Government
UK Armed Forces target gamers with new fast-tracked cyber defence recruitment scheme as Secretary of State for Defence visits esports students
The UK Government has launched a new Armed Forces recruitment scheme designed to fast-track digitally-savvy youngsters, including the […]
March 27, 2025
Ukie calls for Digital Creativity GCSE to be introduced in the UK
Ukie, the not-for-profit trade body that represents the UK games and interactive entertainment industry, has called on government […]
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November 20, 2024
Ministry of Defence recognises esports as an official military sport
The UK Government’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has recognised esports as an official military sport. In doing so, […]
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March 31, 2024
Esports a part of UK Sport’s new ten-year event strategy
UK Sport (UKSP) has this week announced that esports is very much on its radar, as part of […]
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March 7, 2024
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, 2024
Esports Scotland responds to community criticism around unpaid invoices, separate announcement sees Scottish government back national games strategy
Update (August 20th 2024): Esports Scotland has announced it has been acquired by David Hamilton and will operate under the […]
February 2, 2024
Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard finally gets the go ahead, Bobby Kotick set to depart in 2024
Update (October 13th 2023): Microsoft’s planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard is finally happening, after the UK’s Competition and […]
October 13, 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
Sources: UK Government to announce plans for esports division
Credit to Kelan Watling for the news tip and to Hannah Marie for additional reporting Note: This is […]
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April 1, 2023
As France gets its first CSGO Major, what can the UK Government do to better support esports? We interview Shadow Culture Minister Alex Davies-Jones at Westminster Games Week: ‘I don’t think the government ‘get’ esports. I’d encourage all parliamentarians & stakeholders to get involved and see what esports is all about’
Shadow Culture Minister Alex Davies-Jones has called on the UK Government and other MPs to better understand esports […]
September 12, 2022
Deep 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, 2022
French government bans English gaming words including esports, pro gamer and streamer to ‘preserve the purity’ of their language, farts in our general direction (BUT, President Macron shows support to esports at special gathering)
Image used with permission, courtesy of Everett Collection Inc / Alamy Stock Photo French government workers have been banned from […]
June 1, 2022The Scottish Government’s £1.3m computing in schools pledge can lift esports in the country
The Scottish Government has just committed £1.3m for computing in schools. While some have criticised this move as […]
February 7, 2022
Isle of Man’s first professional esports organisation receives government sponsorship
Update: Esports News UK understands the Isle of Man provided a one-off financial commitment to aid X7’s UKEL […]
June 14, 2021
Scottish Esports Hub secures funding
Scottish Esports Hub (SEH) has been awarded £5,000 of funding through Firstport’s Start It Award, in conjunction with […]
April 23, 2021