Opinion

The ‘years of easy and cheap capital’ in esports are over, so some say, as the excitement from […]

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It’s been an impressive few weeks for the Overwatch League side London Spitfire, writes UK caster Joshua ‘Jace’ Sharp. […]

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UK League of Legends top-laner Barney ‘Alphari’ Morris has announced he is taking a break and will miss […]

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Photos by Murilo Madeo Rising British/Irish caster and writer Freddie ‘GrimyRannarr’ Pritchard headed to Ireland’s GamerFest recently to […]

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Two seasoned esports journalists sat down this week to discuss working in the space, issues the industry faces […]

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After almost four years, Fnatic finally return to CSGO’s Major stage at the IEM Rio Major, and this […]

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Grassroots esports has plenty of passionate, talented people and organisations, so why is it so underlooked and underfunded […]

Read More… from Opinion: What’s happening with grassroots esports in the UK?

Esports tournament organiser LVP’s new ‘fearless’ format for its Iberian Cup 2022 knockout tournament is refreshing, but the […]

Read More… from Opinion: New ‘revolutionary’ format for Iberian Cup is a breath of fresh air & a reminder that TOs shouldn’t be afraid to shake things up

At 5pm BST on October 3rd 2022, the last ever games of Overwatch 1 were played on live […]

Read More… from Goodbye Overwatch: The Best & The Worst of Overwatch 1, Plus Some Unforgettable UK Esports Memories

Twitch has been rocked this week with a number of stories from streamer incidents around gambling and alleged […]

Read More… from A chaotic week for Twitch: Community reacts to Mizkif, Crazyslick and Sliker scandals, clampdown on gambling streams, revenue split change and report on child predators

With new hires, growth and some big announcements on the horizon, London-based Lionscreed are currently Esports News UK’s […]

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Tenstar are a team organisation that have made a name for themselves in UK esports and beyond over […]

Read More… from Opinion: How did the founder of Tenstar, a man who still owes money to ex-staff at its sister company, manage to join an invite-only roundtable on esports legitimacy & integrity? If he stepped back as CEO then why is that his title online? It’s undermining the good work of Tenstar’s teams and talent

UK-based streamer Vapora Dark is under fire on the League of Legends subreddit for his ‘nuzlocke challenge’, but […]

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The first Commonwealth Esports Championships (CEC) took place at Birmingham’s International Convention Center last weekend, and it was […]

Read More… from Opinion: What worked – and what didn’t – at the Commonwealth Esports Championships?

Andrew Tate is blowing up online right now, and his controversial opinions on ‘being a man and making […]

Read More… from Andrew Tate: A dangerous role model to young men or an internet idol for a disjointed generation? – Opinion