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Team Dignitas acquired by Crystal Palace FC co-owner, returns to League of Legends via Apex
Long-established UK eSports organisation Team Dignitas has been acquired by a sports business tycoon for an undisclosed fee. US […]
September 26, 2016
ODEE says it's 'a landmark day in eSports', but why did the 76ers buy Team Dignitas? Here's what they had to say
Usually in press releases you have a couple of paragraphs of often throwaway quotes, but the Philadelphia 76ers/Team […]
September 26, 2016
EGX 2016 eSports tournaments recap: Street Fighter V, CSGO, Tekken & Overwatch
EGX 2016 played host to a number of eSports tournaments this weekend, including a huge $100,000 CSGO Invitational […]
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September 26, 2016
ESL UK Overwatch Premiership pulls in 1,000+ viewers in first week – we recap the matches
The first week of the ESL UK Overwatch Premiership has kicked off, with some strong viewer numbers. The […]
September 24, 2016
'Talented players in lesser teams don't get the support they need and that's a problem' – Phurion
UK League of Legends player Luke “Phurion” Brammer has shared his views on the state of the scene […]
September 23, 2016
Last split for Last Remedy: Players set to leave org after the current ESL UK Prem split
Most of you in the UK League of Legends scene already know that Last Remedy’s players will likely […]
September 22, 2016
Sky and ITV invest £3m into gaming channel Ginx eSports TV
TV broadcasters Sky and ITV have each pumped £1.55m into Ginx TV, with the option to acquire more […]
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September 21, 2016
Why ESL UK went back on its decision to put UK LoL champions Banditos in a gaming house
Before they were known as Misfits, the EU LCS League of Legends team were playing in the ESL […]
September 21, 2016
VATIC announce new CSGO team
UK eSports organisation VATIC have signed a new Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team. The roster contains two players from the […]
September 20, 2016
System builder DinoPC launches $5,000 UK Overwatch tournament
UK computer builder DinoPC is running its own $5,000 Overwatch tournament which gets underway this week. It’s not DinoPC’s first […]
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September 20, 2016
Hearthstone ESL UK Premiership summer 2016: Week 2 recap
We take a look back at the action from last week’s Hearthstone Premiership group stage matches with ESL […]
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September 19, 2016Team Dignitas leave Hearthstone and Trackmania behind
UK eSports organisation Team Dignitas released their Hearthstone and Trackmania players over the weekend. Dignitas confirmed the news […]
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September 19, 2016
Leicester University is thinking of offering an eSports course – rumour
The University of Leicester is considering introducing some kind of eSports degree, or eSports content within other degrees, […]
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September 18, 2016
Was it fair for ESL UK to punish exceL eSports in this way?
UPDATE: eSports News UK has learnt a major penalty point deducts 10% of the prize money received by the team […]
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September 17, 2016
EGX reveals teams for this month's $100,000 CSGO Invitational in Birmingham
Well-established video games event EGX is making a bigger splash in eSports at this year’s show. Organisers have just […]
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September 16, 2016