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UK players and teams qualify for FIFA eClub World Cup

The groups for the FIFA eClub World Cup 2020 have been set – and there’s a plethora of […]

January 23, 2020

Interview with PSV Esports top-laner Benjamin ‘Zhergoth’ Sánchez: ‘I think the Dutch league has a much higher level of play this split and I’m excited to see if we as a league can compete in the EU Masters’

Late last year, League of Legends’ newly formed Dutch and Belgian Leagues shocked the European Regional Leagues (ERL) […]

January 21, 2020

Experienced players and coach Candyfloss from UK LoL scene join Mousesports in the new German Prime League

Mousesports have announced an impressive new League of Legends roster, featuring talent honed in the UK scene. British […]

January 20, 2020

London-based Xcademy teams up with UK Fortnite pro benjyfishy

E-learning portal Xcademy has partnered with UK Fortnite player Benjy David Fish aka benjyfishy. Launched in December 2019, London-based […]

January 18, 2020

‘I’m a nice guy now’ – UK CSGO pro smooya makes shift in attitude as he moves to NA and joins Chaos Esports Club

Article contains affiliate link British CSGO player Owen ‘smooya’ Butterfield has joined Chaos Esports Club. He has left […]

January 13, 2020

UK’s best FIFA player Tekkz to help others improve via new video course

UK FIFA superstar Donovan ‘Tekkz’ Hunt has teamed up with Danish coaching platform GamerzClass to create a new […]

January 6, 2020

Southampton FC sign UK FIFA player Owen Venn as their first full-time esports player

Southampton Football Club has announced the signing of its first full-time esports player: Owen Venn. The English Premier […]

December 20, 2019

Arsenal announce eFootball PES esports players and partnership with EGL

English Premier League football club Arsenal have announced the squad that will be representing them in the PES […]

December 13, 2019

Fnatic announce Mithy as head coach: ‘Maybe this is the right time to move on from my playing career’

In what was one of the least well-kept secrets of the European off season, London-based LEC powerhouse Fnatic […]

December 6, 2019

Interview: 5 minutes with TSM’s UK PUBG stars Rory ‘rawryy’ Logue and Michael ‘mykLe’ Wake

At the recent PUBG Global Championship (PGC) 2019 Grand Finals in Oakland, California, Jamie Wootton had the chance […]

December 2, 2019

London Spitfire unveil new roster for 2020 Overwatch League season

Article contains affiliate links London Spitfire have finally revealed the initial eight players in their roster for the […]

November 24, 2019

All-UK team Nova Esports become first ever Brawl Stars world champions

Article contains affiliate link Nova Esports’ all-UK roster defeated seven of the top Brawl Stars teams to become […]

November 18, 2019

Method kick Jokerd from team two weeks after signing him for taking in-game World of Warcraft loot he didn’t rightfully win

UK-based esports and raiding guild organisation Method have terminated the contract of Daniel Vella ‘Jokerd’ Gobey, just two […]

November 14, 2019

Tekkz wins first FUT Champions Cup of the FIFA 20 Global Series – and his first with Fnatic

UK FIFA pro player Donovan ‘Fnatic Tekkz’ Hunt bested fellow unbeaten competitor, Brazil’s Flavio ‘Fifilza’ Brito, 3-0 in the 2020 FUT Champions […]

November 11, 2019

UK Fortnite player FaZe Jarvis banned for life for using an aimbot, apology video surpasses 5m views

A British Fortnite player permanently banned by Epic Games has seen his apology video become one of the […]

November 5, 2019

London Royal Ravens: Call of Duty League franchise team name and branding officially announced

London Royal Ravens, the previously-leaked team name of ReKTGlobal’s London Call of Duty League franchise slot, has finally […]

October 15, 2019

UK Rainbow Six player Doki banned for severe toxicity: ‘To all fellow players, let my punishment be a lesson to you’

Scottish Rainbow Six Siege pro Jack ‘Doki’ Robertson has been banned by Ubisoft and ESL due to ‘severe […]

October 12, 2019

ePremier League returns with a second season – but still no sign of a prize pool

UPDATE (November 2019): The ePremier League has been given a £40,000 prize pool. The winner will receive £20,000, the […]

October 3, 2019

The future of UK Fortnite? We look at two UK players who have slipped under the radar

Article contains affiliate link It’s fair to say the Fortnite World Cup pushed Fortnite to even greater heights […]

October 1, 2019

London CoD franchise announces roster for 2020 League: A team with huge potential

The official London Call of Duty five-man roster has been revealed ahead of the inaugural city-based franchise league. […]

September 29, 2019