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The Esports Awards has announced that The Sidemen’s XIX Vodka will be the official vodka sponsor of its […]

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For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco used to work full-time for British Esports between September 2016 […]

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British esports legend Michael ‘ODEE’ O’Dell has been included in the Lifetime Achievement in Esports Class of 2023. […]

Read More… from ODEE named in Lifetime Achievement in Esports Class of 2023 a few days after receiving Honorary Doctorate

Left to right: First place winners Will Sellers (executive producer), Emma ‘Emzii’ Rose (eFootball esports player) and Sam […]

Read More… from 2023 ESI Film Festival winners revealed: Olympic esports medallist Emzii takes top place with documentary

Another week, another Saudi Arabia esports partnership in UK esports. This time it’s Saudi entertainment complex ‘giga project’ […]

Read More… from Saudi ‘giga project’ Qiddiya named ESI London 2023 presenting partner as industry conference prepares to get underway, more Saudi partnerships in UK esports expected

Members of the UK public will have the opportunity to appear on a new live TV show by […]

Read More… from Just Dance for Pudsey: BBC Children in Need, Ubisoft and Digital Schoolhouse encourage schools and families to enter new live gaming TV show broadcast from Nottingham Confetti X

UK esports organisation Viperio have won a pitch investment competition at the Creative UK North East Investment Summit. […]

Read More… from Viperio win pitch investment competition at Creative UK North East Investment Summit

Esports federation Ireland Esports and competitive entity Esports Northern Ireland have entered into a ‘strategic alignment’ which will […]

Read More… from Ireland Esports join forces with Esports Northern Ireland ‘to empower talent and provide pathways to compete on the international stage’

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

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Call of Duty and Counter-Strike are the most-watched esports in the UK, according to a new UK esports […]

Read More… from UK’s most-watched esports and most-followed orgs revealed, with Fnatic one of the most popular, finds new UK esports report

Ad Business conference and trade show IBC2023 will host a three-strand esports showcase that will offer a dedicated gaming zone on […]

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The UK now has almost 10m competitive gamers, according to a new report by Nielsen and Ex Corp. […]

Read More… from Competitive gamers make up 13.7% of the UK population, finds study

Esports federations from multiple countries say they ‘vehemently’ condemn the recent decision from the International Esports Federation (IESF) […]

Read More… from National esports federations including Esports Wales ‘vehemently condemn’ IESF decision to lift sanctions against Russian Esports Federation, IESF says it will ‘continue to strive for peace and unity’

UK-based esports industry conference and networking event, ESI London 2023, is fast approaching, with it returning to Boxpark […]

Read More… from ESI London 2023 interview with co-founder Sam Cooke on new additions to the esports conference: ‘Creators are a vital part of esports and there was a gap in the market for a dedicated B2B event for the creator economy’

The full line-up of Esports Coaching & Performance Summit speakers has been announced as the event goes fully […]

Read More… from Esports Coaching & Performance Summit speakers confirmed as event switches from in-person to online