Category Archives: MOBA

UK community reacts to HotS esports cancellation: ‘Talented people put their heart and soul into the game only to have it ripped away from them overnight’

December 15th, 2018
UK community reacts to HotS esports cancellation: ‘Talented people put their heart and soul into the game only to have it ripped away from them overnight’
Blizzard Entertainment has swung the axe into the Heroes of the Storm (HotS) esports scene by announcing there will be no more Heroes Global Championship (HGC) or Heroes of the Dorm. While the game will still be updated, some HotS developers are moving onto other teams within the company. It's the latest piece of bad PR…
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i61 winners roundup: MnM, ViM, Vexed & more

August 29th, 2017
i61 winners roundup: MnM, ViM, Vexed & more
As the final Insomnia of the year has come to an end, we look back on the winners of the BYOC tournaments and UK Masters at i61 (not including the intermediate/community/minor competitions).   UK Masters The UK Masters finals in LoL and CSGO concluded last Friday. In LoL, MnM gaming played against excel esports in the…
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ESL League of Legends Premiership Autumn Season rosters

July 22nd, 2017
ESL League of Legends Premiership Autumn Season rosters
Craig Robinson provides a quick roundup of the rosters confirmed for the League of Legends ESL UK & Ireland LoL Autumn Premiership 2017. Note: Information has been gathered from the ESL Premiership team page and Twitch stream . If there are any inaccuracies below, just drop us a DM via Twitter. Update - after receiving feedback, we have decided to…
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UK Masters Week 4: Radix, MnM, Enclave and NerdRage clinch 2-0 Victories

July 12th, 2017
UK Masters Week 4: Radix, MnM, Enclave and NerdRage clinch 2-0 Victories
Due to Bulldog Esports ending their League of Legends involvement, Radix Esports took the default win, despite letting go of their own League of Legends team the same day. Here is a quick recap of the week's UK Masters results Radix Esports 2 - 0 Bulldog MnM Gaming 2 - 0 Barrage Esports Enclave Gaming…
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CAZ eSports Acquire ESL UK Premiership side – Rumour

July 11th, 2017
CAZ eSports Acquire ESL UK Premiership side – Rumour
A source close to Esports News UK has told us of a reported acquisition of a qualified ESL Premiership team by UK Organisation CAZ eSports. It is unknown which UK Premiership side CAZ have acquired but we believe they will make an official announcement in the coming week before the ESL Premiership starts on Wednesday, July 19th.…
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Bulldog Esports Disband League of Legends Roster

July 7th, 2017
Bulldog Esports Disband League of Legends Roster
Bulldog has today confirmed to Esports News UK that they will disband their current League of Legends. A staple of the UK League of Legends scene, Bulldog have had their ups and downs as a team. Coach James "Mac" MacCormack moving to Origen has sadly brought this current iteration of the team to an end. https://twitter.com/Origengg/status/877611902096089089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.esports-news.co.uk%2F2017%2F06%2F27%2Fbulldog-coach-joins-origen-players-depart%2F…
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The final four LoL teams have qualified for the ESL Autumn Premiership

July 7th, 2017
The final four LoL teams have qualified for the ESL Autumn Premiership
The final qualifier for the ESL UK & Ireland Autumn premiership has seen Barrage eSports/Academy, Singularity UK, and MacroManiacs qualify. They join MnM, exceL, NerdRage.Pro and Enclave Gaming to make the 8 teams that will battle it out over the following months. The first bit of success goes to Barrage eSports. Their main team went…
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