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A glowing flying skull above a mine tunnel, with separate cards for the Straw Boss assignment and earlier Halloween hats.

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Deep Rock Galactic’s Halloween event gives new and returning hats separate assignments

Hoxxes Halloween runs through November 5. The Straw Boss headgear and earlier Halloween hats come from different assignments, while flying skulls add a Performance Point bonus.

PC games

A survival ship sails between islands above underwater ruins; a 21-day two-phase marker sits over two conflicting calendar cards, November 12 and November 18, separated by a question mark.

Explainer6 min read

Once Human’s Isles of Abyss launch has two dates for its permanent server

The ocean PvE scenario is live across PC, console, and mobile, with shipbuilding and a server-wide endgame. Two official pages give different dates for its permanent server.

PC games

A conceptual wasteland map with an abstract gamepad symbol and separate markers for the October 20 patch, the Infestation investigation and an October 21 disconnection resolution.

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Fallout 76’s October patch fixes console crashes, while Infestation auto-completes remain under investigation

The October 20 notes cover quests, C.A.M.P. items, weapons, menus, and several PS5/Xbox crash fixes. Bethesda also names two issues it had not marked resolved.

Console games

A calendar with October 21, October 29, October 31, and November 10 marked beside incoming and leaving game cards.

Explainer5 min read

Game Pass’s second October wave has a busy October 29 and two exit dates

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade arrives October 29, but the wave spans several tiers and platforms. Nine games leave October 31, with Football Manager 26 following on November 10.

Gaming platforms

A drawn autumn community building with a plain hexagon sign stands beside an ordinary pumpkin, a camouflage-covered table, candy and a habitat under construction. Camouflage for candy appears at upper left, with neutral visitor symbols below it.

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Pokopia’s Pumpkaboo event needs Version 2.0.1 and Camouflage

Pumpkaboo’s Sweet Surprises runs from October 17 to November 1 in local time. A rebuilt Pokémon Center is not enough by itself: players also need the right story progress, Zorua’s Camouflage move, an online first launch and the current 2.0.1 update.

Console games

A finished race bracket points toward an October My Nintendo reward card and a separate November qualifier leading to a December championship.

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Mario Kart World Open is over; October entrants can claim points around October 27

The October 17–18 event has closed. Participants can check My Nintendo for 50 Platinum Points around October 27, while players who missed the qualifier still have the November 21–22 Open before December’s Fall Cup.

Console games

A strategy-game map is split into three DLC waves, with four weapon silhouettes in the first panel and story, allies and class symbols in later panels.

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Fortune’s Weave Wave 1 is four weapons, not a new story chapter

Nintendo’s paid Expansion Pass starts with four prototype weapons modeled after Three Houses relics. The $34.99 US pass also covers two later waves, but it requires the full Switch 2 game and individual waves are not sold separately.

Console games

A desert settlement sits beneath a mountain ridge and oil derricks; two motorbikes, a radio, a waterskin and a reset-arrow sign fill the foreground under New map, fresh start.

Explainer6 min read

DayZ Badlands adds Nasdara, while Update 1.30 starts everyone fresh

The October 15 release pairs a paid desert map with a broader 1.30 update. Nasdara is the expansion’s centerpiece, but the launch also added general-game features and wiped progress on every platform.

PC games

The headline RANKED GOES LIVE sits above a neon city and rank chevrons; a red event marker towers above a desert facility with an underground tunnel cutaway.

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Battlefield 6 Season 5 puts Ranked REDSEC beside a live Dead Space event

Season 5 launched on October 13 with two new settings, Rapid Royale, four weapons and the official start of Ranked Battle Royale. By October 23, the Dead Space event was live, while the server browser remained scheduled for December.

Console games

An illustrated island map shows a bright route and a storm-dark route, each marked 1 through 4, with a gift box and pass emblem at right.

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Fire Emblem Shadows adds Book IV’s first four chapters; Dietrich’s pass ends October 27

Nintendo added Chapters 1 and 2 on October 9, then Chapters 3 and 4 on October 14, for both light and shadow. Book switching requires Book I story rewards; the separate Dietrich Premium Pass window ends October 27 at 10:59 p.m. PT.

Mobile games

Older reward cards retain their item icons on a stack; a glowing point curves toward a separate blue pass card marked with 60 levels.

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ARC Raiders Frozen Trail moves old Raider Decks into a Legacy Pass

Update 2.0 preserves rewards already earned, but changes how progression works: Cred is gone, Reward Points feed only the pass you have selected, and just one pass can be active at a time.

PC games

A matchmaking queue branches between a cross-play symbol and a Wildcard card, with a small settings toggle beside the console path.

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Apex is running two matchmaking tests, with cross-play limited to US-West

A default cross-play test affects US-West, while a separate Plat+ search test runs across regions. EA expanded the first to Wildcard; console players can opt out, but disabling cross-play may mean longer queues.

Console games

A branching hunt map shows a smoke-covered route, a red Bloodweaver marker under a Blood Moon, and a separate Hunter pack card.

Explainer6 min read

Hunt: Showdown’s Blood Testament Chapter 2 separates free changes from a paid Hunter pack

Inferno returned on October 6, while the new weavers and three event rewards were scheduled for October 13. The October chapter also brought a separately priced cosmetic DLC whose name differs between Crytek’s story post and Steam’s product listing.

PC games

The headline Haunted playlists sits above four conceptual Halloween activity zones: haunted streets, a purple monster arena, coastal ruins and a compact illuminated arena, seen by an anonymous adventurer. No closing date is shown.

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Fortnitemares 2026: haunted playlists and the 26-quest Jack-A-Nape reward

Epic’s Halloween event is running across Battle Royale, Horde Rush, Reload and Blitz Royale until November 1. Freddy’s Nightmare is an in-match weapon reward, while a separate free Nitemare quest track offers Jack-A-Nape after 26 quests.

Console games

A drawn generic screen has four spacecraft quadrants connected to four controller symbols, three abstract arena cards and a distant globe beneath Four players, one screen; no character pilots appear.

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Star Fox update 1.2.0 adds four-player Battle Mode on one Switch 2

The free September 29 update adds Katina, Sector X and Venom, plus split-screen for up to four Battle Mode players on one console. The same local group can join online battles as a team; online play still needs the update, internet and Nintendo Switch Online.

Console games

An alternate-fantasy city map transitions from a bright downtown block to a haunted university and shadowed exchange, with six hero silhouettes along a vote board.

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Deadlock’s City Never Sleeps adds six heroes while staying invite-only

Valve’s September 29 update rebuilt much of Deadlock’s New York map, refreshed the HUD and introduced six heroes whose release order players voted on. The final hero arrived October 20, but the game remains a friend-invite playtest rather than a public release.

PC games

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