A cornerstone of the demographic explosion in video games, SingStar is five years old today. What better time to take a look at why the series is stronger than ever. Will Freeman sat down with three of the developers in charge of the franchise at Sonyâ??s London Studioâ?¦

GAMES CONNECTION – 01895 422322Games Connection in West Drayton is carefully managed by Av Kandola, and stocks both the latest titles, retro classics as well as pre-owned games, consoles, accessories and DVDs. The store boasts a competitive part-exchange offer and a staff of hardcore gamers, who are more than happy …

Bethesda has confirmed that its three until now Xbox 360 exclusive DLC releases are heading to PS3 – along with two new downloadable offerings heading to both consoles, along with the PC. In addition, three new retail SKUs containing the various downloadable releases, as well as a complete Game of …

PS3 to get all Xbox 360 content; New DLC on the way for all; New retail SKUs revealed

Department store giant John Lewis is planning to boost its games offer ahead of the Christmas period, MCV can reveal. The development follows news that John Lewis will invest 6 million in 30 new standalone stores that will focus on its home and electrical lines, with the first new store …

Currys and PC World owner DSGi has sold off all nine of its Hungarian stores, which operate under the Electro World brand, for just €1 – a move that mirrors the recent sale of many of its Scandinavian outlets. However, unlike the Swedish and Finnish sell-off – which resulted in …

While Nintendo is given much of the credit for the demographic explosion in gaming, it is another platform holder’s internal IP that long-ago primed the mainstream players the Wii courts. Now celebrating its fifth anniversary, SingStar struck a chord with consumers when it was released in 2004. The singing game …

Amazon UK has vowed to stock the most video games of any UK retailer in a bid to grow industry market share, MCV can reveal. In his first interview since joining the online giant, Amazon games director Chris Poad has said that the sheer quantity of products on offer has …

Social networking site Facebook has allowed advertising for a new piracy-enabling R4-style card on its pages. Ads for the DSTT card appear on profiles of subscribers to the site who have shown an interest in gaming. Like the R4, the DSTT allows consumers to download pirated DS games via a …

So when someone says a big summer/Q4 blockbuster is delayed for ‘extra polish’ they mean ‘the game wasn’t ready for release next month, and we’ve wised up to that just in the nick time’. Certainly, the games industry is no stranger to spin. Or in other words, untruths. You might …