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Well-known British YouTuber and streamer Vikkstar has announced his Warzone Showdown event is returning for 2021. Vikkstar’s Warzone […]

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UPDATES: Facebook Gaming has terminated its partner status contracts with both Jeff Leach and NitroLukeDX (May 13th) following […]

Read More… from ‘I’m excited to speak to my lawyers’ – spat between British content creators NitroLukeDX and former CoD Ghost voice actor Jeff Leach gets ugly

Here’s our latest weekly Newsflash roundup, where we cover a host of brief esports and gaming news in […]

Read More… from Newsflash: NLC format changes, Scottish college Valorant champions, new streamer at Endpoint, Fnatic’s French connection, university mental health study & more

Quiet news day? Possibly. An excuse to write about Resident Evil Village, the game of the moment? Maybe. […]

Read More… from Resident Evil Village PR stunt leaves Somerset locals scratching their heads: ‘Is it a dragon? Crash Bandicoot? Let’s welcome our new werewolf hill, it’s cute’

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

Read More… from Resolve Esports acquire Barrage Esports and will be playing in the League of Legends NLC

Ubisoft has announced the broadcast talent line-up for the Rainbow Six Siege Invitational – and there’s a host […]

Read More… from UK talent joins Rainbow Six Invitational broadcast line-up

Promoted article (contains partner links) Hardware and accessories brand Acer has announced that registration for its ‘Beat the […]

Read More… from Acer launches Predator Sim Racing Cup 2021 and competition offering a spot in a pro team, gaming gear worth thousands of pounds, signed merch and more

A one-off UK & Ireland Valorant tournament has been announced, which will be operated under the ESL Premiership […]

Read More… from Valorant UK & Ireland Skirmish announced as Intel extends sponsorship with ESL Prem

We might not feature the game development sector all that much on Esports News UK, but the UK […]

Read More… from Super Squad playtest and interview: UK dev Bad Fox Studios aims to shake up MOBA genre with new 5v5 team shooter

UK esports organisation Endpoint are the most successful team in the ESL UK & Ireland Premiership. They picked […]

Read More… from Endpoint become most-decorated ESL UK & Ireland Premiership team after winning fifth CSGO Prem in a row

UPDATE (May 4th 2021): The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has apparently congratulated Karmine Corp for winning the EU […]

Read More… from xMatty becomes first UK player to win the EU Masters, as France’s Karmine Corp take down BT Excel in the Spring 2021 grand final

Here’s our latest weekly Newsflash roundup, where we cover a host of brief esports and gaming news in […]

Read More… from Newsflash: FIFA win for Hashtag Tom, PyrionFlax and ODPixel recognised at Dreamies, scientists discover way to secure wins in FIFA, more Royal Ravens changes

Jake Nordland recaps the latest informal installment in Rocket League’s NA v EU storyline. Psyonix’s unexpected cancellation of […]

Read More… from Guild Esports win unofficial EU vs NA Rocket League showmatch following cancellation of Worlds

UPDATE (May 2nd): Liquid beat Fnatic 3-2 in the final of the EMEA Stage 2 Challengers Finals today. […]

Read More… from Fnatic and Team Liquid qualify for Valorant Masters LAN in Iceland

PUBG Mobile has announced the first PUBG Mobile National Championship (PMNC) in the UK, which it says signals its further […]

Read More… from £22,000 PUBG Mobile UK National Championship 2021 announced