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Munster Rugby Gaming to play in the UKEL without Phelan involvement: ‘We look forward to competing in the UKEL and growing the League of Legends community in Ireland’
Munster Rugby Gaming, the esports arm of Irish sports side Munster Rugby, is making a comeback. It will […]
January 6, 2021Excel co-founder Joel Holmes-Darby joins Method as general manager: ‘I wanted a new challenge and Method’s rebuild was the perfect fit’
Joel Holmes-Darby, the co-founder of Excel Esports, has joined another big UK esports organisation today: Method. As general […]
January 5, 2021Interview with UK CSGO player crit on winning 4 NUEL Championships in a row with UWE Sea Stags
Image credit: epic.LAN/Grosvenor CSGO final The University of West England’s CSGO team, UWE Sea-Stags, are one of the […]
January 1, 2021Late payments, ‘lies’ and licensing gone wrong: What really happened at Munster Rugby Gaming that led to their departure from the League of Legends NLC (and now the UKLC)
Written by Dominic Sacco with further research by Megalodontus UPDATE (January 1st 2021): Phelan Gaming have dropped out […]
January 1, 2021‘The biggest problem in the UK is that teams are more inclined to import’ – Kasing talks UK League after joining Movistar Riders with Maxlore
(Image credit: Movistar Riders website announcement) Experienced UK League of Legends player Kasing has spoken candidly about his […]
December 29, 2020Breaking down the 2021 LEC and NLC rosters of Fnatic and Excel: How did the UK League of Legends orgs fare this off-season?
In this analysis piece, Megalodontus looks at the incoming and outgoing League of Legends players at Fnatic and […]
December 26, 2020Complexity Limit become Castle Nathria Race to World First champions
Complexity Limit became the first Warcraft guild in the world to clear Castle Nathria on Mythic difficulty this […]
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December 23, 2020Twitch Uni Heroes Awards winners announced, Warwick Esports win Society of the Term after strong Winter performances
University esports body the NUEL has announced the winners of its Twitch Uni Heroes Awards. The awards, backed […]
December 22, 2020Guild Esports signs second pro Fortnite player, 15-year-old Hen
London-based Guild Esports has announced the signing of British/Lithuanian professional Fortnite player Henrik ‘Hen’ Mclean. Guild says the 15-year-old […]
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December 21, 2020Interview: Dan on why he dismissed other LEC offers to join Excel Esports, playing against his old Fnatic teammates and season 11 jungle changes
Daniel ‘Dan’ Hockley is one of the UK’s most exciting junglers in League of Legends. Having built up […]
December 21, 2020ENCE withdraws from NLC after ‘reevaluating resources’, Granit Gaming steps in for Spring 2021 Split
Further team changes in the Northern League of Legends Championship (NLC) have been announced this evening. The tournament […]
December 16, 2020James Banks steps down as Alliance’s Valorant general manager
Update (March 26th 2022): James Banks has stepped away from Alliance to focus on himself and his family […]
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December 14, 2020MNM Gaming joins the WoW Castle Nathria Race to World First, with DLC Studios and Staffordshire Uni students helping to deliver the broadcast: ‘Our first goal is to finish in the top 10 – we’re confident we can achieve that’
Image provided by DLC Studios Ltd UK esports organisation MNM Gaming has thrown its hat into the Race […]
December 12, 2020What do sponsors look for in an esports team? Video interview with AOC UK sales director on their partnerships with G2, IEM, ESL and more
Promoted interview Esports News UK asks Paul Butler, the UK and Ireland regional sales director for AOC and […]
December 11, 2020‘Competitive World of Warcraft is poised for a new renaissance’ – Tips Out interview on OTK’s Race to World First stream, Shadowlands and why they won’t be signing a raid team
In October, well-known World of Warcraft content creators (left to right) Esfand, Nmplol, Mizkif, Asmongold, Rich Campbell and […]
December 10, 2020