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It’s widely known that the new Halloween film is a sequel to the 1978 original only, disregarding each of the seven sequels and two reboots that followed. In doing so, it gets rid of plot elements like Michael Myers and Laurie Strode being siblings, Laurie having kids named Jamie or John, and–thankfully–the Curse of Thorn.

However, there’s also one element of the original movie it’s changing. At the end of the first Halloween film, Michael Myers simply gets away. He’s shot by Dr. Loomis six times and falls from a balcony. However, when Loomis goes to check the body, it has disappeared. In theory, that would mean Michael got away with it.

In the new film, though, it’s revealed that isn’t the case. Instead, the movie begins with Michael back in Smith’s Grove Sanitarium, having been recaptured after Loomis shot him.

While it’s entirely possible a manhunt caught up to Michael after he disappeared in the original film, such a thing isn’t mentioned in the new movie. Instead, it’s just explained to audiences that this is where Michael has been the past 40 years.

As producer Jason Blum told GameSpot, though, this is a decision that co-writers David Gordon Green and Danny McBride thought serviced the story best. “I think part of the creating the ultimate evil. It’s very satisfying to have that evil contained and escape in the first act of the movie, and I think that’s why they did it,” he said.

Truthfully, it makes for a very compelling opening to the film, which fans can see pieces of in the various trailers for the movie. In the short looks at Michael in Smith’s Grove, we see that he’s a much older man now. Likewise, Laurie has also aged, spending her life waiting for the night Michael breaks out to continue his killing spree once again.

Outside of that one small change, though, the new movie sticks very close to the original Halloween, helping to right a very confusing movie timeline once and for all. With the new movie retconning all of those other films, any new sequels that follow can do so without the baggage of the various twists, turns, and poor plot decisions made over the years.

Halloween is in theaters on October 19.

Pokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee may be geared toward newer and younger players, but that doesn’t mean they’ll be entirely devoid of challenge, especially once you’ve conquered the Pokemon League. The Pokemon Company revealed new details about the games’ Master Trainers, tough opponents who’ll only appear around Kanto after you’ve beaten the Elite Four.

Each Master Trainer specializes in one particular Pokemon, and The Pokemon Company says there will be one Master Trainer for every monster from the Kanto region. You’ll be able to easily tell them apart from other trainers on the overworld by their different clothing, and each will have a speech bubble above their heads indicating which Pokemon they use.

Most of the Master Trainers will challenge you to a battle, although some will instead have a request, such as showing them a powerful Pokemon. What makes these trainers particularly challenging is that you’ll only be able to compete against them using the Pokemon they specialize in; for instance, you can only battle the Charizard Master Trainer using your own Charizard.

Further ramping up the challenge, their Pokemon will also know unexpected moves that give them an advantage over you; in the reveal trailer, you can see a Master Trainer’s Gyarados using Thunderbolt. You also won’t be able to use any items or switch Pokemon during these battles.

If you defeat a Master Trainer, you’ll earn their title, which you can display in-game to other players when challenging them to Link Battles. You can get a closer look at the Master Trainers in the new trailer above. Make sure to watch to the end, as the video is capped off with a humorous nod to the greatest battle ever depicted in the Pokemon anime series.

Pokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee launch for Nintendo Switch on November 16. We recently went hands-on with the games and thought they made some welcome changes to the series, as well as some concerning ones. We also got to speak with Let’s Go director Junichi Masuda about the challenges of updating Pokemon Yellow and why your rivals aren’t jerks anymore.

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Treyarch has released another update for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. Whereas the previous patch focused primarily on fixing PC crashes on top of bumping up the player count for Duos and Quads in Blackout, this one is available on all platforms and has to do with Zombies mode.

As Treyarch outlined on Reddit, the new Zombies-related patch makes “significant stability fixes across all Zombies maps.” Additionally, it addresses issues with Zombies’ Easter Egg quests, although the developer didn’t go into any further details beyond that.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has only been available for a few days, but Treyarch is continuing to monitor the game and implement improvements regularly. The developer revealed some other issues it is currently looking into, such as irregular vehicle behavior and a bug that would cause consoles to freeze when looting Death Stashes. You can read more in Treyarch’s patch notes.

Despite only launching on October 12, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has already proven to be a big success for Activision, breaking the publisher’s record for “biggest day-one digital release,” a distinction previously held by last year’s Call of Duty: WWII. It seems physical sales aren’t quite as strong, however; according to GamesIndustry, Black Ops 4’s first-weekend physical sales in the UK were the lowest in the series since 2007.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is now available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The game has been warmly received by critics. GameSpot awarded it an 8/10 in our Black Ops 4 review, writing, “Black Ops 4 isn’t short on content, and its three main modes are substantial.”

We’re now in Week 4 of Season 6 in Fortnite, which means a new set of challenges has arrived on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, and mobile. As per usual, if you manage to complete all of the missions from a given week, you’ll check off one of this season’s Hunting Party challenges as well, which rewards you with a new loading screen containing a clue to the whereabouts of a free item somewhere around the island.

In the past, this item would typically be a free Battle Star, which levels your Battle Pass up by one tier if you can find it. However, Epic has been doing something a little different for Season 6, alternating between Battle Stars and Banners, which can be used as your profile icon, each week thus far. That continues to be the case, so if you’ve managed to complete four weeks of challenges, you’ll be able to add another free Banner if you know where to find it.

Complete the requisite number of challenges and you’ll unlock the loading screen pictured above, which shows a character dressed in the new Little Red Riding Hood-inspired Fable skin exploring what looks to be a grim crypt as another demonic characters lurks behind her. This time, the clue is fairly obvious; you can spot the Banner design in the picture frame hanging on the background.

The area hinted at in the loading screen is located to the northwest of Junk Junction, near the northern edge of the island in quadrant B1. Glide there at the start of a match (which should be quicker than before thanks to the speed boost the Battle Bus received) and you’ll find the Banner waiting to be collected it. Pick it up and you’ll be able to use it as your new profile icon. If you need more help finding it, you can see its exact location on the map below.

Before you head off to find the Banner, be aware that it will only appear if you’ve completed four weeks of challenges and unlocked the aforementioned loading screen. As is the case with previous Hunting Party challenges, the item won’t show up on the island unless you’ve met all of the requirements, so you can’t simply skip ahead to its location and pick it up if you haven’t done the necessary work.

Week 4’s challenges consist of the usual mix of free missions and those reserved only to players who’ve purchased the Battle Pass. The latter are also the trickier of the bunch, tasking you with dancing on a Clock Tower and getting a score of three or more at Shooting Galleries, among other things. If you need help, you can find tips for all of the challenges to date in our Fortnite Season 6 challenge guide. Also check out our Season 6 rewards gallery for a look at all the items you can earn by completing the challenges.