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Torn Away – A Difficult Story on the Effects of War
Grab your box of tissues Overclockers, you’re going to need them. This time we played the hard-hitting Torn Away developed by perelesoq. Torn Away Story Torn Away has you play as Aysa, a 10-year-old Russian girl, who is living through the horrors of World War 2. You will experience key events that Aysa had to endure in the four years the USSR was at war with Germany. You follow her from the opening days from where her father is called up leaving Aysa and her…
OcUK Ultimate Crossplay Guide: Bringing the Gaming Community Together
With the advent of online gaming, cross compatibility between PC and console has become something of a must-have feature for new titles. For decades if you wanted to jump into multiplayer matches with friends, you all needed to have the same console. In most cases, friends were tied into a common platform with PC gamers playing with other PC gamers, Xbox owners playing exclusively with fellow Xbox owners, and so on. Until recent years, this meant if you owned a different console or had a…
Assassin’s Creed: Mirage – The Wait is Over!
It’s finally here, the much anticipated latest instalment in the Assassin’s Creed franchise is finally available to play from today. We’ve been on the edge of our seats ever since Ubisoft first announced Assassin’s Creed Mirage way back in 2022, but the long wait is over. We’ve put together everything you need to know about Assassin’s Creed Mirage to ensure you’ve got all those much-needed assassin tricks and parkour moves at the ready. The Gameplay Assassin’s Creed Mirage focuses on the origin story of Basim,…
Yet Another Zombie Survivors
You’re joking! Not another one? Yet Another Zombie Survivors is a reverse bullet hell game, with the sole goal of surviving the night in a land infested with undead of many shapes and sizes. Build up a team of three survivors, each with unique weapons, skills and benefits, to create the perfect squad to outlast the zombie horde. OcUK Computer Technician and Support Assistant Liam Bould reviewed Yet Another Zombie Survivors on his Ryzen based gaming PC. CPUAMD Ryzen 1800X GPUNVIDIA RTX 3070 (Inno3D)RAM16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3200MHz…
DOCP vs XMP Showdown: Unlocking RAM Performance
DOCP vs. XMP – which is for you and are there any differences between these two memory overclocking profiles? We’ll be answering both of these questions as we take a closer look at everything you need to know about DOCP and XMP. XMP: XMP stands for ‘Extreme Memory Profiles’, and is an overclocking software created by Intel to be used on all Intel compatible motherboards. XMP has been designed to help boost the speed and performance of your memory by automatically detecting the fastest memory…
MOUZ Wins The Last Ever CS:GO Tournament
ICYMI, CS:GO officially became Counter-Strike 2 last week. We’d been waiting for this update to drop all summer. But with this new game come a few historic lasts. Such as the last competitive tournament. The ESL Pro League held their CS:GO Grand Final on October 1st, and esports legends MOUZ took the last ever title. Congrats to MOUZ! Here at Overclockers UK, we’d like to give a massive congrats to MOUZ. They beat Natus Vincere 3:0, an absolutely blinding win by all accounts. https://twitter.com/mousesports/status/1708541552602067361?s=20 Celebrate…
Top Five New Game Releases Coming in October
There’s a delightful autumn chill in the air and that can only mean one thing – it's the start of October! To kickstart the month of spooky festivities, here are our top five new game releases that are heading our way in October. Each one has been paired with a high-quality gaming PC or laptop to match. Assassin’s Creed Mirage – October 5th Play as Basim, a cunning street thief and experience a brand-new thrilling story in Assassin’s Creed Mirage. On your journey for answers…
AMD FSR 3.0 – Maximum Gaming on Old and New Graphics Cards
AMD FSR has received a hefty upgrade! Now called, AMD FSR 3.0, this dedicated upscaling technology has been updated to deliver you maximum gaming performance and huge improvements in frame rates. If you’re looking to take advantage of this new and improved cutting-edge tech, then we’ve compiled everything you need to know, including the basics of AMD FSR 3.0, all the included features, along with the compatible graphics cards and games. AMD FSR 3.0 AMD FSR 3.0 is the latest generation of AMD’s FidelityFX Super…
Runa & the Chaikurú Legacy – A Wild Adventure!
Explore the ancient ruins of a lost civilization in Runa and the Chaikurú Legacy. This action-packed adventure comes to us from the Argentinian developer's Fanny Pack Studios. The version of the game I played was alpha build v0.6.0, which includes the first chapter of the game, as well as the boss fight against Anaconda. There's Secrets to be Found in the Jungle Runa and the Chaikurú Legacy is a 3D platformer, that reminds me of the classics from the PlayStation 1 era. The exploration and combat…
Don’t Sleep on Shadows of Doubt! – UPDATED
Featuring a unique mix of hand-crafted design and procedural generation, the detective stealth game Shadows of Doubt is one not to be missed. Update 30/09/23 Cheats and Liars DLC Our favourite detective sim is back with its first major content update! Shadows of Doubt captured our attention earlier this year thanks to its incredible procedurally generated sci-fi noir aesthetic and addictive gameplay. Launched earlier this week as a free content update, Cheats and Liars brings a love affair and grand hotel for us to…
5 Best PS5 Games You Can Play On PC (And 5 We Hope We Can Soon)
Sony has been throwing us PC gamers plenty of bones by treating us to formerly PS5-exclusive titles in recent years. Many games that never seemed like they would stray from their natural console habitat are now gloriously in the hands of the PC and modding community. But we want more. So, while we look at a fab five that we already have our hands on, allow us to put out another five into the universe that we hope make the jump over soon. Just...nothing…
The Best Ducky Keyboards for Gaming!
As the unsung hero of any gaming battle station, your keyboard needs to be ready to handle it all. Thankfully, Ducky has created a line of mechanical keyboards that strive to combine cutting-edge intelligent features and technology, with stunningly intricate designs and colours into one incredible gaming keyboard. As the unsung hero of any gaming battle station, your keyboard needs to be ready to handle it all. Thankfully, Ducky has created a line of mechanical keyboards that strive to combine cutting-edge intelligent features and technology, with…