Industry
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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
Members of the UK public will have the opportunity to appear on a new live TV show by […]
October 3, 2023
Viperio win pitch investment competition at Creative UK North East Investment Summit
UK esports organisation Viperio have won a pitch investment competition at the Creative UK North East Investment Summit. […]
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September 29, 2023
Ireland Esports join forces with Esports Northern Ireland ‘to empower talent and provide pathways to compete on the international stage’
Esports federation Ireland Esports and competitive entity Esports Northern Ireland have entered into a ‘strategic alignment’ which will […]
September 16, 2023
Jeremy Hunt visits Insomnia Gaming Festival, HM Treasury Twitter account spends 10 months responding to social post asking Chancellor of the Exchequer if he wants to play Valorant
Jeremy Hunt, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, visited Insomnia Gaming Festival i71 last weekend to check out […]
September 14, 2023
UK’s most-watched esports and most-followed orgs revealed, with Fnatic one of the most popular, finds new UK esports report
Call of Duty and Counter-Strike are the most-watched esports in the UK, according to a new UK esports […]
September 11, 2023
IBC2023 announces esports showcase and gaming zone at latest conference
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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September 11, 2023
Competitive gamers make up 13.7% of the UK population, finds study
The UK now has almost 10m competitive gamers, according to a new report by Nielsen and Ex Corp. […]
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September 1, 2023
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’
Esports federations from multiple countries say they ‘vehemently’ condemn the recent decision from the International Esports Federation (IESF) […]
August 31, 2023
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’
UK-based esports industry conference and networking event, ESI London 2023, is fast approaching, with it returning to Boxpark […]
August 29, 2023
Esports Coaching & Performance Summit speakers confirmed as event switches from in-person to online
The full line-up of Esports Coaching & Performance Summit speakers has been announced as the event goes fully […]
August 28, 2023
Speakers at ESI London 2023 conference announced, separate ESI Summer Social to take place in Birmingham
Esports Insider (ESI), the UK-based B2B esports events company and publication, has revealed the first wave of speakers […]
August 23, 2023
Almost a quarter of Gen Z and Scottish gamers admit to gaming while working from home
Survey data has uncovered that almost a quarter of Gen Z (generation Z) hybrid workers in the UK […]
August 22, 2023
‘We want Germany to become the leading destination in esports’ – German Games Industry Association calls for tax code changes
German League of Legends player BrokenBlade lifts the LEC Summer 2023 trophy with G2 in Riot’s Berlin studio […]
August 15, 2023
ESI Film Festival judges and advisory board revealed
B2B esports and media company Esports Insider (ESI) has announced the first round of ESI Film Festival judges […]
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August 12, 2023
Loot box law in the UK: Games industry agrees 11 principles and guidance, restricts sale of loot boxes to minors, announces £1m marketing campaign to raise awareness of player controls
The UK games industry has agreed to abide by new principles and guidelines around loot box law in […]
July 19, 2023