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ESL UK’s former marketing director Heather Dower launches new creative agency Hotdrop, with a mix of experienced names in UK esports
British esports executive Heather ‘Naysayerz’ Dower, aka Naysayerz, has today launched a new creative marketing agency known as […]
May 15, 2020
Excel Esports announce changes to their LEC roster, with the addition of Kryze and a promotion for Special
UK esports organisation Excel Esports have made a couple of changes to their League of Legends roster. They […]
May 13, 2020
Gfinity partners with BT Sport for new FIFA Challenge tournament
Esports tournament organiser Gfinity has announced a new tournament in partnership with broadcaster BT Sport. The BT Sport […]
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May 12, 2020
Lewis Hamilton’s views on sim racing might explain why he’s not taking part in the F1 Virtual Grand Prix Series
British F1 professional race driver Lewis Hamilton has hinted about why he’s not a part of the F1 […]
May 11, 2020
The Rocket League European Spring Series is being broadcast on BBC Sport this weekend
BBC Sport has been broadcasting the Rocket League European Spring Series this weekend (Saturday May 9th and Sunday […]
May 9, 2020
‘I’ve been sent cow poo through my letterbox, they have my address and I really believe someone could kill me one day’ – Gross Gore exclusive interview on dealing with haters, why he didn’t pay his former video editor and if he’ll be streaming again
UPDATE (May 9th): Gross Gore has now paid his former video editor Foossy, and Esports News UK understands […]
May 8, 2020
Gamers say they’re playing more but taking less care of personal hygiene during lockdown, survey reports
While much of the UK is in lockdown, a new survey by cybersecurity experts BullGuard and system builder […]
May 7, 2020
Gross Gore reacts to Voyboy rant video on the state of solo queue, reveals ‘genius idea’ that will fix toxicity in League of Legends for good
UPDATE (May 8th 2020): Riot Games has put out an update on game-ruining behaviour and changes it plans […]
May 5, 2020
Warwick named NSE Esports University of the Year for second year in a row
The University of Warwick has won back-to-back Esports University of the Year awards. They racked up the most […]
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May 3, 2020
Excel Esports move into Fortnite after signing top UK pro player Wolfiez
UK esports organisation Excel Esports have brought Fortnite superstar Jaden ‘Wolfiez’ Ashman on board. This marks the org’s […]
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May 1, 2020
Something Special: BT Excel pull off miracle run to reach EU Masters quarter finals
UK League of Legends organisation Excel Esports completed a magnificent turnaround in the European (EU) Masters this evening. […]
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April 30, 2020
Tencent, Riot Games, Premiership Rugby and BT join charity games day YANA with host of esports activities
This Saturday (May 2nd), the global games day You Are Not Alone (YANA) will take place on Facebook […]
April 30, 2020
Old School RuneScape DMM tournament announced as part of #PlayApartTogether initiative
Article contains affiliate links Old School RuneScape players are able to take part in a new competitive DMM […]
April 29, 2020
UKLC returns for Summer 2020 Split with Barclays as headline sponsor, several academy sides and two team spots to be filled
Esports event organiser DreamHack has today announced the 2020 Summer Split of the UK League of Legends Championship […]
April 29, 2020
Esports apparel brand Raven raises $1.4m in seed funding round
Raven, the esports apparel brand that makes jerseys for orgs like Excel Esports, has announced it’s closed a […]
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April 27, 2020