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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
Paul Chaloner on the state of UK esports: 'I'm more excited about it than ever before, we're progressing but must get more organised'
In part two of our interview with British host and esports personality Paul ‘Redeye’ Chaloner, we asked him […]
July 5, 2019
Why esports needs to understand more about autism
Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco reports from the ‘Autism and the games industry’ event If I had […]
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April 17, 2019
Esports contributed £18.4m to the UK economy in 2016
Esports made an estimated contribution of almost £20m to the UK economy back in 2016, with a workforce […]
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October 9, 2018
82% of student esports players more likely to participate in other team sports, finds Ukie Digital Schoolhouse study
UK games industry trade body Ukie has launched a study exploring how participating in esports can positively affect […]
September 22, 2018Digital Schoolhouse Overwatch regional qualifiers approach
The Digital Schoolhouse school esports tournament regional qualifiers are around the corner. IT solutions company XMA has signed […]
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March 1, 2018
A sign of things to come for the UK LoL scene? Riot's UK boss talks about working with players and sponsors
Mark Cox, Riot Games head of UK publishing, has spoken about some of the initiatives he’s worked on […]
November 22, 2017
London Games Festival 2018 to host the next Digital Schoolhouse esports finals
The UK’s first inter-school esports tournament – Digital Schoolhouse – is returning for a second bout. Regional heats […]
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October 6, 2017A lesson in perspective: How a Rocket League pro's advice inspired team to win UK's first school esports tournament
Dom Sacco reports on the final of the UK’s first inter-schools esports competition, and talks to the winners […]
April 5, 2017
Gfinity Arena to host UK's first inter-school esports final
The finals of a new inter-school esports tournament will form part of the London Games Festival in April. […]
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February 18, 2017
Can the UK become a 'global esports leader'? 13 things you need to know from the Ukie esports whitepaper
UK video games trade body Ukie has today published an esports whitepaper, outlining industry opportunities, growth areas and […]
November 28, 2016UK games industry body UKIE to release an eSports whitepaper this month
UK Interactive Entertainment (UKIE), the games industry trade body, is set to unveil its whitepaper on eSports at […]
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November 17, 2016