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Destiny 2 is kicking off a few different special events today, the most limited of which is the return of the Iron Banner. The special event ends on October 23 and offers a bounty of prizes for completing its challenges in the Crucible. Best of all, those challenges have been made substantially easier this time around.

The easier bounties should mean you stand a better chance at completing multiple versions of them, and you can earn a piece of Powerful Gear for each one. Each bounty you complete also allows you to buy a corresponding piece of Iron Banner gear with “curated” perks. You can see these, along with all of the Iron Banner rewards, in our gallery.

On top of that, Masterwork Cores will be easier to come by, thanks to Double Valor from October 16-19, followed by Triple Valor from October 19-23. Bungie has previously said it wanted to make Masterwork Cores more available, and soon it will be changing the name to better reflect their current function in the game.

The newly revised Iron Banner bounties are:

• Lightbearer: Super kills has been reduced to 20 from 25
• Iron in the Blood: Match completions has been reduced to 15 from 30
• Shine On: Orbs generated has been reduced to 50 from 100
• Iron Victory: Match wins has been reduced to 7 from 10
• To Be Precise: Precision kills has been reduced to 50 from 100
• All in a Week’s Work: Kills has been reduced to 150 from 250
• In the Zone: Capture 50 zones in Iron Banner (unchanged)

The Iron Banner isn’t the only event starting this week. The annual Halloween-themed event Festival of the Lost kicks off today as well. It includes a story-based murder mystery quest, a spooky Haunted Forest horde mode with a 15-minute timer, Ephemeral Engrams with new cosmetic rewards, a Legendary auto rifle called the Horror Story, and lots of creepy decorations adorning the Tower. It all comes alongside the 2.0.4 update, which has some balance changes and bug fixes of its own.

The Destiny 2 Halloween event Festival of the Lost, introducing all manner of special rewards to collect and new activities to enjoy. The activities include a murder mystery story quest and a Horde-like enemy wave area. For your troubles you can earn some loot and unique items, like goofy masks of Destiny celebs. Check out our Festival of the Lost gallery for a look at the cosmetics.

A new story quest has you solving the murder of Master Ives, a Cryptarch from the Reef. Solving the mystery will gain you Powerful loot for your trouble, along with the satisfaction of knowing you did some quality police work. The Infinite Forest from the Curse of Osiris is getting a refresh as the “Haunted Forest,” which will send waves of enemies in randomized layouts. You can delve deeper and deeper into the forest to take on increasingly tough waves, but you only have 15 minutes to take down as many as you can.

All those festivities sound merry and bright, but this year’s Festival of the Lost will be a little more somber than in past years. Major character and quest-giver Cayde-6 is now among the fallen Guardians. We can expect the Tower to be an even sadder place than it already was. Keep him in your thoughts as you wear your funny paper mache masks and chase down the new Ephemeral Engrams.

Another update out now increases Scout Rifle damage, decreases the drop rate of the grenade launcher Edge Transit, and fixes assorted bugs. A separate event, kicking off alongside Festival of the Lost today, is the newly revised Iron Banner. The challenges have been tweaked to be a little easier to achieve and earn your best loot. It will last through October 23.

A PlayStation 4 message that was crashing consoles has been fixed, and Sony has issued a statement explaining how to take care of the issue manually for anyone still experiencing the problem. The bug allowed malicious users to send a message that would send the console into a crash loop.

The messages used an unrecognized character to force the console to crash. In some cases it would even go into a crash loop, making the console unable to start properly and run any games or apps. You can prevent future exploits like this one by changing your settings to only allow messages from friends.

In its comment on Twitter, Sony suggested deleting the offending message through the PS mobile app, then starting the console in Safe Mode and selecting Option 5. That should fix the console, and the company has issued a fix to prevent any further spread of the malicious messages. In a follow-up to another user, the PlayStation team pointed users toward the reporting tools to turn in any users found to be sending the messages.

If you’re seeking something new to play on your newly un-bugged PS4, there’s a sale going on at the PlayStation Store, or you can read up on some of the best the console has to offer. It’s a busy time though, with tons of recent big releases and another coming next week in Red Dead Redemption 2. The PS4-exclusive Spider-Man is also preparing to add its first DLC expansion, starring Black Cat and a host of new Spider-suits to earn.

Pokemon Go‘s next Community Day is just around the corner. The monthly event returns this Sunday, October 21, which means Pokemon Go players around the world will soon have another opportunity to capture rare Pokemon, take advantage of in-game bonuses, and even add a special event move to their repertoire.

While every Community Day lasts only three hours, the particulars of each event vary month by month. To help get you prepared, we’ve rounded up everything you need to know about October’s Community Day below, from its start time in each region to the bonuses and featured Pokemon that will be available.

What Time Does It Start?

Unlike most of Pokemon Go’s other real-world events, which are typically hosted at a particular location, each month’s Community Day takes place during a specific window of time, meaning you can participate from anywhere. The event is also available around the world, although its hours will vary depending on your region.

Regardless of where you live, the Community Day runs for three hours, during which time you’ll find increased spawns of the featured Pokemon and be able to take advantage of the featured bonuses. These hours are typically consistent each month, so if you’ve participated in previous events, you’ll already know when it’ll be available. If you’re new to the game or simply need a refresher on its schedule, you can see the event hours for each region below.

North America

• 11 AM – 2 PM PT
• 2 PM – 5 PM ET

Europe, Middle East, and Africa

• 11 AM – 2 PM BST
• 10 AM – 1 PM UTC

Asia-Pacific

• 12 PM – 3 PM JST

What Is The Featured Pokemon?

During each Community Day, one particular species of Pokemon will appear in the wild much more frequently than usual, giving you an opportunity to further fill out your Pokedex. This time, the feature Pokemon is Beldum, a Steel/Psychic-type first introduced in the series’ third-generation games, Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire. You won’t want to miss your chance to get Beldum; not only is it fairly rare, it is capable of evolving into Metagross, an especially powerful Pokemon that would make a great addition to anyone’s team. You’ll also have a chance of encountering Shiny Beldum during the event.

There’s an added benefit to capturing as many featured Pokemon as you can. Typically, if you manage to evolve the monster into its final form (or meet some other pre-determined condition that Niantic announces) before the event ends, it will learn a move it isn’t normally able to. Such is the case with this month’s Community Day; if you evolve Beldum into Metang and then Metagross during the event hours, it’ll learn the powerful attack Meteor Mash.

Any Metang that evolves during the event will learn the move, even if you’ve obtained it before the Community Day began. However, it will only be able to learn the move if it evolves during the event, so you’ll have a fairly brief window of opportunity to get the attack. Fortunately, this time Niantic is giving players one extra hour after the Community Day ends to evolve Metang and learn Meteor Mash, so you’ll have a little more time than usual to get it.

What Other Bonuses Are There?

On top of increased spawns of a particular Pokemon, Niantic always offers players a helpful bonus to take advantage of during the Community Day. This time, Pokemon Eggs will hatch at a quarter of the distance they typically require, meaning you’ll be able to hatch Pokemon four times as fast while the event is running. There’s also one recurring bonus in each Community Day: any Lure modules that are used during the event will remain active for three hours, rather than their typical 30-minute duration.