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UK streamers PyrionFlax, InDeeDee and Kandee Krinzel join End Youth Homelessness’ charity gaming event
End Youth Homelessness (EYH), a movement of 11 UK youth homelessness charities, has launched its second annual ‘Gaming […]
February 11, 2022
Lenovo Regions Rocket League tournament kicks off for UK and Ireland players
Lenovo Legion, the gaming brand of PC giant Lenovo, has launched an online-only Rocket League tournament for players […]
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February 11, 2022
Pokémon Unite Championship Series gets $1m+ prize pool, with finals taking place in London
London’s Excel venue will play host to the 2022 Pokémon World Championships in August – and this time […]
February 11, 2022
Riot issued 40,000+ Valorant player bans and 400,000 chat restrictions in January as part of clampdown on toxic behaviour, plans for ‘real-time text moderation and harsher punishments’
Riot Games hit toxic Valorant players with 40,000 bans and 400,000 chat restrictions (or mutes) in January 2022. […]
February 10, 2022
Hitmarker survey reveals ‘out of date’ hiring processes in the esports and games industry plus other trends: 84% of applicants would rather answer job-specific questions than submit a cover letter, 40% deem gender-neutral job descriptions to be ‘very important’
Hitmarker, the UK-based esports and gaming job platform, has today announced the findings of its first ever industry […]
February 10, 2022
Lionscreed release League of Legends player for threatening behaviour
UK esports organisation Lionscreed have released Unfavoured from their NLC Division 3 League of Legends roster after he […]
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February 10, 2022
Tundra move into Fortnite with the signing of UK player Veno
London-based esports organisation Tundra have signed UK Fortnite player Harry ‘Veno’ Pearson as they move into the game’s […]
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February 9, 2022
UK LoL broadcast talent Viperoon, Jamada and Hiprain to cast LCL English broadcast with Unicorns of Love, plus DocDa on board for week one matches
Image credit: Unicorns of Love Twitter Update (February 25th 2022): The LCL has postponed the week three games […]
February 9, 2022
Birmingham to host Commonwealth Esports Championships, Daily Mail readers lose their minds
Image source: iStock | Brazzo | Used with permission For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco used […]
February 9, 2022
Blast enters FIFA 22 esports with production of 2021/22 ePremier League, as BT & EA launch Hope United kit to stand against online hate
Esports tournament organiser Blast has announced plans to enter FIFA esports and will produce the 2021/22 instalment of […]
February 9, 2022
UK esports organisation Motif fold after women’s Valorant team report incidents of racism and sexual harassment
Motif Esports, a small UK esports organisation that participated in Valorant and Rocket League, have disbanded after their […]
February 8, 2022
University of Warwick receives £135,000 to provide esports opportunities to young people in need
The University of Warwick has received £135,000 in funding to provide experiences and opportunities to 16 to 24-year-old […]
February 8, 2022
Rocket League community questions stricter tournament rules around player age, LANs and more, but welcomes higher prize pool cap (update: Psyonix makes adjustments based on feedback)
May 5th 2022: The guidelines have been updated yet again. Update (February 23rd 2022): Psyonix has made adjustments […]
February 8, 2022
Tenstar win Rainbow Six Siege UKIN Rainbow Rumble and reach Premier Division
UK esports organisation Tenstar have won the Rainbow Six Siege UK & Ireland Nationals (UKIN) Rainbow Rumble. They […]
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February 8, 2022
The Scottish Government’s £1.3m computing in schools pledge can lift esports in the country
The Scottish Government has just committed £1.3m for computing in schools. While some have criticised this move as […]
February 7, 2022