Spooky seasonal fun in online shooter

It’s the first day of October and already everyone’s losing their minds over their spoopy plans for Halloween (even though it’s still 30 days away). Blizzard Entertainment are also getting into thespirit(LIKE A GHOST) of things by announcing the return ofOverwatch’sHalloween event.

The mysterious tweet shows relatively new Deathmatch map, Chateau, turned into a gothic mansion akin to that of a Hammer horror flick. As usual, players can expect a new wave of skins, sprays and highlight intros, as well as returning skins, such as the excellent Dragon Symmetra. We will update you on the details when they eventually wise fwom their gwave.

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The Halloween event begins October 9.Overwatchis available now on PS4, PC and Xbox One. Now, I just need to get my Sombra Halloween costume together.

There’s a rumor among explorersAbout a monolithic lairHome to terrifying horrorsHeroes, how will you prepare?pic.twitter.com/bAJaMIjcrM

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch)17 May 2025

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.