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Campaign launched by SAF founder to better regulate loot boxes in the UK
Callum ‘Cal’ Dornan, the CEO and founder of UK-based esports and content organisation, SAF, has launched a campaign […]
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February 19, 2024Family who named charity after son’s gamertag keen to form esports team to honour his legacy: Here’s how you can help TheRockinR – and SpecialEffect – and win prizes this pancake day courtesy of AOC/Philips monitors
Left to right: Carol Miree, YouTuber Jacksepticeye, Reece Miree, Jonny Miree and Jess Miree (photo taken prior to […]
February 12, 2024Review of Game On! For BBC Children in Need: A welcome love letter to gaming or a missed opportunity for esports? (TV show featured Guild Racing, Harry Pinero & Elz the Witch)
Earlier this month, the BBC broadcast its own gaming show from Confetti X in Nottingham: Game On! For […]
November 26, 2023Scottish Hockey tests esports camps in Glasgow
Scottish Hockey has tested a new model of participation through an esports hockey test event at the Glasgow […]
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October 23, 2023Just 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, 2023Norwich Anime & Gaming Con Review by a 6-year-old and his esports-obsessed dad: Local gaming conventions like this are a great entry point for kids
Norwich Anime & Gaming Con took place at the UEA Students Union from June 24th to 25th 2023. […]
July 4, 2023Subway Future Talent Series launches at Guild Esports in Shoreditch as esports project targets schools
Subway and UK organisation Guild Esports have announced the Subway Future Talent Series, a project that aims to […]
December 5, 2022Brixton hosts Esports Youth Club pop-up with 2K Games as new social enterprise aims to make gaming accessible for all
New social enterprise, Esports Youth Club, ran a free gaming pop-up for over 260 young people in Brixton […]
December 2, 2022James Banks supports Thatcham Town Harriers FC with Banks Esports logo on jerseys: ‘My goal for these young lads is to motivate and inspire them’
British CSGO caster and personality James Banks is giving back to the community by supporting an under nines […]
September 22, 2022A chaotic week for Twitch: Community reacts to Mizkif, Crazyslick and Sliker scandals, clampdown on gambling streams, revenue split change and report on child predators
Twitch has been rocked this week with a number of stories from streamer incidents around gambling and alleged […]
September 22, 2022Game on Grandparents: New CBBC gaming TV show sees kids train up their grandparents to play in an esports tournament, featuring Vikkstar, Ali-A, Miles Ross, Julia Hardy & more
Game on Grandparents, a brand new kids esports TV show, has aired its first episode this morning on […]
August 15, 2022Deep 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
The UK Government has announced it is not banning the sale of in-game loot boxes to children in […]
July 18, 2022Should the Army be allowed to exhibit at gaming festivals like Insomnia? – Opinion on the blurred line between recruitment and engagement, plus comment from the Army, RAF, Player 1 Events and more
Some call it ‘recruitment’, that it’s planting a seed in the mind of children, others say it’s ‘engagement’. […]
June 17, 2022Frankie Ward on balancing parenthood with esports, returning to CSGO’s centre stage and the challenges of social media: ‘We will lose esports talent if we don’t see them as humans’ (PGL Antwerp Major Interview #1)
Photos by Danky and interview by Tom ‘Sneaky’ Taylor Despite the lack of UK-based CSGO players and coaches […]
June 11, 2022C9 Perkz and separate UK League initiative raise money for charities supporting bereaved families and vulnerable children respectively
Two separate charity initiatives within the UK League of Legends/esports community recently concluded, raising thousands of pounds for […]
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