Gender
Honor of Kings UK player Winter on being a part of Team Vitality’s first-of-its-kind mixed gender team: ‘I believe more and more women will find the inspiration and courage to join the esports scene’
Mobile MOBA game Honor of Kings might not be historically huge in the UK and Europe, but publisher […]
December 3, 2024
Nottingham Trent University finds link between avatar gender and gameplay behaviour in new study
The avatar gender in action role-playing games could affect how people play, according to new research from Nottingham […]
December 1, 2024
GiantX lift first trophy after Valorant Spotlight Series win
Uk and Spanish esports organisation GiantX (GX) have secured their first-ever title in the Valorant Spotlight Series 2024, […]
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October 25, 2024
Benjyfishy, Loupiote, YaBoiLewis, Sevire and more to compete in mixed gender Valorant Spotlight Series EMEA 2024, with Yinsu hosting
UK Valorant star Benjy ‘benjyfishy‘ Fish will be competing in the €30,000 mixed gender VCT Valorant Spotlight Series […]
October 10, 2024
Women and non-binary League of Legends in bloom with Brod, Verdant and others fielding mixed teams in UKEL tournaments: ‘The opportunity for us to play in a mixed scene is a great experience. I hope more organisations host W&NB tournaments’
Women and non-binary League of Legends esports in Europe may not have the support or reach of circuits […]
July 30, 2024
Riot Games reveals Valorant’s first non-binary agent, Scottish character Clove
Riot Games has today revealed Clove, a brand new Controller joining the agent roster. They’re billed as a […]
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March 24, 2024
Sign-ups open for new EMEA Valorant tournament targeting women and marginalised genders, the Contenders Legion: Athena Series
Contenders Legion, a new grassroots esports tournament organiser targeting the European Valorant scene, will today open sign-ups for […]
July 5, 2022
Three quarters of women disguise their gender to avoid sexual harassment when gaming online, while 25% stop playing due to abuse
Three quarters (76%) of female gamers have disguised their gender while gaming, according to new research published on […]
March 8, 2022
‘A great day for the women of Riot Games and women at all game and tech companies’ – Riot settles gender discrimination lawsuit in $100m agreement
Riot Games has reached a $100m settlement to resolve the ‘McCracken vs Riot Games’ gender discrimination lawsuit first […]
December 29, 2021
‘I AM ESPORTS!’ Thorin declares in Twitter rant as heated debate around ESL’s new CSGO Women’s Circuit continues – opinion & reaction to original comments from Semmler & Thorin
About a week ago, ESL announced a new CSGO Women’s Circuit complete with a $500,000 prize pool, as […]
December 28, 2021
Women in Esports partners with Dota Valkyries to launch mixed gender Valkyrie Cup community tournament, with plans for higher elo competitions in the future
For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco used to work full-time for British Esports between September 2016 […]
August 11, 2021
Fnatic Network streamer programme reports ‘industry-first’ 50/50 equal gender split
Fnatic, the London-based global esports organisation, is championing diversity among its content creators after reporting a 50/50 gender […]
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July 12, 2021
59% of women gamers say they adopt a non-gendered or male identity to avoid harassment while playing online
Image source: FemaleLegends More than half of women gamers say they mask their identity when playing online, according […]
May 25, 2021Riot Games responds to lawsuit accusing CEO of sexual harassment, third-party investigation finds ‘no evidence of wrongdoing’
Update (May 2024): Riot Games has said the arbitrator overseeing this case has said that all claims in the […]
March 16, 2021
Valorant Game Changers is a much-needed program to help foster and celebrate diversity in esports
Update (September 9th 2021): Following success in North America earlier this year, Riot Games is expanding its Valorant […]
February 23, 2021