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Ben Mansill To Leave Atomic

9:39AM Logan Booker | We recently talked to Tim Best about his departure from the editor’s position at PC Powerplay and his subsequent move to Perth games developer Interzone. Now, we have news that another veteran games journo is looking to greener pastures, with Ben Mansill announcing on the Atomic forums that he’ll be leaving the tech/gaming mag. I’ve recently been offered a good position at another publishing company, to help drive and grow its games titles and sites. It’s a step for me that I need to take. I need to do new things, around new people, and just have a massive change of scene for the sake of it. The longer I stay here the less likely it is I’ll ever want to leave, but life’s short and about variety of experience. All the best and good luck Ben. Having worked with Ben for close to five years on Atomic, I can vouch for the fact that he’s a top bloke. He’s done excellent work with the magazine and its community, and before that, PC Powerplay, so there’s no doubt he’ll keep the trend going. A new beginning [Atomic forums] More »

Tim Best Off To Interzone (With Interview Goodness)

10:15AM Logan Booker | Avid readers of PC Powerplay will be aware of the fact that editor Timothy C. Best shipped off to Perth last month, leaving his post on the PC gaming magazine. Associate Editor Anthony Fordham has since filled the role and, if you cast your mind back four years ago, you’ll remember that it’s a position Fordham has held before. Tim decided that writing about games probably wasn’t as fun as making them. As such, he’s now over at Interzone Games. No doubt he’ll be working on their BigWorld-based and currently nameless MMO. I recently hit Tim with a few questions regarding his shift from journalism to games development. Hit the jump for the interview! PS. Any readers of PCPP out there? What do you think of the changing of hands? Probably a better question is: Do you read gaming mags? Let us know. More »