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Team BDS announce 2022 LEC roster following rebrand: Signing of xMatty, Adam and others made official
LEC newcomers Team BDS have announced their 2022 League of Legends roster – and it includes UK ADC […]
December 20, 2021British Army Esports tournament raises almost £2,000 for mental health charity Combat Stress
The Heroes Cup, the British Army’s annual esports competition, has raised £1,857 for veterans’ mental health charity Combat […]
December 20, 2021UKEL confirms no LoL league for 2022, but hints at other types of tournaments it may run
Grassroots tournament organiser the UK Esports League (UKEL) has posted an update on its future in UK League […]
December 20, 2021Shortages of graphics cards, CPUs and DDR5 set to continue in 2022, says founder of online retailer Alpha Beta PC: ‘We currently have DDR5 stock in our 12th gen systems, but I’ve never seen anything like this in my 30-year career’
Promoted article (contains affiliate links) The major chip and hardware shortage in the PC market isn’t expected to […]
December 19, 2021No Arm Whatley’s no-ward challenge: UK Tahm Kench OTP top-laner reaches Master tier in League of Legends without using any wards
UK streamer and top-laner No Arm Whatley – who one-tricks Tahm Kench in League of Legends – has […]
December 19, 2021Hearthstone 2022 esports changes announced: $3m prize pool revealed, Hearthstone Grandmasters to be phased out
Activision Blizzard has revealed its esports plans for Hearthstone in 2022, including format, schedule, tournaments and prizing. $3m […]
December 18, 2021Insomnia Gaming Festival confirmed for April 2022, organisers explain ticket price rise
Update (December 20th 2021): Tickets for Insomnia68 are now on sale, with BYOC (bring your own computer) prices […]
December 17, 2021A Korean world champion will be playing in the UK/Nordics League of Legends NLC: X7 announce 2022 roster, confirming the signing of Haru as well as Tempt, Kasing, Nata and Jaeger
Isle of Man esports organisation X7 Esports have officially announced their 2022 NLC Division 1 roster – and […]
December 17, 2021Halo Clash Series details announced: Nottingham’s Confetti Institute to host the UK’s first Halo Infinite studio event, an international collegiate tournament for charity
Image: Student Alex Calladine has worked in the studio and on multiple events as a remote replay operator […]
December 17, 2021Badass University All Stars hosts Rainbow Six Siege esports finals at University of Roehampton, Sleepy Gang crowned winners
Sleepy Gang, a Rainbow Six Siege student mix team, won the recent Badass University All Stars (BUAL) tournament […]
December 17, 2021LDN UTD’s future in UK League of Legends NLC Division 2 up in the air after roster looks for other teams
UK esports organisation LDN UTD have become the latest team to reassess their strategy regarding the new UK/Ireland/Nordics […]
December 16, 2021Excel, Fnatic, Futwiz and Guild announced as FIFA 22 Global Series Masters teams playing in the Team of the Season Cup, FUT Icons shirts hit the UK high street
Update: The group pools and broadcast schedule have been announced for the FIFA Team of the Season Cup. […]
December 16, 2021Ubisoft ‘not planning’ to implement NFTs in Rainbow Six Siege or to bring them to the UK right now
Ubisoft has been dominating some of the headlines in the games industry over the past week following its […]
December 15, 2021Warwick Uni to host ‘one of a kind’ competitive speed typing tournament, with LAN finals taking place in January
The University of Warwick is hosting a speed typing tournament with live finals taking place at Warwick’s esports […]
December 15, 2021Promod Esports reveals more info on Polaris – the Valorant Regional League for Northern Europe – including Stage 1 €20,000 prize pool
UK-based esports tournament provider and esports solutions agency Promod Esports has revealed more information on the newly announced Valorant Regional […]
December 14, 2021