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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
What's next for UK League of Legends esports? LVP UK opens team applications for 2019 tournament
UPDATE (November 2nd): LVP has confirmed the 2019 League of Legends tournament will be application-based. Teams are now able […]
November 2, 2018
What are the 'big changes' for UK LoL coming in 2019? Here's what we know so far
Ever since Riot revealed the new national Forge of Champions tournament to Esports News UK back in March, […]
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June 9, 2018
Interview: Riot and LVP on investing millions into Forge of Champions, increasing awareness and if UK orgs could ever reach the LCS
It’s an exciting time for UK League of Legends right now, with the new £50,000 Forge of Champions […]
June 5, 2018
Riot is considering rolling out Clash's anti-smurfing systems to the rest of LoL, and letting the community run their own third-party Clash tournaments
Riot Games has discussed internally the idea of making its new Clash tournament system available for third-party use, […]
May 22, 2018
Exclusive interview: Riot UK Head of Esports on new Forge of Champions tournament, leaving ESL UK behind & working with LVP
Esports News UK caught up with Riot UK’s Head of Esports Mo Fadl at the new Red Bull […]
March 22, 2018
2018 ESL LoL Prem to feature two groups of four teams, a second tier of competitive play & 'MOTD-style' highlights
First official details of the next League of Legends ESL UK & Ireland Premiership have been revealed, and […]
January 19, 2018
Why was League Fest scrapped?
UPDATE: Another source close to the situation has informed us that the production and headsets info below is incorrect. […]
January 2, 2018
First 10 regions confirmed for Riot's upcoming LoL European Cup, no mention of ESL Prem
The first ten regions in League of Legends’ new ‘national champions league’ have been named. Riot listed the […]
December 20, 2017
Riot UK announces new head of esports
Riot Games UK has hired Mo Fadl, the former head of esports from Wargaming, to drive and develop […]
December 13, 2017
Confirmed: Riot scraps EU Challenger Series in favour of national champions league
UPDATE (April 2018): Riot announced that a new EU Masters tournament will take place, the first of which […]
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October 30, 2017
Riot is hiring for a £50k UK community manager
Riot Games is looking for a new UK community manager to work out of its new office in […]
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September 8, 2017
Why are students still finding it hard to get recognition for esports in their universities?
David “Firu” Spoors, Northumbria Students Union Executive, captain of their League of Legends team and PhD student, offers his […]
July 1, 2017
Riot Games receive BAFTA Special Award
Riot Games co-founders Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill have been awarded a BAFTA Special Award. The pair received the […]
June 14, 2017
League Fest will not be returning for 2017
UK League of Legends event League Fest has been scrapped for the time being and won’t be taking place […]
May 17, 2017