Government

The UK Government’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has recognised esports as an official military sport. In doing so, […]

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UK Sport (UKSP) has this week announced that esports is very much on its radar, as part of […]

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Callum ‘Cal’ Dornan, the CEO and founder of UK-based esports and content organisation, SAF, has launched a campaign […]

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Update (February 7th 2024): Epic.LAN founder and MD Jon Winkle has published a list of people who have […]

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Update (October 13th 2023): Microsoft’s planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard is finally happening, after the UK’s Competition and […]

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Jeremy Hunt, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, visited Insomnia Gaming Festival i71 last weekend to check out […]

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Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is ‘clearly a global leader in esports’, according to Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. […]

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Credit to Kelan Watling for the news tip and to Hannah Marie for additional reporting Note: This is […]

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Shadow Culture Minister Alex Davies-Jones has called on the UK Government and other MPs to better understand esports […]

Read More… from As France gets its first CSGO Major, what can the UK Government do to better support esports? We interview Shadow Culture Minister Alex Davies-Jones at Westminster Games Week: ‘I don’t think the government ‘get’ esports. I’d encourage all parliamentarians & stakeholders to get involved and see what esports is all about’

The UK Government has announced it is not banning the sale of in-game loot boxes to children in […]

Read More… from Deep dive into UK Government loot box findings: Nadine Dorries explains why the Government is not banning the sale of loot boxes to children following a two-year review, despite finding a ‘higher possible risk of harms’ to young people

China’s limit on computer game time risks harming children’s education and should not be introduced in the UK, […]

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Update: Esports News UK understands the Isle of Man provided a one-off financial commitment to aid X7’s UKEL […]

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Germany has added an official visa for professional esports players. The dedicated visa – launching in spring 2020 […]

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Craig Fletcher, games investor and the founder of Insomnia Gaming Festival, is running for Parliament. The Libreral Democrats’ […]

Read More… from From playing to politics: Insomnia founder Craig Fletcher to stand for Parliament, outlines plan to support UK esports industry

Remember when EA’s legal VP Kerry Hopkins (pictured) told the UK Government that EA doesn’t refer to in-game […]

Read More… from DCMS Committee recommends UK Government ban the sale of loot boxes to children (and also uphold esports to traditional sports practices)