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Unravelling The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo Review
So last time I taxed my mind with the mysteries of Hauma – A Detective Noir Story. This week I feel like I’ve dabbled in something hallucinogenic by playing The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo. Developed by the Spanish studio Gammera Nest and published by Meridiem Games and Astrolabe Games. The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo is a surrealist adventure based on the animations of Nacho Rodriguez. The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo - Official Launch Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk2ug_Xsu5Y Simon’s Gaming Specs I played this surreal…
How to Format a Hard Drive
Knowing how to format a hard drive can be incredibly useful, and it’s nowhere near as scary or complicated as it sounds – we promise! Whether you want to get your new shiny hard drive ready for use, are looking for a way to fix common software issues, or want to quickly wipe clean an HDD, hard drive formatting can do it all. In our helpful guide to hard drive formatting, we’ve covered absolutely everything you need to know. This includes why you want to…
Yupitergrad 2: The Lost Station Review
Swing on ropes, travel through endless interesting spaces, and dive into gravity-defying battles in Yupitergrad 2, a VR metroidvania-inspired platformer. Buckle up, fellow space explorers, because we're diving headfirst into the madness of Yupitergrad 2: The Lost Station, and it's a wild, gravity-defying ride you won't want to miss! Densely packed with skirmishes, jumping, and upgrades o'plenty. Yupitergrad 2 takes you on a thrilling VR adventure filled to the brim with excitement, humour, and challenges. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGtue56qj8g&ab_channel=MetaQuest Explore Like Never Before If you're a fan…
Lifestyle Inspo: Autumn Vibes Gaming Setup
Back in the summer, we took a look at how you could colour co-ordinate your gaming set-up. Now the leaves are turning and there is a chill to the air, we wondered what autumn themes we could come up with. Whether your aesthetic is permanently set to Gilmore Girls or you just like the warm tones, we can all agree, autumn has some iconic vibes. To celebrate the season, we have put together some autumnal colour co-ordinated tech. Who knows, it could inspire your next…
Start Your Engines and Play Forza Motorsport
Engines at the ready, Forza Motorsport is available to play from today! Blaze across the finish line in this brand-new racing simulator, that comes packed with plenty of fast racing action. To ensure you’ve got what you need to secure the top spot on the podium, we’ve put together everything you need to know about Forza Motorsport, including all the racing gameplay details, official PC system specification, and of course our top PCs and laptops to play. The Gameplay Embark on brand-new thrilling racing adventure in…
Hauma: A Detective Noir Story – Uncovering Secrets Review
I got to flex my little grey cells recently! Not only did I go to watch the thoroughly enjoyable A Haunting in Venice, but I also had a chance to solve a fascinating mystery in Hauma – A Detective Noir Story. Developed by SenAm Games, a Munich based studio, Hauma is a visual novel game. You play the role of Judith, a former police officer. She must solve an ancient mystery if she doesn’t want to lose everything she still holds dear. Explore a variety…
October Indie Showcase – Demonologist
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 October, we are getting our spooky on and taking a closer look at… Demonologist! What is Demonologist? Demonologist, by Clock Wizard Games, is a co-op horror game for one to four players. Launched back in September, this indie scare-fest has received a positive welcome, so far. To make sure it scares you…
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 — Official Launch Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OxQiV8bjkg Simon’s Gaming Specs I experienced this heart wrenching tale on my custom gaming PC with the following specs: ComponentDetailsCPUAMD Ryzen 5 5600XGPUAMD Radeon RX 6800RAM32GB DDR4 3600MHzStorageNVMe and SATA storage Previous Reviews 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.…
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…