Asia's biggest gaming cafe chain to launch studio in London

Wanyoo is set to be the largest public esports studio in the UK, providing gaming facilities, leisure services, professional esports equipment and PCs.

It will cater to the esports community and casual gamers, offering a unique lifestyle gaming experience.

Tomorrow (January 29), Wanyoo Information Technology Co. Ltd (Wanyoo) will open the UK’s largest esports studio in London.

It is backed by a £21m investment from Sicong Wang (Sephirex), the son of the Chinese billionaire Jianlin Wang. The company’s objective is to use its influence to promote the growth of the gaming industry in the UK.

Wanyoo UK’s gaming space features a 12-station esports battle area, a public gaming area and a mobile phone gaming space, all available to the general public.

Feng Huang, the founder of Wanyoo, said: “Wanyoo is dedicated to meeting customer needs and demands.

“By constantly upgrading our facilities and products, we aim to be the leaders of innovation in the internet café industry.”

Wanyoo UK provides players with approximately 50 - 70 popular PC and console games: League of Legends, Dota 2, Overwatch, Hearthstone, Fortnite, PUBG, World of Warcraft, FIFA 19, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Call of Duty and many more.

In addition, Wanyoo has worked with Tencent, Shanda Group, Intel and Invictus Games, and has partnered with League of Legends and Dota 2 to provide ‘member benefits’.

Wanyoo UK is planning to launch an online platform for gamers and the company will collaborate with universities and esports societies to hold training sessions, workshops and events for the general public.

Zhaorong Chen, a director of Wanyoo UK, added: “We hoped to create a platform to help gamers turn their hobbies into a career by providing them with the tools to succeed and the opportunity to connect with professional gamers, professional esports organisations and gaming associations in the UK.”