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Fortnite news roundup: UK football clubs added, FNCS $20m prize pool, Man City and FaZe tournament, new Guild player Anas and content creator Gee Nelly
There’s been a ton of Fortnite esports news this week, including several UK-based stories. Here’s a quick rundown. […]
January 21, 2021
Red Bull Home Ground £24,000 Valorant Invitational to feature all-UK and Ireland broadcast talent line-up, as Guild and Rix.gg announce new signings
Home Ground by Red Bull, a new pro Valorant competition launching in partnership with AOC, will showcase some […]
January 20, 2021
F1 Esports Series 2020 breaks viewing records as Virtual Grand Prix events return for 2021
The F1 Esports Series 2020 drew as a record number of fans, with a total of 11.4m live […]
January 17, 2021
BBC to broadcast League of Legends UKLC once again for Spring 2021 Split as Bulldog qualify
BBC Sport has announced that it will be broadcasting regular UK League of Legends action across its digital […]
January 15, 2021
UK orgs Vexed and Endpoint named partner teams in the $1.2m Home Sweet Home CSGO season, first $100k cup takes place this month
A couple of the UK’s better-known esports organisations have been announced as flagship partnered teams in the 2021 […]
January 13, 2021
Alienware returns as LEC Main Partner for 2021 (update: Alienware has reportedly cut short its sponsorship agreement)
UPDATE (March 15th 2021): It’s been reported that Alienware has cut short its LEC sponsorship agreement with Riot […]
January 11, 2021
Interview with Chronicler on joining the LCK broadcast as a caster for 2021: “When I got the news I ran around screaming, waking my girlfriend up!”
Benelux caster Maurits ‘Chronicler’ Jan Meeusen has joined the LCK (League of Legends Champions Korea) broadcast team. He […]
January 8, 2021
McLaren Racing and Velo announce new esports series featuring Craig David, Supercar Blondie, Rory Reid and more
UK motor racing team McLaren Racing and nicotine pouch brand Velo have launched a new esport series, featuring […]
January 7, 2021
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, 2021
Method finish 7th in Mythic Castle Nathria Race to World First
UK esports organisation Method have completed Mythic Castle Nathria in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. The guild defeated Sire […]
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January 3, 2021
Are all these new esports venues set to open across the UK a bit of a false economy?
Image credit: Bristol arena concept by Glenn Howells Architects Limited We should hopefully have beaten Covid by the time […]
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December 30, 2020
UK FIFA streamer ShaunaGames encourages women to enter eLions qualifier and get involved in FIFA esports
UK FIFA streamer ShaunaGames is urging more women to participate in competitive FIFA. She was speaking ahead of […]
December 18, 2020
ENCE 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, 2020
Scot Brad Barclay wins the MTG Zendikar Rising League Weekend in an all-UK final
Peter Wellman takes a look at the Scottish versus British Final which was a close control versus aggro slog. […]
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December 13, 2020
With spectators returning to some live sports events in the UK, when will esports follow suit? We ask epic.LAN, ESL UK and Gfinity
Fans of sport have recently been able to attend live events, such as football matches, in a much […]
December 11, 2020