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The soulslike genre owes its existence to Demon's Souls, released by FromSoftware in 2009. A PlayStation exclusive, it first earned a cult following among hardcore players in its homeland of Japan. From its core mechanics, FromSoftware's lead designer Hidetaka Miyazaki built a new game — Dark Souls — which launched a series that became iconic the world over. Soon the "soulslikes" started arriving: games that copy the Dark Souls formula of success. An entire genre was born, built on the hallmarks of Dark Souls — punishing difficulty, "bonfires" (checkpoints for saving and leveling up), enemies that respawn on a location once you die, collecting experience ("souls"), stamina management in combat, fragmentary storytelling, and — most importantly — gruelling boss fights that force you to learn every move set.

The best battle royale games in 2026 are still led by PUBG, Fortnite, Apex Legends and Warzone — here are 20 picks for PC, console and mobile, from the giants to fresh and casual takes. A shrinking circle keeps closing in, loot is scattered across the map, and there's almost no room for error. The genre has been through an explosive boom and a quiet slump, but it never went away: veterans like PUBG and Fortnite keep evolving, big newcomers keep landing, and mobile battle royales pull in hundreds of millions of players. We've rounded up twenty of the best battle royale games for every taste and device.

In 2024, Jason Schreier's new journalistic work was published, which is dedicated to Blizzard Entertainment. In his book, you will find many interesting details about the development of Warcraft, Diablo, Starcraft and Overwatch. From our article, you will learn about the most interesting moments of this book.

Firstly, we would like to wish you a Happy New Year and Merry Christmas too, whether it's already here or coming up! It's going to be a big weekend: the best time to relax, shop at sales and play your favourite games. But how did developers and publishers congratulate this year? Now we'll tell and show you.