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Epic has detailed the contents of Fortnite‘s 6.20 patch, and it’s quite a substantial one. The big ticket item in the update is the launch of “Fortnitemares,” the game’s Halloween-themed event. “Explore all of the tasty treats, exciting appearances, and new looks,” Epic Games says about the event. “During Fortnitemares, you’ll face off against Cube Monsters in a whole new way of playing Battle Royale. There are new weapons to fight back against these creepy creatures, like the Six Shooter and Fiend Hunter Crossbow.

“Take out the Cube Fiends and Fragments to pick up loot, and survive against enemy players.” Interestingly, Fortnitemares seems to blur the line between the Battle Royale mode and Save The World mode by giving players zombie-like enemies to fend off.

The other major additions to Fortnite’s Battle Royale mode is the Six Shooter, a new weapon, and the ability to redeploy Gliders. Epic has said it is currently testing the latter of these two and, as a result, it’s available in all Battle Royale game modes. In Playground, there’s a new pirate ship minigame as well as “other fun additions” alongside changes to the Spiky Stadium. Take a look at the full Fortnite update 6.20 patch notes below, courtesy of Epic.

General

Social

The Social List has been completely redesigned. This is the first of many steps toward improving the social experience within Fortnite. Expect more frequent updates and improvements to this experience over the coming weeks.

• The main Social List has received new art, animations, and flow.
• The Social List button has moved to the left side of the screen and can now be directly accessed with a controller.
• Controller and Touch support has been improved.
• Party Finder has been removed
  • All previous Party Finder functionality has moved to the new Social List.
  • Places that used to open Party Finder now open the new Social List.

Known Issues

• The Fortnitemares cinematic video will not play on the Nintendo Switch platform.

Battle Royale

Limited Time Event: Fortnitemares

The Cube strikes back, bringing Fortnitemares to Battle Royale! Drop in and discover what the Cube has unleashed.

• Cube Fragments spawn Cube Monsters! Drop in and discover the different types.
  • Large Cube Fragments are found near corrupted areas of the island.
  • Small Cube Fragments are created randomly throughout the match.
• Cube Fiends, Brutes, and Fragments all have a chance to drop loot.
• Defeating a Cube Fiend or Brute will grant a small amount of shield.
• Fiend Hunter Crossbow added. Fortnitemare Limited time weapon.
  • Available in Epic variant.
    • 40 base damage
    • 1.8 shots per second.
    • 4x damage against Fiends
  • Seven Arrow magazine size, unlimited ammo.
  • Can be found from floor loot, chests and Vending Machines.

Playground

New Port-A grenades are now available in Vending Machines at the southern edge of Loot Lake. The Port-A-Challenge set includes the Building Challenge, Obstacle Course, and Firing Range minigames. There’s four of each type with varying difficulty.

The Spiky Stadium makes a return with a brand new respawn system and Vending Machines to provide all the necessary grenades. Finally, there’s the Port-A-Pirateship mini-game. This grenade spawns a re-creation of the minigame shown off by SXVXN!

• Port-A-Challenge
  • Obstacle Course
    • Collect the tokens and avoid the obstacles while honing your building skills.
  • Building Challenge
    • Build the structure as fast as possible.
  • Firing Range
    • Take out as many dummies as you can within the time limit.
• Spiky Stadium v2
  • Once inside the new Spiky Stadium, players will respawn at designated spawn points inside the playspace.
  • Vending machines provide grenades and Traps to allow you to customize your play.
• Port-A-Pirateship
  • A re-creation of the minigame shown off by SXVXN.
  • Spawns two large wooden Pirate ships.
  • The minigame will split players into two teams, with the goal of destroying the other team’s ship.
• Port-A-Pirateship Ironclad Edition
  • Spawns two large metal Pirate ships.
  • Grenades and Rockets are provided for maximum destruction
• New Vending Machines have been added across the map to provide more Traps and weapons.
• A new respawn button has been added to the in-game player menu.

Weapons + Items

• Six Shooter added.
  • Available in Uncommon, Rare and Epic variants.
    • 34 / 36 / 38 base damage.
    • Shoot from the hip for faster fire rate, or trade rate of fire for precision by aiming down the sight
  • Uses Medium Ammo.
  • Can be found from floor loot, chests and Vending Machines.
• The Rocket Launcher is now the Pumpkin Rocket Launcher.
  • This is a visual only change.
• Hand Cannon balance changes.
  • Increased damage to structures.
    • Epic – From 79 to 150
    • Legendary – From 83 to 157
  • Increased minimum long-range body shot damage.
    • Epic – From 30 to 50
    • Legendary – From 31 to 52
  • Increased minimum long-range head shot damage.
    • Epic – From 60 to 100
    • Legendary – From 62 to 104
• Stink Bomb
  • Increased chance to find from floor loot by 0.2%
  • Increased chance to find from Chests by 1.7%

Gameplay

• The Glider Redeploy functionality that’s available in the Soaring Limited Time Modes can now be used in all game modes. Help us test this feature and let us know what you think.
  • When in mid-air and greater than 10m up, press Jump to deploy your glider.
• Weapons now reload upon respawn in modes that keep the player’s inventory.
• Storm Changes
  • Wait time for phase 3 has been reduced from 120 seconds to 90 seconds.
  • Wait time for phase 5 has been reduced from 70 seconds to 50 seconds.
  • Late game moving circles will now immediately begin traveling to a new location after it reaches its current destination.
  • Storm’s maximum damage has been reduced from 10 to 8.
• Players will now take 2 damage per second while in the Down But Not Out state instead of 2 damage every 2 seconds.
  • Maximum time in the DBNO state reduced from 100 seconds to 50 seconds if no friendly player attempts to revive you.

Bug Fixes

• Removing ability to rocket ride Quad Launcher rockets.
  • Fixes streaming issues on low-end iOS devices.

Audio

• Added unique sounds when cycling through Traps.
• Removed the in-air audio cue for Gliders that belong to friendly teammates.
• Reduced volume of Dark Viking glider.

UI

• Your name now always appears at the top of your squad list in-game.

Bug Fixes

• When a Challenge bundle is delayed, it will now display as “Coming Soon” rather than “Unlocking in 0 seconds.”
• Chain quests in the Challenge bundles now show the current quest number in the chain over the total number of quests in the chain.
  • Example: 1/2, 2/3, etc.

Art + Animation

• New variants added to the Musha and Hime Outfits that are part of the Bushido set.
  • No Challenges are needed to unlock these variants. If you own the Outfits they will be automatically unlocked.

Bug Fixes

• Pets no longer get stuck floating in the air after their owner drives a vehicle off a jump.
• Fixed Quadcrasher Jump Trick animation displays.
• Changes in other players’ aim and view directions are now smoother, both in-game and during replays.

Mobile

• Better handling of larger memory Android devices (6 GB+)
• Custom HUD Layout users can now toggle the visibility of buttons across Combat/Build modes.
  • Red – Hidden
  • Green – Visible
  • Blue – Does not affect visibility
  • Buttons will only be shown when they are relevant to the player, even when set to “visible”.
    • Example: Buttons shown while holding a weapon will only be shown on screen while a weapon is being held.
• The Combat/Build quickbar is now resizeable within Custom HUD Layout.
  • This includes extra buttons.
• Players can now edit structures while in combat mode while holding any weapon.

Bug Fixes

• The first weapon picked now properly equips automatically.

Season 6 of Fortnite has been pretty dark and spooky throughout thanks to the “Darkness Rises” theme. Because of this, many of the new skins and cosmetics are quite creepy, like the Dire Wolf skin that evolves as you level it up. For more Halloween events in video games, check out our Halloween roundup.

Fallout 76’s beta is beginning today on Xbox One, and Bethesda has released a whole new batch of screenshots to mark the occasion. These images put an emphasis on the lovely vistas of West Virginia, albeit a slightly more irradiated version than you may have seen in the state’s tourism ads.

To prepare for launch, the company also released a letter to its fans thanking them for their support and cautioning that this is a very different kind of Fallout game. It stressed that the studio cares about these worlds and wants to do right by them, and that as an online and live game the launch of Fallout 76 would be just the beginning. The studio is looking ahead to a long period of bug fixes and other support.

“Given what we’re doing with 76, we know we’re opening everyone up to all new spectacular issues none of us have encountered,” Bethesda wrote. “Some we’re aware of, such as areas where performance needs to improve with lots of players.”

The beta is coming first to Xbox One, with PC and PS4 to follow on October 30. Pre-ordering will grant you access to the beta but you may not get in right away. Instead, Bethesda will be giving out codes for the beta itself as it invites in more players to stress test. For that same reason, the tests themselves will take place in concentrated chunks of a few hours at a time to force players together.

The beta is said to be the the full game and your progress will carry over to the full game. The full game launches on November 14.

The Spyro Reignited Trilogy is quickly approaching, bringing the mascot character back to his roots before his trip to Skylands. The latest trailer shows the little dragon and his surrounding cast looking better than ever.

The reignited trilogy features three Spyro games that hit the PlayStation from 1998-2000. That includes Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage, and Spyro: Year of the Dragon. The character was notable at the time for its characterization and animation, and that shows well in this visual overhaul. Developer Toys for Bob had its work cut out for it creating an updated style that remains true to the original, which required some filling in the gaps.

“When you look at the original game and you squint your eyes at it, there’s a lot of imagination that you had to do at the time to fill in the blanks.” Toys For Bob co-studio head Paul Yan told us. “For us, it’s taking the game, and asking: What do people remember about this? It was important to start with the memories as opposed to how do you interpret exactly what’s on the screen.”

Pre-ordering can get you a Spyro keychain. There’s only one version of the game, so you don’t have to pick and choose between editions that are special or definitive. As a remaster of a classic trilogy, it comes in at a budget price of $40. It’s due to release on November 13 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Every month, Netflix releases an enormous amount of content to its subscribers, and it can be a daunting task to figure out what to watch every week. It’s the end of October now, and the streaming giant has plenty of original movies and series for you to check out.

On Tuesday, October 23, Adam Sandler returns to his roots with 100% Fresh. The title obviously takes aims at his ratings from Rotten Tomatoes, as critics haven’t been incredibly kind to his film work, but the special itself veers away from addressing that, for the most part. 100% Fresh mixes jokes and songs that will remind fans of his classic 1996 HBO special What The Hell Happened To Me?

Netflix is doubling-down on horror series on Friday, October 26 with the second season of Castlevania. In our review of Castlevania, GameSpot’s Mike Rougeau said “With eight episodes instead of just four, there was hope that Castlevania Season 2 would feel like more of a complete thing. Instead, it feels more like Season 1 was the first act, and this is simply a continuation, and the extra room has been spent developing new characters while the old ones tread water.”

Also coming Friday is Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, a darker take on the character than fans may be accustomed to. In our review, Chris Hayner said, “It’s hard to find something to dislike about Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. There’s a moment or two that might seem like the show is trying too hard to channel the teen angst and melodrama of Riverdale, but given they come from the same creative force, that’s not surprising. And if you’re going into it expecting incredibly cinematic visuals, you might be disappointed, as the inspiration for the show’s looks is clearly older horror films.”

For a full look at what’s coming to Netflix this week, take a look at the list below.

Available October 21

• Robozuna– NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Available October 23

• ADAM SANDLER 100% FRESH– NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Available October 24

• Bodyguard– NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Available October 25

• Great News: Season 2

Available October 26

• Been So Long– NETFLIX FILM
• Castlevania: Season 2– NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Chilling Adventures of Sabrina– NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Dovlatov– NETFLIX FILM
• Jefe– NETFLIX FILM
• Shirkers– NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Terrorism Close Calls– NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Available October 27

• Girl from Nowhere– NETFLIX ORIGINAL

So you’ve finished your Daredevil binge. You’ve sat through 13 episodes and come out the other side feeling hopefully a little victorious, and probably a little confused. Don’t panic. We’re here to break down exactly what was going on in that final scene for you, and to explain just what it means in the increasingly uncertain future of the Netflix Marvel Universe.

Needless to say: spoilers abound after this, so please read with care if you haven’t finished this season!

As a result of his final confrontation with both Daredevil and Kingpin, Dex winds up paralyzed–specifically after Fisk breaks his spine over a wall corner, a move that Dex should probably be thankful didn’t just full on kill him. Instead, he’s left mumbling that he can’t move as the NYPD storms onto the scene. That very well could have been the end of things for poor Benjamin Poindexter–but it wasn’t.

After Fisk is put away and Matt, Foggy, and Karen begin regrouping, we’re treated to a scene of Dex laying face down on an operating table with his entire back slit open right down the middle. A team of doctors are working on his spine, speaking to one another about the risks of such an experimental procedure, and its less-than-optimistic odds of success. If that wasn’t weird enough, just before the final credits roll, we see Dex’s eyes are open, his pupils haloed with an irridescent bullseye shape.

The target symbol is the easy part. Like Fisk before this season, no one ever called Dex by any codename or call sign–the name “Bullseye” was never uttered in Daredevil Season 3, despite the obvious trajectory of the character. Dex may have completed his arc and wound up a full-on criminal by the end of the season, but his time as a costumed supervillain is presumably still to come (that is, if Daredevil doesn’t get canceled like Luke Cage and Iron Fist). Whether he’s going to assign the name to himself or get it from somewhere else like Fisk’s FBI agents naming him “Kingpin” in secret is still up for debate, but definitely something to keep an eye out for.

But what, exactly, is up with the surgery?

To really understand what’s happening, you’ll need to know a little bit about Bullseye’s comic book history. After a particularly nasty encounter with Daredevil that ended with Matt literally throwing him off of a telephone wire from several stories up, Bullseye was paralyzed and hospitalized. But things didn’t end there. Rather than let things go, Matt repeatedly broke into Bullseye’s hospital room and tortured him with a rigged game of Russian Roulette using a gun that was secretly unloaded, just to terrify and humiliate Bullseye as much as possible.

Of course, that cruelty comes back to haunt Matt in the end, after Bullseye is sprung from his hospital cell by a mysterious man named Lord Dark Wind, the scientist who invented the adamantium-based procedures that created heroes and villains like Wolverine and Lady Deathstrike. Dark Wind promises Bullseye his mobility if he undergoes the same procedure, lacing his bones with adamantium in exchange for becoming Dark Wind’s personal assassin.

The procedure actually goes according to plan, but Bullseye promptly betrays Dark Wind and returns to Hell’s Kitchen to work with Kingpin instead, complete with his new adamantium bones. They don’t help too much, however, and Daredevil is able to best him again and again. Bullseye retained his mobility for years, until he was killed and resurrected by The Hand in a botched ceremony that left him alive but completely paralyzed and confined to an iron lung. His second round with paralysis didn’t completely stop Bullseye’s quest to destroy Daredevil, however, and he spent his time confined in his own body engineering schemes where other people would end up doing his dirty work for him.

So, where does that leave Dex in the show? Well, Lord Dark Wind may not literally be in play for the Netflix MCU, but we do hear the name “Dr. Oyama” used during Dex’s surgery, a reference to the name Kenji Oyama, Dark Wind’s civilian alter ego. Additionally, the word “adamantium” is never used (probably something to do with the rights, considering it’s X-Men connotations) but the doctors do say that they’re repairing Dex’s spine with “cognium steel,” another, less known imaginary metal from the Marvel universe.

One thing that’s simply unclear is how Dex got to this operating table in the first place. We never actually see him transported from the scene, so we don’t know if he was arrested or convicted of the murders he committed while in the Daredevil suit, or if he was just sent directly to a hospital. We also don’t know whether or not Dr. Oyama reached out to Dex or if Dex reached out to him. There are a lot of variables left up in the air that could potentially inform the way a hypothetical fourth season pans out.

It’s important to note that even with the adamantium enhancements, the comics incarnation of Bullseye doesn’t actually have any superpowers beyond his uncanny marksmanship, so even if Dex’s experimental surgery is a success, he probably won’t become all that different than he was. If anything, he’ll just get much harder to hurt. But that definitely keeps with the Netflix MCU’s efforts to remain as “grounded” as possible while dealing with the most supernatural elements of superheroics. And Dex certainly does have a deep enough personal grudge against both Daredevil and Fisk to really push him over the edge once he’s back on his feet.

That, or it could be a complete failure and the next time we see Dex he could be encased in a tomb-like iron lung. Somehow, for a character like Bullseye, that seems just as terrifying.