This weekend CNBC reported that over 10,000 “League of Legends” fans descended upon St. Louis, Missouri for one of the biggest annual esports events in North America: The League of Legends Championship Series Spring Split Finals.

UK video games market worth £5.7 billion
Ukie, the trade body for UK gaming, has released a yearly report showing the UK gaming market has had a record 10% growth in 2018 and was valued at 5.7bn.