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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 Game Awards has long since become one of the most important gaming shows of the year. And first and foremost, its appeal lies not even in the awards themselves (though that obviously matters too), but in the trailers and announcements. Many major AAA releases are revealed to the world for the very first time during Geoff Keighley’s broadcast. TGA 2025 was no exception, featuring a wealth of intriguing projects — all the key trailers of which we’ve collected in this article.

Ahead of gamescom 2025, NVIDIA announced that more than 175 games and apps already support DLSS 4 and Multi Frame Generation, with the total number of RTX-enabled projects now exceeding 800.