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GameBlast20: ChallengerMode to run online CSGO tournament to help raise money for SpecialEffect charity

UK charity SpecialEffect, which helps people with disabilities use assistive technology to play video games, has announced details […]

February 16, 2020

‘This is Counter-Strike the way I’ve always wanted to see it presented’ – Thorin excited to be working as creative director for newly announced CSGO league Flashpoint

British esports personality Duncan ‘Thorin’ Shields says new CSGO league Flashpoint will lead the way with a ‘new […]

February 6, 2020

CSGO Corporate League allows UK teams to take part for the first time

The CSGO Corporate League for companies has opened its doors to UK teams for the first time. Organisers […]

January 24, 2020

New year, new Endpoint: Rebranded UK org enter Rocket League Championship Series, sign new CSGO team and will represent UK at WESG finals

What a start to the year it’s been for UK esports organisation Team Endpoint. In a matter of […]

January 19, 2020

‘I’m a nice guy now’ – UK CSGO pro smooya makes shift in attitude as he moves to NA and joins Chaos Esports Club

Article contains affiliate link British CSGO player Owen ‘smooya’ Butterfield has joined Chaos Esports Club. He has left […]

January 13, 2020

Interview with UK caster Pansy on adjusting from CSGO to PUBG, the game’s hands-on approach to esports and the chances of more UK talent emerging in PUBG

Jamie Wootton recently attended the 2019 PUBG Global Championship (PGC) Grand Finals on behalf of Esports News UK. […]

December 18, 2019

FACEIT reveals Minerva, bans 20,000 players for toxicity

FACEIT recently revealed Minerva, their AI which challenges toxicity in their CSGO servers – and it’s already proving […]

October 26, 2019

HP Omen Challenge will see five top CSGO players battle it out for $50,000 in London

HP has announced the return of the OMEN Challenge, taking place on September 20th in London’s Camden Town. […]

September 11, 2019

ESL UK's CSGO Premiership to offer path to new $5m ESL Pro Tour

The CSGO ESL Premiership in the UK & Ireland will offer upcoming talent the chance to progress to […]

September 3, 2019

Natus Vincere and Team Endpoint emerge victorious at ESL Prem 2019 Summer Season finals

Over the weekend, the ESL UK & Ireland Premiership 2019 Summer Season came to an end for CSGO […]

July 30, 2019

'The issue of UK Counter-Strike is it's so complex' – dephh and Bardolph talk UK scene and more at ECS finals

British CSGO professionals Rory ‘dephh’ Jackson (pro player for Complexity) and James Bardolph (caster and FaceIT Media VP) […]

June 14, 2019

London Esports video interview: UK org on CSGO success, hopes for MDL qualification and a possible move into LoL

Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco speaks to London Esports co-directors Alfie Wright (left) and Billy Maulkerson (right) […]

April 8, 2019

ESL UK responds to CSGO Prem criticism

ESL UK has responded to criticism of rule changes and communication in the ESL CSGO Premiership. What […]

March 11, 2019

Insomnia64 announces BYOC esports tournaments including £12,000 Overwatch Cup

Insomnia Gaming Festival has revealed the BYOC (bring your own computer) esports tournament line-up for i64 next month. […]

March 9, 2019

Manchester to host ESL Prem spring finals for first time ever

The ESL UK & Ireland Premiership Spring Season Finals will be played live in Manchester for the first […]

February 20, 2019

epic26 recap: We look back on the winners, the national coverage from the BBC and the first ESL Prem conference

Earlier this month the 26th epic.LAN took place at Kettering Conference Centre – and it was one to […]

February 16, 2019

ECS finals return to Wembley for 2019, new format for Season 7

The 2019 CSGO Esports Championship Series (ECS) will culminate in a grand finals event hosted at London’s Wembley […]

February 9, 2019

smooya hit with FaceIT Pro League temp ban days after announcing plans to leave BIG Clan

UPDATE (February 7th): smooya has been banned from the FaceIT Pro League (FPL) after telling another player, refrezh, […]

February 7, 2019

epic.LAN confirms changes for season 2 of the Grosvenor Casinos CSGO Championship

The epic.LAN CS:GO Championship in association with Grosvenor Casinos is returning for a second season, and organisers have […]

February 6, 2019

ESL UK CSGO Prem week 1 recap: LS aces for CeX, Endpoint defeated, plus we look at some top plays

The inaugural matches of the ESL UK CSGO Premiership Spring season got underway last week. Thought of as […]

February 3, 2019