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Benjamin Burns

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Ben is a former game developer turned freelance writer. He likes rolling dice, placing wards, and is quietly confident Sega is about to make a massive comeback in the console market... any day now.

FeatureHow Blood Bowl PC fanatics are taking player-run leagues to the extreme

"Rip 'deir spinkly twiggy legs off."

Blood Bowl was originally a tabletop miniatures game released by that most holy of British institutions, Games Workshop, back in the '80s. Yet it wasn't until the third edition dropped in 1994 that Blood Bowl became recognisable as the game it is today. It's set in a version of the Warhammer Fantasy Universe where the many opposing races have decided to lay down their arms and settle their differences by trying to score touchdowns.

FeatureHere's what happened when we tried to bet on esports at our local bookies

"What kind of game is Ninjas in Pyjamas?"

We have an odd relationship with gambling in the UK. You'd be hard-pressed to find a high street or city centre that doesn't have at least a couple of bookmakers' shops mixed into it, offering bets on everything from horse racing and football to whether or not Kate Winslet will cry if she wins an Oscar (yes that was a real thing). But how does esports fit in?