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UKLC ditches tower format in favour of round robin, Fnatic Rising exit EU Masters

Today, LVP UK announced some changes to the UK League Championship (UKLC) League of Legends esports competition, while […]

September 28, 2019

Manchester City partners with FaZe Clan

Article contains affiliate link English Premier League football club Manchester City has teamed up with FaZe Clan, one […]

September 27, 2019

LVP UK responds to criticism of Barrage Esports having two teams in the UKLC Promotion Tournament

LVP UK, the organisers of the UK League of Legends UKLC tournament, have responded to concerns from the […]

September 26, 2019

North Yorkshire Police on the hunt for League of Legends team manager Turkinator

North Yorkshire Police are appealing to the public as to the whereabouts of League of Legends esports team […]

September 25, 2019

Esports News of the Week Roundup: Dota 2 ESL Prem, LoL Worlds draw, Splyce brand to shut down & more

Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco rounds up the news of the week to September 24th 2019. Dom […]

September 24, 2019

Excel UK falter but Fnatic Rising keep the UKLC flag flying high: Can Fnatic win the EU Masters in Katowice?

Image and article by Megalodontus Fnatic Rising once again put the hopes and dreams of the British circuit […]

September 24, 2019

Nintendo gets further involved with UK esports: Smash Bros Ultimate tournament now announced for UK universities following separate schools initiative

UPDATE (September 24th): Nintendo UK has now signed a deal with National Student Esports (NSE) to launch the […]

September 24, 2019

Dota 2 gets its own ESL Premiership Skirmish tournament, hopes to ‘reinvigorate’ the UK and Ireland Dota 2 scene

Dota 2 is finally getting a new esports tournament in the UK and Ireland, with its own LAN […]

September 23, 2019

Should esports teams be allowed to have a second team competing in qualifiers and eventually play against themselves?

Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco shares his opinion on Barrage Esports having a second team competing for […]

September 23, 2019

Reason Gaming returns: Former owner regains org from Gfinity

UK esports organisation Reason Gaming is back in the hands of its former owner. Adam Heath – who […]

September 22, 2019

Fortnite World Cup – Highlighting the Rise of the Esports Industry

Promoted article (contains affiliate links) Fortnite Battle Royale is establishing itself as one of the most popular computer […]

September 21, 2019

Fnatic Rising and Excel UK in the EU Masters Playoffs: Can they reach the finals?

Both UK League of Legends teams from the UKLC boast a combined score of 11-1, Excel UK only […]

September 21, 2019

Intel, NSE and ESL launch FutureGen esports leadership programme for students in the UK

Intel, NSE and ESL have teamed up to launch FutureGen, a new professional esports leadership programme targeted at […]

September 21, 2019

Greekgodx hit by Twitch ban following comments about gender

Popular UK streamer Dimitri ‘Greekgodx’ Antonatos has been banned on Twitch. The content creator has received what looks […]

September 20, 2019

Twitter suspends account claiming responsibility for WoW DDoS attack, Blizzard confirms suspect has been arrested

UPDATE (September 20th): Blizzard has announced that a suspect has been arrested over this incident. It said in […]

September 20, 2019

ESL UK and Ubisoft increase prize pool for Rainbow Six Premiership as Team Secret step away

The ESL Rainbow Six Premiership is returning to the Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester with nearly double its […]

September 19, 2019

Three targets gamers with 5G home broadband and CoD Modern Warfare activity

Article contains affiliate link Three and Activision have announced a new partnership that will see Three’s 5G home […]

September 18, 2019

Esports News of the Week: CoD League London Slot, Worlds Ticket Problems, Gears 5 Plans

Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco rounds up the news of the week to September 17th 2019. Dom […]

September 17, 2019

Worlds 2019: Fans upset over ticket sales, Fnatic qualify for group stages, UoL make play-ins (with a former UK scene player)

The 2019 League of Legends World Championship is fast approaching – and hype is building around the tournament. […]

September 17, 2019

UK Hearthstone player BoarControl defends fellow pro caught playing Auto Chess during Grandmasters match

George ‘BoarControl’ Webb, a British Hearthstone player for T1, has defended Linh ‘Seiko’ Nguyen (pictured) who came under […]

September 16, 2019