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London’s new Social Immersive Entertainment Expo to feature esports area
A new Social Immersive Entertainment Expo (SIEX) will take place in London in 2025 and include an area […]
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May 28, 2024
Revenues from UK games events jump 140% year-on-year thanks to esports and festivals
Revenues generated from UK games events and venues rose by 140% year-on-year to £10.3m in 2023, new data […]
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May 1, 2024
London Games Festival 2024 kicks off as GridServe Resolve Rocket League pro players challenge games industry
Rocket League pro players from UK esports organisation team GridServe Resolve challenged members of the games industry at […]
April 12, 2024
Limit Break mentorship scheme for underrepresented and marginalised groups in UK games industry opens 2024 applications
The Limit Break mentorship scheme dedicated to supporting underrepresented and marginalised groups in the UK games industry, including […]
April 4, 2024
Number of UK games start-ups on the rise amidst layoffs
The number of new gaming companies incorporated in the UK jumped by nearly a quarter (22%) last year, […]
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March 19, 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
The Rise of Esports: A Billion-Dollar Revolution
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March 5, 2024
4 takeaways from the 2024 London & Partners Esports Summit: Riot reveals MSI 2023 in-person audience stats, economic impact of events and what to expect from the O2’s Worlds final
Earlier this week, the 2024 London & Partners Esports Summit took place at the Science Museum, bringing the […]
February 29, 2024
In the dark depths of esports winter, when will the light of spring emerge? With so many job cuts and uncertainty, is there any reason to be positive for 2024? The answers aren’t so simple – but there is one thing that gives me hope
Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco looks back on tough lessons to learn from esports in 2023 – […]
January 29, 2024
13% of UK games staff are from low-income backgrounds; national Into Games campaign launches to help more people get careers
UK non-profit Into Games says it’s launched a national campaign to support more working-class people into careers in […]
January 9, 2024
2024 BAFTA Games Awards longlist released, Baldur’s Gate 3 in the running for 11 categories
BAFTA has released its industry-voted longlist for the 2024 BAFTA Games Awards, with 60 games in the running […]
December 18, 2023
University of Salford wins bid for €4m ‘GameHearts’ project with Ubisoft, Man City owner, Imperial War Museums and the London Symphony Orchestra
The University of Salford has led a successful €4m bid for a new international research project known as ‘GameHearts’. It […]
December 12, 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
UK consumers spent more money on streaming donations and video content in 2022, and more on physical games books and magazines (updated figure)
Update: Ukie has updated the figure to £66.2m following an update from Twitch. Original article: Consumers in the […]
April 13, 2023
The UK Esports Spring Party Sponsored by Philips Gaming Monitors announced, tickets now available for ENUK’s biggest ever networking event for 250 guests
The UK Esports Spring Party Sponsored by Philips Gaming Monitors is coming up for the esports industry and […]
March 20, 2023