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Method kick Jokerd from team two weeks after signing him for taking in-game World of Warcraft loot he didn’t rightfully win

UK-based esports and raiding guild organisation Method have terminated the contract of Daniel Vella ‘Jokerd’ Gobey, just two […]

November 14, 2019

Shadowgun War Games looks like a mobile version of Overwatch, first gameplay stream coming this month

While competitive mobile gaming has had its critics over the years, you can’t deny the success of titles […]

November 10, 2019

UK esports managers react to new LoL Esports Manager game: ‘Can’t wait for players to fail their toxicity checks just before the season starts’

Earlier this week, Riot Games announced it is developing a League of Legends esports team management simulation game, […]

October 18, 2019

London Royal Ravens: Call of Duty League franchise team name and branding officially announced

London Royal Ravens, the previously-leaked team name of ReKTGlobal’s London Call of Duty League franchise slot, has finally […]

October 15, 2019

LVP UK responds to criticism of Barrage Esports having two teams in the UKLC Promotion Tournament

LVP UK, the organisers of the UK League of Legends UKLC tournament, have responded to concerns from the […]

September 26, 2019

Should esports teams be allowed to have a second team competing in qualifiers and eventually play against themselves?

Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco shares his opinion on Barrage Esports having a second team competing for […]

September 23, 2019

Reason Gaming returns: Former owner regains org from Gfinity

UK esports organisation Reason Gaming is back in the hands of its former owner. Adam Heath – who […]

September 22, 2019

eTeam BRIT puts disabled drivers on the sim racing stage

Team BRIT – a competitive track racing team of disabled drivers – has announced a sim racing division. […]

August 29, 2019

Celtic FC Esports enter CWL Championship with all-UK team

The esports arm of Scottish football club Celtic have secured a spot in the Call of Duty World League […]

August 14, 2019

Kappa enters esports through merch partnership with UK org Vexed Gaming

UK esports org Vexed Gaming has today announced a strategic partnership with Kappa Sportswear. The brand will provide […]

August 7, 2019

Arsenal owners Kroenke Sports & Entertainment to buy a slot in the LCS esports league

Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, the group that owns English Football Club Arsenal FC, looks like it’s buying its […]

July 24, 2019

Dom's vlog: Knowing yourself, working in a team and reaching your potential

This week, Esports News UK editor Dom touches on a topic that isn’t explored much in esports but […]

July 17, 2019

Dignitas founder ODEE leaves esports organisation after historic 16 years, joins Rogue

UPDATE (July 16th): Dignitas founder Michael ‘ODEE’ O’Dell has joined Rogue’s parent company ReKTGlobal as chief gaming officer (CGO). According […]

July 16, 2019

'The issue of UK Counter-Strike is it's so complex' – dephh and Bardolph talk UK scene and more at ECS finals

British CSGO professionals Rory ‘dephh’ Jackson (pro player for Complexity) and James Bardolph (caster and FaceIT Media VP) […]

June 14, 2019

British jungler Dan called up to Fnatic first team to play in the LEC

Daniel ‘Dan’ Hockley put in a sterling performance in the UKLC, Forge of Champions and EU Masters this […]

May 30, 2019

The legend of Phil Gaming (video interview)

What is Phil Gaming? Is it a meme, an enigma, a secret society that only forms when Insomnia […]

April 27, 2019

'We want to build a female team around Vicksy that can inspire the next generation' – Excel

Growing UK esports organisation Excel have spoken about their plans for a female esports team in the future. […]

April 8, 2019

Team UK fall short at Twitch Rivals League of Legends streamer tournament

UPDATE (April 3rd 2019): Team UK have been knocked out in the group stages. They won two games […]

April 3, 2019

UK Call of Duty team shine as Luminosity win CWL Fort Worth

The second global open event of the 2018/19 CWL Season has concluded. North American roster Luminosity Gaming (pictured, […]

March 18, 2019

All-female Russian LoL team Vaevictis Esports lose 52-2 in the LCL: Is this really about giving women a platform or is it just an unfair publicity stunt?

Vaevictis Esports announced an all-female roster last week and the girls have heavily lost their first three matches […]

February 17, 2019