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37% of Brits are familiar with esports but engagement remains low – YouGov report on gaming during lockdown
Four in ten Brits (37%) are familiar with esports, but just 6% of them are engaged with these competitions in some way. The majority […]
October 29, 2020
UK & Ireland teams make top 4 at Rocket League Fall European Major: ‘We proved to ourselves we’re good enough to win events’
The first European Major of the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) Season X has concluded – and UK […]
October 25, 2020
Sector Six Apparel enters UK market, targets amateur and collegiate esports teams
Sector Six Apparel, an esports merch company with operations in the US and Australia, has now formed a […]
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October 24, 2020
Esports contributed £111.5m to UK GDP in 2019, according to new report commissioned by Ukie
The UK esports sector contributed some £111.5m to UK GDP in 2019, according to new findings evaluating the […]
October 20, 2020
New UK secondary school esports league Adaplay emerges
A new London-based tournament organiser is helping UK schools take part in esports competitions. Adaplay allows secondary school […]
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October 15, 2020
F1 Esports Pro Series returns with UK talent taking part
Whilst the F1 2020 season is well underway, attention has also turned to the virtual world as the […]
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October 15, 2020
Red Bull UK sim racing driver Sebastian Job wins Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup
Red Bull Racing Esports driver Sebastian Job became the first Englishman to win an iRacing Championship when he […]
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October 12, 2020
UK LoL scene reacts to Oceanic Pro League shutting down: ‘A huge loss for League of Legends esports’
UPDATE (December 2020): Oceanic League of Legends is getting a new lease of life. Riot Games has provided […]
October 7, 2020
UK talent among Esports Awards 2020 finalists
The last few Esports Awards 2020 finalists have been announced, and there’s a host of UK esports talent […]
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September 30, 2020
UK talent stacked at RLCS Fall EU Major: ‘There will be British and Irish talent making their way to the top for years to come’
Rocket League has a host of UK and Ireland talent lined up to take part in the RLCS […]
September 28, 2020
Interview with UK Rocket League player Speed on Team Liquid’s new training facilities: ‘The support is just worlds apart from other teams’
Image credit: DreamHack/Liquipedia British Rocket League player Jack ‘Speed’ Packwood-Clarke is a promising young talent, having won the World Showdown […]
September 17, 2020
CSGO 2v2 tournament Red Bull Flick is coming to the UK
UPDATE (September 11th 2020): 2v2 CSGO competition Red Bull Flick is coming to the UK, with the first […]
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September 11, 2020
Team Envy complete signing of UK CSGO player Thomas from Endpoint
British CSGO player Thomas ‘Thomas’ Utting has moved to Team Envy. The North American organisation signed him from […]
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September 10, 2020
Ubisoft announces Rainbow Six Siege UK Ireland Nationals Second Division, with teams able to qualify via the NUEL, NSE, epic.LAN and GAME
Ubisoft UK has today announced a new Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege esports league: the UK Ireland Nationals […]
August 30, 2020
UK LoL Inhouses return, giving high elo UK players the chance to practice and get scouted by orgs
With the regular summer 2020 UK League of Legends esports seasons now finished, the UK LoL Inhouses are […]
August 22, 2020