Industry

The co-founders of UK-based game development studio Rebellion have been recognised in the 2024 New Year Honours List. […]

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BAFTA has released its industry-voted longlist for the 2024 BAFTA Games Awards, with 60 games in the running […]

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The Game Awards 2023 winners have been announced, with Valorant coach Christine ‘potter’ Chi crowned Best Esports Coach […]

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The University of Salford has led a successful €4m bid for a new international research project known as ‘GameHearts’. It […]

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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. […]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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