Arena
Polish underdogs ENCE may not have won IEM Katowice, but they have won Spodek’s hearts – and my own
Two ENCE fans celebrate in the audience following a round win in the IEM Katowice 2024 quarter finals […]
February 10, 2024Acer presents latest innovations and keynote speech at Bett show esports arena ‘to empower educators and ignite student potential’
Ad Acer is taking part in Bett, the biggest education technology exhibition in the world, this week. The […]
January 24, 2024Sheffield Wednesday Esports Arena ‘can become a hotspot for gaming in Sheffield’ – AGON by AOC
Gaming hardware brand AGON by AOC has entered into a collaboration to equip the new Sheffield Wednesday Esports […]
January 17, 2024Quickfire interview with James Banks on hosting the Blast Premier Fall Final 2023 and how CS has changed
British esports host James Banks reaffirmed his love for Counter-Strike (CS) in an interview with Reece Barrett for […]
December 5, 2023UFA 2023: How did UK players fare at Ultimate Fighting Arena? (results from Street Fighter, Tekken and more)
Ultimate Fighting Arena returned for its 2023 edition from November 24th to 26th in Paris, with 1,869 competitors […]
December 1, 2023Which esports events will the newly revamped Riot Games Arena host in Berlin?
LEC esports fans at Riot’s Berlin studio earlier this year (Photo by Michal Konkol/Riot Games) Riot Games has […]
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November 28, 2023£5.7m 5G boost for British Esports’ multi-site venue in Sunderland
For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco used to work full-time for British Esports between September 2016 […]
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September 18, 2023‘Business as usual’ for Belong Arenas in the UK, says Frasers Group
Belong Arenas in the UK will continue to remain open, despite the US Arenas closing, Esports News UK […]
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July 6, 2023Gfinity Arena closes in London, company shuts down esports division
Update (June 2023): Gfinity is closing its esports division entirely, as ‘the market for esports remains soft and […]
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February 11, 2023Valhallan to open esports arena in Ealing after signing its first UK franchisees
US-born youth esports initiative Valhallan has signed its first UK franchisees and will open an arena in Earling […]
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December 14, 2022Hado opens new UK tournament centre in Coventry
Coventry students have been given a crash-course in augmented reality (AR) sport, Hado, as a brand new UK […]
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December 6, 2022League of Legends broadcasters criticise Northern Arena over late payments
Several esports broadcasters – including UK talent – have spoken out about working with Canadian tournament operator Northern […]
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November 28, 2022Unsigned 16-year-old UK Smash player Bloom4Eva wins Platinum Smash World Tour event and European Major VCA 2022
A young rising star in Smash Bros Ultimate from the East of England – Oliver ‘Bloom4Eva’ Alexander – has won […]
October 7, 2022EGX Arena 2022 esports winners roundup: Shakz, Tagmata, ImStillDaDaddy & others on top
EGX has concluded and a host of EGX Arena 2022 esports winners have been crowned at the UK’s […]
September 25, 2022How teacher Emily ‘Perkz’ Perkins, Leicester City FC and the Life Multi-Academy Trust are transforming school esports in Leicestershire
Emily ‘Perkz’ Perkins (pictured left) has had one of the most unusual yet inspiring stories in UK esports. […]
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