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Kripparrian and RegisKillbin give up Crossroads Inn-vitational slots to help make Hearthstone more diverse following debate around inclusivity and sexism
Two prominent Hearthstone streamers have stepped down from an upcoming tournament in order to help improve diversity and […]
April 20, 2021
Riot Games responds to lawsuit accusing CEO of sexual harassment, third-party investigation finds ‘no evidence of wrongdoing’
Update (May 2024): Riot Games has said the arbitrator overseeing this case has said that all claims in the […]
March 16, 2021
5 highlights from Fnatic’s report on gender equality in esports and gaming
London-based esports organisation Fnatic have today published a new report looking into gender inequality in the esports and […]
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March 8, 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
Rix.GG hires new COO after hosting women’s Valorant tournament
UK esports organisation Rix.GG has announces the expansion of its senior leadership team with a new chief operating […]
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February 5, 2021
Elisabetta of Derby’s Pyjama Guardians on winning the NUEL’s LoL Women’s University final: ‘Tournaments like this create a really good sense of community where women can play and thrive together’
The captain of the winning team in the NUEL’s League of Legends Women’s University tournament has encouraged other […]
December 4, 2020
The NUEL announces its first women’s League of Legends university tournament
UK university esports body the NUEL has announced its first women’s League of Legends tournament. The competition starts […]
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September 21, 2020
University of Roehampton launches women in esports scholarship
The University of Roehampton says it’s announced the first women in esports scholarship to be introduced in Europe. […]
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August 3, 2020
Welsh games publisher pulls trailer of Gamer Girl, a game about a streamer with a stalker
Wales Interactive has removed details of its upcoming interactive film title Gamer Girl following criticism. The Welsh independent […]
July 20, 2020
Finding the courage to speak out about harassment in esports: Opinion & list of UK-focused accusations
Image source: Oleg Laptev, Unsplash.com Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco offers his take on the disturbing spate […]
July 3, 2020
Interview with British W Series driver and sim racer Alice Powell: ‘Hopefully we’re going to encourage lots of young girls to take up esports and get behind the wheel’
Image credit: 2019, Colin McMaster/LAT Images/W Series The W Series Esports League for female racing drivers gets underway […]
June 10, 2020
Interview with Endpoint CEO Adam Jessop: ‘We are trying to make Sheffield our home ground, we are banging that drum to say there are teams local to you competing on the international stage’
Esports News UK’s Craig Robinson had the opportunity to speak with Adam Jessop, owner and CEO of recently […]
February 26, 2020
'This criminal behaviour needs to get out of society' – UK FGC host Logan Sama on disturbing reports from EVO after-party
Logan Sama, British fighting game host and owner of event organiser Winner Stays On, has spoken out over […]
August 11, 2019
Apparel firm criticised after announcing 'esports dress' for women
A company claiming to have made the first ‘esports dress’ for women has received a largely negative reaction […]
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March 4, 2019
Warnings issued to LCL teams RoX and Vega Squadron for discrimination and unsportsmanlike behaviour towards all-female side Vaevictis
Last weekend, all-female League of Legends team Vaevictis Esports heavily lost their first few matches in the Russian LCL. […]
February 21, 2019