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New €100m Hiro Capital investment fund aims to help esports and games businesses grow
Hiro Capital has launched a €100 million fund, to back the future UK and EU leaders in the […]
October 14, 2019
Autism charity event Autistica Play Relax Mode targets streamers, gamers and esports community
UK autism research charity Autistica has launched Relax Mode, an event designed to continue the conversation around mental […]
October 13, 2019
UK Rainbow Six player Doki banned for severe toxicity: ‘To all fellow players, let my punishment be a lesson to you’
Scottish Rainbow Six Siege pro Jack ‘Doki’ Robertson has been banned by Ubisoft and ESL due to ‘severe […]
October 12, 2019
Can you bet on esports? A beginner’s guide
If you live in the UK, you may have considered betting on sports. If you’re 18 or above […]
October 11, 2019
UK Hearthstone casters respond to Blizzard’s banning of Blitzchung, the player who made a Hong Kong protest on stream
UPDATE (October 12th 2019): Blizzard has back-tracked on its penalties handed to Blitzchung. It has now reduced his […]
October 11, 2019
Insomnia hopes to grow its audience from 45,000 to 60,000 next year
Insomnia Gaming Festival is hoping to increase its number of visitors from 45,000 to 60,000 next year. The […]
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October 10, 2019
The journey and the destination: How I view WoW differently now, having played vanilla
An ageing vanilla World of Warcraft player – Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco – shares his thoughts […]
October 9, 2019
Esports News of the Week: Hearthstone Controversy, NHS Gaming Addiction Clinic, Gfinity Changes
Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco rounds up the news of the week to October 8th 2019. Dom […]
October 8, 2019
The rise of UK esports: 6 highlights from Esports Insider’s recent panel discussion
Image credit: Jak Howard/Esports Insider on Flickr 2018 was undoubtedly a landmark year for UK esports, what with […]
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October 8, 2019
Haseeb ‘BlueSpirits’ Rasool crowned 1v1 Red Bull Player One UK champion
Last night saw Haseeb ‘BlueSpirits’ Rasool emerge victorious at the UK final of Red Bull Player One, a […]
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October 7, 2019
Team Liquid invited to ESL One Hamburg
Team Liquid are making a comeback in Dota 2, having signed a new roster and been invited to […]
October 6, 2019
ESL to host challenger tournament for battle game KurtzPel
KOG, a developer and publisher o free-to-play action MMORPGs, has teamed up with tournament organiser ESL to broadcast […]
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October 6, 2019
Twitch Prime members to receive exclusive RuneScape rewards until February 2020
RuneScape and Old School RuneScape have kicked off four months of exclusive goodies for Twitch Prime Members. As […]
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October 5, 2019
PUBG cross platform play now live on console, PUBG Lite to launch in 52 additional countries
Contains affiliate link PUBG Corporation has made a couple of big changes to competitive battle royale shooter Player Unknown’s […]
October 4, 2019
ePremier League returns with a second season – but still no sign of a prize pool
UPDATE (November 2019): The ePremier League has been given a £40,000 prize pool. The winner will receive £20,000, the […]
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October 3, 2019