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The current state of UK esports – what are our strengths, weaknesses and lessons to learn?
Ad In this special series of in-depth articles, Esports News UK, in collaboration with the betting partner GGBET UK, […]
June 25, 2024
Interview with G2A.COM founder on partnering with the Drift Masters European Championship in Ireland, the future of the marketplace and the shifting games industry
Ad Digital marketplace G2A.COM has had some 30 million users who use it to get video games, gift […]
June 3, 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
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
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 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
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Hitmarker survey reveals ‘out of date’ hiring processes in the esports and games industry plus other trends: 84% of applicants would rather answer job-specific questions than submit a cover letter,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