Esports
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Platform to open new Canary Wharf gaming and esports bar venue in March 2023
Platform, the gaming and esports bar in London, has announced its expansion plans to launch a second site […]
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February 20, 2023
100+ students attend Aston University’s first LAN esports tournament
Aston University’s first LAN esports tournament in Valorant took place earlier this month, and more than 100 students […]
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February 20, 2023
Interviews from the first live Fourth Wall event featuring UK LoL ADC Yusa, caster Middlecott, Staffs Uni London students & org management: ‘This was the perfect chance to have our team play here with a student-led broadcast’
On Thursday February 16th 2023, the first Fourth Wall event took place at Staffordshire University London, with the […]
February 18, 2023
Teams.gg adds Overwatch 2 to in-game team-finding service, introduces extra anti-toxicity measures for under 16s
UK-based game matchmaking company Teams.gg has added Overwatch 2 to the roster of games on its platform and […]
February 17, 2023
New Valorant Data Portal to track Challengers Northern Europe matches as well as VCT, Game Changers and more
Riot Games has partnered with data company Grid to deliver a new official Valorant Data Portal (VDP), which […]
February 17, 2023
University of Warwick’s Esports Centre announces multi-year deal with Chillblast ahead of £2,000 Warwick Valorant Invitational
The University of Warwick’s Esports Centre has announced its first new sponsor of 2023, ahead of an upcoming […]
February 16, 2023
Esports at a crossroads: wisdom and warnings shared at the 2023 ESIC Global Esports Summit
Change was in the air last week at the Capital Suite of London’s ExCeL, where an assorted pick’n’mix […]
February 14, 2023
Espergærde Esport win NLC Last Chance Qualifer to reach Division 2 Spring 2023 as league’s ten teams are confirmed
Danish organisation Espergærde Esport have won the Last Chance Qualifier in the Northern League of Legends Championship (NLC). […]
February 13, 2023
East London Smash announces new national tournament series Rise, with first event in April to feature a quadstream
East London Smash (ELS), a Super Smash Bros Ultimate tournament organiser, has announced a new tournament series: Rise. […]
February 13, 2023
Mystery Esports Jerseys launches, bringing the mystery football kit concept to esports fans
New UK-based service Mystery Esports Jerseys has launched a range of mystery boxes for esports fans, letting them […]
February 12, 2023
Gfinity Arena closes in London, company shuts down esports division
Update (June 2023): Gfinity is closing its esports division entirely, as ‘the market for esports remains soft and […]
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February 11, 2023
ESIC criticised after announcing GGBet as anti-corruption education partner and Denuvo as ESIC anti-cheat partner
UK-based competitive integrity body ESIC, the Esports Integrity Commission, has received flak from the esports community after announcing […]
February 8, 2023
MSI tickets on-sale date, prices and venue revealed as LoL esports heads to London
Riot Games has revealed the MSI tickets on-sale release date, prices and venue for the 2023 League of […]
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February 8, 2023
Dundee and Angus College to offer first degree-level esports course in Scotland
Dundee and Angus College say they’re to offer the first degree-level esports course in Scotland – a Foundation […]
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February 7, 2023
Celtic Throwdown closes down: ‘It’s been a labour of love but it’s time for us to explore new ventures’
Photo credit: Dean Ben-Arye for Celtic Throwdown Irish fighting game community (FGC) event company Celtic Throwdown is shutting […]
February 7, 2023