Opinion
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Why aren’t fans that interested in esports betting? Luckbox suspends bets, Unikrn scales back and Midnite makes layoffs
Over the past week, three big names in the world of esports betting have cut back on their […]
October 11, 2023
UK CS personalities bid farewell to CSGO as CS2 heralds a new era of Counter-Strike esports
Last week, Valve closed access to CSGO in favour of the new game CS2. Here, we’ve rounded up […]
October 3, 2023
Opinion: Why three is not the magic number for Riot’s ranked solo queue and LEC seasons
We should kill the three League of Legends seasons per year – in both esports AND ranked – […]
September 23, 2023
‘When time slows down’ – How Gran Turismo lets us switch off from reality, and dream (gamer’s Gran Turismo Movie Review)
The film ten years in the making offers plenty of thrills and spills, but doesn’t get everything right, […]
August 24, 2023
The (Grass) Root of the Issue: Why the Return of the National Leagues Matters, and What Went Wrong with the NLC Restructure – Opinion by Caster Initialise
Left to right: Broadcast talent Archarom, Trouble and Initialise (Image source: NLC, Spring 2022) It’s official – roughly […]
July 26, 2023
Norwich Anime & Gaming Con Review by a 6-year-old and his esports-obsessed dad: Local gaming conventions like this are a great entry point for kids
Norwich Anime & Gaming Con took place at the UEA Students Union from June 24th to 25th 2023. […]
July 4, 2023
‘A great opportunity for the capital’ – Scottish esports executives on Edinburgh hosting Fortnite LAN Red Bull Contested
Red Bull Contested content sponsored by AGON by AOC Edinburgh’s McEwan Hall is playing host to the UK’s […]
June 9, 2023
LoL Convergence developer interview and demo hands-on at London launch event
Photos by Colin Young-Wolff Convergence: A League of Legends Story, the latest Riot Forge title (aka LoL Convergence), […]
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May 20, 2023
Riddle Esports withdraw from NLC after winning Spring 2023 Split
Norwegian organisation Riddle Esports have pulled out of the Northern League of Legends Championship (NLC), the EMEA Regional […]
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April 19, 2023
Opinion: Who decides when volunteering in esports is or isn’t okay?
Volunteering in esports is a topic that keeps coming back around again, and the debate around ‘working for […]
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March 29, 2023
Esports at a crossroads: wisdom and warnings shared at the 2023 ESIC Global Esports Summit
Change was in the air last week at the Capital Suite of London’s ExCeL, where an assorted pick’n’mix […]
February 14, 2023
Esports in 2023: A dark age for our industry or a needed wake-up call?
The ‘years of easy and cheap capital’ in esports are over, so some say, as the excitement from […]
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January 6, 2023
London Spitfire make player contract update following award wins, 5th anniversary and impressive Overwatch League playoffs run
It’s been an impressive few weeks for the Overwatch League side London Spitfire, writes UK caster Joshua ‘Jace’ Sharp. […]
November 20, 2022
Alphari to skip LEC Spring 2023 Split: ‘My passion and joy for League of Legends is not what it was’
UK League of Legends top-laner Barney ‘Alphari’ Morris has announced he is taking a break and will miss […]
November 11, 2022
How I went to GamerFest to cover the Rainbow Six finals and ended up hosting the event
Photos by Murilo Madeo Rising British/Irish caster and writer Freddie ‘GrimyRannarr’ Pritchard headed to Ireland’s GamerFest recently to […]
November 5, 2022