Category Archives: News

Mike Ashley gets his GAME on: Could esports zones appear in House of Fraser stores?

June 25th, 2019

Article contains affiliate links It's official: Sports Direct has purchased retailer GAME in a deal worth £52m. The sportswear retail group also owns department store chains House of Fraser and Flannels, and its CEO Mike Ashley owns Premier League football club Newcastle United. Now it's picked up GAME Digital - so could we see gamers…

epic.LAN 27 esports winners roundup

June 24th, 2019

It was another action-packed epic.LAN earlier this month, featuring a range of tournaments from CSGO to Rocket League, 1v1 League of Legends and more. Here are the winners, all of whom won cash prizes and tickets to epic28. In CSGO, fish123 emerged victorious, winning £2,250. The team once again featured well-known UK pro player smooya,…

ESL One Birmingham sets record for best viewership of any ESL One Dota 2 event to date

June 23rd, 2019

ESL One Birmingham returned to the UK for a second year in a row and witnessed record-breaking viewership numbers, so says ESL. The event saw Team Secret, who now hold four ESL One titles, rise to victory and claim their share of the $300,000 prize pool. ESL said the event was the UK's largest esports tournament…

UKLC Summer Split team roster roundup (in progress)

June 22nd, 2019

The UK League Championship (UKLC) Summer Split is fast approaching, two new teams have entered in Demise and NVision, and orgs are beginning to announce their player rosters. Esports News UK lists some of the confirmed rosters so far and will update this article regularly as more are revealed. If you're from an org and…

UK misses out on League of Legends Worlds 2019

June 20th, 2019

Riot Games has confirmed the European countries hosting the 2019 League of Legends World Championship (Worlds), and the UK is not among them. Germany, Spain and France will play host to Worlds this year. Specifically, Berlin will host the play-in stage at the LEC studio between October 2nd and 8th, and the group stage at the…

‘Betting firms must work together to tackle esports corruption’ – Luckbox

June 19th, 2019

Gambling companies have a responsibility to stamp out corruption in esports, according to one betting industry official. The reputation of esports has been harmed by some scandals including match-fixing, cheating and underage gambling. Though it's not frequent, it's still something that rears its head and something that Luckbox needs to be stamped out for good.…

Vlog: Foxdrop’s post on being diagnosed with agoraphobia shows the importance of mental health

June 18th, 2019

Well-known LEC caster and League of Legends content creator Dan 'Foxdrop' Wyatt published a Twitlonger post yesterday about his anxiety. It was a personal and brave post mentioning how he has been diagnosed with a panic disorder with agoraphobia - in which you fear and avoid places or situations. In Foxdrop's case, his panic disorder gave him…

HyperX ‘We’re All Gamers’ campaign featuring Pokimane and Post Malone to hit London

June 18th, 2019

Gaming hardware brand HyperX has extended its 'We're All Gamers' campaign to Europe, which will feature heavily in train stations across London. The campaign will reach France, Germany, the UK and the Nordic region as well as social channels. It will cover 150 screens across the UK transport network over the next month. Specifically in London, ads…

Riot Bolton departs Riot UK

June 17th, 2019

UPDATE: Some of the initial information below about Mo leaving was based off a single Linkedin post and doesn't tell the full story. We'll have an update on this soon. Original article (published June 17th): There's been some changes at Riot UK, as one senior member has left and another has taken on a new…

Esports News UK is looking for social media maestros to guest edit our feeds

June 16th, 2019

Calling all meme masters, social media pros and those who know how to reach the esports and gaming communities digitally. Esports News UK is on the hunt for social media executives to help manage our feeds across various channels and be a part of the growing UK esports world. We're looking for a small team…

Category Archives: News

epic.LAN 27 esports winners roundup

ESL One Birmingham sets record for best viewership of any ESL One Dota 2 event to date

UKLC Summer Split team roster roundup (in progress)

UK misses out on League of Legends Worlds 2019

‘Betting firms must work together to tackle esports corruption’ – Luckbox

Vlog: Foxdrop’s post on being diagnosed with agoraphobia shows the importance of mental health

HyperX ‘We’re All Gamers’ campaign featuring Pokimane and Post Malone to hit London

Riot Bolton departs Riot UK

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