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Excel Esports hints at new London HQ in partner reveal
UK esports organisation Excel Esports is getting another ‘exciting London HQ’, separate to the Excel training facilities at […]
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June 1, 2021
Riot announces main partner for 12 League of Legends European Regional Leagues including UK/Nordics NLC, as well as the EU Masters, LCL and LEC
Riot Games has announced that KitKat will be a main partner across several of its League of Legends […]
May 31, 2021
Fnatic UK Valorant players remain upbeat after losing Stage 2 Masters Grand Final: ‘We can’t wait to play Sentinels again – Berlin will be ours!’
Fnatic fell to Sentinels 3-0 in the Valorant Stage 2 Masters LAN in Reykjavík, Iceland, this evening, with […]
May 30, 2021
Why UK talent is shining in Valorant compared to CSGO – Fnatic head coach mini explains after Fnatic reach Stage 2 Masters grand final
Fnatic’s Valorant team – featuring two UK players and a UK coach – reached the grand final of […]
May 30, 2021
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