{"id":329897,"date":"2026-03-27T21:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T21:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/esports-gamer-matthew-ari-walker-is-competing-at-dreamhack-festival-in-birmingham-gaming-esports\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T21:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T21:00:28","slug":"esports-gamer-matthew-ari-walker-is-competing-at-dreamhack-festival-in-birmingham-gaming-esports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/esports-gamer-matthew-ari-walker-is-competing-at-dreamhack-festival-in-birmingham-gaming-esports\/","title":{"rendered":"Esports gamer Matthew \u2018Ari\u2019 Walker is competing at DreamHack Festival in Birmingham #gaming #esports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/2l3Mh7RbMyY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Esports gamer Matthew \u2018Ari\u2019 Walker is competing at DreamHack Festival in Birmingham #gaming #esports\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2l3Mh7RbMyY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>He says his mum discouraged him from dropping out of school at 15 to become a professional player.<\/p>\n<p>Now aged 23, he\u2019s estimated to have made over \u00a3300,000 after making gaming his career.<\/p>\n<p>The DreamHack Festival prize money pot exceeds \u00a31 million as teams battle it out at across the weekend. #gaming #esports #dreamhack<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He says his mum discouraged him from dropping out of school at 15 to become a professional player. 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