Ben Mansill
Ben thinks he’s probably the most experienced PC gaming editor and writer in Australia. After working on the legendary Hyper magazine in the early 1990s, he founded the even-more-legendary PC PowerPlay mag in 1995, and remained as editor for the first five years during that period of explosive PC gaming evolution. After that he founded Atomic magazine in 2000, shifting his focus a bit more towards PC gaming hardware. After a few years as Atomic editor, Ben took over PC Authority magazine, and is now the editor of APC. He likes 48-hour Sins of a Solar Empire binges when he’s not sitting in his sim racing rig manhandling his precious German equipment.
Latest articles by Ben Mansill

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Deals Amazon Prime Day in Australia — this year's third Prime Day event, Big Deal Days, is here.

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News Unsurprisingly, Asus ROG is launching its Wi-Fi 8 routers with an extreme gaming monster.

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APCA 2026 After plenty of deliberation, the shortlists are out for every category.

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Across 40 categories, our PC experts pick the gear we rate as the very best you can get

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Deal with it Sorting the wheat from the slightly less appealing wheat.

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News Some proper big savings are going down on a whole lot of cards covering budget to high-end

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I don't think these deals will last long, so now's the time to move.

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News Whether it's an AMD or Intel platform, these are the bits you'll need for a well-balanced build on the cheap

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Legendary Aussie PC gaming mag ends historic 29-year run

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We go hands-on with 2025's coolest co-op shooter

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The annual PC PowerPlay Tech Handbook is out now, loaded with tips, guides and reviews

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Grab the new PC PowerPlay today. It's a magazine you can hold and love

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news Including the ultimate Gold Award and the all-important Epic Fail Award.

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All your gaming goodness in the new issue of PC PowerPlay

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News All the stuff we liked best for the past year.

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Australia's king of gaming mags has hit the shelves

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We've played Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree and you can share our excitement for this insta-GOAT

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League of Legends epic update exclusive, Pacific Drive, mid-range graphics cards tested and much more!

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The ultimate PC gaming guide – get more from your gear

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We look back at the history of every Doom game, plus it's the big GoTY issue!

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Celebrate 27 years of PC gaming with PC PowerPlay

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The new issue of your favourite gaming mag is onsale right now

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The big bi-annual compendium of all that rocks in PC hardware
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