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The AGON by AOC UK Esports Christmas Party announced
Esports News UK is teaming up with Sweet Cabin to host a special AGON by AOC UK Esports […]
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November 26, 2022
Riot Games opens new Project Stryker broadcast facility in Dublin after three years in development
Photos by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Riot Games Riot Games has today opened a new 50,000 sq ft […]
July 20, 2022
SideQuest rebrand launch day interviews with the founder & CEO and Tundra Esports CEO – ‘We have a great opportunity to get the UK esports communities engaged’
Founder and CEO of rebranded gaming cafe chain SideQuest, Zhaorong Chen, gives a talk at the media launch […]
June 18, 2022
Diablo Immoral: Streamers and community condemn microtransactions in new release, with Preach, Bellular, Asmongold and others speaking out
“I’m ready for hell,” reads the words on the social header graphics for Diablo Immortal, Blizzard’s newest action […]
June 6, 2022
Excel Esports announce management changes at London XL HQ launch party, plans to ‘position and grow the organisation on an international scale’
UK esports organisation Excel (XL) Esports have announced some management changes and promotions after finalising their new offices […]
May 27, 2022
McLaren Racing hosts F1 Esports Series Women’s Wildcard launch at McLaren Shadow Studio
McLaren Racing hosted the launch event of the F1 Esports Series 2022 Women’s Wildcard in the UK’s McLaren […]
May 12, 2022
Wanyoo UK rebrands to SideQuest Gamers Hub, plans to open more esports cafes and strikes partnership with Tundra
Wanyoo UK, an esports studio and gaming café chain, has undergone a rebrand and will now be known […]
May 12, 2022
Hamleys targets gamers and esports fans with new gaming retail space, influencers attend launch night hosted by SunPi
London’s famous toy shop Hamleys has launched a new gaming space targeting the esports and gamer demographic. The […]
April 29, 2022
University of Essex and University of East Anglia esports teams prepare to do battle at Derby Day 2022 for the first time
Update: The University of Essex won in Valorant, Rocket League and League of Legends, with the University of […]
April 26, 2022
ESIC on the rise of suspicious esports bets, moving to an international esports tribunal model and scaling up, plus other takeaways from London’s 2022 ESIC Global Esports Summit
As the inaugural Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) Global Esports Summit comes to a close, Dom Sacco looks back […]
April 14, 2022
Esports industry to gather for inaugural ESIC Global Esports Summit in London, with talks from Michał Blicharz, Richard Lewis and more
The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) is launching the inaugural ESIC Global Esports Summit (EGES) in London next week, […]
April 7, 2022
French retailer Sephora appears to have pulled its listing for Screen Break ‘blue light protection’ spray from Addison Rae’s Item Beauty brand following gamer backlash
French beauty products retailer Sephora appears to have removed a recent listing for Screen Break ‘blue light’ protection […]
February 2, 2022
Guild Esports reveals more info on new headquarters, academy and merch shop in London after signing 10-year lease, David Beckham says he’s excited by ‘the next important stage’ in growing the org
Shoreditch seems to be becoming a magnet for top UK-based esports organisations – Fnatic moved there in 2017, […]
January 20, 2022
Wildfire 2022 LEC music video starring Vedius, Drakos and rock band Against the Current marks first collaboration between Riot casters and a music artist
American pop rock band Against the Current have today released their latest single, “Wildfire”, in collaboration with the […]
January 10, 2022
Worlds 2021 song: Riot sneaked a meme into the ‘Burn It All Down’ music video for the LoL World Championship
It’s that time of the year again – the hype for the League of Legends World Championship is […]
September 30, 2021