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UK children’s charity the NSPCC has announced the launch of the inaugural Game Safe Cup, in partnership with […]

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The University Esports 2023/24 Winter Split in the UK & Ireland has concluded, with more than 5,000 students […]

Read More… from UK & Ireland University Esports 2023/24 Winter Split Winners Listed

UK Hearthstone player Tom ‘PocketTrain‘ Swinton has won the 2023 Hearthstone World Championship after a convincing 3-0 grand […]

Read More… from PocketTrain wins 2023 Hearthstone World Championship: ‘I’ve thought so much about Worlds, I’ve had vivid dreams about losing, and about winning, but then I wake up the next day & none of it was real. So this is crazy right now!’

BAFTA has released its industry-voted longlist for the 2024 BAFTA Games Awards, with 60 games in the running […]

Read More… from 2024 BAFTA Games Awards longlist released, Baldur’s Gate 3 in the running for 11 categories

In this special series of articles, Esports News UK’s coverage of the Blast Premier Spring Final 2024 is in collaboration […]

Read More… from Vitality and Mezii win Blast Premier World Final 2023 to complete an impressive year for the org

Thanks to UKCSGO editor-in-chief Dafydd Gwynn and Endpoint socials and CS manager TomTom94 for additional intel in this […]

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UK esports organisation Endpoint have been making headlines lately, with their new 2FA bot being built, their streamer […]

Read More… from Endpoint win Monsters Reloaded 2023 LAN in Istanbul

Poopernoodle, a streamer signed to UK esports organisation Endpoint, has been briefly banned by Twitch for drawing an […]

Read More… from Endpoint streamer Poopernoodle banned by Twitch for drawing an anthropomorphic cartoon frog with an impossibly long penis

A couple of UK Call of Duty personalities made headlines at the $200,000 Optic Kickoff Warzone tournament this […]

Read More… from Tommey looking for esports org after winning Optic Kickoff trios, Jukeyz banned for looking at something else mid-broadcast

Riot Games has announced that MistGames will become the new tournament operator for Valorant Northern Europe Polaris in […]

Read More… from Parent company of new tournament operator for Valorant Northern Europe Polaris also owns a team within the league, Riot responds to conflict of interest concerns

Amazon will not be renewing its Prime Gaming partnership with League of Legends and Valorant developer Riot Games […]

Read More… from Prime Gaming rewards for League of Legends and Valorant to end in early 2024

 British esports organisation Excel Esports and Spanish org Giants Gaming have announced a merger of both companies to […]

Read More… from Excel Esports and Giants Gaming merge to form GiantX

The Game Awards 2023 winners have been announced, with Valorant coach Christine ‘potter’ Chi crowned Best Esports Coach […]

Read More… from Who were the esports winners at the Game Awards 2023? League of Legends and Valorant stars honoured alongside Baldur’s Gate 3 British voice actor

Arsenal and Ukraine national team footballer, Oleksandr Zinchenko, subbed himself into his Counter-Strike esports team. PassionUA.gg, his own […]

Read More… from Premier League footballer Zinchenko stands in as sub for CS player

The University of Salford has led a successful €4m bid for a new international research project known as ‘GameHearts’. It […]

Read More… from University of Salford wins bid for €4m ‘GameHearts’ project with Ubisoft, Man City owner, Imperial War Museums and the London Symphony Orchestra