esports
Budweiser parent company closes esports and gaming event platform Cooldown: ‘The esports community in the UK can be small but it’s strong, and we enjoyed being a part of it’
Cooldown, an event platform that helped run gaming and esports events in bars across the UK and elsewhere, […]
December 22, 2022Apex Legends London LANs announced: Copperbox Arena to host $1m Global Series Playoffs in early 2023 with more to follow
Several major Apex Legends London LAN events will take place in the UK in 2023, starting with the […]
December 21, 2022Quickfire interview with founder of Newvu Gaming Centre in Stevenage and Team 7am on UK esports and new academy training platform
Update: Newvu has now closed as of mid-2023. The Newvu Gaming Centre opened in Stevenage a few months […]
December 20, 2022Guild Esports’ Anas wins MrBeast Fortnite Extreme Survival Challenge to claim $1m first-place prize
UK esports organisation Guild Esports have seen their Danish Fortnite player Anas ‘Anas’ El-Abd win the MrBeast Fortnite Extreme […]
December 19, 2022Amazon University Esports Winter 2022 winners crowned at Confetti X
The winning UK student teams in the 2022 Amazon University Esports Winter Split have been crowned at the […]
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December 18, 2022Interview with Excel UK FIFA player Gorilla on qualifying for the ePremier League with Spurs, how EA may change the game after FIFA split and if he has a New Year’s esports resolution
Excel Esports UK FIFA player Gorilla (aka Spencer Ealing) has just qualified for the ePremier League once again […]
December 16, 2022BMW reduces esports sponsorships spend moving into 2023
BMW has ‘heavily’ reduced its investments in esports team sponsorships, according to sources, with some partnered teams no […]
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December 15, 2022eLions FIFA England team announced for 2023
The official England FIFA esports team, the eLions, have kicked off the FIFA 23 season naming their new […]
December 15, 2022LoL legend Diamondprox: ‘Bifrost scammed me for six months of salary in the NLC – I’m afraid to join another team now’
Norwegian esports organisation Bifrost have been accused of not paying some of their League of Legends (LoL) players […]
December 15, 2022Valhallan to open esports arena in Ealing after signing its first UK franchisees
Update (July 2024): There has been a mutual separation between Valhallan and the former Valhallan UK group in […]
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December 14, 2022X7 Esports cease operations and withdraw from NLC after talks with investors halt – full comment from founder Hyrav
Isle of Man esports organisation X7 Esports have today announced they are shutting down operations. They will be […]
December 14, 2022Esports Awards 2022 winners: Pansy wins Esports Play By Play Caster of the Year, as Riot and Loud also receive several honours
The full list of Esports Awards 2022 winners have been announced as the annual event concludes, and UK […]
December 14, 2022Mina Mendes announces EXM Esports org, invites Fifakill, Jukeyz, Angelika, EmZ and more to $250,000 Warzone LAN in Dubai
Mina Mendes, German supermodel and Warzone tournament host, has launched her own esports organisation, EXM Esports. She has […]
December 14, 2022Rainbow Six Esports Global Circuit announced for 2023 and beyond
Today Ubisoft has revealed the new Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Esports Global Circuit, set to launch in March […]
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December 12, 2022Rix.GG shut down by parent company amidst global economic uncertainty – dark days ahead for UK esports orgs?
UK-based esports organisation Rix.GG are ceasing operations, their parent company X1 Entertainment Group announced. Canada-based X1 says it […]
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