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EA has revealed it has ceased development and support of Battlefield 3: Aftershock, following recent reports that the company pulled the shooter franchise spinoff from the App Store in response to negative reviews. Customers had specificially being complaining of connection issues and unusable controls. "In the interest of bringing consumers …

With the hugely anticipated The Avengers almost here, Disney has released Marvel: Avengers Alliance for Facebook today. The game is an incredibly deep and expansive look into the Marvel universe, and has the potential to be a major player in the current cavalcade of Facebook games coming from top tier …

Gullstikka, the awards show hosted by Norwegian distributors and publishers (NSM), celebrated the Norwegian games industry this evening, handing out awards to local and international games their developers. It came as no surprise that Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim ended up as the night’s big winner, grabbing four prizes …

Dev giant steps away from Facebook with independent Zynga.com platform

Interactive design school Hyper Island is opening the doors to prospective students on Thursday, March 8th between 17:30 and 19:00. Anyone interested in their programmes and wanting to know more, plus the opportunity meet students and staff on site (and of course happens to be in Stockholm on March 8th) …

P3 Spel, Sweden’s largest radio show about computer and video games, has just launched the related podcast P3 Spel Add On, which is intended to continue the conversation about games and/or cover separate but related subjects. The new podcast is a little shorter than the radio show, clocking in at …

It’s fast becoming the worst kept secret in gaming, but Ubisoft will soon officially lift the lid on Assassin’s Creed III. In case you didn’t already know, the game will be set during the American Revolution. The setting was first revealed by rumours, then this morning’s leaked promotional image and …

Binding of Isaac turned down due to 'questionable religious content'

UK developer Eutechnyx has appointed a new non-executive director to oversee the worldwide release of its free-to-play title Auto Club Revolution. Dirk Weyel, who previously founded German MMO publisher Frogster Interactive, has been tasked with establishing the studio’s publishing operations across global territories Dirk is a well known, well liked …

The iPad 3 is expected forrelease on March 7th, which has revealed 78 per cent of the UK believe Apple updates its products too often, according to discount websiteMyVoucherCodes.co.uk. Results also show that over a third of Brits have fallen into debt in their desperation to keep on top of …