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Ready for the Reboot: Mortal Kombat 1
Mortal Kombat is once again returning to our lives with yet another reboot. MK1 launches today on PC and console. Here's everything we know. With perhaps the most pathetic attempt at a Steam page we've seen in recent years, Mortal Kombat 1 is a bit of a mystery at the time of writing. However, fear not, as we've checked under the rocks, watched all the videos we could find, and more to bring you all the deets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYa7L4jp11E Seriously, has someone forgotten to…
10 Years of GTA V
2023 marks ten years since the release of everyone’s favourite crime-simulator RPG and multiplayer sandbox game, GTA V. The seventh installment in Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto franchise, GTA V remains incredibly popular to this day. To mark the game’s 10-year anniversary, we’ve decided to take a closer look at what continues to make GTA V so successful in 2023, along with looking forward to the future of the franchise with rumours and hints continuing to circulate about GTA VI. GTA V In GTA V, choose…
The Best Marvel Games to Play in Celebration of the 60th Anniversay(ies)
Calling all heroes! 2023 marked numerous 60th anniversaries of the most popular Marvel characters. We can’t think of a better way to celebrate our beloved superheroes than playing some of our favourite Marvel video games. That’s why we asked our fellow fans in the Overclockers UK office and put together this list of our top Marvel games that are perfect to play for the 60th anniversary(ies). Midnight Suns Released only last year, Marvel’s Midnight Suns is the latest tactical action RPG that allows you to…
The Crew Motorfest: Specs and Recs
Set on the beautiful island of Hawaii, get ready to blaze your way across the finish line in The Crew Motorfest. Hitting our gaming libraries on September 14th 2023, this brand-new racing simulator comes packed with must-have, fast-paced racing action to keep you on your toes as you battle it out for first place. As your pit crew, here at Overclockers UK we’ve put together this pre-race guide to ensure you’ve got everything you need to be victorious. This includes all the action-paced driving gameplay,…
Miniatures Is Coming to PC and Mobile
Other Tales Interactive have announced their new interactive fiction game, Miniatures, is coming to Steam and mobile November 14th, 2024. Billed as a playable short-story collection, Other Tales has today announced a new peculiar experience set to launch on PC and mobile next year. Miniatures is a carefully curated collection of handcrafted adventures centring around childhood, with imagination and reality merging under dark undercurrents of loneliness, magic, and mystery. Miniatures - Announcement Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgzoiD6tr9I Created from the minds behind award-winning co-op puzzler Tick Tock:…
Boti Byteland Overclocked – Whimsical 3D Platformer
Boti Byteland Overclocked is a whimsical look into the life of a data transfer “bot” called Boti. A new robot who accidentally plunges the world into a buggy, glitch-filled, virus-infected landscape. From Untold Tales comes a 3D platformer resonating with my childhood love of all things collecting, fighting, and discovering! There’s a new world to save, even if we are the ones that have doomed it. OcUK Computer Technician and Support Assistant Liam Bould reviewed Boti Byteland Overclocked on his Ryzen based gaming PC. ComponentSpecificationCPUAMD Ryzen…
Unhinged Games You Never Knew You Needed To Play
With so many games available nowadays, it’s safe to say a fair few are going to be unhinged. In celebration of Video Game Day, we’re taking a look at our favourites. From bizzaro concepts like Goat Simulator 3 to bonkers mechanics, we love a bit of unhinged gameplay. There’s even more to look forward to as well, with Pigeon Simulator on the horizon. What better time to round up the office’s favourite unhinged games and share the chaos with you? Squirrel with a Gun We’re…
September Indie Showcase – Dave the Diver
We are back with our monthly Indie Showcase, where we pick one of the many gems produced by independent game developers and make sure it gets some well-deserved time in the sun. For September, we are taking a closer look at the playcation banger... Dave the Diver! What is Dave the Diver? Dave the Diver by MINTROCKET is a recent addition to the cosy, life sim gaming genre – with a much-deserved warm welcome. (Seriously, 50K+ overwhelmingly positive reviews on Steam at the time of…
Top Five Gaming Mice for Playing Baldur’s Gate 3!
Baldur’s Gate 3 is rapidly becoming everyone’s favourite Dungeons & Dragons inspired RPG. Its three-year-long early access period left us waiting on the edge of our seats to finally get our hands on its official full release. Now that it’s finally here, is your set up ready to embark on this thrilling adventure through the Forgotten Realms? We see you glancing at your tired-looking set-up, wondering if your gaming mouse is capable of handling all those fast mouse movements and clicks that the turn-based combat…
Explore Five Amazing Sandbox Games this Weekend!
The weekend is finally here, and we all know that means, it’s time to game! This weekend, we’ll be venturing into our top five sandbox games that offer you incredible gameplay, in-depth storylines, and of course complete freedom with how you wish to play. To ensure you’ve got all the tools you need to start exploring, each of these amazing sandbox games has been paired with a powerful gaming PC or laptop. Rust In Rust, your one and only objective is to survive. Armed only…
What Are the Best Graphics Cards for 1080p and 1440p Gaming
Do you want to experience the very best of 1080p and 1440p gaming but don’t know which graphics cards are compatible? Well, you’re in luck! As the PC experts, we’ve put together this handy guide detailing our top recommended graphics cards and gaming monitors for 1080p and 1440p gaming. 1080p Gaming 1080p stands for the resolution of your monitor. In this instance, your monitor will have a resolution of 1920 x 1080, the most common type of gaming monitor. A 1080p monitor is great for…
Fae Farm: A Magical Farming Sim Must-Have!
We all have our genres that we just love and cannot get enough of. By now, we should all know it’s farming sims for me. So, when we got the opportunity to review Fae Farm by Phoenix Labs, I eagerly volunteered as tribute. Set on the enchanted island of Azoria, Fae Farm is a farming sim with a magical twist. Wild magic has brought peril and danger to this lush, fertile land. It’s our job as the new farmer on the block to restore balance…