Lifestyle

Atomic takes on the Battle for Sydney

By Justin Robinson | 12:26 Feb 1, 2010 | 8 Comments

Atomic leaps into the nerdiest laser skirmish yet.

Entertainment

The massive success of Avatar

By Simon Brew | 10:10 Jan 12, 2010 | 32 Comments

Six months ago Avatar was all set to fail big time? Yet now James Cameron sits atop another huge commercial and critical hit. So just what happened?

Lifestyle

Left 4 Dead 2 LAN Night

By Justin Robinson | 11:10 Nov 18, 2009 | 27 Comments

Atomic hosts a night of zombie-killing goodness.

Entertainment

Stargate Universe: Robert C Cooper interview

By Simon Brew | 14:00 Oct 30, 2009 | 10 Comments

The co-creator of Stargate Universe, Robert C Cooper, spares some time to talk us through the new show.

Lifestyle

Borderlands LAN Night

By Justin Robinson | 11:10 Oct 16, 2009 | 8 Comments

Atomic hosts a Borderlands LAN - we even took pics!

Lifestyle

Atomic's Power to the PC Melbourne Tour!

By Justin Robinson | 12:45 Oct 6, 2009 | 8 Comments

Atomic's second Power to the PC Tour, and final wrapup.

Entertainment

5 things we want from the next Indiana Jones film

By Simon Brew | 17:00 Sep 25, 2009 | 11 Comments

With the news that a story for Indiana Jones 5 is now in place, we put together our wishlist of what we do - and don't - want in the next film.

Lifestyle

Atomic's Power to the PC Sydney Tour!

By Justin Robinson | 14:17 Sep 23, 2009 | 29 Comments

Atomic, cutting-edge tech, incredibly exclusive game access and plenty more!

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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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