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Which UK universities have the most gamers? Top ten listed
A new piece of research has found which UK universities have the most gamers, and which have the […]
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April 18, 2023Who are the biggest gamers: Millennials or Gen Z gamers? NiP weighs in on new data
Promoted article Younger Gen Z gamers spend more time playing than older ones, right? Not necessarily. The answers […]
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April 11, 2023Guild Esports turn to AI to find and develop player talent
UK-based esports organisation Guild Esports have entered into an AI (artificial intelligence) research and development partnership ‘for the […]
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March 16, 2023UK gamers more likely to frequent the gym than non-gamers
Photo by Victor Freitas on Unsplash UK gamers are ‘much likelier’ than non-gamers to frequent the gym and […]
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February 25, 202344% of Brits say playing games online is ‘an attractive romantic quality’
Almost half of Brits find ‘an interest in online gaming’ to be an attractive romantic quality, according to […]
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February 14, 2023‘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, 2022A third of Brits would rather be a pro gamer than a pro sports athlete
A third (32%) of people in the UK would now rather become an esports pro gamer than a […]
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October 25, 2022Play-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‘Interventions are needed’ to improve esports athletes’ quality of sleep and mental health, according to new UK study of student players
Caster and Story Mob comms strategist Ceirnan ‘Excoundrel’ Lowe gets some shut-eye at a UK LAN a few […]
March 29, 2022New pro player study explores stress and coping in League of Legends, and the idea of using ‘positive stress’ as a motivator to perform
A new piece of research has explored the impact of stress on League of Legends pro players, and […]
March 16, 2022Three quarters of women disguise their gender to avoid sexual harassment when gaming online, while 25% stop playing due to abuse
Three quarters (76%) of female gamers have disguised their gender while gaming, according to new research published on […]
March 8, 2022Almost 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, 2022CSGO found to be the most stress-relieving shooter, according to University of Leeds study on heart rates and blood pressure
For all its drama, smack-talking and screaming at LANs, Counter-Strike is apparently the most calming esports shooter out […]
December 2, 2021UK-based esports orgs and businesses raised a record £42m in funding in 2020 according to new report
Article contains affiliate link UK-based esports organisations, startups and scaleup companies raised £42m in 2020, making it a […]
July 29, 2021Older Brits turn to gaming to escape reality: Survey finds gamers aged 60+ play for over an hour a day on average
The nation’s over-60s are swapping knitting needles and gardening tools for mobile devices and gaming controllers as they […]
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