Editor's Note

It's been hectic at the old Atomic HQ.

Last week, we put issue 107 to bed (and boy, it's a doozy, with our... angriest cover yet), wished Justin a happy holiday (he's off... doing... whatever it is tech writers do when not writing about tech), and then took a big breather before the most hellish part of the tech calendar.

The Xmas Party Season.

Yep, that time of the year when every company wants to take you out and, well, get you quite... 'seasonally happy'. And on top of that, we still have two more issues to put out before year's end! And this little thing we like to call the Atomic site, which has been bubbling along quite nicely.

So what's new? Well, we went along to the launch of a whole new range of sexy Alienware laptop and desktop gaming PCs, and we managed to snag one for a quick First Look. It's a helluva build, but we've got probably the most extensive photo gallery you'll find anywhere - and it's worth checking out.

We've also got brand new trailers for upcoming games Bioshock 2 and Assassin's Creed 2. Both games are getting very close to launch - especially AC2 - so check out the action and virtual mayhem.

And speaking of action, we've also uncovered a neat little trick to get around the censored version of the new Left 4 Dead 2 demo. This hack will get you playing the game as the devs intended, not that prude Atkinson. Check it out.

Plus, of course, a whole lot more.

In the meantime... pray for Mojo. The year's about to get... busy :)

- David Hollingworth, Editor

Top Stories This Week

Alienware Area-51 ALX by David Hollingworth | November 5, 2009 Alienware's latest is packed with the latest kit and all kinds of cool features.		New Bioshock 2 trailers full of creepy girls and action by David Hollingworth | November 4, 2009 Video: See the new singleplayer and multiplayer trailers for the upcoming Bioshock 2.
Things that go *stab* in the night, in the new Assassins Creed 2 trailer by David Hollingworth | November 5, 2009 Video: Check out the tools of assassination in the latest AC2 trailer.		How to get gore in the Australian L4D2 demo by David Hollingworth | November 2, 2009 Essential linkage: How to get around the ludicrous censorship in the Left 4 Dead 2 demo.

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