Monthly Recap – October Edition

Another month has passed and it is time to present our overview for some of the more intriguing news stories in gaming that happened during it! We have prepared interesting pieces about some of the more popular current and upcoming gaming titles as well as the shocking CS2 scandal and a dedicated part about the already concluded support for Windows 10.  

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II has revealed a launch date for the final DLC story - Shadows over Sedletz

The final DLC story for Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, named Shadows over Sedletz is set to release on November 11th 2025. In this particular expansion, Henry is going on a very secret mission at the Sedletz Monastery, where he would have to deal with the politics of the community there and also fight against a widely spreading illness. This DLC follows up on the previous expansion editions, Legacy of the Forge and Brushes with Death.

The Kingdom Come sequel, was developed by Warhorse Studios and is published by Deep Silver. It was released on February 4th 2025, for PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X|S. The game is set in 1403 during an ongoing civil war in the Kingdom of Bohemia and is primarily focused on the story of Henry as he faces against Wenceslaus IV and the invader Sigismund, King of Hungary, and Croatia.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II holds a "Very Positive" rating on Steam and has so far sold more than 3 million copies worldwide, while the original game has sold 10 million, hopefully over time it manages to surpass the success of its predecessor.

The Lovecraftian horror Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss has finally set a release date

Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss is going to finally be released on April 16th 2026, and it would be available on Windows PC, PlayStation 5 as well as Xbox Series X|S. The game is developed by Big Bad Wolf and uses Unreal Engine 5.

The release date announcement was made through a trailer by the publisher, Nacon, on October 23rd 2025. The game is set in the year 2053 and portrays a gameplay world facing increasing occult and supernatural threats and the story captures a series of strange events as the available resources are running low. 

Players are taking on the role of Noah, an agent investigating the mysterious disappearance of multiple miners in the Pacific Ocean. On your journey you would be assisted by an AI companion named Key, while exploring the ancient sunken city of R’lyeh.

The long-awaited reveal of Korean mythology-inspired open-world game Project TAL 

Another interesting event that happened on October 23rd 2025 was the reveal for the Project TAL title, an open-world game, deeply inspired by Korean mythology. This game is going to feature players battling large monsters alongside a party of other adventurers and its mechanics are quite similar to those you could find in Dragon’s Dogma, more specifically the included companion system. 

An official gameplay trailer got uploaded by PlayStation on the same day, showcasing many of these features and more general information about the upcoming title.

Project TAL is mainly designed as a single-player action RPG, with a very technical combat setup that includes various tactical counterattacks and skill combos performed with the assistance of your trusty companions. 

Each companion is going to have unique abilities, personalities, and combat role types, aligning with the standard MMORPG characters such as tanks, damage dealers, and healers. The game is expected to launch sometime in 2027 for both Windows PC and the major gaming consoles.

Fallout 4 teased a total of six different expansions at Fallout Day Broadcast 2025

The Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition is set to launch on November 10th 2025, featuring a whole of six new expansions: Far Harbor, Contraptions Workshop, Vault-Tec Workshop, Wasteland Workshop, Automatron, and Nuka World. All of these upcoming expansions were announced during the Fallout Day Broadcast 2025, which again took place on October 23rd 2025.

The highly-anticipated Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition promises to deliver and add more than 150 creations such as weapons, armor, outfits and it would even include new quest items. There is also a planned port fort the Nintendo Switch 2 that is expected to release in 2026, though no specific date for it has been provided yet. 

Fallout 4 originally got rolled out on November 10th 2015 and has so far sold over 25 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling game in the whole franchise. Upon its initial release, it managed to ship 1.2 million units and earned more than $750 million.

A detailed roadmap for Dying Light: The Beast was previewed for the next 11 weeks as well as a possible collab with PUBG Mobile

The devs and creators of Dying Light: The Beast have announced a detailed roadmap for the upcoming 11 weeks in a post on the official Steam page for the hit game on October 16th 2025. The entire project encompasses the period from October 16th of this year all the way up to January 7th 2026, during which the game would feature exciting weekly Community Challenges, New Game+ versions, Legend Levels, Nightmare difficulty, ray tracing technology for the PC version, new weapon executions. Apart from the already mentioned additions, it would also introduce various visual and quality-of-life improvements in the gameplay. 

The first Community Challenges already happened and the first one was titled “A Season to Dismember”! It ran from October 16th until October 23, 2025, with goals to cut off 30,000,000 limbs, rewarding players with a Lumberjack car skin, and if you somehow managed to tear through 60,000,000 limbs you got a Woodchopper Axe weapon. Even if you missed on that one, you could surely join for the remaining ones that would also be quite thrilling!

As you may know Dying Light: The Beast got developed and published by Techland, it got released on PlayStation 5, Windows PC as well as the Xbox Series X|S on September 18th 2025. It is also scheduled to get releases for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in late 2025. The popular first-person perspective game is set in Castor Woods, a zombie-infested area in the Western Alps. The protagonist, Kyle Crane, returns after 13 violent years of torture and experimentation by the antagonist known as the Baron. Crane now has a mix of zombie and human DNA and seeks revenge on the Baron while managing his with beastly side and mutation.

The game is currently with a Very Positive rating on Steam, with more than 38,500 reviews and a peak of 121,222 concurrent players. Additionally, an already announced exchange crossover collaboration, PUBG Mobile would include Dying Light: The Beast content from October 16th until November 4th 2025, while PUBG Mobile content would be available in Dying Light: The Beast for Halloween on October 31, 2025.

The item market shock in Counter-Strike 2 that emerged!

Counter-Strike 2 introduced a significant change by allowing players to craft higher level knives and gloves, which has not been seen as an entirely positive move for the game's economy and community, since there were multiple headlines claiming "billions lost". This update transformed the item economy heavily, enabling players to use the Trade Up Contract to exchange five Covert skins for a knife or a pair of gloves, marking the first time these items have actually been craftable instead of locked behind case openings or expensive market purchases. 

Following the update on October 23rd 2025, the CS2 Steam Community Market reacted quickly, with item listings increasing and prices for knives and some rare skins dropping significantly. Early estimates claimed a temporary market loss of somewhere between 1.5$ to 2$ billion; however, this figure only reflected the listed value of skins, not the actual losses or transactions. In recent years the CS2 item market had been seen as overinflated, particularly concerning the knives category. 

Casual players and traders have generally benefited from this update because it lowered entry prices for knives, increased market liquidity and expanded on the choice for in-game items. Collectors may find the value of some their rare items is decreasing, but their primary goal is usually showcasing rare items rather than making profits. The group most negatively affected includes the so-called large investors or "whales" who previously thrived on inflated prices and speculative trading, as their stockpile valuations have sharply declined. 

Some commentators rushed to state that the CS2 skin market had lost around $1.5 billion in one day, which was based on a mark-to-market snapshot of listed items rather than actual money. This figure does not consider that many listings are never sold and do not reflect the true market conditions. The knife market has been inflated for years due to speculative trading tactics, meaning the sudden rule change led to a rapid correction of inflated prices. 

The latest Valve update appears to be an effort to rejuvenate the market, as the previous scarcity of knives left prices high and participation on the low among most players. By enabling such trade-ups, Valve is expected to increase market activity and create true price discovery, leading to more active listings and transactions, which also benefits Valve in terms of fee revenue. 

Additionally, this update could be considered as an effort to draw back players from engaging with third-party markets where transactions were slipping away from the oversight of Valve. Making knives and gloves craftable is likely to decrease the allure of such external platforms, which are often linked to possible scams and illegal activities. Moreover, this move may also serve to minimize the gambling aspect associated with acquiring desired items, as traditionally these were obtained through randomized case openings. 

The decision of Valve to make knives and gloves craftable is a strategic aim to enhance more player participation, create a healthier market environment and possibly mitigate issues related to external trade and gambling, ultimately contributing to the long-term viability of Counter-Strike 2.

Windows 10 support has ended on October 14th with an ESU available for 30$

In the OS department, Microsoft ended their free support for Windows 10 on October 14th 2025, meaning that the Home, Pro and Education editions would no longer receive security updates or any bug fixes. However, users can buy a Consumer Extended Security Update (ESU) for 30$ per device for a year until October 13th 2026, which would provide further security updates. This ESU license could cover for up to 10 devices. 

Many gamers are still using Windows 10, with about a third of Steam users currently on this version, but the gaming industry is rapidly shifting towards Windows 11.

Although most apps and games would still be working fine on Windows 10, the newest titles are increasingly requiring Windows 11 as their primary Operational System. Notably, Final Fantasy XIV by Square Enix and games like Monster Hunter by Capcom no longer support Windows 10 after the cutoff date. Nvidia would continue to provide driver support for Windows 10 until October 2026 and then will move to quarterly security updates until 2029.

Windows 11 has strict hardware requirements, such as TPM 2.0 and newer CPUs, preventing many Windows 10 PCs from upgrading. By September 2025, Windows 11 usage surged to 66.08% on Steam, while Windows 10 was at 33.74%. This transition is expected to drive the PC gaming hardware market to $44.5 billion by the end of 2025. Additionally, Microsoft is implementing forced installations of certain apps on eligible PCs that have Microsoft 365 desktop applications.

In summary, with the end of Windows 10 support, users are encouraged to consider upgrading to Windows 11 as new software releases would increasingly require it.

With this we conclude our monthly recap and begin looking at the November news that would capture our attention! Stay tuned for more interesting news stories, gaming reviews, and promotions as we begin our ride towards the end of the year!