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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 …

French retailer Fnac has published an ad on its website claiming that Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will be released on November 12th 2012. The ad has long since vanished, but not before it was snapped by Gamepur. The November 12th date could, of course, be nothing other than …

Sun will be out... but bring a jacket

Retailer GameStop has announced that it now offers a selection of refurbished iPad, iPhone and iPods at over 1,000 of its stores. The chain allows customers to trade in their iOS devices for as much as $400 (for an iPad) and $300 (for an iPhone). Hitting the 1,000-store milestone allows …