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PC Games

Command & Conquer 4: Tiberium Twilight first impressions

By Justin Robinson | Mar 17, 2010 | 4 Comments

Preview: Atomic gives C&C4's skirmish a go, but does it stack up?

PC Games

Bad Company 2: Worst launch ever?

By David Hollingworth | Mar 16, 2010 | 51 Comments

You expect rough MMO launches - you don't expect FPS titles to follow suit. And you certainly don't expect it to uncover serious issues in modern game reviewing.

PC Games

Star Trek Online post-launch interview

By David Hollingworth | Mar 10, 2010 | 4 Comments

We talk to Star Trek Online's Executive Producer Craig Zinkievich about the post-launch buzz, new gameplay developments, and persistent PvP.

Lifestyle

Power to the PC: Brisbane leg!

By David Hollingworth | Mar 5, 2010 | 20 Comments

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

PC Games

Meeting the Operators

By David Hollingworth | Mar 2, 2010 | 11 Comments

Atomic talks to the special forces operators helping EA make the next Medal of Honor game.

Security

The pirate life for me

By Jake Carroll | Mar 2, 2010 | 12 Comments

X-ray: Jake Carroll puts on an eye-patch and looks into the history of software piracy and protection.

CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

Triple-channel memory kits vs dual-channel on P55 platform

By Justin Robinson | Feb 23, 2010 | 11 Comments

We see if Triple or Dual channel memory is faster on Intel's P55 platform.

PC Games

Dragon Age JBTextures and Duke Nukem high Res textures pack

By Ashton Mills | Feb 22, 2010 | 3 Comments

Mod matters, with Ashton 'there's a mod for that' Mills.

PC Games

Starcraft II Beta first impressions

By Justin Robinson | Feb 19, 2010 | 11 Comments

Preview: Atomic jumps into the Starcraft 2 beta for a not-quite-incredible time.

PC Games

Medal of Honor

By David Hollingworth | Feb 17, 2010 | 7 Comments

Engine Room: We visit EA headquarters to meet the team behind the brand new Medal of Honor.

Systems

High end system vendors get the blues

By The Inquirer | Feb 17, 2010

Analysis: As servers get more generic, it's back to workstations.

Modding & Cooling

Atomic chats with Antec's Scott Richards

By David Hollingworth, Justin Robinson | Feb 16, 2010 | 5 Comments

Interview pt.1: We talk to one of Antec's honchos about the financial crisis, what sets Antec apart, and the sounds of silence...

Science

Can computing be green?

By Staff Writers | 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.

PC Games

Portal Prelude and Delta Sector

By Ashton Mills | Feb 3, 2010 | 2 Comments

Mod matters, with Ashton 'There's a mod for that' Mills.

Lifestyle

Atomic takes on the Battle for Sydney

By Justin Robinson | Feb 1, 2010 | 8 Comments

Atomic leaps into the nerdiest laser skirmish yet.

PC Games

Neotokyo and 1+1=1

By Ashton Mills | Jan 12, 2010 | 9 Comments

Mod matters, with Ashton 'I ain't 'fraid no mod' Mills.

Entertainment

The massive success of Avatar

By Simon Brew | 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?

CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

More RAM for less power is forecast in 2010

By The Inquirer | Dec 1, 2009 | 5 Comments

Analysis: DDR3 hits 1.2V at 1333 and 1.35V at 1600.

PC Games

Retro Warcraft art ahoy!

By David Hollingworth | Nov 27, 2009 | 7 Comments

It's fifteen years (!!!) since the first Warcraft game taught us not to poke peons, and we've got a gallery of great concept art.

PC Games

Cinematic Mod and Trine

By Ashton Mills | Nov 27, 2009 | 5 Comments

Mod matters, with Ashton 'I ain't 'fraid no mod' Mills.

Lifestyle

Left 4 Dead 2 LAN Night

By Justin Robinson | Nov 18, 2009 | 27 Comments

Atomic hosts a night of zombie-killing goodness.

CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

Nvidia denies it's moving to x86

By The Inquirer | Nov 10, 2009 | 10 Comments

Opinion: Rumours fly regarding Nvidia's CPU intentions.

CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

CPUs and GPUs conclusion

By The Inquirer | Nov 3, 2009 | 1 Comment

Part 2: Will AMD blow its lead again?

CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

CPU and GPU now, the convergence goes on

By The Inquirer | Nov 2, 2009 | 6 Comments

Part 1: Fusion or fission?

Entertainment

Stargate Universe: Robert C Cooper interview

By Simon Brew | Oct 30, 2009 | 10 Comments

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

PC Games

Getting around IWnet and Modern Warfare's lack of dedicated servers

By David Hollingworth | Oct 22, 2009 | 27 Comments

We chat with a local competitive gamer who's come up with an early plan to sidestep the lack of server functionality in Infinity Ward's MW2.

PC Games

R.U.S.E

By Seamus Byrne | Oct 20, 2009 | 1 Comment

Engine Room: We chat to Mathieu Girard, Senior Producer on RUSE, about strategy, tactics, and bringing something new to the RTS.

Lifestyle

Borderlands LAN Night

By Justin Robinson | Oct 16, 2009 | 8 Comments

Atomic hosts a Borderlands LAN - we even took pics!

PC Games

The World of Warcraft Cataclysm interview

By Liz Skuthorpe | Oct 16, 2009 | 6 Comments

Liz Skuthorpe chats about the big changes coming to Azeroth with two World of Warcraft veteran developers.

Modding & Cooling

Project: CM Stacker Overhaul

By Justin Robinson | Oct 7, 2009 | 6 Comments

Modding: An Atomican-built, decidedly wet mod.

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Atomic Magazine

Issue: 111 | April, 2010

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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