Halloween
Ongoing coverage on Halloween.
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Star Wars Galaxies Legends begins its Halloween celebration with a long list of server events
Star Wars Galaxies Legends is hosting a Halloween celebration featuring numerous in-game server events. Activities include dealing with spiders, finding pumpkins, participating in contests, and visiting themed houses, culminating in a large in-game party on November 8th. Players are encouraged to stay tuned for further announcements and can earn double heroic tokens from October 23rd to 26th.
Final Fantasy XIV brings All Saints’ Wake back once more on October 15
Final Fantasy XIV's annual Halloween event, All Saints' Wake, returns on October 15th and will run until November 2nd. Players can participate by speaking to an NPC in Gridania and will receive new rewards, including a teddy bear monster costume and new decor items.
Start building these Lego Halloween sets this weekend and you'll be done in time for the spookiest night of the…
Lego has released its new range of Halloween-themed building sets, featuring items like the Lego Halloween Pumpkin Lantern and Mayor Manor. The article highlights these sets as excellent for building and displaying in time for October 31st, with the author expressing particular enthusiasm for the new collection.
Evening Reading - October 7, 2026
This edition of Evening Reading from Shacknews covers a variety of gaming news and community highlights. It includes a review of Order of the Sinking Star, news on Skydance merging WB Games and Paramount Games Studio, Google's AI game generation platform Playground, and a gameplay reveal for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. The article also touches on Discord's Halloween ringtone, Fortnite fan art, and mentions classic games like Star Wars: Galactic Racer, Pokemon Emerald, Halo 2, and Star Wars Battlefront 2.
World of Warships and World of Warships Legends kick off Halloween events
World of Warships and World of Warships: Legends have launched their respective Halloween events, featuring thematic activities and new content. World of Warships introduces a Halloween Treats event pass with unlockable rewards, while World of Warships: Legends brings a new battle type against a headless admiral and other missions.
Set up the perfect Halloween party with these discounted horror board games
Amazon is offering discounts on several horror board games, including "Twisted Cryptids" and "Horrified: Ravenloft," in time for Halloween. The article highlights these deals as great additions for spooky game nights, mentioning that some of the discounted titles are considered among the best board games available.
Eterspire’s Night Full of Frights adds Halloween fun and champion monsters
Eterspire's Night Full of Frights update adds Halloween-themed content, including a Trick or Treat quest and a visual overhaul for Firefly Grove. The update also introduces champion monsters with new attacks and battle patterns, alongside reworked hunt objectives to provide more varied challenges.
Cozy multiplayer social game Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival is back online for its annual Halloween month romp
The cozy multiplayer game Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival is back online for its annual Halloween event. Players can carve pumpkins, share them online, and enjoy spooky attractions. Updates include an upgraded Unity version, a more robust server, and a motion sickness option.
Warframe ignites the Nights of Naberus once more for Halloween
Warframe's annual Nights of Naberus Halloween event has returned, featuring Daughter in the Necralisk offering new treats like glyphs, a landing craft skin, and a poster. Players can also participate in a new seasonal alert involving punching ghosts and trade for spooky void treasures.
Mister Scary – Where Are You? Has A Family To Find This Halloween
Mister Scary – Where Are You?, a platform adventure game developed by calgames and published by Ratalaika Games, is now available for PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch for £5.99. The game follows a purple monster searching for his lost family in a spooky world, featuring six stages with bosses and unique snack-based combat mechanics.
Grand Theft Auto Online kicks off Halloween events and goodies all through October
Grand Theft Auto Online is celebrating Halloween throughout October with various in-game events and bonuses. Players can participate in themed races, survival encounters, and slasher modes, earning double or triple rewards in GTA$ and RP. Returning seasonal features like collecting jack o’ lanterns and UFO parts are also available, alongside free cosmetics and rewards for law enforcement jobs.
Pokemon Go October 2026 Events: Raids, Spotlight Hours, Halloween, And More
Pokemon Go is launching a variety of events throughout October 2026, including new Raid bosses like Xerneas, Yveltal, Dialga, Palkia, and Origin Forme Giratina, alongside Mega Evolutions. Spotlight Hours will feature different Pokemon each week with unique bonuses, and the month includes a two-part Halloween celebration, a debut for Bramblin, and the introduction of Astronaut Pikachu.
Fortnite unveils a Five Nights at Freddy’s crossover for its Halloween event to rousing fan acclaim
Fortnite has announced a crossover with the horror game series Five Nights at Freddy's as part of its upcoming Fortnitemares Halloween event. The announcement, which includes character skins, has been met with significant fan acclaim, with the announcement tweet becoming the game's most-liked post ever.
Fortnitemares 2026 features FNAF, Freddy Krueger & Slender Man
Epic Games has revealed the lineup for Fortnitemares 2026, Fortnite's annual Halloween event starting October 1. This year's event will feature collaborations with Five Nights at Freddy's, Slender Man, The Purge, and Black Clover, with Freddy Krueger also appearing. The event will also tease a Beetlejuice collaboration.
Next Week on XBOX: New Games for September 28 to October 2
This weekly feature highlights new games coming to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC between September 28 and October 2. Titles include Minecraft Dungeons II, Gears of War: E-Day, Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, and a remastered The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, among many others across various genres.
Splatoon 3 brings back Splatoween with Wizard vs Knight vs Ninja
Nintendo has announced the return of Splatoween for Splatoon 3, starting October 31st. Players can choose between Team Wizard, Team Knight, or Team Ninja in special Tricolor Turf War matches, which will feature Halloween decorations.
KPop Demon Hunters And Ghostbusters Come To Monopoly Go For Spooky Season
Scopely is celebrating the fall season and Halloween in Monopoly Go with a "Monster Mash" event running from September 23 to November 25. The event features crossovers with "KPop Demon Hunters" and "Ghostbusters," introducing themed minigames, music, collectibles, vehicles, and characters.
A Castlevania: Belmont's Curse demo kicks off the Halloween season in October, with save data transferring to the…
Konami and developer Evil Empire are releasing a free demo for Castlevania: Belmont's Curse on October 1st, with save data transferable to the full game launching October 15th. The demo will feature the opening chapter and run at 60fps on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, while the base Nintendo Switch version will run at 30fps.
Pokemon GO Sandile Hatch Day Reportedly Leaked in New Datamine
A datamine leak suggests that Sandile will be the featured Pokemon for Pokemon GO's Hatch Day event on October 17th. While Scopely has not officially confirmed the event, the leakers have a strong track record. This potential event would be a significant opportunity for players to obtain a shiny Sandile and its evolutions, which are typically locked behind 12km eggs.
Palia provides the first peek at its Halloween-y Frights & Delights update coming September 24
Palia has revealed its upcoming Frights & Delights update, set to launch on September 24th. The update will reintroduce the Spiritfest event, add a new Palcat ranching animal, introduce level five friendship quests for NPCs, and feature a new battle pass called Path of the Ghastly. Players can expect new Halloween-themed cosmetic items and decorations.
