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Games are good for you - and for the oldies! 
By David Hollingworth | 12:29 Mar 22, 2012 | Comment Now 
Local retailer Game Traders has noticed a new sales trend - older people getting into gaming to maintain or boost mental capacity, but anyone can benefit from a good gaming ...
 
Tim Schafer interview – The frustrating aspects of working with publishers 
By Nathan Lawrence | 15:00 Apr 23, 2012 | Comment Now 
Legendary developer Tim Schafer talks about his upcoming visit to Melbourne’s Game Masters exhibition, Kickstarter and working with publishers.
 
G.SKILL Trident X 2400MHz Ram Review - not up to enthusiast grade 
By David Hollingworth | 15:18 May 25, 2012 | Comment Now 
Hardware Review: Great on paper, but in reality, these sticks from G.SKILL are quite a disappointment.
 
NVIDIA to take gaming into the Cloud, with Gakai and HAWKEN 
By David Hollingworth | 12:13 May 16, 2012 | Comment Now 
NVIDIA announces Geforce GRID, a second gen cloud gaming platform, at the same time as mecha game HAWKEN comes on board with Gakai, the other partner in the mix.
 
Microsoft to Restrict 3rd Party Browsers in Windows RT 
By Alex Whitehouse | 10:57 May 11, 2012 | Comment Now 
Most Windows Tablets will be forced to rely on Internet Explorer
 
Pirate Bay Blocked Off for 4 Million in UK 
By Alex Whitehouse | 00:14 May 4, 2012 | Comment Now 
Internet censorship - we take a look into where it will all end, and the implications of downloading
 
Diablo III Interview - making Hardcore hardcore, the no LAN issue, and much more 
By David Hollingworth | 13:43 May 3, 2012 | Comment Now 
Interview: We recently got to sit down with Jay Wilson, lead dev on Diablo III, and pitched some burning community questions his way...
 
OCZ Vertex 4 512GB - Everest beats Sandforce 
Hot Award
By John Gillooly | 11:15 May 1, 2012 | Comment Now 
Hardware Review: Everest 2 ousts Sandforce in OCZ’s new SSD lineup.
 
Crytek “pretty sure” that Crysis 3 will support DX11 at launch; announcement trailer released 
By Nathan Lawrence | 15:16 Apr 25, 2012 | Comment Now 
We’re “pretty sure” that should be a top priority for the platform that makes CryEngine 3 look best.
 
AMD announces two impressive CPU lineups – has it finally turned around?   
By Alex Whitehouse | 09:50 Apr 24, 2012 | Comment Now 
Next-Gen ‘Trinity’ and Brazos 2.0 desktop & mobile parts due June - AMD leverages external tech and promises truly significant improvements.
 
Game demos: necessary releases or out-of-context time wasters? 
By Nathan Lawrence | 17:18 Apr 15, 2012 | Comment Now 
A closer look at the pros and cons of demos.
 
OCZ's Revo Drive Hybrid - fast, but expensive 
By Matt Wilson | 14:17 Apr 2, 2012 | Comment Now 
Hardware Review: It's a great bit of kit, but OCZ's new hybrid Revo Drive is just a bit too expensive for our tastes...
 
Intel Z77 Chipset Preview 
First Look
By John Gillooly, Matt Wilson | 12:26 Mar 30, 2012 | Comment Now 
Hardware Preview: We sneak a look at the latest and greatest chipset from Intel, with Z77 mobos from GIGABYTE, ASUS, and MSI.
 
PC gamers should always have the option of using a keyboard and mouse over a controller 
By Nathan Lawrence | 16:28 Mar 29, 2012 | Comment Now 
Is it okay for devs to minimise keyboard/mouse support for games that are ‘better’ played with controllers?
 
Console certification process holds back Battlefield 3 PC patch 
By Nathan Lawrence | 11:20 Mar 28, 2012 | Comment Now 
Just in case you needed another reason to hate multiplatform development…
 
ACT shows why it’s the capital of Australia by trailblazing a state-level R18+ rating 
By Nathan Lawrence | 16:10 Mar 27, 2012 | Comment Now 
Thank the gaming gods, we’re still moving in the right direction.
 
Working as a technician 
By Chris Taylor | 11:05 Mar 20, 2012 | Comment Now 
Do you feel pretty handy with all kinds of PC hardware? Perhaps you've got what it takes become a full time computer technician.
 
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria - hands on preview! 
By Liz Skuthorpe | 18:01 Mar 19, 2012 | Comment Now 
Game Preview: Blizzard has just held its anticipated Mists of Pandaria preview and Atomic was invited – and it's looking very polished indeed. Plus: Screenshot ...
 
Homeless hotspots combines homeless people with modern computing 
By Vito Cassisi | 13:37 Mar 15, 2012 | Comment Now 
Turning homeless people into living wifi spots - cool idea or horrible way to exploit the disadvantaged?
 
Mass Effect 3 interview: Preston Watamanuik 
By Nathan Lawrence | 10:52 Mar 9, 2012 | Comment Now 
Here's the first of five full interviews with Mass Effect 3 devs. This time, we talk to Bioware's Lead Gamplay guy about being a good guy, reputation, and returning to ME1 ...
 
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Atomic Magazine

Issue: 137 | June, 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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