Opinion
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'I always bunked lessons and stuff' – Toaster tells BBC Radio 4 of his love for gaming over studying (audio)
BBC Radio 4 recently ran a feature on eSports for its ‘You and Yours’ show, covering the summer […]
November 12, 2016
'UK eSports Premierships could take place in stadiums in 5 years' – ESL
ESL UK co-MD James Dean has said UK Premiership eSports tournaments could take place in 5,000 or 10,000-seater stadiums […]
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November 8, 2016
Former TSM coach Jarge brands UK League of Legends scene 'a cesspit' in Twitter rant
The UK League of Legends eSports scene is ‘a cesspit of people happy to be big fish in […]
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October 31, 2016
Top 5 League of Legends players from this week's Schalke scrims
Ex-LCS team and German football club Schalke 04 have been holding League of Legends player trials this week. […]
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October 27, 2016
As League of Legends Worlds' prize pool doubles, could in-game purchases help crowdfund national tournaments?
This week Riot announced that the 2016 League of Legends World Championship prize pool has passed the $4m […]
October 12, 2016
'Being sponsored doesn't make streamers or YouTubers evil' – Foxdrop
UK League of Legends YouTuber and streamer Dan “Foxdrop” Wyatt has spoken about the community’s general perception of […]
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October 10, 2016
Why I'm feeling disillusioned with the UK League of Legends scene – opinion
eSports News UK editor Dominic Sacco airs his opinion on the state of competitive League of Legends in […]
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October 6, 2016
Fighting spirit: What we can all learn from the rock-solid Street Fighter V community & pro players
The Capcom Pro Tour took place at EGX in Birmingham last weekend, and not only was it fantastic […]
September 27, 2016
Team Paria's owner explains why his UK League of Legends team has disbanded
Team Infused, FM-eSports, Choke Gaming, Exertus Esports… it’s disheartening to list the teams that have quit competitive League of Legends in […]
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September 26, 2016
Analysis: What does the future hold for Team Dignitas and who is now behind the brand?
eSports News UK editor Dom Sacco shares his views on Team Dignitas being acquired by US basketball club […]
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
'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
'British Smash Bros commentators are being overlooked' – a look back on the UK talent at Syndicate
Off the tail-end of the biggest Smash 4 tournament in Europe, eSports News UK’s new Smash Bros writer Brandon […]
September 21, 2016
'An eSports organisation should not be all about money' – Team Profuse
New UK eSports organisation Team Profuse has spoken out against the focus placed by other orgs on winnings […]
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September 15, 2016
Immortals failing to qualify for Worlds is absurd, but they're simply not good enough when it counts – opinion
Tom Beer offers his opinion on Immortals losing to Cloud9 and missing out on qualifying for the World Championship, […]
September 14, 2016