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Thank you Margot James: Outgoing DCMS Minister's support of esports should be recognised

Margot James’ backing of esports in the UK has been encouraging and we should demand the same from […]

July 22, 2019

The day I got railgunned in the head by onscreen in a Quake II RTX tournament

Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco details a fun – yet rather painful – experience at the Nvidia […]

July 18, 2019

'Other unis should take note' – former pro gamer r2k joins University of Chichester as senior lecturer in esports

One of the UK’s most experienced former pro players has landed a role at the University of Chichester. […]

July 16, 2019

Dom's vlog: The Method Red Bull split & competitive WoW, with special guest David Hollingsworth

Esports News UK editor Dom (left) brings on board a special guest, World of Warcraft expert and fellow […]

July 9, 2019

Method founder outlines cross-guild agreement to prevent "long-term damage" of Race to World First WoW raids

UPDATE: Minutes after posting our below article, Method announced its Raid to World First: Eternal Palace partner will be […]

July 7, 2019

Paul Chaloner on the state of UK esports: 'I'm more excited about it than ever before, we're progressing but must get more organised'

In part two of our interview with British host and esports personality Paul ‘Redeye’ Chaloner, we asked him […]

July 5, 2019

Dom's Vlog on Games Addiction: Are Games 'Digital Cocaine'?

Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco shares his views on loot boxes, games addiction and more in this […]

July 2, 2019

The rise of esports betting at online casinos

Advertisement feature (contains affiliate links) Esports can be dated back to the days of LAN parties, where friends […]

July 1, 2019

Vlog: Foxdrop’s post on being diagnosed with agoraphobia shows the importance of mental health

Well-known LEC caster and League of Legends content creator Dan ‘Foxdrop’ Wyatt published a Twitlonger post yesterday about […]

June 18, 2019

Did streamer Famous Nubrac deserve to be banned for playing what he calls an "off-meta" Teemo mid support? UPDATE: Nightblue now also banned

UPDATE (June 22nd): Nightblue has now been banned by Riot for his threatening comments to Nubrac in the […]

June 15, 2019

Behind the scenes at ESL One Birmingham: I toured, explored and adored the UK's first Dota 2 Major

REPOST (May 15th): With 2019 ESL One Birmingham around the corner, with the desk talent now announced, we […]

May 15, 2019

Fnatic Rising now have a chance to bring it home, but can they? EU Masters semi-finals preview and quarters recap

Fnatic Rising will have the chance to win it all in Leicester’s iconic Haymarket Theatre this weekend after […]

April 25, 2019

Can Fnatic Rising reach the EU Masters semi-finals? Group stage recap and quarter final preview

UK League of Legends team Fnatic Rising won three matches out of three in the European Masters group […]

April 20, 2019

Why esports needs to understand more about autism

Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco reports from the ‘Autism and the games industry’ event If I had […]

April 17, 2019

In-depth opinion: Which UKLC teams have a chance at reaching the EU Masters?

There are just 2 towers left to scale before we enter the prestigious all-European League of Legends slugfest […]

March 20, 2019

All-female Russian LoL team Vaevictis Esports lose 52-2 in the LCL: Is this really about giving women a platform or is it just an unfair publicity stunt?

Vaevictis Esports announced an all-female roster last week and the girls have heavily lost their first three matches […]

February 17, 2019

5 Reasons why 2018 was the biggest year for UK Tekken

After the Tekken World Tour (TWT) finals concluded in Amsterdam last month, Tekken is now in a prime […]

January 2, 2019

Breaking down the research that claims more 13-15 year old girls are involved in esports in the UK than boys

Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco digs deeper into the recent Kids Insights study that claims more 13-15 year […]

December 23, 2018

UK community reacts to HotS esports cancellation: 'Talented people put their heart and soul into the game only to have it ripped away from them overnight'

Blizzard Entertainment has swung the axe into the Heroes of the Storm (HotS) esports scene by announcing there […]

December 15, 2018

Fnatic Academy playing in the 2019 LVP UK league can help take the UK LoL scene to the next level

LVP UK has confirmed the nine teams that will be taking part in its 2019 League of Legends […]

December 13, 2018