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Rainbow Six Siege ESL Premiership returns for 2020 Spring Season

Image credit: ESL/Jak Howard The UK and Ireland’s Rainbow Six Siege ESL Premiership will return for a 2020 […]

February 22, 2020

Gfinity to host experiential Street Fighter event at VidCon London

Article contains affiliate link Esports tournament operator Gfinity will be bringing a first of its kind experiential esports […]

February 20, 2020

Tom ‘Syndicate’ Cassell launches gaming fundraiser for Make A Wish UK

Popular British YouTuber Tom Cassell aka Syndicate is launching gaming fundraiser ‘GameStars’ for the children’s charity Make A […]

February 19, 2020

Faker ‘honoured’ to become part owner at T1 Entertainment & Sports

South Korean esports team T1 Entertainment & Sports (T1) have today announced that Lee ‘Faker’ Sang-hyeok (pictured third […]

February 18, 2020

Bundesliga partners with Battlefy for VBL International Series

Promoted article (contains affiliate links) Battlefy, a popular online tournament platform, has announced that it has partnered with […]

February 17, 2020

PUBG Update 6.2 brings Arcade Mode featuring Team Deathmatch

PUBG Corporation has announced a new way to experience PUBG: Arcade Mode. Through Arcade mode, players will be […]

February 17, 2020

GameBlast20: ChallengerMode to run online CSGO tournament to help raise money for SpecialEffect charity

UK charity SpecialEffect, which helps people with disabilities use assistive technology to play video games, has announced details […]

February 16, 2020

Former UK League of Legends player Innaxe called up to Schalke’s LEC first team after Forg1ven steps down

Another player that built up experience in the UK League of Legends scene has made his way to […]

February 14, 2020

Method’s continuous 24/7 stream is an ambitious move that, if done right, could pave the way for other esports orgs to follow suit – but it won’t be easy

UK-based esports organisation and World of Warcraft team Method recently announced the launch of a continuous, 24 hours […]

February 13, 2020

Beat the eLions tournament announced: Gamers will have the chance to beat Tekkz and Hashtag Tom to represent England at FIFA eNations Cup

The FA has today announced it is giving fans across the country the chance to represent England and […]

February 11, 2020

Gareth Bale’s new esports team Ellevens fall short in FIFA eClub World Cup final versus Complexity

Complexity Gaming were crowned the new FIFA eClub World Cup champions on the weekend in Milan. They defeated […]

February 10, 2020

‘This is Counter-Strike the way I’ve always wanted to see it presented’ – Thorin excited to be working as creative director for newly announced CSGO league Flashpoint

British esports personality Duncan ‘Thorin’ Shields says new CSGO league Flashpoint will lead the way with a ‘new […]

February 6, 2020

Number of full-time esports jobs rises 118% year-on-year

The number of jobs in esports continues to grow at an encouraging rate, according to new data posted […]

February 5, 2020

Gareth Bale has set up an esports team. So what?

It seems every footballer and his dog has an esports brand nowadays, but we’ve yet to see anything […]

February 4, 2020

Amazon University Esports: The NUEL, Amazon and GGTech partner for new European LoL, TFT & Clash Royale competitions

Retailer Amazon, Spanish company GGTech Entertainment and UK university esports outfit The NUEL will work together to support […]

February 3, 2020

Majority of 8 to 18-year-olds say gaming is their favourite hobby, Barclays survey finds as bank pledges support to UK games industry

62% of young people aged between 8 and 18 say video gaming is their favourite hobby. Barclays Business […]

January 31, 2020

UKLC roster roundup and power rankings for Spring 2020

Are we sure Spring is approaching in the UK? It still feels rather chilly these days. But you […]

January 30, 2020

Insomnia organisers make gaming festival more accessible

Insomnia Gaming Festival says it has improved its accessibility policy to make it easier for all visitors to […]

January 29, 2020

‘I’m made to be a boxer, people will pay to see me get beat up’ – Ali Larsen on preparing for his KSI fight, streaming RuneScape again, why he hasn’t played LoL due to in-game toxicity and… being a mormon

UK League of Legends streamer Ali Larsen – aka Gross Gore – is back after a break from […]

January 28, 2020

PCSpecialist reveal new Fnatic gaming PC

London-based esports organisation Fnatic have announced PCSpecialist as their official gaming PC partner. The system builder will supply […]

January 28, 2020