Entertainment & gaming news

The English and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has embarked on a project to evaluate the potential of video gaming and esports as a platform to ... More

Sports minister Tracey Crouch has resigned over the government's delay in bringing down the maximum stakes for fixed-odds betting machines. In his budget earlier this ... More

Developer the World Wheel Company has released striking new images of Newcastle’s Whey Aye, which is set to be Europe’s tallest observation wheel when built. ... More

A report into the rapidly growing esports sector has found that the greatest increase in investments in esports over the next year will come from ... More

To coincide with National Apprenticeship Week in March, Leisure Opportunities is undertaking an employer survey on the industry’s needs and appetites for hiring apprentices. The ... More

Atlantic Wharf in Cardiff has been selected as the preferred site for a new 15,000-seat indoor arena. The planned £110m venue – which would be ... More

Tenpin bowling giant The Original Bowling Company (TOBC) – the operator behind brands such as Hollywood Bowl and AMF Bowling – has been given the ... More

Leisure services supported by public funding are facing significant challenges after it was announced that the Department of Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) administrative budget ... More

A number of sports shown on the BBC are at risk of a drop in exposure and audience figures as part of the broadcaster's plans ... More

Perfectionist tendencies in employees are driving many to extreme stress and burnout, according to a new study which concludes that “perfectionism is a largely destructive ... More

Aesthetic clinic EF Medispa will develop and manage the new 645sq m (6,942sq ft) Santai Spa at the Genting Hotel in Birmingham, England, which will ... More

One of the UK’s largest cinema chains – Cineworld – has announced the opening of Britain’s first ever 4D cinema. Using 4DX technology, the new ... More

Former Virgin Active UK managing director Martin Pugh has joined Casino and bingo entertainment provider The Rank Group as MD of Mecca Bingo. He replaces ... More

Gaming giant Rank Group has pitched plans for a new mixed-use leisure development – including a casino – to Belfast City Council, but will require ... More

The first ever London Technology Week – to run from 16-20 June – will be bolstered by the inaugural Leisure Tech Expo (LTE), a one-day ... More

The leisure sector has been ranked joint-first with retail-food as the easiest sector to do business with in the latest UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI). ... More

The service sector continues to drive the UK's economic recovery, according to figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The sector - ... More

The creators of the wildly popular Guitar Hero franchise – which played a pivotal role in making music games mainstream – have turned to a ... More

Microsoft has chosen fitness brand Body Training Systems to provide video workouts for Xbox Fitness on the new Xbox One, being released tomorrow (22 November). ... More

Disney could soon transform the mobile technology sector after its research department announced the development of a way to allow users to feel textures on ... More

Simulation and 4D effects theatre specialist, Simworx, has unveiled an exciting new immersive attraction. The tram-based attraction – called the Immersive Tunnel – take visitors on ... More

Cinema operator Cineworld has reported pre-tax profits of £38.5m for 2012 - a 15 per cent increase on the £33.4m it made in 2011. Announcing ... More

Construction has officially started on Birmingham's £150m Resort World, with a groundbreaking ceremony attended by the trade and investment minister and representatives from owner and ... More

The man who secured £2bn of funding for the London Olympics has now been charged with raising funds for the Paramount-branded visitor attraction in Kent, ... More