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A small collective of avid Aussie gamers, who have ventured out on their own and present their spin on the gaming world. You can find our reviews on Metacritic and OpenCritic.
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SEGA #gifted me some official Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii spiced (non-alco) rum?! 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

The imposter is 3D

It's time to do some heists

A new Black Ops 6 map contains a tease something THPS-related in March

Huge news for all the 90s kittens out there

A special Pokémon Day broadcast is on the way!

PREVIEW // Static Dread So far Static Dread is living up to its promise of being Lovecraft meets Papers, Please Read: www.well-played.com.au/static-dread...

Eywa has heard your call for Jake and Neytiri to join Fortnite

Recreate, rewrite, and reimagine matches from The Bloodline's long history

Nothing says Easter like a fungal apocalypse

Wizards of the Coast is about to use Steal on our wallets

Marvel's First Family will soon be together

REVIEW // Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii "Slapping a pirate hat on the Best Boy, dropping him in the waters of the last game and calling it a day might not be moving the needle forward in any meaningful way, but god damn does it work" Read: www.well-played.com.au/like-a-drago...

A great-looking showcase at an eye-watering Australian time

REVIEW // Lost Records: Bloom & Rage "A languid character drama without characters, Don’t Nod can’t articulate or realise a take on its new world and systems" Read: https://www.well-played.com.au/lost-records-bloom-rage-review/

Tails Of Iron Developer Odd Bug Studio Is Working On A Wallace & Gromit Meets Watchmen Project We don't think we've ever wanted to see an idea come to fruition more than this one Read: www.well-played.com.au/tails-of-iro...

A Demo For Promise Mascot Agency Is Available Now On PC And Consoles Try on this open world mascot management sim and see if it suits you Read: https://www.well-played.com.au/a-demo-for-promise-mascot-agency-is-available-now-on-pc-and-consoles/

TALKTHROUGH // Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter We sat down with Jack Bennett from @oddbugstudio.bsky.social and played through Tails of Iron 2 while chatting about the game's influences, the challenge of being an approachable Soulslike, what ideas got left on the cutting room floor, and more

PODCAST // WellPlayed DLC 241 This week the team discuss our review of Avowed, our hands-on time with South of Midnight, and more Spotify: https://spoti.fi/40Y0hYW Apple: https://apple.co/42R2yaS YouTube: https://youtu.be/oC58YUZEUic Ep Deets:

Twisted Metal Season 2 Trailer Shows Off Calypso As Tournament Begins The second season will hit streaming services this Winter Read: https://www.well-played.com.au/twisted-metal-season-2-trailer-shows-off-calypso-as-tournament-begins/

REVIEW // Afterlove EP "This might be a piece of art about grief, from a creator that the world sadly lost before its completion, but it’s got so much to say and to offer beyond that" Read: https://www.well-played.com.au/afterlove-ep-review/

PODCAST // WellPlayed DLC 241 This week the team discuss our review of Avowed, our hands-on time with South of Midnight, and more Spotify: https://spoti.fi/40Y0hYW Apple: https://apple.co/42R2yaS YouTube: https://youtu.be/oC58YUZEUic Ep Deets:

PREVIEW // Metal Eden "My dip into the world of Metal Eden was barely a paddling pool, but its tone and worldbuilding have sunk their cybernetic hooks deep into my pathetic human flesh" Read: https://www.well-played.com.au/metal-eden-preview-a-real-heart-ripper/

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater What A Thrills With Release Date And Console Exclusive Content Konami's UE5 remake sees new life as it lands a release date and teases the return of console exclusive game modes Read: www.well-played.com.au/metal-gear-s...

Astro Bot Is Rolling Out Five New Free DLC Levels And A PS5 Pro Update Starting Now Yes, one of those levels is called Thrust or Bust Read: https://www.well-played.com.au/astro-bot-is-rolling-out-five-new-free-dlc-levels-and-a-ps5-pro-update-starting-now/

New titles, new trailers, new jackets

COMPETITION // Magic: The Gathering To celebrate the launch of Magic: The Gathering’s latest set, Aetherdrift, we're giving away three amazing prize packs to Australian and New Zealand residents Enter: www.well-played.com.au/win-one-of-t...

Avowed does not have the juice. The Netflix equivalent of an RPG, solid combat and art direction can’t really mask that it’s written and performed like a second screen content mandate.

REVIEW // Avowed "Avowed is a game you’ll likely binge on Game Pass and never think about again, the video game streaming model finally catching up to its television counterpart" Read: https://www.well-played.com.au/avowed-review/

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Is Basically A New Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, And That Rules Signups are open for a Closed Network Test next week Read: www.well-played.com.au/sonic-racing...

Lies Of P ‘Overture’ DLC Gives Its Twink A C*nty New Jacket The Pinocchio Soulslike returns with a prequel tale and a fresh new look Read: www.well-played.com.au/lies-of-p-ov...

PREVIEW // South Of Midnight "Sometimes all we need is a short but vibrant adventure through a creative world with an engrossing story, and South of Midnight is shaping up to be just that" Read: www.well-played.com.au/south-of-mid...

From The Phantom to a mud-crab entrepreneur here are 15 Aussie and New Zealand-made games to look out for in 2025

Dungeons Of Hinterberg Is Coming To PlayStation In March Along With A Bonus Episode Monster slaying, puzzle solving and schnitzel eating awaits in the Austrian Alps Read: www.well-played.com.au/dungeons-of-...

PODCAST // WellPlayed DLC 240 This week the team discuss Tails of Iron 2 and share the games that they're excited about in 2025 Spotify: spoti.fi/42P52GG Apple: apple.co/4aOzRxh YouTube: youtu.be/pbfXniT4XFc Ep Deets: www.well-played.com.au/the-wellplay...

The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct Date And Time Are Confirmed So Here’s When Aussies Can Watch Find out how late you'll be staying up to watch the big Switch 2 blowout! Read: www.well-played.com.au/the-nintendo...

Helldivers 2 Kicks Off 2025 With Patch Full Of Buffs And A Portable Hellbomb Car-borne carnage has been buffed, baby Read: www.well-played.com.au/helldivers-2...

REVIEW // Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter Whiskers of Winter maintains all the charm and challenge that made Tails of Iron such a cracker of a game while improving the core gameplay loop Read: www.well-played.com.au/tails-of-iro...

REVIEW // Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Iterating on what made the first game such an ambitious, unwieldy beast, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II stands toe to toe with the great RPGs of our time with its unique and brutal take on historical fiction Read: www.well-played.com.au/kingdom-come...

REVIEW // Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter Whiskers of Winter maintains all the charm and challenge that made Tails of Iron such a cracker of a game while improving the core gameplay loop Read: www.well-played.com.au/tails-of-iro...

REVIEW // Sniper Elite: Resistance "Who’s to say whether Rebellion planned its latest addition to the Sniper Elite franchise at just the right time, but kicking the crap out of pure, unmitigated evil sounds all kinds of perfect right now" Read: www.well-played.com.au/sniper-elite...

Forza Horizon 5 Is The Next First-Party Xbox Game To Make Its Way To PS5 The open-world racing game is joining a growing list of Xbox titles heading to other consoles Read: www.well-played.com.au/forza-horizo...

one of mine has already come true. are Keighley's days numbered??

WellPlayed’s Video Game Predictions For 2025 The WellPlayed team has pooled its powers of prediction together to let you know what to expect out of 2025 Read: www.well-played.com.au/wellplayeds-...

Rise Of The Rōnin Is Heading To PC In March The PS5 console exclusive is on its way to PC Read: www.well-played.com.au/rise-of-the-...

It’s Time To Acknowledge Your Tribal Chief And Newly-Revealed Cover Star For WWE 2K25 Throw your ones up for WWE 2K25's cover star Read: www.well-played.com.au/its-time-to-...