Researching the growth of eSports in the UK

In 2015, eSports and professional gaming competitions were watched by almost 200 million people. To date, over $200 […]

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May 31, 2016
UK gets behind first wave of competitive Overwatch tournaments

It’s fair to say Overwatch has drawn global attraction during its first week of launch. A number of competitive […]

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May 30, 2016
UK League of Legends champions qualify for EU Challenger Series (analysis & vlog)

Misfits (formerly Renegades Banditos) have qualified for the European League of Legends Challenger Series. They beat Euronics in […]

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May 27, 2016
How to build an effective League of Legends team

It’s not easy to form a competitive League of Legends team – you need to consider player roles, […]

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May 11, 2016
An open letter to Jenna Holmes & the 'bonkers' anti-eSports brigade at Loughborough Students Union

Last week, Loughborough University opposed a motion that aims to get competitive gaming recognised as a sport, AND had the […]

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April 25, 2016
ManaLight folding is a painful reminder that orgs can't survive without sponsors and funding

UK eSports organisation ManaLight has closed its doors after failing to secure sponsors. The promising outfit had just finished second […]

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April 24, 2016
'People have been trying to grow UK eSports for years, but this time it's different'

Multiplay CEO and founder Craig “Wizzo” Fletcher says that now is the time for eSports to prosper – […]

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April 10, 2016
Who would represent GB in a League of Legends Olympic Games? Scene reacts

Could a League of Legends team represent Great Britain in the eGames at Rio this summer? We took […]

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April 6, 2016
A new era for UK esports: Behind the scenes at ESL UK’s new Studio 1

Update (2020): ESL UK has closed the studio following staff layoffs, and now uses a studio at York […]

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April 5, 2016
Sky begins covering eSports on Sky Sports 1 as Brit loses out in FIFA Interactive World Cup final

UPDATE (March 22nd): Sky has begun broadcasting FIFA eSports coverage on Sky Sports 1 and online. Previously it aired the Intel […]

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March 22, 2016
Does the UK eSports scene need more female players?

eSports News UK speaks to Hege “Hedje” Botnen (centre) from the LGB eSports female CSGO team eSports has […]

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March 18, 2016
Team Huma 2016 situation disputed

Update (May 19th 2021): Behdad Jaafarian has reached out to Esports News UK to dispute the claims in […]

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February 25, 2016
Where are all the UK eSports fans?

When I attended the ESL UK Premiership League of Legends finals in Leicester last December, there was only a […]

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February 20, 2016