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1 week ago | 
well-played.com.au | Adam Ryan
Kojima Productions has announced that a Death Stranding 2: On the Beach live game premiere will be taking place on Saturday, June 9 at 12pm AEST. Kicking off Kojima’s World Strand Tour, a run that includes the panel to be held during the Sydney Film Festival, the Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Live Game Premiere will be a live-streamed event featuring a panel to discuss the game and a live demonstration of the title itself.
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1 week ago | 
well-played.com.au | Adam Ryan
Electronic Arts has cancelled the in-development Black Panther title and closed Cliffhanger Games, the studio helming the project.
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1 week ago | 
well-played.com.au | Adam Ryan
The Pokémon Company and Game Freak have announced that Pokémon Legends Z-A will launch on October 16 for the Switch and Switch 2. After its initial announcement in February of last year, as well as the reveal that the Switch 2 would run the game in an enhanced mode, information on the next Legends title has been sparse.
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1 week ago | 
well-played.com.au | Adam Ryan
PlayStation’s Days of Play celebration has started for 2025, so our monthly blue brand update looks a little different in June. By different, I mostly mean that we’re getting an extra game added to our regular three, but there are a few other bonuses scattered around here and there are well. As announced on the PlayStation Blog, the PlayStation Plus Essentials games for June are NBA 2K25, Alone in the Dark, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk and Destiny 2: The Final Shape.
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1 week ago | 
well-played.com.au | Adam Ryan
Cezar Virtosu, the creative director of the Lords of the Fallen, has announced that he no longer holds the position and has departed from Hexworks altogether. The announcement came by way of a LinkedIn post from Virtosu himself, where he joked about being able to sleep in on weekdays. However, the nature of this post leads us to believe that the decision to move on from Lords of the Fallen may not have been Virtosu’s at all. “Well… it finally happened.
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2 weeks ago | 
well-played.com.au | Adam Ryan
I actively tried to avoid the allure of Star Wars Unlimited, knowing full well that I would fall into obsession if I dipped as much as a toe into its collectable card game depths. But, if I search my feelings, I know it to be true: this was inevitable. Within its first year, Unlimited saw the release of three new sets, each focusing on a specific Star Wars era, all while introducing new mechanics and adding depth to the core gameplay.
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2 weeks ago | 
well-played.com.au | Adam Ryan
Developer Ninja Theory has announced that Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II will be coming to PS5 later this year. Senua’s second outing will soon become a multiplatform affair, having originally been released in May of 2024 as an Xbox console exclusive. A short video narrated by Ninja Theory Studio Head Dom Matthews revealed that PlayStation players can get their hands on Hellblade II “this Summer,” which should equate to sometime before August for us Aussies battling Winter at that time.
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2 weeks ago | 
well-played.com.au | Adam Ryan
Does anyone remember PlayStation Stars? Didn’t think so. PlayStation has announced that its rewards program, named PlayStation Stars, will be coming to a close, with the entire initiative ending on November 2, 2026. Announced on the PlayStation Blog, the deconstruction of the PlayStation Stars program begins today, with any potential new members being turned away. The post explains that current members have until July 23 to earn points and digital collectables and participate in campaigns.
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2 weeks ago | 
well-played.com.au | Adam Ryan
When Keighley calls, you answer. The First Frosty Games Fest is just around the corner, and while that alone is enough to get excited about, the showcase itself just got a huge boost. Announced on the event’s socials, the first-ever Frosty Games Fest will officially be a part of the Geoff Keighley-run Summer Games Fest celebration.
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2 weeks ago | 
well-played.com.au | Adam Ryan
Assault, destruction of property, drug deals, and verbal abuse. Working as an EB Games casual is a brutal way to earn a living, but I’ve heard that police officers have an even rougher trot. Reforming after the release of American Fugitive, developer Fallen Tree Games has swapped out its balaclava for a badge with its newest title, The Precinct.
