October is an exciting month with the change of seasons and the countdown to Halloween underway. For fans of online gaming,it’s not just about candy and scary movies this year. October 2022 is home to some of the biggest online gaming events of the year. Most popular games have weeks-long events planned.
For fans of Destiny 2, the event has already begun. The Festival of the Lost lasts until the end of the month. Follow along with the Halloween storyline and enjoy plenty of Halloween flair. Each player will have candy they can trade for in-game masks and there will also be new Festival Bounties available to players. The most exciting part of the event is the haunted sectors that will be playable and include some new creepy creatures, such as headless monsters lurking on the moon.
Apex Legends’ Fight or Fright is underway and will last until November 1st. Shadow Royale is back and will feature fallen Legends returning from the dead in their altered shadow form. Game modes will rotate weekly, and there is still time to get in on the Shadow Royale fun. The game mode will be available on the Olympus After Dark map from October 25th through the end of the event. Of course, there are also plenty of Halloween skins and fan favorites available in the store throughout the month as well. It just would not be Halloween gaming without them.
One of the most anticipated game events of the season is Fortnite’s Fortnitemares event. The event will launch on October 18th and is sure to be an interesting one since it is the second-largest event of the year for the game. Spooky Halloween skins have already started appearing in the item shop and are sure to be even better after October 18th. Epic has announced the launch date of Fortnitemares, but that is the only official information available. We know from years past that the map will morph into something fitting of the holiday. This has already begun as Grim Gables; a haunted house, has replaced Shifty Shafts. It is safe to assume there will be event-specific quests to earn lots of extra XP, as well as Halloween decorations and candy consumables that have appeared in previous seasons. There is some speculation about possible crossovers which might have been teased in the announcement, including Nightmare on Elm Street’s Freddy Krueger and the regulars from The Walking Dead like Negan. We will not know anything for sure until the event launches on October 18th.
The immensely popular Rocket League will launch its Haunted Hallows event on October 19th. The event will have added Halloween flair with the Farmstead Arena transitioning to a holiday variation and a Halloween version of the Super Cube mode that turns your car-sized ball into a Jack-o-Lantern. Horror fans will be excited to see a lot of familiar faces make an appearance in the game. Characters, including Billy the Puppet from Saw, Chucky from Child’s Play, Leatherface from Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Sam from Trick ‘r Treat, will all have their own themed items and skins available during the event.
Finally, Dubbed the Spooky Fest, Minecraft’s event will last until November 9th this year. Minecraft Marketplace’s celebration began on October 4th and includes new adventures, scary mobs, and exciting mini-games. Lots of themed items are available for purchase, and three free Character Creator items are being offered. In Minecraft Dungeons, it has become the spookiest fall season ever, and there are new dark seasonal trials to enjoy. Minecraft’s Spooky Fest has something for everyone to enjoy regardless of the game mode you prefer.
These are some of the biggest titles hosting seasonal events, but there are many more. Regardless of your online game of choice, the Halloween season is shaping up to be spooky good fun for everyone.