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Top UK orgs including Excel, Fnatic, London Royal Ravens and more form UK Esports Team Committee: ‘The aim is to bring teams together to lift UK esports as a whole’
For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco was hired on a freelance basis by British Esports to […]
July 8, 2021
Organisers respond to criticism of Lions League UK CSGO LAN after event was labelled ‘a complete disaster’ due to tech and management issues: ‘We would like to deeply apologise to all who had a bad experience’
The organisers of Lions League, a grassroots UK esports tournament, have apologised after their live event was callled […]
July 8, 2021
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel: New League of Legends champion revealed with role, backstory, skins and abilities detailed
Riot Games has revealed League of Legends champion today – an AD marksman known as Akshan, the Rogue […]
July 7, 2021
Fnatic Rising CSGO team and other academy sides to take part in new $100,000 WePlay CSGO Academy League
A new tournament has been announced that will see CSGO academy teams go head-to-head, including the likes of […]
July 7, 2021
Rainbow Six Siege community reacts to Outbreak skin packs returning without the game mode
Some previously limited-time skins are returning to Rainbow Six Siege – and the community has had a mixed […]
July 6, 2021
UK CoD League talent Lottie Van-Praag to host Esports Fashion Week
Esports Fashion Group, a UK-registered business aiming to bring ‘the traditional fashion week concept to the esports world’, […]
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July 6, 2021
Fnatic publishes esports safeguarding policies: ‘So far there has been limited progress made when it comes to protecting the rights of young people and vulnerable adults in our industry’
Fnatic, the London-based esports organisation, has today unveiled what it claims is the first ever set of safeguarding […]
July 6, 2021
Interview: Pixel Bar co-founder on running a UK gaming bar during a pandemic, crowdfunding esports prize pools with drink sales and opening a second venue
Pixel Bar, a Leeds-based gaming bar that recently announced a £1,000+ League of Legends tournament with Cooldown, is […]
July 5, 2021
IWillDominate to make pro casting debut in the LPL with UK caster Munchables
US League of Legends streamer and personality Christian ‘IWillDominate’ Rivera (aka Dom) is about to make his professional […]
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July 4, 2021
British Esports Student Championships winners revealed, including Farnborough Sixth Form College’s undefeated Overwatch team
For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco used to work full-time for British Esports and currently does […]
July 4, 2021
Opinion: Excel have turned a corner, but can they finally make LEC playoffs this season?
Substitute players Advienne and Markoon look like the piece of the puzzle Excel’s been sorely missing these past […]
July 3, 2021
Co-founder of UK-based YouTuber business says he’s stepped down from Xcad Network after selling his own tokens and Save the Kids crypto coins
Joel Morris (aka JMX), a British YouTuber and co-founder of YouTuber academy Xcademy and influencer token economy Xcad […]
July 2, 2021
Excel to open new London HQ close to local rivals Fnatic after securing £17m in funding
UK-based esports organisation Excel Esports will become the new neighbours of local rivals Fnatic after announcing a new […]
July 2, 2021
Scam the Kids: The ‘Save the Kids’ crypto scandal involving several UK YouTubers is a painful reminder of the volatility of cryptocurrency and the dangers of trusting influencers – opinion
Let’s not be so quick to forgive and forget our favourite influencers fibs or fraudulent behaviour, argues Esports […]
July 2, 2021
Method ‘striving to be at the forefront of the leaderboards’ as guilds prepare for Sanctum of Domination WoW Race to World First
The latest World of Warcraft Race to World First (RWF) is about to kick off, with guilds around […]
July 1, 2021