We are currently in the greatest time of the year as we celebrate all things wicked and evil. The release date and start time for the Call of Duty Warzone Haunting 2023 Halloween event is right around the corner, and there are plenty of spooky spectacles to anticipate, including the return of the limited-time mode, Zombie Royale.

Call of Duty has some truly amazing skins on offer this Halloween. There’s the famous rogue, Skeletor, from He-Man, and there’s also the legendary Ash Williams from The Evil Dead series. Away from the world of television and movies, Lillith from Diablo 4 has joined the battlefield right now.

While the Operator skins are fantastic, they come at a pretty hefty price, unlike the free-to-play Halloween modes such as Zombie Royale.

Warzone The Haunting Halloween event 2023 release date

The release date for the Call of Duty Warzone The Haunting Halloween event 2023 is Tuesday, October 17th. Activision confirmed this start date over on their Haunting multiplayer modes overview.

Warzone The Haunting Halloween event 2023 start time

The start time for the event is 9 am PT, 12 pm ET, and 5 pm BST. Here’s how these times break down per region:

Warzone Halloween event 2023 start time US

  • 9 am PT on Tuesday, October 17, 2023
  • 12 pm ET on Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Warzone Halloween event 2023 start time UK

  • 5 pm BST on Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Warzone Halloween event 2023 start time EU

  • 6 pm CEST on Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Warzone Halloween event 2023 start time Aus

  • 3 am AEST on Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Warzone Halloween event 2023 start time NZ

  • 5 AM NZST on Wednesday, October 18, 2023

There’s currently no mention of how long the event will last. However, it should be roughly two weeks long.

Call of Duty Warzone Halloween event 2023 modes 

Arguably, the biggest limited-time mode is the returning Zombie Royale. This is an annual LTM that Call of Duty fans should be all too familiar with. It brings back the living dead, and the goal is to massacre zombies in Al Mazrah and Vondel. If you are slain by a fellow player, you turn into an undead monster yourself. And, ultimately, it’s last man standing wins.

Away from Zombie Royale, the Warzone Haunting 2023 event also brings Vondead Lockdown. The aim of this mode is to work together in teams to capture and hold zones around the map. The only difference this time is a spooky atmosphere thanks to playing soldier at night under an ominous moonlight.

In other Call of Duty news, Microsoft has finally finished the Activision and Blizzard deal for Xbox. Modern Warfare 3 will not join Xbox Game Pass in November 2023, but the series is bound to join the subscription service sometime in the future.

As for Modern Warfare 3 itself, the betas are now coming to an end. The beta has been a lot of fun, but it’s also been fairly flawed, with fans agreeing Estate is the worst map.