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UK-based esports and gaming job listings website Hitmarker is no longer allowing companies to advertise unpaid positions on […]

Read More… from Esports jobs site Hitmarker no longer allows unpaid roles to be listed: ‘We believe in a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work’

It’s been a fantastic weekend for UK esports organisations Endpoint and SMPR who have both qualified for the […]

Read More… from UK orgs Endpoint and SMPR qualify for RLCS Fall Major after facing off in EU Regional Event 3 grand final

The 2021 Esports Awards winners have been announced, and the UK’s LEC caster and former League of Legends […]

Read More… from Caedrel named Esports Analyst of the Year at 2021 Esports Awards, other finalists included UK talent and companies, with Odee, KalKal and more on the judging panel

Riot Games’ first League of Legends animated series, Arcane, has concluded on Netflix – well, Season 1 has, […]

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Update (December 3rd 2021): Resolve founder Ilias ‘Rai’ Pajoheshfar has joined Team Singularity as head coach. The news […]

Read More… from Singularity to field student-only team in 2022 NLC after partnering with the University of Roehampton – positive move or a recipe for disaster? Uni says it can help start a ‘systematic change on how agents and scouts approach university esports’

Classic competitive FPS Halo is making its return to esports with a host of announcements building some hype […]

Read More… from Halo Infinite prepares for esports push with ESL/DreamHack and Faceit partnerships, $3m prize pool and more, as UK player wins first EU Halo Infinite tournament and some CoD players move across to the game

For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco was hired on a freelance PR basis to help promote […]

Read More… from Parents of pro Fortnite players benjyfishy and MrSavage to launch Fortnite esports guide book and biography

Update (November 19th 2021): LDN UTD has today launched the LDN Collection NFTs, with the first one available […]

Read More… from LDN UTD launches NFT collection supported by the Rio Ferdinand Foundation, with a new design released every 72 hours and an IRL scavenger hunt

UK esports organisation Excel Esports has teamed up with HyperX and Beyond NRG to launch a new Fortnite […]

Read More… from Ginx TV London studios to host Excel Esports Fortnite XL Community Cup featuring pro players Wolfiez, Verox, influencers and others

UK Call of Duty League franchise the London Royal Ravens have this evening announced their new player roster […]

Read More… from London Royal Ravens announce new all-English CoD League roster for 2022 including returning players Zer0 and Nastie, and new partnership with LG

A collection of new League of Legends Debonair skins have been announced today, adding to a skin line […]

Read More… from New LoL Debonair skins announced including LeBlanc, Malzahar, Yi, Zed, Leona, Draven and Prestige Edition Brand

London-based esports business Gfinity has posted a ‘significant reduction’ in adjusted operating loss during its past financial year. […]

Read More… from Gfinity announces ‘significant reduction’ in year-on-year operating loss in latest financial results

Former Manchester United and France international footballer Mikaël Silvestre has today announced the launch of Talent Lyfe, an […]

Read More… from Former Manchester United star launches Talent Lyfe agency backed by esports organisation Galaxy Racer

Riot Games unveiled the third and final phase of its RiotX Arcane event, ‘Undercity Nights’, featuring a live […]

Read More… from Undercity Nights: Final phase of RiotX Arcane promo activity includes live League of Legends Secret Cinema event, $100,000 Riot Gauntlet charity tournament and more

Image credit: Marv Watson / Red Bull Content Pool UK Street Fighter V player Benjamin ‘ProblemX’ Simon beat […]

Read More… from ProblemX wins Red Bull Kumite Las Vegas after coming back from 0-3 to win 5-3 in the Street Fighter V final