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ODEE looks back on Dignitas’ journey and the rise of UK esports with Endpoint CEO Adam Jessop in gTV mini-doc: ‘For UK esports, the future is extremely bright’
The future is bright for UK esports if teams work together to grow the scene, says Michael ‘ODEE’ […]
May 29, 2021
Team UK players confirmed for Legends of Runeterra Masters Europe this weekend: ‘I think we are definitely viewed as more of a dark horse within our group… but it’s coming home!’
The UK has qualified as one of the 16 teams participating in the Legends of Runeterra (LoR) Masters […]
May 28, 2021
Course Corrections: What lessons can be learnt from Staffordshire University and the UK’s first esports degree?
Four years ago this month, Staffordshire University announced it had become the first UK university to offer a […]
May 28, 2021
Cooldown launches: New service lets fans find or set up esports viewing parties in UK bars, partners with OpTic Gaming
Drink and brewing company AB InBev has launched a new service – Cooldown – allowing esports fans to […]
May 26, 2021
59% of women gamers say they adopt a non-gendered or male identity to avoid harassment while playing online
Image source: FemaleLegends More than half of women gamers say they mask their identity when playing online, according […]
May 25, 2021
Tenstar move into Valorant: New UK-based esports organisation sign UK-core Valorant roster Tarren Mill
New UK-based esports organisation Tenstar have announced their first team – the Valorant roster known as Tarren Mill. […]
May 24, 2021
GAME sells Insomnia Gaming Festival as founder returns to relaunch event for 2021
UK-based retailer GAME has sold its Insomnia Gaming Festival business and the organiser behind it – Player1 Events […]
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May 24, 2021
Rebranded Vodafone Giants sign KaSing and 113 to LoL roster, say pair are ‘like father and son’
Vodafone Giants have signed UK support player Raymond ‘KaSing’ Tsang to complete their 2021 Summer League of Legends […]
May 22, 2021
Red Bull Kumite London preview with UK FGC commentators F-Word & Tyrant: ‘Hopefully this kicks off more offline events as it’s been really tough without them; I’d like to see the UK FGC maintain its level of hunger beyond this event’
Red Bull Kumite London gets underway this weekend (May 22nd and 23rd, from 2pm to 10pm BST each […]
May 21, 2021
Dutch Rocket League players from UK orgs form eTeamNL to compete in the Intel World Open ahead of the Olympic Games
Four top Dutch Rocket League players from a mix of UK teams have been announced to represent the […]
May 21, 2021
Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin joins new UK esports org Semper Fortis as ambassador (update: now Harry Maguire has too)
UPDATE (May 25th): Manchester United footballer Harry Maguire has now also joined Semper Fortis as an ambassador. Original […]
May 21, 2021
Wild Rift Origin Series announced: Riot encourages teams from the UK, Europe and MENA to take part in new €300,000 tournament
League of Legends: Wild Rift launched on mobile devices late last year in the UK and other regions, […]
May 20, 2021
Wanyoo opens Westfield London esports studio, its fourth in the UK
Wanyoo, the esports studio and gaming cafe chain, has opened a new branch at Westfield Stratford in East […]
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May 19, 2021
Excel finalise LEC Summer 2021 roster after signing Nukeduck and Denyk
UK esports organisation Excel Esports have confirmed the signing of Norwegian mid-laner Erlend ‘nukeduck’ Våtevik Holm (pictured, centre) […]
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May 18, 2021
Twitch subscription prices set to change in the UK and around the world
Streaming platform Twitch is lowering most its subscription prices outside of the US, with the amounts in pounds […]
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May 18, 2021