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LEC caster Medic broke the Hades speedrunning world record (update: his original record has now been beaten but he’s setting other records in the game)
UPDATE (August 10th): Medic is continuing to showcase his speedrunning skills in Hades, having set another record, this […]
January 11, 2021
James ‘The Governor’ Gove comes out of esports retirement: Raise Your Governors again for one of the good guys in UK LoL
Update (September 5th 2021): Governor had come out of retirement to play for Verdant, but in light of […]
January 9, 2021
Riot Games announces Wild Rift esports plans for 2021
Wild Rift, the League of Legends game built for mobile devices, will be getting its own esports activities […]
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January 9, 2021
Interview with Chronicler on joining the LCK broadcast as a caster for 2021: “When I got the news I ran around screaming, waking my girlfriend up!”
Benelux caster Maurits ‘Chronicler’ Jan Meeusen has joined the LCK (League of Legends Champions Korea) broadcast team. He […]
January 8, 2021
BBC Sport to broadcast Rocket League Championship Series X
BBC Sport will be broadcasting the Rocket League Championship Series X (RLCS X) from Saturday January 9th. The […]
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January 8, 2021
McLaren Racing and Velo announce new esports series featuring Craig David, Supercar Blondie, Rory Reid and more
UK motor racing team McLaren Racing and nicotine pouch brand Velo have launched a new esport series, featuring […]
January 7, 2021
Video: The Future of Esports News UK
Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco provides an update on the site for 2021 Dom SaccoDom is an […]
January 7, 2021
Munster Rugby Gaming to play in the UKEL without Phelan involvement: ‘We look forward to competing in the UKEL and growing the League of Legends community in Ireland’
Munster Rugby Gaming, the esports arm of Irish sports side Munster Rugby, is making a comeback. It will […]
January 6, 2021
Excel co-founder Joel Holmes-Darby joins Method as general manager: ‘I wanted a new challenge and Method’s rebuild was the perfect fit’
Joel Holmes-Darby, the co-founder of Excel Esports, has joined another big UK esports organisation today: Method. As general […]
January 5, 2021
Gross Gore returns to League of Legends, goes 1/11/5 in his first game back
British streamer Ali ‘Gross Gore’ Larsen has returned to League of Legends after quitting the game just over […]
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January 4, 2021
Method finish 7th in Mythic Castle Nathria Race to World First
UK esports organisation Method have completed Mythic Castle Nathria in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. The guild defeated Sire […]
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January 3, 2021Late payments, ‘lies’ and licensing gone wrong: What really happened at Munster Rugby Gaming that led to their departure from the League of Legends NLC (and now the UKLC)
Written by Dominic Sacco with further research by Megalodontus UPDATE (January 1st 2021): Phelan Gaming have dropped out […]
January 1, 2021
‘The biggest problem in the UK is that teams are more inclined to import’ – Kasing talks UK League after joining Movistar Riders with Maxlore
(Image credit: Movistar Riders website announcement) Experienced UK League of Legends player Kasing has spoken candidly about his […]
December 29, 2020
Esports News UK’s most-read articles of 2020
It’s been a strange and challenging year for all, and like most industries, esports has been affected by […]
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December 28, 2020
Gambling Health Alliance calls on parents to boycott loot boxes, finds a quarter of gamers are ‘addicted’ to them
Around a quarter (24%) of gamers said they felt addictedto loot boxes, amidst new calls for regulation over […]
December 27, 2020