Pro gamers
UK pro footballers and FIFA players from Excel, Fnatic and more team up for FIFA 22 Challenge, the follow-up to EA’s most-watched esports broadcast of all time
Adidas and EA have partnered today to host the FIFA 22 Challenge, a one-day competitive FIFA tournament that […]
October 21, 2021
Semper Fortis Esports move into Hearthstone and NFT game Axie Infinity, launch new ‘play-to-earn’ division
UK esports organisation Semper Fortis Esports PLC have announced their entry into Hearthstone and NFT video game Axie […]
October 19, 2021
Bwipo takes a break from social media after partner receives death threats over Fnatic Worlds situation
Image credit: Michal Konkol/Riot Games Flickr Gabriël ‘Bwipo’ Rau, jungler for London-based esports organisation Fnatic, has announced he is […]
October 18, 2021
Smooya joins Fnatic CSGO team on three-month trial after being released from Movistar
British CSGO pro player Owen ‘smooya’ Butterfield has joined London-based organisation Fnatic on a three-month trial, after being […]
October 15, 2021
Interview with Larssen from Rogue: ‘We will make EU proud at Worlds’
Image credit: LoL Esports Flickr, Michal Konkol/Riot Games Rogue’s Swedish League of Legends mid-laner Emil ‘Larssen’ Larsson has […]
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October 12, 2021
Smooya helps Fnatic reach IEM Closed Qualifier forming a UK trio with Alex and Mezii
British CSGO player Owen ‘smooya’ Butterfield stepped in as a temporary player for Fnatic on the weekend, and […]
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October 11, 2021
Fnatic Rising UK LoL scene bot-laner Bean called up to Worlds at last minute as Upset is forced to return home
London-based esports organisation Fnatic have promoted academy bot-laner Louis ‘Bean’ Schmitz to their League of Legends first team. The […]
October 11, 2021
Worlds 2021 betting scandal: BYG player suspended for leaking inside information, Twitter reacts
Riot Games has suspended Beyond Gaming’s Taiwanese mid-laner Chien ‘Maoan’ Mao-An in a huge scandal at the 2021 […]
October 9, 2021
UK Rainbow 6 pros question proposed balance changes in Siege Y6S3.3 patch
Balance changes are part and parcel of modern competitive games, keeping things fresh and interesting, but they also […]
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October 7, 2021
Man City to compete in Fortnite esports after signing 16-year-old player
English Premier League football club Manchester City have moved into Fortnite esports for the first time. They’ve signed […]
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October 6, 2021
UK Overwatch player Fusions retires from pro play, Boston Uprising thank him for ‘being a rock for the team’
UK Overwatch professional player Cameron ‘Fusions’ Bosworth has announced his retirement from competitive play. The 22-year-old tank player announced his […]
October 6, 2021
Alphari confident Team Liquid can qualify for Worlds quarter finals: ‘I want to win Worlds. I’m not going to say that’s 100% the expectation this year, but I think we’ll get out of groups’
Artwork by Ali Hassanein originally posted in the LoL subreddit, used with permission The Welshman is at Worlds […]
October 5, 2021
Players representing Team Britain at Global Esports Games announced, with UK esports veterans Mark Weller, Ryan Hart, TeaGuvnor and more involved
For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco used to work full-time for British Esports between September 2016 […]
October 5, 2021
Team UK announced for €60,000 Valorant Spike Nations charity tournament, featuring Fnatic Boaster and Mistic
Blast has partnered with Riot Games to bring back the Spike Nations Valorant tournament for a second instalment […]
October 4, 2021
Semper Fortis moves into FIFA 22 with UK players as EA announces expanded esports program
UK esports organisation Semper Fortis (SMPR) Esports has moved into FIFA after signing UK players Jas Singh and […]
September 30, 2021