UK games industry body UKIE to release an eSports whitepaper this month

Dom Sacco, Senior Editor

Last Updated: 17/11/2016

UK Interactive Entertainment (UKIE), the games industry trade body, is set to unveil its whitepaper on eSports at the end of this month.
The whitepaper will be unveiled at an event on Monday November 28th at the Gfinity Arena in London.
Its findings will show ‘how the UK needs to position itself to compete globally in the rapidly growing eSports industry’.
Speakers include Team Dignitas founder Michael “ODEE” O’Dell, Hi-Rez Studios’ VP of European Publishing Veronique Lallier and sponsors supporting the sector. There will also be an eSports exhibition match on the day.
The ‘Future of eSports’ event starts at 4pm and will also include networking.

Dom Sacco, Senior Editor

Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He has almost two decades of experience in journalism, and left Esports News UK in June 2025. As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late '80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He also previously worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation.

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