Gender

Mobile MOBA game Honor of Kings might not be historically huge in the UK and Europe, but publisher […]

Read More… from 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’

The avatar gender in action role-playing games could affect how people play, according to new research from Nottingham […]

Read More… from Nottingham Trent University finds link between avatar gender and gameplay behaviour in new study

Uk and Spanish esports organisation GiantX (GX) have secured their first-ever title in the Valorant Spotlight Series 2024, […]

Read More… from GiantX lift first trophy after Valorant Spotlight Series win

UK Valorant star Benjy ‘benjyfishy‘ Fish will be competing in the €30,000 mixed gender VCT Valorant Spotlight Series […]

Read More… from Benjyfishy, Loupiote, YaBoiLewis, Sevire and more to compete in mixed gender Valorant Spotlight Series EMEA 2024, with Yinsu hosting

Women and non-binary League of Legends esports in Europe may not have the support or reach of circuits […]

Read More… from 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’

Riot Games has today revealed Clove, a brand new Controller joining the agent roster. They’re billed as a […]

Read More… from Riot Games reveals Valorant’s first non-binary agent, Scottish character Clove

Contenders Legion, a new grassroots esports tournament organiser targeting the European Valorant scene, will today open sign-ups for […]

Read More… from Sign-ups open for new EMEA Valorant tournament targeting women and marginalised genders, the Contenders Legion: Athena Series

Three quarters (76%) of female gamers have disguised their gender while gaming, according to new research published on […]

Read More… from Three quarters of women disguise their gender to avoid sexual harassment when gaming online, while 25% stop playing due to abuse

Riot Games has reached a $100m settlement to resolve the ‘McCracken vs Riot Games’ gender discrimination lawsuit first […]

Read More… from ‘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

About a week ago, ESL announced a new CSGO Women’s Circuit complete with a $500,000 prize pool, as […]

Read More… from ‘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

For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco used to work full-time for British Esports between September 2016 […]

Read More… from Women in Esports partners with Dota Valkyries to launch mixed gender Valkyrie Cup community tournament, with plans for higher elo competitions in the future

Fnatic, the London-based global esports organisation, is championing diversity among its content creators after reporting a 50/50 gender […]

Read More… from Fnatic Network streamer programme reports ‘industry-first’ 50/50 equal gender split

Image source: FemaleLegends More than half of women gamers say they mask their identity when playing online, according […]

Read More… from 59% of women gamers say they adopt a non-gendered or male identity to avoid harassment while playing online

Update (May 2024): Riot Games has said the arbitrator overseeing this case has said that all claims in the […]

Read More… from Riot Games responds to lawsuit accusing CEO of sexual harassment, third-party investigation finds ‘no evidence of wrongdoing’

Update (September 9th 2021): Following success in North America earlier this year, Riot Games is expanding its Valorant […]

Read More… from Valorant Game Changers is a much-needed program to help foster and celebrate diversity in esports