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Team Vitality announce the Valorant Vitality European Open by Corsair: ‘We have big plans in Valorant and look forward to seeing some fantastic players emerge’
Esports organisation Team Vitality, the esports organisation backed by London-based investor Tej Kohli, has announced the Vitality European […]
July 2, 2020
Tekkz and Hashtag Tom to represent England in eFootball Play x Unite 2020 FIFA tournament
England will join a host of European nations this summer for FIFA eFootball Play x Unite 2020, a […]
June 30, 2020
Paul Chaloner quits esports following claims made by James Banks
Paul ‘Redeye’ Chaloner, one of the most well-known names in esports, has stepped away from the industry. Paul […]
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June 29, 2020
Method back on track after almost imploding in wake of abuse scandal: General manager stepped down, players and partners departed, sponsors dried up and the founder took time out – but is back now
Update (March 2021): Method is back on track having rebuilt and put in place new policies such as […]
June 26, 2020
David Beckham announced as co-owner for new London-based business Guild Esports: ‘The same level of determination in sports players also lives in our esports athletes today’
Guild Esports, a new global esports business headquartered in London and co-owned by David Beckham, today announced its […]
June 25, 2020
Mixer announces its closure as it pushes its community to Facebook Gaming, leaving streamers like Ninja free to return to Twitch
Microsoft is shuttering its Mixer streaming platform and releasing its major streamers from their contracts. This means the […]
June 22, 2020
Twitch to broadcast Premier League football matches
Amazon’s livestreaming network Twitch will officially be broadcasting some English Premier League football matches in the UK for […]
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June 20, 2020
Midnite Melee invites COD players to face best of Britain in £2,000 Warzone tournament
UK Call of Duty players will get the chance to test themselves against the best of Britain in […]
June 19, 2020
Player who switched from UK CSGO scene to Valorant denies cheating allegations, but admits he once listened to a proposal regarding potential match fixing
UPDATE: Ardiis was cleared of any reported wrongdoing. Original article: Ardis ‘ardiis’ Svarenieks, a former CSGO player from […]
June 18, 2020
UK LoL streamer Bizzleberry criticises League Partner Program, calls on Riot to remove toxic or inactive streamers from the scheme
British League of Legends streamer Bizzleberry has published a video talking about his honest views on the League […]
June 16, 2020
Senior staff changes confirmed at Riot UK as company consolidates esports operations into the Berlin team
Over the past few weeks there’s been a couple of big changes at Riot UK, in terms of […]
June 15, 2020
UK League of Legends summer 2020 roster roundup: All the NLC, UKLC and UKEL teams revealed
With part of the UK/Ireland League of Legends scene recently merging with the Nordics to form the Northern […]
June 14, 2020
BBC to broadcast UK and Ireland League of Legends Championships UKLC and NLC
This summer the BBC will be broadcasting live League of Legends action from the UK League Championship (UKLC) […]
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June 13, 2020
Rainbow 6 Siege UK Ireland Nationals prize pool, format and partner Promod announced
Ubisoft has today announced fresh details about the new Rainbow Six Siege UK Ireland Nationals, which was first […]
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June 9, 2020
UK Government says esports has the potential to develop as an area of ‘real national strength’ in the UK, as it pledges to address ‘key concerns’ around visas and calls for deeper research into loot boxes
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has today published the UK Government’s response to the […]
June 8, 2020