Category: News
Worlds 2019 breaks League of Legends viewership records
Riot Games has announced record-breaking viewership for the 2019 League of Legends World Championship, making it the most-watched […]
December 21, 2019
Southampton FC sign UK FIFA player Owen Venn as their first full-time esports player
Southampton Football Club has announced the signing of its first full-time esports player: Owen Venn. The English Premier […]
December 20, 2019
Razer’s new London store to host weekly tournaments and esports bootcamps
Gaming hardware brand Razer has opened a store in London with 3,7000sq ft of floor space, making it […]
December 19, 2019
Voluntary redundancies announced at ESL UK
Esports tournament operator ESL UK has announced that UK staff members whose roles were at risk have taken […]
December 18, 2019
World of Tanks developer opens UK studio, is working on an unannounced free-to-play game targeting fans of Fortnite, Overwatch and League of Legends
World of Tanks developer/publisher Wargaming has opened a UK office and is growing its team to work on […]
December 16, 2019
A League of Legends turn-based RPG and platform game are in development
Riot Games’ new publishing label, Riot Forge, has announced that two new League of Legends-themed games are in development. […]
December 14, 2019
Arsenal announce eFootball PES esports players and partnership with EGL
English Premier League football club Arsenal have announced the squad that will be representing them in the PES […]
December 13, 2019
DreamHack takes over as organiser of UKLC for Spring 2020, Diabolus Esports drops out of competition and UK League of Legends
LAN event operator DreamHack will be running the UK League Championship (UKLC) from Spring 2020. DreamHack will be […]
December 11, 2019
GAME opens largest BELONG esports arena to date at London Oxford Street, allowing 100 players to take part in battle royale tournaments at once
UK retailer GAME is opening its biggest Belong gaming arena yet. It’s opening a new arena at London’s […]
December 10, 2019
Man U, Juventus, Arsenal & others to take part in PES eFootball 2019/20 season
Some of the biggest clubs in world football will be competing in the PES eFootball 2019/20 season. Two […]
December 9, 2019
Riot Forge: Riot is hiring external developers to produce more League of Legends themed games in the future
League of Legends publisher Riot Games has announced plans to work with third-party developers to create new games […]
December 7, 2019
Fnatic announce Mithy as head coach: ‘Maybe this is the right time to move on from my playing career’
In what was one of the least well-kept secrets of the European off season, London-based LEC powerhouse Fnatic […]
December 6, 2019
London’s Gfinity Arena to host first NBA 2K League European Invitational
UPDATE (December 6th 2019): The NBA 2K League has announced the event will take place at the Gfinity […]
December 6, 2019
A quick look back on the 2019 ENUK/BEA Proving Grounds
UPDATE (December 23rd): The official MVPs (most valuable players) have been announced. ORIGINAL ARTICLE (posted December 5th 2019): […]
December 5, 2019
ESL UK staff jobs ‘at risk’ as company cuts jobs across parts of Europe
ESL’s UK arm is ‘currently under assessment and roles have been put at risk’ as part of changes […]
December 4, 2019
KSI and Ninja respond to Gross Gore criticism: Could a KSI Gross Gore boxing match be on the cards?
Ali Larsen aka Gross Gore (pictured, centre), the UK streamer who is known for playing League of Legends, […]
December 3, 2019
Splyce rebrands to MAD Lions for the LEC, retains British coaching and community management staff
The rumours of a rebranding have been confirmed – Splyce have rebranded as MAD Lions for the next […]
December 1, 2019
Vicksy wins Twitch Rivals UK Teamfight Tactics tournament
UK streamer Vicksy has taken first place in the $15,000 Twitch Rivals UK Teamfight Tactics (TFT) competition. She […]
November 30, 2019
UK Government-backed esports viewing app Weavr goes live, further updates planned for ESL One Birmingham 2020
The latest release of the Weavr technology platform – which promises greater immersion when watching esports – has […]
November 29, 2019
LVP is ceasing operations in the UK and won’t be running the UKLC in 2020, Riot says it remains committed to the UK
Article contains affiliate links UPDATE (November 27th 2019): Riot UK’s head of esports, Mo Fadl (aka Riot UglySmurf), […]
November 26, 2019
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