Gender
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 (March 17th 2021): Riot Games says the third-party investigation into allegations of harassment by its CEO Nicolas […]
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
Greekgodx hit by Twitch ban following comments about gender
Popular UK streamer Dimitri ‘Greekgodx’ Antonatos has been banned on Twitch. The content creator has received what looks […]
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September 20, 2019
UK CSGO team Vatic to compete in new mixed gender grassroots tournament series
A new series of seven mixed gender grassroots tournaments named Skylla will kick off on June 4th. UK […]
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June 2, 2016