Fortnite news roundup: UK football clubs added, FNCS $20m prize pool, Man City and FaZe tournament, new Guild player Anas and content creator Gee Nelly

There’s been a ton of Fortnite esports news this week, including several UK-based stories. Here’s a quick rundown. […]

January 21, 2021

Guild Esports signs second pro Fortnite player, 15-year-old Hen

London-based Guild Esports has announced the signing of British/Lithuanian professional Fortnite player Henrik ‘Hen’ Mclean. Guild says the 15-year-old […]

December 21, 2020

Guild moves into Fortnite with signing of Nikolaj ‘Flikk’ Frøslev

Guild Esports, the London-based organisation backed by David Beckham, has announced its latest signing: Nikolaj ‘Flikk’ Frøslev. The […]

November 20, 2020

Fnatic sign Welsh Fortnite player crr

London-based esports organisation Fnatic have brought on board Welsh Fortnite player Chris ‘crr’ Williams. Fnatic made the announcement […]

August 23, 2020

Excel Esports move into Fortnite after signing top UK pro player Wolfiez

UK esports organisation Excel Esports have brought Fortnite superstar Jaden ‘Wolfiez’ Ashman on board. This marks the org’s […]

May 1, 2020

London-based Xcademy teams up with UK Fortnite pro benjyfishy

E-learning portal Xcademy has partnered with UK Fortnite player Benjy David Fish aka benjyfishy. Launched in December 2019, London-based […]

January 18, 2020

World of Tanks developer opens UK studio, is working on an unannounced free-to-play game targeting fans of Fortnite, Overwatch and League of Legends

World of Tanks developer/publisher Wargaming has opened a UK office and is growing its team to work on […]

December 16, 2019

Ninja hosts Fortnite tournament at Microsoft’s London store

Streaming celebrity Richard Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins was the face of a Fortnite tournament in London. He hosted the […]

November 25, 2019

UK Fortnite player FaZe Jarvis banned for life for using an aimbot, apology video surpasses 5m views

A British Fortnite player permanently banned by Epic Games has seen his apology video become one of the […]

November 5, 2019

Esports news of the week: London Royal Ravens, LoL 10-Year Celebrations, Fortnite Chapter 2

Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco rounds up the news of the week to October 15th 2019. Dom […]

October 16, 2019

The future of UK Fortnite? We look at two UK players who have slipped under the radar

Article contains affiliate link It’s fair to say the Fortnite World Cup pushed Fortnite to even greater heights […]

October 1, 2019

Fortnite World Cup – Highlighting the Rise of the Esports Industry

Promoted article (contains affiliate links) Fortnite Battle Royale is establishing itself as one of the most popular computer […]

September 21, 2019

There’s more than $3m worth of fake Fortnite merch online, report finds

A new report has found that the top five websites for counterfeit goods in Asia are selling just […]

July 31, 2019

Two UK players finish in Fortnite World Cup top six

Two British teenagers are among the best Fortnite players in the world. Kyle ‘Mongraal’ Jackson (left), who joined […]

July 29, 2019

Insomnia65 to feature Fortnite tournament in Battle Royale Zone

The next Insomnia Gaming Festival will host a Battle Royale Zone again, this time promising a large Fortnite […]

July 23, 2019