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‘There needs to be more region-based LAN events’ – interview with Splyce’s UK Call of Duty player Bance

April 15th, 2018

At Insomnia62's CWL Birmingham event a few weeks back, 200 teams battled it out to become CWL champions and take home their share of the $200,000 prize pool. Esports News UK's Jacob Hale managed to speak to Splyce captain Ben Bance about the team, himself and the future of Call of Duty esports. Results…

What a crowd! UK fans exceed expectations at CWL Birmingham

April 12th, 2018

At the recent CWL Birmingham event hosted by Insomnia 62, the UK CoD fans cemented themselves as some of the most eccentric and exciting fans in esports. Their songs, chants and roars encouraged Splyce's UK Call of Duty team to a second-place finish against all odds. The event didn’t suffer from the effects that a…

Why did some CoD pros question the legitimacy of CWL Birmingham, and how could it be improved?

April 6th, 2018

Despite the roar of the crowd and the event being labelled one of CoD's best, some professional Call of Duty players competing at CWL Birmingham have been critical of the event. Jacob Hale reports. The complaints come after some upsets and technical issues. The Iiyama monitors in use were questioned at the start of the tournament…

Splyce carry the torch for the UK at CWL Birmingham – one of the best events in CoD history

April 4th, 2018

Despite having a run of unimpressive results at recent majors and in the CWL Pro League, Splyce’s UK Call of Duty team waved the flag with pride at CWL Birmingham, finishing runners up of the tournament. Jacob Hale reports from Insomnia62 at the Birmingham NEC. The team, consisting of Thomas ‘Tommey’ Trewren, Jordan ‘Jurd’ Crowley,…

CWL Birmingham preview: A look at some of the key British teams competing

March 30th, 2018

This weekend, 200 Call of Duty teams from all over the world descend upon Birmingham and Insomnia 62 to take part in CWL Birmingham, the UK’s first Call of Duty major in nearly three years. The prize pool for the event is $200,000, and several UK teams will be looking to make their mark on…

Rainbow Six Siege is getting its own ESL UK & Ireland Premiership

September 26th, 2017

Rainbow Six Siege will be getting its own ESL UK & Ireland Premiership tournament, with the first season planned to run from January 2018. The announcement was made amidst the first UK Invitational finals at EGX 2017 on the weekend, where winners Team Enyx scooped the grand prize of £2,500. https://twitter.com/ESLUK/status/911532031129063424 The UK’s greatest Rainbow…

Red Reserve announce new UK Call of Duty roster

September 17th, 2017

North American organisation Red Reserve have announced their new UK Call of Duty roster, a recently-formed team of proven winners. The team consists of two players from Red Reserve’s Infinite Warfare roster, in Joe ‘Joee’ Pinnington, and Rhys ‘Rated’ Price. They are joined by the runner-up of 2016’s Call of Duty Championships Joshua-Lee ‘Joshh’ Shephard…

Call of Duty Endowment launches in UK to help veterans find jobs

September 8th, 2017

The Call of Duty Endowment, a programme designed to put veterans into employment, is expanding its operations to the UK. The Endowment was initially established by Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision, to place 25,000 US veterans in jobs by the end of 2018. That number was met two years early, and now aims to place…

How does Call of Duty: World War II play? Here’s our hands-on playtest from Gamescom

August 31st, 2017

At Gamescom 2017, Esports News UK managed to get our hands on the upcoming Call of Duty title, World War II, ahead of its November release. Jacob Hale provides his thoughts. Whilst it’s tough to judge a game’s esport prowess whilst still in its beta phase, we know the kind of backing the Call of…

Penta take the title in Season 2 of the Rainbow Six Pro League

August 28th, 2017

This weekend, Jacob Hale attended Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, where Season 2 of the Rainbow Six Siege ESL Pro League came to a head. Eight teams fought it out to be recognised as the world’s best Rainbow Six Siege team, and for ourselves, this was also an opportunity to see just what Rainbow Six esports…

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Recent Posts by Jacob Hale

‘There needs to be more region-based LAN events’ – interview with Splyce’s UK Call of Duty player Bance

What a crowd! UK fans exceed expectations at CWL Birmingham

Why did some CoD pros question the legitimacy of CWL Birmingham, and how could it be improved?

Splyce carry the torch for the UK at CWL Birmingham – one of the best events in CoD history

CWL Birmingham preview: A look at some of the key British teams competing

Rainbow Six Siege is getting its own ESL UK & Ireland Premiership

Red Reserve announce new UK Call of Duty roster

Call of Duty Endowment launches in UK to help veterans find jobs

How does Call of Duty: World War II play? Here’s our hands-on playtest from Gamescom

Penta take the title in Season 2 of the Rainbow Six Pro League

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