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Mastercard Gamer Academy returns for 2025 with G2 and ambassadors including Yinsu, will give 10 successful applicants insight into life working in esports
The Mastercard Gamer Academy, an initiative which aims to foster the next generation of esports professionals, is back for 2025 […]
November 17, 2024
UK’s first full-time Gamer-in-Residence hired to play video games with patients in Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Children
Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity has announced its new Gamer-in-Residence role after more than £100,000 was raised through the […]
October 24, 2024
‘The hate I get means nothing. I’m proud to be a woman in gaming. It doesn’t affect your ability. Your gender will not hold you back’ – new GiantX creator Tenshi talks content, cosplay and confidence in her first ever interview
UK Valorant content creator Tenshi is a rising star, with more than 1m followers across all her channels […]
September 6, 2024
Yuzus lights up Piccadilly Circus after winning Esports World Cup
UK Rainbow Six Siege player Josh ‘Yuzus’ Pritchard is being featured on a display at London’s Piccadilly Circus […]
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August 29, 2024
Hackers are targeting gamers these days – here’s everything you should know
Ad Esports is more popular than ever, and there has been registered a monumental increase in the number […]
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July 2, 2024
Pro gamer, streamer and footballer top UK children’s career poll
Pro gamer, streamer and footballer have been named the most popular career choices by UK children in a new […]
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June 30, 2024
Brits spending more on gaming, Revolut finds, as Blast Premier Spring Final viewership is up year-on-year
In this special series of articles, Esports News UK’s coverage of the Blast Spring Final 2024 is in collaboration with […]
June 20, 2024
GamerFest Dublin 2024 summer esports tournaments announced
GamerFest Dublin 2024, the Irish gaming culture event, has announced its line-up of live esports for its upcoming […]
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March 27, 2024
Baldur’s Gate 3 narrator Amelia Tyler to narrate PC Gaming Show alongside host Frankie Ward
British voice actor Amelia Tyler (pictured above), the narrator of this year’s hit RPG game Baldur’s Gate 3, […]
November 28, 2023
GamerFest Winter 2023 to get dedicated esports hall for the first time as floor space increases by 50%
Ireland’s upcoming GamerFest Winter 2023 event in October will be the organiser’s biggest festival yet, with floor space […]
September 21, 2023
Crazy MCR Angel interview: How the pandemic, a PS4 and a Pip-Boy turned this UK gamer into a real life Vault Girl – then a cosplay champion
Fallout is one of gaming’s biggest and most beloved franchises, and for Crazy MCR Angel, the game has […]
July 12, 2023
GamerFest 2023 to feature Valorant tournament, Collegiate Esports Challenge and more at Dublin’s RDS
Photo credit: Murilo Madeo GamerFest 2023, Ireland’s biggest gaming and esports festival, will take place at the RDS […]
April 12, 2023
UK-based jungler Delicate to compete in GirlGamer World Finals with Galaxy Racer
UK-based Greek League of Legends player Chara ‘Delicate’ Giannopoulou is one of a handful of players taking part […]
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March 13, 2023
How I went to GamerFest to cover the Rainbow Six finals and ended up hosting the event
Photos by Murilo Madeo Rising British/Irish caster and writer Freddie ‘GrimyRannarr’ Pritchard headed to Ireland’s GamerFest recently to […]
November 5, 2022
A third of Brits would rather be a pro gamer than a pro sports athlete
A third (32%) of people in the UK would now rather become an esports pro gamer than a […]
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October 25, 2022