No, it doesn’t seem like you’ll be traipsing through his childhood (for all we know). Instead, you’ll control Michael as he was in the original movie – escaping from a sanitarium by sneaking through a storm, hijacking a vehicle, and driving into Haddonfield. Things take a ghastly turn as he starts murdering innocents, eventually happening upon his signature mask in a shop.

It also happens to have an assortment of knives. Naturally, he chooses the biggest one, just like in the movies. There’s a mention of Michael moving through the shadows, pretty much foreshadowing his major ability in multiplayer. Throughout all this, Dr Samuel Loomis is on his trail, and hopefully won’t be too late to stop him.

Halloween: The Game launches on September 8th for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC. If you are a multiplayer aficionado, it’s worth checking out the overview trailer, which outlines the gameplay loop and how the player victims can counteract Myers in different ways.

The map has been described as the town’s “bustling hub”, and a prime hotspot for residents that want to partake in various day-to-day activities, like shopping and grabbing some drinks with friends. This means that there will also be plenty of commercial locations that players will likely get to explore, and where they can potentially even find some useful tools. Among these locations are a bar, a park, a costume store, a car repair shop, and a music store. The trailer wraps up this tour with a musical crescendo that turns into the iconic theme song for the 1978 classic horror film.

Halloween was first unveiled in August 2025 with a trailer. As its name might imply, it is based on the John Carpenter film of the same name, and features Michael Myers as the main threat that players will have to deal with.

Much like other horror multiplayer games like Dead by Daylight, in Halloween, one player takes on the role of Michael Myers, stalking the streets of Haddonfield and executing its citizens one by one. Four other players take on the role of these citizens and must try their best to survive, alert the rest of the town to Myers’ presence, and, if possible, even try to slow the monster down. To help them deal with this, the game provides the citizen players with plenty of weapons – real and makeshift – to slow Myers down.

The players trying to survive Myers’ onslaught also have the capability of commanding nearby NPCs, and can equip them with weapons to give them a better shot at surviving an encounter with the monster.

When it was first unveiled, IllFonic described Halloween as being an “immersive horror sandbox”, which indicates that players will be able to interact with many environmental elements to help them in their fight for survival. Along with its multiplayer component, the studio has also confirmed that there is a single-player story mode that revolves around an event known as “The Night He Came Home” from the perspective of Michael Myers.

Back in March, IllFonic had released a new trailer for Halloween, providing more details about how its multiplayer would work. The title was described by the studio as its “most robust, dynamic and terrifying multiplayer offering yet.” Among the features showcased in this trailer included Myers’ Killer Sense ability, which shifts the camera to a first-person perspective, giving him the ability to track players and resources.

Myers will also have some supernatural abilities, like Shape Jump, which allows him to move through environments more easily, and even phase through solid objects. Similarly, he can also get a speed boost thanks to Shape Dash.

Halloween is coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.

Described as its “most robust, dynamic and terrifying multiplayer offering yet,” Halloween is an asymmetrical title where one player controls Myers. Four others embody his soon-to-be victims, but his killing spree isn’t chaotic. By slaughtering specific residents before the time is up, Michael can accrue better rewards.

Killer Sense is one of his core abilities. It shifts to first-person, where longer observation will result in more resources for better tracking and wilder kills. He can also use Shape Jump to quickly move through environments, phasing through solid objects without being detected, reappearing when least expected. If you need even more speed, Shape Dash is on hand.

The downside is that you need to be in the darkness or outside of a target’s line of sight. Naturally, that leads to the killer’s other play – destroying any light sources or cutting power to the town. Another twist is that players can actually use weapons and pursue other residents of Haddonfield to help them escape from Michael’s clutches. And if you die, it’s possible to return as a deputy or the iconic Dr Loomis.

IllFonic will reveal even more details for Halloween in the coming months, including character progression, traits and customization. Proximity chat is also confirmed, which should make for even more terrifying experiences (depending on which side of the mask you’re on).

In Halloween, one player takes on the role of Michael Myers and stalks the streets of Haddonfield, executing citizens one by one. Four other players take on the role of these citizens and must strive to alert the rest of the town about the impending danger of Myers’ bloodlust. In the process, the citizen players must find weapons, both real and makeshift, as they figure out ways to slow Myers down while also alerting the rest of the town.

While Michael Myers is a nigh-unstoppable force, players taking on the role of citizens also have the ability to command NPCs and equip them with weapons to help outsmart the threat. The title has been described by the studio as an “immersive horror sandbox”, and has confirmed that there will also be a standalone single-player story mode where players explore the events surrounding “The Night He Came Home” from the perspective of Michael Myers.

Halloween is being developed using Unreal Engine 5 and is coming to PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S in 2026.

Destiny, the hyper divisive first person shooter set in a far flung future has received an update! And it contains tons of stuff, so that’s nice.  While the majority of the patch was geared towards making the raids more difficult (I’m guessing they were too easy?) and fixing the server stability which has been unreliable for lack of a better word.

There have been a few other tweaks made to the game though, these weren’t announced until Bungie piped up. They are:

Flight of Shadows – It’s a consumable that “changes the appearance of your respawn” for a total period of 24 hours. Making it just another vanity item really. The quote goes  “Are you the the nightmare of a dead one?” makes me think of Cthulu if I’m being honest.

There’s the Jackolyte which lets you equip a pumpkin head! Fun stuff.

Sparrow updates are variations on previous models and go like so:

S-30 Tumble
S-31 Nightfall
S-32 Snowflake
S-33 Dragonrider

There you have it. Destiny updates for all!

And kudos to developer thechineseroom (who worked on the enigmatic Dear Esther) for not revealing it’s exact nature. After all, why spoil the surprise? You’ll be carrying a lamp and navigating the darkness as usual, solving puzzles, cranking machines and exploring the overall mystery of this “machine for pigs”. But honestly, if the first game is any indication, it could be a mystery better left unsolved. Check out the newest teaser and remember, don’t look in the mirror and say, “Here piggy pig pig”. Just don’t.