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Esports contributed £18.4m to the UK economy in 2016
Esports made an estimated contribution of almost £20m to the UK economy back in 2016, with a workforce […]
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October 9, 2018
Gross Gore vows never to talk to women at events again following harassment accusations around Runefest
Update (January 2nd 2025): Gross Gore says him and Skiddler have made up over the situation, in this […]
October 9, 2018
Dele Alli becomes HyperX ambassador
Gaming component and accessory brand HyperX has signed Premier League footballer Dele Alli as an ambassador. The Spurs […]
October 8, 2018
ESL's Caroline Oakes and EA's Emma Vetriano included in top 30 Sport Industry NextGen Leaders list
The latest annual Sport Industry NextGen Leaders list – which recognises 30 rising industry professionals aged under 30 […]
October 5, 2018
ePremier League finally announced, kicks off early 2019 – is this UK esports' biggest moment?
The UK’s football Premier League has revealed its official ePremier League (ePL) esports tournament, after months of speculation. […]
October 4, 2018
Hype builds for Rainbow Six Siege as more teams join, Ubisoft hires UK esports manager & ESL Prem gets underway
The Rainbow Six Siege esports scene is hotting up in the UK as more organisations get behind it. […]
October 3, 2018
Red Bull Guardians: Dota 2 tournament with new game mode heads to London Gaming Sphere
A Dota 2 tournament called Red Bull Guardians will feature a new game mode and take place at […]
October 2, 2018
EGX esports recap: ESL Prem Hearthstone and CPT European Region champions crowned
EGX once again played host to a thrilling ESL Premiership and Capcom Pro Tour European Region finals last […]
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September 29, 2018
'Hopefully Diamond 5 trash will be in mid-Plat now' – UK League community reacts to new Iron and Grandmaster tiers & ranked changes
Last week Riot Games announced it will be making changes to ranked League of Legends, notably new tiers […]
September 28, 2018
ESI hails 'biggest event yet' as Carmac, Jason Lake & Chris Puckett are recognised in Hall of Fame
Esports Insider has hailed last week’s ESI London business conference as their biggest yet, as more than 300 […]
September 27, 2018
Event recap: UK's first CSGO Major a success as Astralis win big
The FaceIT London CSGO Major finally came to Wembley last week. If the idea of hosting such an event […]
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September 26, 2018
Jagex fires member of Old School RuneScape team for 'gross misuse' of moderator privileges, is working with the police
British game developer Jagex has announced it’s sacked a member of the Old School RuneScape team for attempting […]
September 25, 2018
Team UK reach the Overwatch World Cup last 8 and will face the USA at BlizzCon
The United Kingdom and France finished second and first respectively at the Overwatch World Cup Paris Group Stage […]
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September 24, 2018
Gfinity and engineering firm join forces to design 'the world's most advanced' integrated esports facility
Esports tournament provider Gfinity and London-based engineering and design firm Ove Arup & Partners Ltd have partnered to […]
September 23, 2018
82% of student esports players more likely to participate in other team sports, finds Ukie Digital Schoolhouse study
UK games industry trade body Ukie has launched a study exploring how participating in esports can positively affect […]
September 22, 2018