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Why aren’t fans that interested in esports betting? Luckbox suspends bets, Unikrn scales back and Midnite makes layoffs
Over the past week, three big names in the world of esports betting have cut back on their […]
October 11, 2023
Competitive gamers make up 13.7% of the UK population, finds study
The UK now has almost 10m competitive gamers, according to a new report by Nielsen and Ex Corp. […]
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September 1, 2023
Gaming YouTubers and Compare the Meerkat characters announced as pundits at The Hundred cricket events in the UK
Three of the UK’s leading gaming YouTubers are set to entertain families this summer at The Hundred cricket […]
July 25, 2023
UK consumers spent less money on streaming donations and video content in 2022, and more on physical games books and magazines
Consumers in the UK are spending slightly less money on streaming donations and video content, and more on […]
April 13, 2023
2023 gaming trends: 10 recent reports covering UK game sales, how YouTubers contribute to UK economy, cheating on the increase, harassment in gaming & more
As we enter the new year, esports and gaming continues to change. But what are the 2023 gaming […]
January 13, 2023
Hitmarker survey reveals ‘out of date’ hiring processes in the esports and games industry plus other trends: 84% of applicants would rather answer job-specific questions than submit a cover letter, 40% deem gender-neutral job descriptions to be ‘very important’
Hitmarker, the UK-based esports and gaming job platform, has today announced the findings of its first ever industry […]
February 10, 2022
James Stephanie Sterling, Caddicarus and other YouTubers criticise ‘exploitative’ NFT market after tokens made without their permission
British video game YouTubers James Stephanie Sterling (also known as Jim Sterling), Caddicarus (aka Jim Caddick) and others […]
January 17, 2022
ESI launches directory and marketplace, connecting global brands with top names in esports: ‘Over the years, we’ve seen the same vague or outdated statistics that do not reflect the industry accurately, and we’re hoping ESI Marketplace will provide esports businesses with more reliable data’
UK-based B2B events and media company Esports Insider (ESI) has launched the ESI Directory, a global esports directory connecting […]
September 2, 2021
UK consumers spent £45.6m on streaming donations, subscriptions and other gaming video content in 2020
Consumers spent a record amount in the UK video games market in 2020, according to Ukie’s new 2020 […]
March 19, 2021
‘Market uncertainty’ is resulting in fewer new esports sponsorship deals, according to 2021 Newzoo market report
Image: Excel Esports signed a landmark sponsorship deal with BT in 2020 Esports industry revenues are expected to […]
March 10, 2021
1.2m adults in Britain watch esports, according to new research by Kantar
The number of adults in Britain who say they watch esports and other competitive gaming events has risen […]
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November 9, 2019
Secretlab targets UK esports market
A new gaming chair company – Secretlab – has moved into the UK market. Secretlab launched in Singapore […]
September 15, 2017
Esports helps lift UK game event ticket sales to £7.5m in 2016
More live esports tournaments and LANs helped push up the overall number of video game events in the UK year-on-year. Revenues […]
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March 16, 2017
How big is esports compared to other gaming markets? Top 6 stats from Superdata's 2016 report
Research firm Superdata has just released a ton of information about the size of the esports market – […]
December 21, 2016