Category Archives: Industry

Here East hires head of special projects to help it become ‘the esports hub of the UK’

May 10th, 2019

Here East, a tech and innovation campus in London that hopes to become a major esports hub in the UK, has made a new senior appointment. It has hired Louise Connolly-Smith as Head of Special Projects (Creative) with a focus on video games and esports. This will be a six-month temporary move from London & Partners.…

Why esports needs to understand more about autism

April 17th, 2019

Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco reports from the 'Autism and the games industry' event If I had a pound for the amount of times I've seen the word 'autist' used as an insult in online games, I would be a rich man. Posts like this from a League of Legends player demonstrate it's a common…

Print’s not dead: Esports Insider and Latam launch new magazine The Esports Journal

April 11th, 2019

Egon Spengler (aka Harold Ramis, rest his soul) once said the words: "Print is dead." Well Egon, you obviously didn't know that Esports Insider was going to launch an esports magazine, did you? And not send an image of it along with the press release, so we had to use a picture of you in the…

A tour of Excel Esports’ new world-class HQ and training facilities at Twickenham Stadium

April 8th, 2019

UK esports organisation Excel Esports have today shown off their new headquarters and training facilities to the industry. Located at Twickenham Stadium, the home of England Rugby, the facility boasts a lounge area, hot desk space, media/green screen room, practice rooms and more spaces for streaming and other activities. They also have access to the…

ESI Spring Forum recap: What is the potential for battle royale esports?

March 31st, 2019

Earlier in the month, Esports News UK's Craig Robinson attended the Esports Insider Spring Forum in Manchester City's Football Academy Media Centre. The event consisted of networking, presentations and panels and a local fun FIFA tournament. As for the actual esport content, there were three main segments: esports broadcasting opportunities, SpecialEffect's charitable work and a…

Custom Controllers UK announces new owners

March 19th, 2019

Leeds-based business Custom Controllers UK has been snapped up by chair and accessory brand X Rocker. With ambitious plans for expansion, the acquisition of Custom Controllers UK offers X Rocker a 'strategic opportunity' to grow their presence in gaming. Founded in 2007, Custom Controllers UK offers customers some 500 unique controller designs. The company customises each…

94% of European mobile operators to trial 5G in esports venues by end of 2020

March 17th, 2019

Esports will benefit hugely from 5G technology, according to a survey of mobile operators from across Europe and the rest of the world. Software and services provider Amdocs surveyed operators about their ambitions to offer 5G services at major sports and esports events. Every single European operator that took part in the study said they…

Code Red Esports to judge NSE’s new student caster competition

February 19th, 2019

National Student Esports (NSE) and Code Red Esports are offering aspiring casters the chance to make a name for themselves. The student university body and agency have teamed up for the Caster of the Term competition, which allows aspiring casters to get recognition for their skills and pick up some event experience. NSE will go…

epic26 recap: We look back on the winners, the national coverage from the BBC and the first ESL Prem conference

February 16th, 2019

Earlier this month the 26th epic.LAN took place at Kettering Conference Centre - and it was one to remember. epic26 was the biggest epic.LAN event to date and was almost a complete sell-out, with 760 people on site overall. epic.LAN founder and MD Jon Winkle told Esports News UK: "For our first event of this…

UK esports players expected to earn £3m from prize winnings this year, passing the £20m mark by 2023

February 15th, 2019

It's been predicted that British esports players will earn more than £3m from prize winnings alone in 2019. The UK was placed 14th in the list of regions whose esports players earnt the most from prize winnings in 2018, according to Esports Earnings, which tracks prizes from tournaments. Some 600 UK players earnt a combined £2.17m…

Category Archives: Industry

Here East hires head of special projects to help it become ‘the esports hub of the UK’

Why esports needs to understand more about autism

Print’s not dead: Esports Insider and Latam launch new magazine The Esports Journal

A tour of Excel Esports’ new world-class HQ and training facilities at Twickenham Stadium

ESI Spring Forum recap: What is the potential for battle royale esports?

Custom Controllers UK announces new owners

94% of European mobile operators to trial 5G in esports venues by end of 2020

Code Red Esports to judge NSE’s new student caster competition

epic26 recap: We look back on the winners, the national coverage from the BBC and the first ESL Prem conference

UK esports players expected to earn £3m from prize winnings this year, passing the £20m mark by 2023

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