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The Best Dragons to Battle This Saint George’s Day
Hark and listen carefully, brave adventurers! Here be dragons - scaled demons that rule far away kingdoms from the sky and unleash terror on the lands below. The poor folk of these forsaken lands have but one hope – you! Yes, in honour of Saint George’s Day we charge you, with brave steel in hand, to make haste to one of these virtual worlds cursed by dragons. Fight the fire-breathing menace, be the hero, and don’t forget to loot their piles of gold. Alduin and…
How to Connect Your Wireless Headset to Your Gaming PC
Have you recently spoilt yourself with a brand-new wireless headset but are now stuck on how to connect it to your PC? If this is you – then fear not! There’s no time to panic since we’ve put together this helpful guide showcasing how you can connect your wireless headset to your gaming PC. Corsair HS80 Wireless Gaming Headset Why Buy a Wireless Gaming Headset? Wireless gaming headsets are a must-have peripheral for anyone wanting to enjoy clutter-free, versatile gaming. Completely wireless, you won’t need…
The Best PC & Hardware for Enthusiasts!
Are you a veteran streamer or enthusiast gamer looking for your next gaming set up upgrade? Well, have we got the blog post for you! We’ve put together this list of our best PC and hardware for enthusiasts, designed to help you achieve superior performance in your favourite AAA titles and creative projects. This high-quality PC and all of this incredible hardware comes to £4,346.21* (including a pillow set). Refract Gaming Indigo Pre-built PC: Built by PC experts, the Refract Gaming Indigo has been fine-tuned…
Killer Frequency Launch Date Revealed
Last week Team17 Digital announced the launch date for their upcoming Black Comedy Slasher-Adventure, Killer Frequency. Set in a small-town US radio station, Killer Frequency will take to the airwaves later this summer on PC, consoles, and VR. Last week Team17 Digital announced Killer Frequency will see a simultaneous release on PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox, meaning console player can tune in too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpgcMzUJ8iA “Folks, you heard it here. We’ve got a killer on the streets of Gallows Creek tonight. For now,…
Coming To VR: Breachers
Climb, vault, rappel, swing, shoot, and strategise your way to victory in the awesome VR game, Breachers. Breachers has tactically entered into our Coming To VR series. Launched on Thursday, 13th April, Breachers is a 5v5 VR FPS where your wits and decision-making skills are put to the ultimate test. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcClud1gcd4 Does the game already being released breach the ‘Coming to VR’ name of this series...? Yes, it does! Do we care...? No, we don’t! Because Breachers is our new favourite VR title!…
Level Up Your Creative Workflow with an RTX 40 Series GPU!
The RTX 40 Series comes packed with a range of incredible features designed to enhance your gaming performance and creative workflow. To fully showcase some of the cutting-edge technologies, we’ve put together this article highlighting how you can achieve next-level content creation with an NVIDIA RTX 40 Series graphics card. The NVIDIA RTX 40 Series Engineered utilising cutting-edge Ada Lovelace architecture, the NVIDIA RTX 40 Series graphics cards are perfect for gaming, streaming, and content creation. Take advantage of powerful third-gen RT and fourth-gen Tensor cores,…
How to Play XBOX Games on Your Gaming PC or Laptop
Your choice of platform doesn’t have to limit your gaming! In fact, there are multiple different ways you can enjoy playing your favourite console exclusives on your gaming PC. Today, we’ll be highlighting how you can play XBOX games on your gaming PC or laptop. This includes the XBOX Game Pass, XBOX Play Anywhere, and more! XBOX Play Anywhere: If you purchase a compatible XBOX Play Anywhere game, you’ll be able to play it on your XBOX console and Windows 10 gaming PC. There isn’t…
The NVIDIA RTX 4070 is Now Available!
Hold on to your hats, the NVIDIA RTX 4070 is officially available to order today from Overclockers UK. The RTX 4070: The latest addition to the NVIDIA RTX 40 Series, the RTX 4070 has been designed for gamers and content creators looking to harness the latest generation of hardware. Built utilising ground-breaking Ada Lovelace architecture with 5888 CUDA cores, 12GB of GDDR6X video memory, and a boosted clock speed of up to 2.48GHz. All of which combined results in superior performance in all your favourite…
Scrabble Day: Video Games That Are Board Games Too!
April 13th is Scrabble Day. We’re taking a look at our favourite AAA games that can be brought to the tabletop! We love a good crossover, and that includes crossing over to different mediums and formats. Seeing some of our favourite video games recreated for the tabletop just makes our little nerdy souls happy. From exploring how the game is translated to tabletop mechanics, to admiring the miniature version of the game heroes, there’s plenty to enjoy. Grab yourself a cuppa and come geek out…
Which Memory Stick is Best?
Ultra-fast and reliable storage is a must-have for any work or gaming set up. But which memory stick is best? To ensure you can find the best storage solution for your set up, we’ve decided to showcase the different types of memory sticks, along with a few of our top recommendations. What is a Memory Stick? A memory stick, or USB drive, is a portable storage device that will typically plug into a USB port on your laptop or computer. Memory sticks can be used…
Dead Island 2: Everything You Need to Know
We’ve waited… and waited… and waited… but after a decade, we now can get our hands on Dead Island 2! This long-anticipated sequel to the 2011 original finally emerged from development hell on April 28th 2023, and it’s brought a fresh outbreak of zombies with it. It’s hard to think that it was eight years ago we first saw Dead Island 2’s now iconic cinematic announcement trailer. A trailer that lives in such infamy that even Goat Simulator 3 parodied it for its own reveal.…
Overclockers UK’s Ultimate Collection of Streaming Guides
Over the years, we have compiled many a streaming guide. Today, we’ve brought them all into one handy dandy place. Welcome to Overclockers UK’s Ultimate Collection of Streaming Guides! Now, this is an article you’re going to want to bookmark, all you budding streamers out there. This ultimate streaming guide is linked to every blog we’ve ever written about streaming. Plus, any time we cover new streaming content, it will be added to this guide. Let this be your one-stop-shop for all things streaming. Content…