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Rainbow Six Siege added to NSE’s British University Esports Championship

National Student Esports (NSE) and Ubisoft UK have announced a partnership to bring Rainbow Six Siege to the […]

January 22, 2020

UK Fortnite player FaZe Jarvis banned for life for using an aimbot, apology video surpasses 5m views

A British Fortnite player permanently banned by Epic Games has seen his apology video become one of the […]

November 5, 2019

Young UK streamer averageharry tearfully tells his mum his charity stream has raised thousands of pounds

A 15-year-old British streamer has raised more than £5,000 for Great Ormond Street Hospital. Averageharry was running a 12-hour […]

August 20, 2019

Kasing interview: 'LEC Spring Split was one of the hardest in my career, I will try for my life in the Summer Split, my goal is to make it to Worlds'

Raymond ‘Kasing’ Tsang is one of, if not the most experienced pro League of Legends player from the […]

April 14, 2019

UK veteran player numlocked on dropping from the Overwatch League to Contenders with British Hurricane

London Spitfire academy side British Hurricane revealed their new roster a few weeks back, and now the team […]

March 8, 2019

Interview with Fnatic Rising ADC xMatty: 'Hopefully I get to show some more spicy champs in the UKLC!'

Matthew ‘xMatty’ Coombs is one of the UK’s rising stars in League of Legends. The 19-year-old ADC player […]

February 25, 2019

Skrapz Player Profile: From Manchester to the main stage

It was only two years ago when the name Matthew “Skrapz” Marshall was relatively unheard of in the […]

October 4, 2018

7 Lions: Team United Kingdom prepare for the 2018 Overwatch World Cup

With London Spitfire having won the Overwatch League, we turn now towards the impending Overwatch World Cup. George […]

August 3, 2018

Rise Nation win CWL Anaheim as two UK teams finish in top four

The sixth and final global open of the 2018 Call of Duty World League (CWL) season has concluded. […]

June 19, 2018

UK NBA 2K pro gamer HazzaUK2K on the crossover between esports and basketball

As the world of esports and traditional sports continue to converge, pro gamers are becoming more ingrained in […]

June 3, 2018

UK team Red Reserve leads the way at CWL Pro League

The second stage of the CWL Pro League is well underway, and British team Red Reserve are currently […]

May 25, 2018

Rage-quitting and alleged match-fixing overshadow some top performances at the FIFA eClub World Cup

In what was the last chance saloon for a number of players to reach the FIFA Global Series […]

May 21, 2018

Interview: British Hurricane's CrusaDe and Fusions on winning the Overwatch Contenders

British Hurricane annihilated the competition in the Overwatch Contenders finals this month to bring home a victory against […]

May 20, 2018

Top UK CoD team Red Reserve finalise roster

UK Call of Duty powerhouse Red Reserve have finalised their roster ahead of the second stage of the […]

May 5, 2018

Top UK Call of Duty player benched

It has been revealed that European Call of Duty staple, Tom “Tommey” Trewren, has been benched from the […]

May 1, 2018

How did UK FIFA players get on at the FUT Champions Cup in Manchester?

The FUT Champions Cup in Manchester was one of the most impressive yet, writes Jamie Hore, in terms […]

April 17, 2018

How has British Hurricane been performing in Overwatch Contenders so far?

It’s been two months since the London Spitfire’s Overwatch academy team – British Hurricane – was first announced. […]

April 11, 2018

'If you're going to start an esports org without some budget or experience, you're too late to the party' – Barrage

Barrage Esports owner Jeff Simpkins pens an opinion piece for Esports News UK on the challenges that lie […]

March 2, 2018

Interview: UK WoW esports caster Healingstat on the evolution of competitive World of Warcraft

When you think of esports, it’s fair to say World of Warcraft is not the first game that […]

February 18, 2018

Exclusive: Paul Chaloner on London Spitfire's plans to challenge for the OWL title, have a UK Contenders team & youth leagues

Code Red Esports MD and well-known esports host Paul “ReDeYe” Chaloner shares some exclusive comments on the latest […]

December 8, 2017