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Minecraft streamer TommyInnit is Twitch’s fastest-growing streamer in 2021 so far, according to research from esports betting platform […]

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For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco used to work full-time for British Esports and currently does […]

Read More… from British Esports Championships student finals to take place at a live venue in July

UK Apex Legends streamer Shivam ‘ShivFPS’ Patel has received a temporary ban from livestreaming platform Twitch. The player, […]

Read More… from UK Apex Legends streamer ShivFPS banned on Twitch after retaliating to hacker

Here’s our latest weekly Newsflash roundup, where we cover a host of esports and gaming news in an […]

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UK esports organisation Rix.GG have announced a new Valorant roster known as ‘Lightning’, in a bid to champion […]

Read More… from Rix.GG announce ‘Lightning’ Valorant roster as part of drive to see women and marginalised gender players ‘compete at the highest levels of esports’

Scottish Esports Hub (SEH) has been awarded £5,000 of funding through Firstport’s Start It Award, in conjunction with […]

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UK esports organisation Endpoint have shaken up their CSGO roster with the addition of a couple of experienced […]

Read More… from UK CSGO player mezii joins Endpoint after leaving Cloud9, as another UK player rejoins: ‘I had several proposals but it was a pretty easy decision to accept this offer’

Red Bull Kumite London, a new edition from the fighting game tournament Red Bull Kumite, will head from […]

Read More… from Red Bull Kumite London announced: Red Bull swaps Japan for the UK for next fighting game tournament

SAF (Serious About FIFA) Global Gaming have announced they are launching their own esports academy within FIFA esports.  […]

Read More… from SAF Global Gaming announce FIFA esports academy and first signing

The so-called European Super League has dominated headlines and conversations across the world this week – and given […]

Read More… from Esports firm ESL ‘on standby’ for more banter after being mistaken for football’s European Super League: “It was such a surprise for our social media team!”

UPDATE (April 30th 2021): Developers NetherRealm (Mortal Kombat) and Bandai Namco (Tekken, Soul Calibur etc) have published almost […]

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Two prominent Hearthstone streamers have stepped down from an upcoming tournament in order to help improve diversity and […]

Read More… from Kripparrian and RegisKillbin give up Crossroads Inn-vitational slots to help make Hearthstone more diverse following debate around inclusivity and sexism

UK-based organisation Guild Esports has won its second major trophy, after its Rocket League team achieved first-place in […]

Read More… from Guild Esports Rocket League team wins RLCS X Spring European Regional

Perry Smith, former esports business director at Right Formula and founder of the org London Conspiracy, has joined […]

Read More… from Hotdrop appoints London Conspiracy founder as COO

Here’s our latest weekly Newsflash roundup, where we cover a host of esports and gaming news in an […]

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