News
-
Leeds’ Pixel Bar to host £1,000+ League of Legends tournament with Cooldown
Pixel Bar, the Leeds-based esports and video game bar, has announced it’s hosting a community League of Legends […]
Read More… from Leeds’ Pixel Bar to host £1,000+ League of Legends tournament with Cooldown
June 24, 2021
Intel extends partnership with NSE for third consecutive year, FutureGen programme to return for 2022 (update – the new cohort of students has been announced)
Update (December 8th 2021): NSE has announced the student cohort for the 2022 Intel FutureGen programme: Original article […]
June 24, 2021
Raven and Footpatrol launch exclusive Call of Duty League team collections at pop-up shop in London, with guest appearances from Jukeyz and Angelika
Esports apparel brand Raven and London sneaker destination Footpatrol have launched exclusive merch collections for Call of Duty […]
June 23, 2021
As Valve suffers setbacks with Sweden, could the Dota 2 International head to the UK in the future? We ask talent, fans and members of the UK esports community for their thoughts
This week, Valve announced that Dota 2’s biggest annual esports event – The International (TI) – may not […]
June 23, 2021
Logitech McLaren G Challenge returns for 2021, with Lando Norris taking part in a celebrity Pro-Am race
British racing brand McLaren and PC hardware brand Logitech G have today announced a new look to the […]
June 23, 2021
UK Yogscast streamer Pedguin banned on Twitch for use of emotes including a Winnie the Pooh cartoon posterior and hot tub
Peter ‘Pedguin’ Mann, UK streamer and member of the UK-based entertainment group Yogscast, has been banned on Twitch. Pedguin […]
June 22, 2021
Betway x Blast Spring Games: Companies release unique Olympic-themed CSGO challenge maps on Steam after dev1ce and others go head-to-head
Online bookmaker Betway and tournament organiser Blast are challenging the esports community to claim gold with four Olympic-themed […]
June 22, 2021
Top Blokes, Guild finish top 6 in RLCS X European Championship
Top Blokes and Guild Esports, two of the UK’s strongest Rocket League teams, finished 3rd-4th and 5th respectively […]
Read More… from Top Blokes, Guild finish top 6 in RLCS X European Championship
June 22, 2021
NerdRage banned from League of Legends UKEL until 2023 after failing to disclose sub player’s main account and other behaviour deemed ‘unprofessional’
UK esports organisation NerdRage have been banned from participating in the UK Esports League (UKEL) until 2023. The […]
June 21, 2021
Beyond NRG becomes UK’s most widely distributed gaming energy drink after reaching 375 Holland & Barrett stores, as wellness retailer adds new gaming category for the first time
Holland & Barrett has become the UK’s first general high street retailer to list an energy supplement for […]
June 21, 2021
Flyquest ADC Johnsun sparks controversy after taking Kindred mark instead of jungler Josedeodo in the LCS
Flyquest’s match against Immortals in the North American LCS yesterday was the cause of some controversy and disbelief […]
June 21, 2021
Women in Games opens nominations for revised esports and gaming awards
Not-for-profit organisation Women in Games has called for entries to its reworked global esports and gaming awards event. […]
Read More… from Women in Games opens nominations for revised esports and gaming awards
June 20, 2021
We speak to Empathise, the young UK Valorant streamer raided by 100 Thieves pro player Hiko: ‘I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2018 and streamed more as an escape, and now this has exploded into something I never thought would happen. It’s brought back my motivation after losing my old Twitch account’
When 18-year-old UK Immortal Valorant streamer Empathise (aka Harley) from Nottingham sat down to broadcast this week, he […]
June 18, 2021
UK LoL caster Hiprain: “To finally get the offer, to actually be on the LEC… is a really bizarre feeling. I don’t think it’s quite hit home yet. I don’t think it will hit home until about five seconds before the break ends and I go on, to be honest!”
Jake ‘Hiprain’ Matthews is name many are familiar with in the UK, Ireland and European League of Legends […]
June 18, 2021
League of Legends esports now has its own sticker album as LVP Superliga partners with Panini for the first time
Sticker albums are largely associated with football here in the UK, but now they’re branching out into League […]
June 17, 2021