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The UK eSports scene has been around for the best part of 20 years And Craig Fletcher has been involved in it since 1994, running his own Doom 2 league. By 1997 he set-up Multiplay. The firm may be best known for its Insomnia gaming tournaments, but Multiplay also does …
Read More »When will eSports start making money?
It’s attracting an audience in the tens of millions and the attention of video game giants Valve, Riot, Activision Blizzard and Ubisoft. So why is it struggling to generate money? And why isn’t the mainstream media talking about it? Christopher Dring investigates Do you remember ShootMania at Ubisoft’s E3 press …
Read More »Multiplay scores Minecon contract
The team behind the iSeries events is handling this weekend’s Minecon. Minecon is the fan event for Minecraft, and will take place in Disneyland Paris between November 24th to November 25th. It’s the second Minecon, the first took place in Las Vegas last year. Multiplay is managing the entire event, …
Read More »Currys and PC World headline i43
Multiplay’s next gaming event will feature electronics retailers Currys and PC World as headline attendees. The pair will be selling a wide range of games, peripherals and components throughout i43 from brands such as Antec, ASUS, Kingston, nVidia, Intel, Mad Catz and Roxio. i43 is the latest iteration in Multiplay’s …
Read More »Multiplay’s i43 heads to Telford
The latest iteration of Multiplay’s i-Series takes the competitive gaming event to a new venue: Telford International Centre. i43 will take place over the August bank holiday weekend (Friday, August 26th to Monday, August 29th) and will see gamers battling in a range of tournaments for money, games and hardware. …
Read More »Multiplay latest to sponsor LGC 2010
London Games Conference has gained another two sponsors in the form of Multiplay and AGI. The firms are Gold Sponsors of the UK’s premier games conference, this year entitled London Games Conference: Survival And Profit In A Changing Industry. Multiplay is a leading service provider for the industry and organiser …
Read More »Demon launches game broadband service
Internet service provider Demon has introduced a new service which promises a faster broadband connection for the gaming community. Demon Game Pro prioritises game traffic, is low latency and comes with a free wireless router for 21.99 per month. Other benefits include no off-peak usage restrictions, 24-hour customer support, speeds …
Read More »Multiplay attracts 2,350 people
The i39 multiplayer gaming event attracted 2,350 people, with almost 80,000 viewing the finals online. Players took part in competing matches on games such as Counter Strike: Source. "i39 was a resounding success with hundreds of people bringing their own PCs for four days of hardcore gaming and over 2,000 …
Read More »M Festival 2009 launched
Multiplay has announced the return of consumer specialist games event, M Festival. M Festival Spring will take place at Stoneleigh Park from 10th to 13th April 2009. The festival will return to Stoneleigh Park after last year’s successful August event. Visitors to M Festival will be able to interact with …
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