Psychological horror game Ad Infinitum gets a spooky new trailer

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Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard has been a major source of corporate drama these past few months. Back in April, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) moved to block the acquisition, stating «Microsoft’s proposed solution failed to effectively address the concerns in the cloud gaming sector». This block included a massive, 200-plus page findings report that suggests «The evidence we have seen suggests that cloud gaming may be an important disruptive force in the gaming industry.» 

This adorable ocean clean-up game, which I've been watching for a while, has finally got a release date, and I can't wait to care for all the critters.

Tired of that giant white slab of a PlayStation 5 in your living room and looking to add a bit of pizzazz to your surroundings? Well then Sony might just, depending on your idea of tasteful, have what you're looking for: three new metallic console covers (and matching controllers) that are almost certainly not going to match your existing decor!

Welcome to the weekend – and to another batch of recommendations of all the best new streaming releases. It's a big week for movies, with some of the summer's biggest hits now available to watch at home: Pixar's most recent release Elemental is now on Disney Plus and Fast X is now streaming on Peacock. In other movie news, El Conde, the latest film from Spencer and Jackie director Pablo Larraín, is now on Netflix, and recently released comedy Theater Camp is streaming on Hulu. 

The UK Games Fund has received £5 million in additional investment to establish the UKGF Content Fund.

Nacon’s psychological horror Ad Infinitum has received a new trailer, providing a quick look at the various terrors that players will experience. Developed by Hekate, it releases on September 14th for Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC. However, those who purchase the Nightmare Edition on consoles or the Supporter Edition on PC can start playing now.

Meta has started rolling out its Meta Quest v57 update for its Quest virtual reality headsets. The update brings a range of new features and upgrades for Quest users such as unsending image messages, horizon feed, and more. But one of the most important feature upgrades to come from the update is an improvement to the avatar creator, as the company adds better customization options for users to fine-tune their appearance. Users will now be able to do a bunch of customization previously not possible such as adding highlights to hair, using a slider to pick a specific base hair color, and even choosing the color of your eyebrows. This was a feature many had asked for in the past and Meta has finally delivered.

Developer Turn 10 has released a new video for its upcoming sim racing title Forza Motorsport, showing off some of the early races that players will get to experience when the game is out on October 10. Check out the video below.

By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium.

It’s a somewhat slow week in streaming TV; sure, as ever you’ve got a million shows that you could catch up on, current or otherwise. But as far as actual new premieres go, it’s a relatively quiet week.

The pumpkin spiced lattes have appeared in a certain coffee chain and that means that Halloween is on it’s way. Another indication that All Hallows’ Eve is immanent is the sudden rush of horror games, with NACON and Hekate studio’s starting the race with an atmospheric trailer for their new game, Ad Infinitum.