Shot in the arm for e-sports market as David Beckham-backed enterprise is UK’s first to float October 2, 2020 David Beckham’s e-sports company Guild Esports started trading on the London Stock Exchange today. The firm, which trades under the ticker GILD, is the first major e-sports company to go public in the UK. Guild Esports said earlier this week that its oversubscribed offering of 250m shares was priced at 8 pence per ordinary share. [...]
Government cracks down on loot boxes in bid to curb child gambling September 23, 2020 The government is considering banning controversial loot boxes in video games as ministers seek to crack down on problem gambling among younger generations. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is today launching a consultation on the video game features, which gamers can purchase for the chance of receiving randomised virtual items. Ministers [...]
Long read: Advertisers look to esports as gamers flock to virtual stadia April 13, 2020 Advertisers might find rich pickings in the world of esports, writes James Warrington Over the last few days, a meme purporting to show a model of a stadium that would seat 1 million people has circulated on social media. The image is probably fabricated and certainly ludicrous — even North Korea has only managed to [...]
Hearthstone is caught in a Blizzard over Hong Kong protest October 17, 2019 The protests in Hong Kong have featured prominently in the news cycle since kicking off in March. All across the world, we’ve seen extensive coverage of the outbreaks of violence, as well as the excessive use of force by police to suppress the demonstrations. It’s likely that you’ve been following the story, but what you [...]