UK gets behind first wave of competitive Overwatch tournaments

It’s fair to say Overwatch has drawn global attraction during its first week of launch. A number of competitive […]

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May 30, 2016
Fnatic finish EU CS qualifiers in last place – what went wrong for the academy team?

Fnatic Academy tumbled out of the EU League of Legends Challenger Series qualifiers this week. The team finished at […]

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May 26, 2016
Top 8 moments from the ESL Pro League CSGO finals at the O2 in London

After the fantastic group stages in Leicester G2, Luminosity Gaming proceeded to the Indigo O2 Arena in London […]

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May 20, 2016
How to build an effective League of Legends team

It’s not easy to form a competitive League of Legends team – you need to consider player roles, […]

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May 11, 2016
How will Overwatch change the UK eSports landscape?

Could Overwatch be the game that puts eSports on the mainstream map? Is ditching the deathmatch a masterstroke? Or […]

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May 7, 2016
Is 2016 the year eSports makes it on TV?

With the BBC, Sky and BT Sport showing interest in competitive gaming, and now ESL announcing its own […]

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April 29, 2016
Should there be an ESL UK League of Legends division below the Premiership?

The ESL UK Premiership is home to the best eight League of Legends teams based in the UK, […]

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April 17, 2016
Could better use of player loans in eSports improve pros' career paths?

Previously at eSports news UK we’ve highlighted player contracts and what they mean for the UK scene – but what […]

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April 12, 2016
The Heritage II CSGO & DOTA 2 event review and GameBritannia interview

The Heritage II tournament hosted by GameBritannia wrapped up last weekend in London – here’s a look back on the […]

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April 8, 2016
Who would represent GB in a League of Legends Olympic Games? Scene reacts

Could a League of Legends team represent Great Britain in the eGames at Rio this summer? We took […]

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April 6, 2016
Meltdown London eSports Bar Review

Rupert Waring heads to London’s Meltdown eSports bar to find out what it’s like and if it’s worth visiting. […]

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April 6, 2016
A new era for UK esports: Behind the scenes at ESL UK’s new Studio 1

Update (2020): ESL UK has closed the studio following staff layoffs, and now uses a studio at York […]

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April 5, 2016
Video interview: 13-year-old British Vainglory pro gamer Benedict "MrKcool" Ward

Age is just a number, so they say. And Benedict Ward is certainly not letting his young age get in the way […]

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March 18, 2016
Does the UK eSports scene need more female players?

eSports News UK speaks to Hege “Hedje” Botnen (centre) from the LGB eSports female CSGO team eSports has […]

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March 18, 2016