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Belong takes Arena tournaments online

Belong Gaming Arenas have announced that from Monday March 30th March they will be hosting online tournaments via […]

March 27, 2020

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

‘We’re planning on running some large tournaments across many titles’ – five minutes with GAME’s Head of Belong and images of the new London store

Earlier this month, UK retailer GAME opened its largest Belong store and esports arena to date at London […]

December 24, 2019

GAME opens largest BELONG esports arena to date at London Oxford Street, allowing 100 players to take part in battle royale tournaments at once

UK retailer GAME is opening its biggest Belong gaming arena yet. It’s opening a new arena at London’s […]

December 10, 2019

Riot Forge: Riot is hiring external developers to produce more League of Legends themed games in the future

League of Legends publisher Riot Games has announced plans to work with third-party developers to create new games […]

December 7, 2019

UK esports managers react to new LoL Esports Manager game: ‘Can’t wait for players to fail their toxicity checks just before the season starts’

Earlier this week, Riot Games announced it is developing a League of Legends esports team management simulation game, […]

October 18, 2019

Insomnia hopes to grow its audience from 45,000 to 60,000 next year

Insomnia Gaming Festival is hoping to increase its number of visitors from 45,000 to 60,000 next year. The […]

October 10, 2019

Riot on developing a fighting game: 'We want to bring the fighting game experience to more people'

League of Legends developer Riot Games has confirmed it is working on a fighting game. Riot spoke about […]

August 5, 2019

Mike Ashley gets his GAME on: Could esports zones appear in House of Fraser stores?

Article contains affiliate links It’s official: Sports Direct has purchased retailer GAME in a deal worth £52m. The […]

June 25, 2019

Teamfight Tactics: Riot reveals new League of Legends game inspired by Dota Auto Chess

Riot Games has lifted the lid on a brand new game mode for League of Legends – and […]

June 10, 2019

Rocket League and Mortal Kombat added to Belong's Summer Arena Clash

Belong Gaming Arenas have announced that Mortal Kombat II and Rocket League communities are joining Overwatch, League of […]

May 25, 2019

Rainbow Six Siege is coming to Belong Gaming Arenas

Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six Siege is continuing to target the UK esports scene with more tournaments and activity. The […]

January 20, 2019

5 Reasons why 2018 was the biggest year for UK Tekken

After the Tekken World Tour (TWT) finals concluded in Amsterdam last month, Tekken is now in a prime […]

January 2, 2019

GAME reveals new Player1 Events brand to replace Multiplay as esports revenues rise

GAME has revealed a new branding for its esports and events division. The retailer purchased Multiplay, the company […]

November 28, 2018

Old School RuneScape launches on mobile after reaching 1m pre-orders

Classic MMO RPG Old School RuneScape has launched on iOS and Android mobile devices. The game features cross-platform play, […]

November 3, 2018

First Belong Arena within Sports Direct opens at flagship Lakeside store

The first Belong Arena within a Sports Direct store is opening its doors to the public. The Arena […]

October 10, 2018

Red Bull Guardians: Dota 2 tournament with new game mode heads to London Gaming Sphere

A Dota 2 tournament called Red Bull Guardians will feature a new game mode and take place at […]

October 2, 2018

Stratford Spartans: Inside London's biggest GAME BELONG Arena

GAME has opened its biggest BELONG Arena store in London. The Westfield Stratford City store is home to […]

August 23, 2018

Multiplay founder invests in Swedish game dev, hopes to turn Sky Fighter Legends into an esport

Multiplay/Insomnia founder Craig “wizzo” Fletcher has invested £250,000 (3m Swedish Krona) in shares of Toadman Interactive. In doing […]

August 21, 2018

We check out Summer of Legends at Belong Hull and interview Nutri about UK LoL

Dan Whitfield visits the GAME Belong store in Hull to check out the new Summer of Legends coaching […]

August 10, 2018