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This Frankenstein's monster of ARPG and battle royale from a studio founded by a former Blizzard chief creative officer is stitching together pieces of Diablo, Dark Souls, and PUBG into something new

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Dark Souls
Active · 2011–2018
Latest · Dark Souls III
Top genres · adventure, rpg
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Active · 1994–2023
Latest · Warcraft Rumble
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Active · 1996–2029
Latest · Diablo IV
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