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Custom Controllers UK announces new owners
Leeds-based business Custom Controllers UK has been snapped up by chair and accessory brand X Rocker. With ambitious […]
March 19, 201994% of European mobile operators to trial 5G in esports venues by end of 2020
Esports will benefit hugely from 5G technology, according to a survey of mobile operators from across Europe and […]
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March 17, 2019Code Red Esports to judge NSE's new student caster competition
National Student Esports (NSE) and Code Red Esports are offering aspiring casters the chance to make a name […]
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February 19, 2019epic26 recap: We look back on the winners, the national coverage from the BBC and the first ESL Prem conference
Earlier this month the 26th epic.LAN took place at Kettering Conference Centre – and it was one to […]
February 16, 2019UK esports players expected to earn £3m from prize winnings this year, passing the £20m mark by 2023
It’s been predicted that British esports players will earn more than £3m from prize winnings alone in 2019. The […]
February 15, 2019Will we see AI vs AI esports 'teams' play each other in the future? We ask researcher Dr Florian Block
We might not have had the singularity yet, Terminator T-1000s that can shapeshift with liquid metal or even […]
February 12, 2019UK esports org Vexed partner with university esports society to help take students to the next level
UK esports organisation Vexed Gaming has partnered with the University of Manchester’s esports society in what could become […]
February 7, 2019Fnatic sign exclusive streaming partnership with Twitch, extend JW & KRiMZ contracts
UK-based esports organisation Fnatic have struck a streaming partnership with Twitch, which will see their pro players stream […]
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February 3, 2019Serial tweeters: UK residents tweet about gaming more than anyone else in Europe
It’s official: we’re a nation of Twitter fiends. The UK tweeted about gaming more than any other European […]
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January 29, 2019Consortium led by ESL UK gains £4m funding to revolutionise how we watch esports, using 8K, VR, AR and AI tech
We’re barely a week into the new year and ESL UK is moving faster than the bleedin’ USS […]
January 10, 2019Customers at this London gaming cafe can press a bell by their PC to call over shop staff 'within 40 seconds'
Wanyoo, Asia’s largest gaming café chain, is set to open what it claims to be London’s largest esports […]
January 9, 2019'Gamers perfect candidates for British military' – UK's first pro gamer Sujoy Roy reacts to ad campaign targeting 'binge gamers'
Sujoy Roy, the UK’s first pro gamer, has commented on the British Army’s new recruitment campaign targeting young […]
January 7, 2019Video: Esports Awards winners including MonteCristo & Bwipo offer advice to aspiring UK pros
Last November, League of Legends content creator Mattheos and Haodong Zhang interviewed a handful of winners at the 2018 […]
January 4, 2019Breaking down the research that claims more 13-15 year old girls are involved in esports in the UK than boys
Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco digs deeper into the recent Kids Insights study that claims more 13-15 year […]
December 23, 2018The Government is looking into the 'enormous potential' for esports in the UK as part of a new DCMS inquiry
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has formed a Committee to explore the potential for […]
December 10, 2018