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Top 5 Gaming PCs to Play Warhammer 40K: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters
Prepare to lead your armies to victory in this reboot of the 1998 tactical turn-based strategy classic. Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters takes you to the iconic gothic science fiction backdrop of the 41st Millenium. There you will command the Grey Knights – humanity's greatest weapon – to root out and purge a plague that spans the galaxy. If the prospect of commanding your own personalised squad of Daemonhunters has piqued your interest, then you’re really going to enjoy the little taster for the…
Overclockers UK’s Guide on How to Choose a Gaming PC
When it comes to choosing the gaming PC of your dreams, there are a considerable number of details and factors that you need to take into account. You may have questions such as; what will you be using your PC for? Do you want a budget-friendly PC? Are you interested in taking advantage of the latest generation of hardware? As such, creating your dream PC can become quite a daunting task. But fear not! Our team of experts at Overclockers UK has answered your calls and…
Rejoice! Crysis 4 is Finally Coming – Now to Figure Out if Your PC Can Run It
After almost a decade of waiting, Crytek has confirmed that Crysis 4 is in development. Following the developer’s split from EA after Crysis 3, a sequel has seemed less and less likely as they only focused on remasters for the original trilogy. But now we know a tentatively titled fourth game is in development and can start to hype ourselves up. What better way to do that than by asking, for the first time in too long, can my PC run Crysis? Crysis 4 Official…
Best Digital Board Games to Play on Your PC
Fun fact. April 13th is world Scrabble Day. Here at Overclockers UK, we saw this as the perfect opportunity to look at one of the different facets of gaming. Tabletop gaming. More specifically, the best ways to play tabletop games digitally. We are currently living through a board game renaissance. Game Night no longer means getting halfway through Monopoly before someone flips the table in an epic rage quit. From Carcassonne to Catan all the way round to Indie Kickstarters, there is a board game…
Everything You Need to Know About Martha is Dead, the Jaw-Dropping Thriller You Simply Must Play
There is little point in asking if you are ready to play Martha is Dead because simply put, you are not ready. This dark, first-person psychological thriller from developer LKA became one of 2022’s most talked-about indie games and another strong piece of evidence for the ‘video games are art’ debate. Whether you have a horse in that race or not, we have everything you need to know about this game so you can experience it for yourself. Experience a Tale Set in War-Torn Tuscany …
GTA VI is Coming, Making an Exciting Future for Rockstar’s Flagship Franchise
Update 05/12/23 Grand Theft Auto Six has been officially revealed, with Rockstar unveiling the first trailer for GTA VI. Whilst we’re working with pretty limited info at the moment, Grand Theft Auto Six’s first trailer has revealed we’re heading back to the Miami-inspired Vice City. What’s more, it looks like there is going to be a huge map to explore in GTA VI. In the trailer, we saw everything from the beaches and city, all the way to the Everglades. Rockstar Won’t Let You Play…
Is the Steam Deck Good Enough for AAA Gaming?
It has been a few weeks now since Valve hand-delivered some of the first Steam Decks to lucky buyers near their offices, but the question remains. Is the Steam Deck good for AAA gaming? The Steam Deck packs a pretty big punch, with all of the models rocking a custom AMD APU optimised for handheld gaming. This chip is based on AMD's Zen 2 and RNDA2 architecture, delivering plenty of performance for PC games on the go. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Dy-KWjp-m0 The Tech Spec In their official tech…
You NEED This for Elden Ring
Elden Ring, shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely... TLDR, we are absolutely mad about Elden Ring here at Overclockers UK. So, we've curated the perfect setup, one that we both know you need. Our new favourite Soulslike role-playing game Elden Ring has captured the attention of gamers across the internet. It has something for everyone, from the constant world-building and breath-taking visuals to that unforgiving combat we've come to love from games such as Darksouls and Bloodborne. What do I Need to Play Elden…
Rainbow Six Extraction Update: Everything You Need to Know About Ubisoft’s Co-op Shooter
Are you ready for all-out alien warfare in Rainbow Six Extraction? A spin-off from Rainbow Six Siege and its limited-time event Outbreak, this game steps away from the competitive team versus-team matches of the original for dark PvE battles. Launched January 20th 2022, this game is available to download now if you haven’t already. If teaming up with friends to purge infested areas of extraterrestrial scourge sounds like your cup of tea, then you’re reading in the right place! We here at Overclockers UK have…
Monster Hunter Rise: Official PC Specifications and Everything You Need to Know
It took a bit of patience, but Monster Hunter Rise finally made it to PC on January 12th 2022. The title from Capcom’s acclaimed series started life as a Nintendo Switch exclusive. After teasing PC gamers with a demo in October 2021, the full game can be enjoyed by everyone. You might be one of those returning players or maybe you’re new to Monster Hunter after hearing so much about it. Whichever category you fall under, we at Overclockers UK have you covered. We’ll fill…
Five Incredible Gaming Laptops to Experience Life is Strange Remastered Collection
It's been too long since we paid a visit to Arcadia Bay. Which makes the release of Life is Strange Remastered Collection even more fortuitous. Released on the 1st of February 2022, the adventures of Max and Chloe have received a visual face lift worthy of their games’ critical acclaim. The enhanced graphics look stunning, not to mention the animation receiving a boost thanks to modern mocap technology. We’ve picked out our five favourite gaming laptops for you to immerse yourself in this breathtaking adventure. …
Elden Ring: The Official System Specifications for FromSoftware’s Latest Soulslike
Elden Ring was released on the 25th of February 2022, and is a Soulslike experience from the masters of the genre, FromSoftware. This time around they have teamed up with the master of colourful weddings, George R. R. Martin. What is Elden Ring? Elden Ring is another entry into the Soulslike subgenre of action role-playing games, made famous by the acclaimed Bloodborne and the Souls series. Like its devilish cousins, this game serves a punishing cocktail of a higher-than-average difficulty, mysterious lore, and combat focused on reading enemy patterns. This has become FromSoftware’s key selling point for their games,…