Organisers and Developers
Counter-Strike 2 officially announced: CS2 limited test begins as Valve reveals significant overhaul to CSGO
Valve has today officially lifted the lid on Counter-Strike 2, aka CS2, including some major overhauls to the […]
March 22, 2023
League of Legends Superliga doubles viewership as LVP breaks esports audience figures in Spain again
Spanish esports tournament organiser LVP continues to report record esports viewership figures, with another annual rise in 2022 […]
January 4, 2023
UK game developer signs Mikel Arteta for Soccer Manager 2023 as Arsenal manager collaborates with UK YouTubers
UK-based mobile game developers Invincibles Studio has re-signed Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta as global ambassador for its new […]
October 28, 2022
Opinion: What worked – and what didn’t – at the Commonwealth Esports Championships?
The first Commonwealth Esports Championships (CEC) took place at Birmingham’s International Convention Center last weekend, and it was […]
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August 12, 2022
UK casters James Banks and ODPixel join #StreamersWithUkraine marathon which hopes to raise $1m in humanitarian aid
British esports personalities James Banks and ODPixel are taking part in a charity campaign designed to raise funds […]
April 5, 2022
Ubisoft ‘not planning’ to implement NFTs in Rainbow Six Siege or to bring them to the UK right now
Ubisoft has been dominating some of the headlines in the games industry over the past week following its […]
December 15, 2021
Blast Premier CSGO World Final to be held without a live audience
The Blast Premier World Final will be the latest top esports event to take place without a live […]
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December 1, 2021
Caedrel named Esports Analyst of the Year at 2021 Esports Awards, other finalists included UK talent and companies, with Odee, KalKal and more on the judging panel
The 2021 Esports Awards winners have been announced, and the UK’s LEC caster and former League of Legends […]
November 21, 2021
Halo Infinite prepares for esports push with ESL/DreamHack and Faceit partnerships, $3m prize pool and more, as UK player wins first EU Halo Infinite tournament and some CoD players move across to the game
Classic competitive FPS Halo is making its return to esports with a host of announcements building some hype […]
November 19, 2021
ESL announces Pro Tour CSGO changes, 2022 live events and new names for DreamHack Open and ESEA Premier tournaments
CSGO fans in the UK may be interested to learn that ESL Gaming has made a bunch of […]
September 15, 2021
Blast Premier donates $5,000 in esports team fines to UK-based gaming and mental health charity Safe In Our World
Esports tournament organiser Blast Premier has donated $5,000 to Safe In Our World – a UK-based video game […]
July 30, 2021
Valorant and League of Legends added to Season 4 of the Scottish Esports League, live finals to take place in Dundee this November supported by 5G initiatives, plus CoD LAN announced
Update (October 22nd 2021): Organisers have announced the Scottish Esports League live finals are being backed by a […]
July 29, 2021
Riot Games parent company Tencent to acquire major UK games developer
Riot Games parent company Tencent is set to purchase one of the UK’s well-known game development studios. Chinese […]
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July 19, 2021
Ireland’s Vela Games raises £12.5m in funding from Ubisoft, London Venture Partners and Novator
Vela Games, a Dublin-based studio with industry veterans from Blizzard, Epic, Riot Games, EA and Moon Studios, has […]
June 30, 2021
Super Squad playtest and interview: UK dev Bad Fox Studios aims to shake up MOBA genre with new 5v5 team shooter
We might not feature the game development sector all that much on Esports News UK, but the UK […]
May 4, 2021