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Re:Before Squid Game, there was Battle Royale by arrosenberg on Friday January 10, 2025 @12:22PM (#42657665)
> The whole video game genre exists and is named such because of that movie.

If so, then it is ultimately named for the pro wrestling free-for-all format. The author says in the foreword that's how he chose the name for the book.

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Re:Before Squid Game, there was Battle Royale by viciousvoxel on Friday January 10, 2025 @01:25PM (#42658384)
The term "Battle Royale" has existed since at least the 18th c.

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/445444/origin-of...

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