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GiantX acquire League of Legends UK AI esports coaching start-up iTero Gaming in multi-million pound deal
UK and Spanish esports organisation GiantX (GX) have this morning announced the acquisition of iTero Gaming, a UK […]
July 24, 2024
Who designed the first Esports World Cup trophy? UK links with inaugural tournament include trophy designers and law firm
UK-based teams have been involved with the Esports World Cup, including a firm responsible for designing the 2024 […]
July 22, 2024
New esports platform Pure Esports to list on London Stock Exchange
Pure Esports, a new esports platform, is transitioning from the Polish stock market to the UK stock market […]
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June 23, 2024
Subsidiary company behind Insomnia Gaming Festival enters liquidation, with £8m owed
Supernova Events and Esports Limited, the company trading as Player1 Events which ran Insomnia Gaming Festival, has entered […]
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May 25, 2024
Life after LAN: What’s next after the Insomnia news? Former Insomnia managers set up LANcraft Events, emails sent to creators confirm Player1 Events is no more, community Discord set up
Two former managers at Insomnia Gaming Festival are setting up their own venture, known as LANcraft Events Ltd. […]
May 16, 2024
Mass redundancies at Player1 Events leave future of Insomnia Gaming Festival uncertain
Staff at Player1 Events, the UK-based organiser of Insomnia Gaming Festival, have been made redundant. Several sources close […]
May 14, 2024
Excel Esports and Giants Gaming merge to form GiantX
British esports organisation Excel Esports and Spanish org Giants Gaming have announced a merger of both companies to […]
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December 14, 2023
Promod Esports to close down as Riot ends partnership for Valorant Challengers league
UK-based esports solutions provider Promod Esports is set to enter voluntary liquidation. Update: It’s now public on the […]
November 20, 2023
NUEL acquired by GGTech as board of directors forms, founder Josh Williams ‘excited to embark on this new stage in our journey’
NUEL Founder Josh Williams and GGTech Entertainment General Director Santos Montiel Long-running UK university esports body NUEL has […]
May 24, 2023
‘Esports wasn’t for me, it has the worst businesses I’ve ever seen, but it’s an interesting paradigm’ – CEO of LDN UTD’s parent Ludus Gaming on his lightbulb moment in esports, education plans and acquiring two other orgs
Last November, UK esports organisation LDN UTD announced their acquisition by play and earn NFT company Ludus Gaming, […]
April 27, 2023
Gfinity reports reduced operating loss in 2022 final year results
London-based esports and gaming business Gfinity made an operating loss of £2m for its financial year ending June […]
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December 24, 2022
World’s first virtual esports stadium by London-based Virtex to host live event this month
Software developer Virtex has announced a live virtual esports event ahead of the launch of Virtex Stadium, which […]
December 11, 2022
New esports broadcast and content production business Greyscale launches: ‘The UK tends to lack a high level of production, especially at a remote level – we want to change that’
Two experienced broadcasters have launched a new UK-based esports broadcast production business called Greyscale. The company has been […]
July 27, 2022
RixGG parent company X1 begins trading shares on Canadian Securities Exchange (update: and makes more acquisitions)
The parent company of UK esports organisation RixGG has floated on a Canadian stock exchange. X1 Esports & […]
July 3, 2022
New UK esports jersey and apparel business XCalibur.GG emerges: Interview with co-owners Marc Busby and George Spour, plus updates on UKEL & Clique
XCalibur.GG co-owners Marc ‘Omni’ Busby (left) and George Spour (right), photo by Fergus Brewis Excalibur. The legendary sword […]
May 20, 2022