Opinion
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‘A landmark event in UK Call of Duty history’ – what it was like attending London Royal Ravens’ first CoD League home matches
Joe Griffin attended London Royal Ravens‘ first CoD League home matches at the Copperbox Arena last weekend – […]
February 15, 2020
Overreactions (week 2): BT Excel are gonna win EU Masters, Chemera is the UKLC’s best mid-laner and the mystical powers of Brelia’s dad’s bacon butties
Megalodontus is back with another lighthearted look at the goings on in the UKLC this week… Aight lads, […]
February 14, 2020
Method’s continuous 24/7 stream is an ambitious move that, if done right, could pave the way for other esports orgs to follow suit – but it won’t be easy
UK-based esports organisation and World of Warcraft team Method recently announced the launch of a continuous, 24 hours […]
February 13, 2020
Overreactions (week 1): The UKLC is doomed, Enclave are gonna finish last and Nvision, we’re not mad, just disappointed
Introducing Overreactions – a new opinion column written by Megalodontus looking back on the week’s UK League of […]
February 7, 2020
So, Gareth Bale has set up an esports team. So what?
It seems every footballer and his dog has an esports brand nowadays, but we’ve yet to see anything […]
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February 4, 2020
All about the community: Let’s push for more UK esports events like Excel’s Neosurf Cup
Showmatches and one-off tournaments aren’t just exciting to watch, they’re key to nurturing a community, says Esports News […]
January 14, 2020
A call for greater unity and support in esports in 2020
Let’s leave insults at the door and think about how we can be more open and forgiving going […]
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December 31, 2019
Gone but not forgotten: 11 great esports developments and memories ESL UK staff made which I’ll never forget
Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco looks back on some great things the ESL UK team have done […]
December 22, 2019
Fnatic announce Mithy as head coach: ‘Maybe this is the right time to move on from my playing career’
In what was one of the least well-kept secrets of the European off season, London-based LEC powerhouse Fnatic […]
December 6, 2019
The League of Legends esports off-season free agency rat race is now in full swing: How are the LEC’s top UK orgs Fnatic and Excel faring?
For many Europeans and fans from other regions outside NA, staying up at ridiculous hours of twilight to […]
November 19, 2019
10 League of Legends players to watch in the upcoming UK Proving Grounds
40 players have been accepted to play in the UK Proving Grounds 2019 (UKPG), a grassroots League of […]
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November 17, 2019
League of Legends Origins review: Netflix documentary captures the human connections that make LoL special
League of Legends Origins provides a broad yet relatively concise look at the history of Riot Games and […]
October 23, 2019
UK esports managers react to new LoL Esports Manager game: ‘Can’t wait for players to fail their toxicity checks just before the season starts’
Earlier this week, Riot Games announced it is developing a League of Legends esports team management simulation game, […]
October 18, 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
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