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UK casters have joined the talent line-up for a new Thunderpick Bitcoin Series, a new tournament series with […]

Read More… from UK talent get involved with CSGO Thunderpick Bitcoin Series

Microsoft’s $68.7bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard announced today can offer a fresh start for the beleaguered publisher, as […]

Read More… from Opinion: Is Microsoft’s shock $68bn buyout of Activision Blizzard good news for esports and gamers, or a match made in hell?

UK-based esports organisation Guild Esports has partnered with Bitstamp, one of the world’s longest-running crypto exchanges. Bitstamp has […]

Read More… from Guild Esports announces its biggest ever sponsorship deal worth £4.5m with Bitstamp after reaching Valorant VCT EMEA 2022 Challengers, will soon open a London HQ

Left to right: Councillor Graeme Miller, leader of Sunderland City Council, British Esports CEO Chester King and Sunderland […]

Read More… from British Esports Association to open performance and education campus at Riverside Sunderland as part of multi-million pound investment

Aston University is hosting a League of Legends Series for its students to kick off 2022. The tournament […]

Read More… from Aston University to host League of Legends Series backed by the NUEL, with Counterfeit and Melvinizzle on board as casters

The latest Six Memevitational has concluded, with a whole host of Rainbow Six Siege personalities getting involved to […]

Read More… from Six Memevitational raises £5,000+ for charity as FoxA’s Naughty List beat all-UK side Cob Academy in the final

British video game YouTubers James Stephanie Sterling (also known as Jim Sterling), Caddicarus (aka Jim Caddick) and others […]

Read More… from James Stephanie Sterling, Caddicarus and other YouTubers criticise ‘exploitative’ NFT market after tokens made without their permission

The 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual, the final round of the Le Mans Virtual Series, ended in […]

Read More… from British driver Oliver Rowland wins 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual with Team Redline

Experienced UK League of Legends top-laner Ashley ‘Rifty’ Mayes will be playing in the Esports Balkan League with […]

Read More… from UK top-laner Rifty joins Valiance in the Esports Balkan League along with female ADC player Caltys and others

For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco used to work full-time for British Esports between September 2016 […]

Read More… from As Collegiate Rocket League expands to Europe, Psyonix tells Esports News UK how this will affect existing collegiate leagues in the UK like the NUEL, NSE and British Esports Student Champs

James ‘Mac’ MacCormack, British League of Legends head coach for Mad Lions in the LEC, has made his […]

Read More… from Mac from Mad Lions begins selling his trademark ‘Guardian Lions’ ties made in the UK

UK esports organisation Excel Esports have today officially announced their partnership with well-known UK sports fashion retailer JD […]

Read More… from Excel officially announce partnership with JD Sports as BT logo is removed from website

Blast Premier will be returning for the tournament series’ third instalment this year and organisers say it will […]

Read More… from Blast Premier dates, format and prize pool revealed for 2022

Update (January 13th 2022): UK esports organisation Into the Breach have qualified for the ESL Challenger League (Season […]

Read More… from Into the Breach reach ESL Challenger League, move into Valorant, extend roster contracts and announce new tournaments

Riot Games CEO Nicolo Laurent has published an article detailing the League of Legends publisher’s five-year plan and […]

Read More… from Riot Games CEO outlines business’ future with 5-year plan, parent company Tencent to give staff option to gain partial ownership of Riot