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Tommey looking for esports org after winning Optic Kickoff trios, Jukeyz banned for looking at something else mid-broadcast
A couple of UK Call of Duty personalities made headlines at the $200,000 Optic Kickoff Warzone tournament this […]
December 15, 2023
‘Where it all began, goodbye GameBattles’ – Call of Duty community reacts to competitive platform shutting down
The Call of Duty community has lamented the loss of competitive platform GameBattles, which is closing some two […]
November 15, 2023
Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard finally gets the go ahead, Bobby Kotick set to depart in 2024
Update (October 13th 2023): Microsoft’s planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard is finally happening, after the UK’s Competition and […]
October 13, 2023
Can you get the CoD MW2 Burger King operator skin in the UK?
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (MW2) is out and there’s an exclusive Burger King operator skin available […]
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October 29, 2022Opinion: Is Microsoft’s shock $68bn buyout of Activision Blizzard good news for esports and gamers, or a match made in hell?
Microsoft’s $68.7bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard announced today can offer a fresh start for the beleaguered publisher, as […]
January 18, 2022
Women in Games responds to media reports on harassment in the industry, will reveal new research on toxicity at upcoming conference
Women In Games, the UK-based not-for-profit organisation dedicated to promoting equity and parity for all women and girls […]
August 3, 2021
Opinion: World of Warcraft is tainted. Let it be – let it put you off playing it, let it act as a reminder of Activision Blizzard’s abhorrent behaviour. If that’s what it’s going to take to start eliminating sexual harassment from this industry, then so be it
Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco pens some thoughts from the heart following the news that the California […]
July 22, 2021
‘I’m excited to speak to my lawyers’ – spat between British content creators NitroLukeDX and former CoD Ghost voice actor Jeff Leach gets ugly
UPDATES: Facebook Gaming has terminated its partner status contracts with both Jeff Leach and NitroLukeDX (May 13th) following […]
May 10, 2021
Activision Blizzard to consolidate European publishing operations into UK hub following esports layoffs
Games giant Activision Blizzard plans to close its various publishing offices around Europe and consolidate these operations into […]
March 20, 2021
Vikkstar quits Warzone over hackers: ‘The game is in the worst state it’s ever been’
UPDATE (February 12th): Vikkstar says he’s returned to the game. Original article (published February 1st 2021): Prominent British […]
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February 1, 2021
Celtic FC Esports enter CWL Championship with all-UK team
The esports arm of Scottish football club Celtic have secured a spot in the Call of Duty World League […]
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August 14, 2019
All games will be required to disclose loot box rates on consoles, Rocket League ditches in-game crates
Loot boxes have dominated many headlines in the video game world this year – and are continuing to […]
August 9, 2019Black Ops 2 Live 'esports experience' revealed
A Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Live ‘esports experience’ will take place in London this weekend. Fans […]
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November 7, 2012Call of Duty Championship heads to UK
Earlier this month we mentioned the Call of Duty XP tournament in the US which has $1m in […]
July 30, 2011Call of Duty XP tickets go on sale
Tickets for the Call of Duty XP event have gone on sale, with $1m in cash prizes available […]
July 19, 2011