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Just Dance for Pudsey: BBC Children in Need, Ubisoft and Digital Schoolhouse encourage schools and families to enter new live gaming TV show broadcast from Nottingham Confetti X
Members of the UK public will have the opportunity to appear on a new live TV show by […]
October 3, 2023
UK’s most-watched esports and most-followed orgs revealed, with Fnatic one of the most popular, finds new UK esports report
Call of Duty and Counter-Strike are the most-watched esports in the UK, according to a new UK esports […]
September 11, 2023
Loot box law in the UK: Games industry agrees 11 principles and guidance, restricts sale of loot boxes to minors, announces £1m marketing campaign to raise awareness of player controls
The UK games industry has agreed to abide by new principles and guidelines around loot box law in […]
July 19, 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
As France gets its first CSGO Major, what can the UK Government do to better support esports? We interview Shadow Culture Minister Alex Davies-Jones at Westminster Games Week: ‘I don’t think the government ‘get’ esports. I’d encourage all parliamentarians & stakeholders to get involved and see what esports is all about’
Shadow Culture Minister Alex Davies-Jones has called on the UK Government and other MPs to better understand esports […]
September 12, 2022
Fluke, Aimsey and Ukie among winners at London’s Gayming Awards 2022
UK esports and gaming talent were named amongst the winners at the Gayming Awards 2022 ceremony yesterday evening. […]
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April 26, 2022UK esports and gaming talent nominated in 2022 Gayming Awards including streamer Aimsey, Siege caster Fluke, London Gaymers, Ukie and more
Update (April 25th 2022): Rainbow Six Siege British esports caster Fluke has tonight won the Best LGBTQ Contribution […]
February 6, 2022
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
UK football legend Ian Wright to help parents play video games safely with their kids as part of Get Set GO! campaign
English TV personality and former Arsenal footballer Ian Wright has lent his name to the Get Set Go! […]
November 26, 2020
Esports contributed £111.5m to UK GDP in 2019, according to new report commissioned by Ukie
The UK esports sector contributed some £111.5m to UK GDP in 2019, according to new findings evaluating the […]
October 20, 2020
UK Esports News of the Week: Excel Sign Youngbuck, Method Kick Jokerd, Insomnia Founder Runs For Parliament
In this video, Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco rounds up the news of the week to November […]
November 20, 2019
Games industry trade bodies outline four universal esports principles to promote player wellbeing, integrity and diversity
The video game industry, including representatives from across Europe, the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, has released […]
November 7, 2019
The rise of UK esports: 6 highlights from Esports Insider’s recent panel discussion
Image credit: Jak Howard/Esports Insider on Flickr 2018 was undoubtedly a landmark year for UK esports, what with […]
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October 8, 2019
Esports News UK swaps places with a developer to make a game, which you can download here
Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco shares a unique experience taking part in the Ukie journo/dev swap gamejam […]
September 30, 2019
Nintendo gets further involved with UK esports: Smash Bros Ultimate tournament now announced for UK universities following separate schools initiative
UPDATE (September 24th): Nintendo UK has now signed a deal with National Student Esports (NSE) to launch the […]
September 24, 2019