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Arsenal and Ukraine national team footballer, Oleksandr Zinchenko, subbed himself into his Counter-Strike esports team. PassionUA.gg, his own […]

Read More… from Premier League footballer Zinchenko stands in as sub for CS player

The University of Salford has led a successful €4m bid for a new international research project known as ‘GameHearts’. It […]

Read More… from University of Salford wins bid for €4m ‘GameHearts’ project with Ubisoft, Man City owner, Imperial War Museums and the London Symphony Orchestra

Norwegian team Rich Gang (aka Rich Gangstas on Twitter) have won the first Northern League of Legends Regional […]

Read More… from First NLC RPS winner announced as NLC Spring 2024 start date and relegation changes are confirmed

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Read More… from G2 win Red Bull League of Its Own showmatch vs T1, BrokenBlade ‘looking forward to meeting T1 again at the 2024 World Finals in London!’

Esports organisation Team Vitality have revealed The Frozen All Stars Showmatch, a Rocket League exhibition match and fan […]

Read More… from Scottish Rocket League talent to star in Team Vitality’s Frozen All Stars Showmatch

UK esports organisation K10 won the very first Counter-Strike UK & Ireland Circuit (UKIC) LAN event on the […]

Read More… from K10 win first UKIC LAN: ‘What an amazing event – history you can’t buy’

Update (December 10th 2023): Riot Games has announced the Valorant EMEA Awards 2023 winners, recognising a range of […]

Read More… from Valorant EMEA Awards 2023 winners include Benjyfishy, Keiko and Fnatic

Over the past week there’s been a couple of pieces of news from UK esports and gaming companies […]

Read More… from London Stock Exchange esports news roundup: Gfinity sells esports division, Guild Studios announces $1.1m revenue milestone

UK/Lithuanian Valorant player Dom ‘Soulcas’ Sulcas has joined the Apeks 2024 Valorant roster, as the org brings a new […]

Read More… from Soulcas joins Apeks 2024 Valorant roster, a group built ‘to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with VCT teams’

With the UK & Ireland Counter-Strike (CS) ESL Premiership closing recently, this has opened the door for other […]

Read More… from ‘We want Tradeit League to be the UK’s premier CS2 LAN tournament league, to do things that have never been done before and make history in the scene’ – interview with Tradeit.gg

The Grand Finals of the 2024 PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC), the highlight of the game’s esports calendar, will take […]

Read More… from UK to host 2024 PUBG Mobile Global Championship Grand Finals

Bandai Namco Amusement Europe has launched additional Gashapon stores in the UK, with Brighton, Ealing and Sheffield opening in December […]

Read More… from A string of new arcade and Gashapon collectable stores are opening across the UK

Update (December 7th 2023): UK caster Munchables has revealed there will be an LPL English broadcast in 2024, […]

Read More… from LPL English broadcast will happen for 2024 following period of uncertainty, but without several casters

For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco used to work full-time for British Esports between September 2016 […]

Read More… from Lioness Cup 2023 winners revealed: ‘We’re starting to see so much progress in the Valorant women’s scene’

UK esports organisation Into the Breach have entered Escape from Tarkov Arena, the competitive PvPvE FPS shooter with […]

Read More… from Into the Breach move into Escape from Tarkov Arena with UK-centric roster ahead of €100,000 DreamHack tournament