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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
‘Community and companionship’ most important to grassroots esports orgs, finds study
UK grassroots League of Legends organisation Ruddy Esports on stage at Insomnia Gaming Festival this year A new […]
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November 25, 2022
Fnatic file report over integrity issues at The International 11 Dota 2 tournament
London-headquartered esports organisation Fnatic have complained about a match they played in at the Dota 2 tournament The […]
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October 22, 2022
Semper Fortis exits several esports titles after first annual report reveals £1.2m loss and lack of sponsors
UK-based esports organisation Semper Fortis has stepped back from FIFA, Hearthstone and more after posting a £1.22m loss […]
August 1, 2022
Play-to-earn gaming adoption to double in the UK, but Brits still not that bothered about NFT games compared to those in other countries
Play-to-earn (P2E) gaming adoption is set to nearly double in the UK this year, but interest in NFTs […]
May 30, 2022
Twitch’s potential revenue split changes open up wider debate on viability of streaming for smaller creators, with several UK/Ireland streamers speaking out
Twitch is considering changing the revenue split for its highest-earning streamers in its partner program, from 70%, down […]
May 1, 2022
EU League of Legends fans want more local and smaller esports events to attend as there are ‘too many’ in the US, finds Nottingham Business School survey
Gamers are looking for more chances to connect in-person with each other and their favourite players and developers, […]
April 8, 2022
Esports fans in the UK warming to cryptocurrency, finds YouGov report
New YouGov research shows purchase intent of cryptocurrency among esports fans in the UK has ‘substantially increased’ in […]
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April 7, 2022
10 recent reports on UK gaming/esports trends for 2022: Brits less likely to trust gaming influencers, UK’s most searched-for game and streamer revealed, Brits among the most curious about the metaverse & more
There’s been a ton of reports about new trends in UK gaming and esports flooding our inbox over […]
February 22, 2022
Riot issued 40,000+ Valorant player bans and 400,000 chat restrictions in January as part of clampdown on toxic behaviour, plans for ‘real-time text moderation and harsher punishments’
Riot Games hit toxic Valorant players with 40,000 bans and 400,000 chat restrictions (or mutes) in January 2022. […]
February 10, 2022
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
UK esports organisation Motif fold after women’s Valorant team report incidents of racism and sexual harassment
Motif Esports, a small UK esports organisation that participated in Valorant and Rocket League, have disbanded after their […]
February 8, 2022
Almost 70% of UK parents believe esports can play a positive role in school, but only 32% are happy for their child to have a career in it, finds new education survey by Dell and Intel
For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco used to work full-time for British Esports between September 2016 […]
February 2, 2022
Guild Esports makes education move after posting a loss in its first full year of operations, wants to be ‘the largest provider of school-based learning for esports through 2022’
Guild Esports, the UK-based esports organisation linked with David Beckham, has outlined some new education-based plans in a […]
January 31, 2022How lockdown changed gaming in the UK: 9 key takeaways from Ofcom’s Online National 2021 Report
Ofcom has published its Online National 2021 Report which features a host of data about gaming habits in […]
June 11, 2021