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Interview with BT Excel’s UK bot-laner Deadly on his expectations for EU Masters: “I think we have a very good team set up; I’ve been to the finals already and if I don’t reach the finals again, I feel like I’ve somewhat failed myself”
Interview conducted before BT Excel won the quarter-finals Excel Esports academy team BT Excel, the sole UK representatives […]
April 27, 2021MSI & VCT Masters interview with Ásbjörn Ásbjörnsson from the Icelandic Esports Association: “These are the biggest events Iceland has ever held, period. And we’ve had artists like Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran playing here in the last few years!”
Image credit: Dusty The League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) and Valorant Championship Tour (VCT) Masters Stage 2 […]
April 26, 2021Newsflash: Excel and Sony team up, Jack Grealish scissor kicks a grenade in Warzone, new B2B UK esports league, Newcastle United Foundation’s esports education drive
Here’s our latest weekly Newsflash roundup, where we cover a host of esports and gaming news in an […]
April 25, 2021Scottish Esports Hub secures funding
Scottish Esports Hub (SEH) has been awarded £5,000 of funding through Firstport’s Start It Award, in conjunction with […]
April 23, 2021Red Bull Kumite London announced: Red Bull swaps Japan for the UK for next fighting game tournament
Red Bull Kumite London, a new edition from the fighting game tournament Red Bull Kumite, will head from […]
April 22, 2021SAF Global Gaming announce FIFA esports academy and first signing
SAF (Serious About FIFA) Global Gaming have announced they are launching their own esports academy within FIFA esports. […]
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April 21, 2021Esports firm ESL ‘on standby’ for more banter after being mistaken for football’s European Super League: “It was such a surprise for our social media team!”
The so-called European Super League has dominated headlines and conversations across the world this week – and given […]
April 21, 2021Kripparrian and RegisKillbin give up Crossroads Inn-vitational slots to help make Hearthstone more diverse following debate around inclusivity and sexism
Two prominent Hearthstone streamers have stepped down from an upcoming tournament in order to help improve diversity and […]
April 20, 2021NUEL Spring 2021 grand finals roundup: Which UK university teams won?
The grand finals for the spring season of UK university league NUEL concluded between March 28th and April […]
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April 18, 2021Guild Esports say upcoming academy could be ‘the biggest thing to happen to UK esports for a very long time’
Guild Esports, the London-based esports organisation backed by David Beckham, has spoken confidently about its upcoming academy launch, […]
April 17, 2021Ubisoft launches gTV in the UK, including competitive streamer show ‘Versus’ hosted by Frankie Ward and UK esports docu-series
Ubisoft has launched a new content channel in the UK, known as gTV, with a host of gaming personalities […]
April 16, 2021London’s Here East complex to host UK esports festival Stack Fest
London is set to host a new three-day esports festival known as Stack Fest, which will take place […]
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April 15, 2021Interview with James ‘Stress’ O’Leary on leaving Mad Lions, his time casting and inclusion in esports: ‘It’d be a massive thing for an LEC player to be openly LGBTQA+, but with that comes a lot of pressure they’d put on themselves’
Image credit: StressCasts.com Stress is a familiar name to those who followed the EU LCS before it became […]
April 15, 2021UK org Into The Breach sign DreamLeague Dota Pro Circuit team featuring UK players
Dota 2 may be one of the most well-known esports games out there, but it’s had a distinct […]
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April 13, 2021New UK-based esports organisation Adamo Gaming announces CoD tournament after hiring Matt Loftus as general manager, founder Tom Roderick addresses his past
Update (March 9th 2022): Adamo Gaming has suddenly laid off the majority of its staff amidst pay complaints, […]
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