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NLC announces major format changes due to Riot Games’ ERL changes, UKEL postpones Open, Promotion and Relegation tournaments, fans react to Riot’s decision
The Northern League of Legends Championship, or NLC, has announced major changes to its format, causing ripple effects […]
August 17, 2021Ireland’s Vela Games raises £12.5m in funding from Ubisoft, London Venture Partners and Novator
Vela Games, a Dublin-based studio with industry veterans from Blizzard, Epic, Riot Games, EA and Moon Studios, has […]
June 30, 2021Riot announces main partner for 12 League of Legends European Regional Leagues including UK/Nordics NLC, as well as the EU Masters, LCL and LEC
Riot Games has announced that KitKat will be a main partner across several of its League of Legends […]
May 31, 2021Newsflash roundup: UK absent from Farming Simulator League, Ex Riot devs secure funding for Hidden Leaf Games, Excel roster changes, first chess-focused sports agency has esports plans, Team Liquid release UK Valorant player
Here’s our latest weekly Newsflash roundup, where we cover a host of brief esports and gaming news in […]
May 16, 2021MAD Lions’ LEC win ‘marks the end of the dominance of G2 and Fnatic in the LEC, with competition becoming increasingly fiercer each year’ – Riot
Image credit: LEC Flickr (Michal Konkol/Riot Games) Riot Games has commented on MAD Lions winning the Spring 2021 […]
April 12, 2021Riot ‘looking into potential improvements’ for EU Masters Play-Ins following criticism around the format and lack of an English broadcast
Article by Megalodontus and Dom Sacco Riot Games says it’s working to improve the set up around the […]
April 2, 2021MNM’s relegation to UKLC raises questions around academy teams in UK League of Legends
UPDATE (March 26th 2021): MNM Gaming have decided to give up their academy team slot rather than sell […]
March 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, 2021Guild qualify for first Valorant Masters Europe event, but big names including G2, Liquid and Fnatic miss out to smaller orgs
The eight teams set for this month’s Valorant Masters Europe event have been locked in – and several […]
March 8, 2021Valorant 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, 2021Riot reveals League of Legends Clash was brought down by a DDoS attack last weekend
League of Legends’ Clash mode has been hampered by minor tech gremlins now and then since launching a […]
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January 22, 2021NSE announces new MD as Jon Tilbury leaves for Riot Games
UK university esports body National Student Esports (NSE) has announced that Alex Coulson (right) has taken on the […]
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January 14, 2021Riot Games announces Wild Rift esports plans for 2021
Wild Rift, the League of Legends game built for mobile devices, will be getting its own esports activities […]
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January 9, 2021Valorant Champions Tour 2021: Riot announces season-long Valorant competition which will crown a world champion
Riot Games has today announced the Valorant Champions Tour, a season-long competition tour set to take place throughout […]
November 24, 2020League of Legends franchise heads to consoles for the first time in Ruined King: A League of Legends Story
Riot Games has announced that upcoming title Ruined King: A League of Legends Story will launch in a few months’ […]
October 31, 2020