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Hamleys targets gamers and esports fans with new gaming retail space, influencers attend launch night hosted by SunPi

April 29, 2022E-SportsNewsUK

You are reading Hamleys targets gamers and esports fans with new gaming retail space, influencers attend launch night hosted by SunPi by Esports News UK – If you enjoy this content check us out on https://twitter.com/Esports_News_UK You are reading Hamleys targets gamers and esports fans with new gaming retail space, influencers attend launch night hosted by SunPi by Esports News UK – If you enjoy this content check us out on https://twitter.com/Esports_News_UK Continue reading Hamleys targets gamers and esports fans with new gaming retail space, influencers attend launch night hosted by SunPi

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UK entertainment talent agency InterTalent launches XU Esports

March 21, 2022E-SportsNewsUK

InterTalent, an established independent entertainment talent agency based in the UK, has today announced the launch of its gaming arm XU Esports. XU will be led by Aaron Bonsell and act as a full-service esports talent agency, offering representation for the esports and gaming sector. Its goal is ‘to be the top destination for the most exciting, creative and diverse esports talent’. XU Esports’s parent company, InterTalent, has been established within the media industry for 30 years working across TV, audio, acting, brand partnerships, digital, music, NFTs and now esports and gaming. Continue reading UK entertainment talent agency InterTalent launches…

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Barnsley College launches esports coaching, health and wellbeing degree

March 9, 2022E-SportsNewsUK

Barnsley College has announced it’s running its own foundation degree in esports coaching and wellbeing. The new Level 5 undergraduate degree will launch this September at the SciTech Digital Innovation Hub, and will be titled ‘Esports Education: Coaching, Health and Wellbeing Foundation Degree’. It will be validated by Leeds Trinity University. The qualification aims to ‘develop students’ existing skills and support the development of transferable skills related to esports, sport, health, physical activity and coaching’. Continue reading Barnsley College launches esports coaching, health and wellbeing degree

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Parents of pro Fortnite players benjyfishy and MrSavage to launch Fortnite esports guide book and biography

November 19, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco was hired on a freelance PR basis to help promote the books One of the UK’s most well-known Fortnite players – benjyfishy – is launching a biography detailing his life as a pro gamer. Let’s Go! benjyfishy’s Fortnite Journey has been written by Benjy’s mother, Anne Fish (aka mamabenjyfishy), who recently joined Galaxy Racer to become the first pro gamer mum to join an esports team organisation. Continue reading Parents of pro Fortnite players benjyfishy and MrSavage to launch Fortnite esports guide book and biography

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Bershka launches League of Legends clothing range including boxer shorts and socks, community reacts with a mix of criticism, praise and memes

October 16, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

Fashion retailer Bershka has launched a new line of official League of Legends clothing and merchandise, and the community response has been mixed. The range is available in the UK and other regions now, and features men’s and women’s options. Licensed clothes include the £25.99 Ahri long sleeve tulle dress (pictured, right), £27.99 Akali print double hoodie, £27.99 Katarina leggings, Ezreal sweatshirt (£49.99) and bottoms (£29.99) set, £19.99 Aphelios mesh T-shirt and more. Continue reading Bershka launches League of Legends clothing range including boxer shorts and socks, community reacts with a mix of criticism, praise and memes

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New World launch day: devs respond to login queues and server complaints as game reaches more than 660,000 concurrent players and nears 1m Twitch viewers

September 28, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

New World – the MMO from Amazon Games – has launched today and it’s attracted a high level of interest from the games community in the UK and beyond. New World currently has 665,000 concurrent PC players on Steam at the time of writing (5.20pm) according to the New World SteamDB page, and this is taking its load on the game. Many users have reported long login queues on social media, with some as long as tens of thousands and wait times longer than ten hours. Continue reading New World launch day: devs respond to login queues and server complaints…

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With new LoL champion Vex, the Gloomy Mage, Riot asks the question: ‘Can you make a MOBA champ that doesn’t want to be a MOBA champ?’ (abilities, skins & info roundup)

September 12, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

Vex: The Gloomy Mage is the latest League of Legends champion to be revealed, and she’s playable on live servers this month. Vex is a mid-lane mage, ‘who hates sunshine, happiness and champions who dash all over Summoner’s Rift’. She is the first new Yordle character since 2016 and will launch alongside her Dawnbringer Vex skin on September 23rd during patch 11.19. Vex, the Gloomist, was first revealed during the recent Sentinels of Light event. Continue reading With new LoL champion Vex, the Gloomy Mage, Riot asks the question: ‘Can you make a MOBA champ that doesn’t want to be…

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SAF Esports to open UK HQ after signing new pro FIFA player and performance drinks partner

August 13, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

UK-based esports organisation SAF (Serious About FIFA) Global Gaming will be hosting an event to mark the opening of its UK headquarters next month. SAF will open its HQ at Snetterton Race Circuit in Norwich, Norfolk, on Saturday September 4th 2021. There will be friends of SAF and industry guests invited, with the likes of top UK FIFA caster Brandon Smith in attendance. SAF will use the new HQ to train its esports team and SAF FIFA academy players, with several PlayStation 5 consoles at the venue and 1GB internet. Continue reading SAF Esports to open UK HQ after signing…

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Razer launches new keyboard accessory sets to let gamers customise their set-ups

August 12, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

Razer has announced the launch of a range of keyboard accessory sets, including the Razer Phantom Keycap Upgrade Set, PBT Keycap + Coiled Cable Upgrade Set, and Ergonomic Wrist Rests for mini and TKL keyboards. The hardware brand says the Razer keyboard accessory sets ‘allow anyone to ‘easily create their perfect keyboard look and feel’. The Razer Phantom Keycap Upgrade Set (€39.99) is available as a 128-keycap set, in black or white, and is compatible with all of Razer’s Mini, Tenkeyless, and full-sized mechanical/optical keyboards with standard bottom row US and UK layouts. Continue reading Razer launches new keyboard accessory…

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Guild Esports’ new pro player team jersey divides opinion

August 11, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

UK-based esports organisation Guild Esports has announced the launch of its official pro player jersey, which has divided opinion in the esports community. The jersey features the Guild logo, designed by acclaimed streetwear designer Fergus Purcell, alongside the logo of Subway, which became Guild’s official quick-service restaurant partner following the signing of a two-year multi-million-pound sponsorship deal in March this year. It will be worn by all of Guild’s pro esports players in fixtures and tournaments. Continue reading Guild Esports’ new pro player team jersey divides opinion

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Cooldown launches: New service lets fans find or set up esports viewing parties in UK bars, partners with OpTic Gaming

May 26, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

Drink and brewing company AB InBev has launched a new service – Cooldown – allowing esports fans to find and set up their own viewing parties in local bars across the UK. Cooldown is a rebrand of Mylocalesportsbar with extra functionalities on top, and has partnered with well-known esports org OpTic Gaming for its launch, with a giveaway and viewing party. TheCooldown.gg website allows esports fans to look and ask for viewing parties in their local bars, and allows AB InBev’s bar partners ‘to tap into the unbridled growth of an emerging industry as they post their own events and attract…

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Wanyoo opens Westfield London esports studio, its fourth in the UK

May 19, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

Wanyoo, the esports studio and gaming cafe chain, has opened a new branch at Westfield Stratford in East London. It’s holding a press conference tomorrow (Thursday May 20th) to celebrate the launch of the studio, with influencers, journalists and esports enthusiasts invited to join and take part in activities. Former Enclave Gaming player Ali ‘Gaaloul’ Gaaloul will also be talking about his experiences in League of Legends esports. Wanyoo has imposed safety measures, with hand sanitiser, disposable headset covers and wet wipes, and says its facilities are ‘Covid-secure’. Continue reading Wanyoo opens Westfield London esports studio, its fourth in the UK

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The Guild Academy officially launches: Full details revealed including online training programs and Parents Centre, physical UK coaching locations, how much it costs & more

May 17, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

Guild Esports, the UK-based esports organisation co-owned by David Beckham, has today launched its anticipated academy, which players can pay to join. Guild says this academy will be ‘the world’s most comprehensive and innovative esports online academy’, offering a ‘sustainable and scalable’ path to pro for esports talent based on many of the English Premier League’s player development systems. It will also feature a separate Parents Centre, which David Beckham has spoken about below. Continue reading The Guild Academy officially launches: Full details revealed including online training programs and Parents Centre, physical UK coaching locations, how much it costs &…

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Xbox Series X/S supply shortages expected to continue until April 2021, says Microsoft

November 16, 2020VG247

Microsoft has acknowledged hardware shortages for the Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X may last until well into 2021.Keen gamers around the world have struggled to get their hands on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles since launch, and it looks like things aren’t going to get any easier for eager consumers any time soon.During last week’s Jefferies Interactive Entertainment Conference (transcribed by Seeking Alpha), Microsoft’s chief financial officer Tim Stuart acknowledged the supply/demand disparity with the new hardware and suggested it’s going to last a while longer yet.“I think we’ll continue to see supply shortages as we…

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PS5 launch line-up is “no comparison” to PS3 or PS4 line-ups, says Jim Ryan

October 29, 2020VG247

PlayStation head Jim Ryan believes that the launch line-up for the PS5 is unlike anything Sony has offered at launch in recent generations.In an interview over at GamesIndustry.biz, the PlayStation boss praised the launch line-up of the PlayStation 5 and noted that a part of the huge demand for the upcoming console comes, partly, from the strength of the games that will be available on the hardware on day one.“It’s probably not widely appreciated or understood, to what extent that we have grown our own game development capability organically over the course of this generation,” Ryan tells the site.“Obviously, it’s been…