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Thunder fury: Asmongold’s ‘ghetto solution’ to internet outage after house struck by lightning

July 20, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

Did someone say [Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker]? No, but Asmongold had some IRL thunder fury after his house was struck by lightning. The popular MMO streamer, who has been playing Final Fantasy 14 recently more than World of Warcraft content, lost his internet after lightning struck. Lightning literally just hit my house and knocked out my internet Holy shit lol — Zack (@Asmongold) July 19, 2021 At first, Asmongold was told by his internet service provider that there was an outage in his area, and that he needed to get a new modem. Continue reading Thunder fury: Asmongold’s ‘ghetto solution’…

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UK YouTubers to compete in Clash of Creators football charity match raising money for MIND

July 20, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

Online stars WroeToShaw, Morgz, JaackMaate, ImAlexx, Spencer Owen (pictured left), Sharky (right) and more are raising money for the MIND mental health charity. Many of the YouTubers taking part in the Clash of Creators Football Match are from the UK. Clash of Creators is a charity football match featuring some of the most well-known online influencers in the UK, plus a selection of up-and-coming creators. It will take place on July 25th at Aveley Football Ground from 12pm to 6pm. Continue reading UK YouTubers to compete in Clash of Creators football charity match raising money for MIND

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Frazier Kay to sue Coffeezilla over Save the Kids crypto investigation

July 14, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

The legal representatives of Frazier Kay (pictured left), the British content creator that was recently booted out of FaZe Clan for his involvement in a scandalous Save the Kids cryptocurrency operation, have threatened to sue a journalist who helped expose it. Coffeezilla (pictured right) has claimed he received a cease and desist letter from Kay’s lawyers, demanding he retract his public statements about Kay or face litigation. They claim Coffeezilla’s statements about Kay are ‘false and defamatory’ and that he could ‘lose millions of dollars in revenue’ for publishing them. Continue reading Frazier Kay to sue Coffeezilla over Save the…

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Fnatic Network streamer programme reports ‘industry-first’ 50/50 equal gender split

July 12, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

Fnatic, the London-based global esports organisation, is championing diversity among its content creators after reporting a 50/50 gender split in its grassroots programme, Fnatic Network.  This means that of the 52 streamers signed up to this programme – which celebrates its first full year of operation today – 26 are male and 26 are female. Fnatic says this is an industry first. Fnatic Network is a content creator academy that aims to scout and engage with top streamers and take them through a three-tiered programme, which can ultimately lead them to a contract with Fnatic or another org. Continue reading Fnatic Network streamer…

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IWillDominate to make pro casting debut in the LPL with the likes of UK caster Munchables

July 4, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

US League of Legends streamer and personality Christian ‘IWillDominate’ Rivera (aka Dom) is about to make his professional casting debut on a Riot broadcast. He will be joining the LPL English broadcast stream on July 11th, covering the top-tier of Chinese League of Legends. Specifically, matches between Suning and Top Esports, and Team WE and JD Gaming. He will be joining the likes of Joe ‘Munchables’ Fenny, an experienced UK play-by-play caster who has worked with ESL UK on Premiership broadcasts, on the UKLC, EU Masters and more, and now works on the LPL English broadcast. Continue reading IWillDominate to…

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Scam the Kids: The ‘Save the Kids’ crypto scandal involving several UK YouTubers is a painful reminder of the volatility of cryptocurrency and the dangers of trusting influencers – opinion

July 2, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

Let’s not be so quick to forgive and forget our favourite influencers fibs or fraudulent behaviour, argues Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco in this opinion piece about the recent ‘Save the Kids’ cryptocurrency scandal I want to be shocked by this story, to think of it as surely a one-off which we’ll all learn from, an anomaly never to be repeated again. But the sad truth is it doesn’t surprise me one bit, and I know something like it will happen again, and again. Continue reading Scam the Kids: The ‘Save the Kids’ crypto scandal involving several UK YouTubers…

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Should the Timed Kill Race format be scrapped from Warzone tournaments? Debate ensues after UK players win Toronto Ultra’s $100,000 Canada Cup

July 1, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

Top Call of Duty players – including some from the UK – have called for a boycott of the Timed Kill Race (TKR) format in future Warzone tournaments. This format sees teams play in their own lobbies against random players, as they try to rack up as many kills as they can within a certain time window. What should be a test between players of similar skill levels descends into a sub-game of ‘who can get the best lobbies with the easiest players in’, so that the tournament participants can improve their KDA (kill/death/assist) ratios. Continue reading Should the Timed…

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Guild announces it’s the world’s fastest-growing esports organisation in latest financial results after winning FNCS All-Star Showdown

June 30, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

UK-based esports organisation Guild Esports has detailed its growth in a financial report covering October 2020 to March 2021. The org – backed by David Beckham – had an audience of 160,000 as of March 31st 2021. This has risen to almost 800,000 since then, increasing by 50% month-on-month, as Guild hopes to reach the 1m mark by the end of its current financial year at the end of September. If you include Guild’s roster of pro players and content creators, this reach extended to 8m as of March 31st, or around 15.6m now (not including Beckham’s 125m+ followers). Continue…

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Logitech McLaren G Challenge returns for 2021, with Lando Norris taking part in a celebrity Pro-Am race

June 23, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

British racing brand McLaren and PC hardware brand Logitech G have today announced a new look to the G Challenge sim racing competition, with F1 driver and streamer Lando Norris (pictured) leading the charge. The official 2021 Logitech McLaren G Challenge racing season will start on July 1st and feature several new additions and challenges. The tournament will expand to include three divisions: Open Wheel, Stock Car and Sport Car Racing. In this fourth year, G Challenge will be played on the iRacing and Assetto Corsa Competizione games, and will culminate with a grand final on January 15th 2022, in…

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UK Yogscast streamer Pedguin banned on Twitch for use of emotes including a Winnie the Pooh cartoon posterior and hot tub

June 22, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

Peter ‘Pedguin’ Mann, UK streamer and member of the UK-based entertainment group Yogscast, has been banned on Twitch. Pedguin says the ban was due to his emotes, and white Twitch hadn’t apparently told him what was specifically wrong with his latest emotes, it did previously state previous emotes were removed due to ‘imagery of sexualised content or nudity’. Pedguin had previously submitted slightly different versions of the below Winnie the Pooh-style emotes, which were removed by Twitch, prompting him to make tweaks and changes. Continue reading UK Yogscast streamer Pedguin banned on Twitch for use of emotes including a Winnie the…

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We speak to Empathise, the young UK Valorant streamer raided by 100 Thieves pro player Hiko: ‘I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2018 and streamed more as an escape, and now this has exploded into something I never thought would happen. It’s brought back my motivation after losing my old Twitch account’

June 18, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

When 18-year-old UK Immortal Valorant streamer Empathise (aka Harley) from Nottingham sat down to broadcast this week, he was expecting to stream to a handful of viewers. But 100 Thieves pro Valorant player Spencer ‘Hiko’ Martin had other ideas. He decided to raid Empathise’s channel, resulting in his Twitch followers jumping by more than 2,000 almost overnight, with esports pros, journalists and others in the gaming community giving Empathise attention and support. Continue reading We speak to Empathise, the young UK Valorant streamer raided by 100 Thieves pro player Hiko: ‘I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2018 and…

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Ibai banned on Twitch after guest moons on stream

June 16, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

Spanish streamer and former League of Legends caster Ibai ‘Ibai’ Llanos has been banned on Twitch after a guest flashed their buttocks on stream. This appears to be the reason for his latest ban, where a guest exposed themselves during a rap battle event. Ibai explained on Twitter: “During the weekend battles, one of the boys showed his ass. I desperately yelled a “NOOOO” as he turned around but I couldn’t help it. Continue reading Ibai banned on Twitch after guest moons on stream

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Team RossBoomsocks announced for Twitch Rivals Summer Rumble: Top streaming talent from the UK and beyond to compete in LoL, TFT and Valorant

June 15, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

Scottish League of Legends content creator RossBoomsocks may be the king of mucking about in the game, but he also knows how to gather a mean crew. The UK, IE and Nordics League of Legends Twitter account has announced Team RossBoomsocks will be taking part in the Twitch Rivals Summer Rumble this month, featuring three Riot Games titles. There will be three RossBoomsocks teams – one in League of Legends, one in Teamfight Tactics (TFT) and one in Valorant. Continue reading Team RossBoomsocks announced for Twitch Rivals Summer Rumble: Top streaming talent from the UK and beyond to compete in…

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Caedrel joins DRX as its official global streamer and will co-stream LCK matches

June 14, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

British LEC caster and former pro League of Legends player, Marc ‘Caedrel’ Lamont, has joined South Korean esports organisation DRX as its official global streamer. The former League of Legends pro player – who left Excel Esports in late 2020 to focus on his career as a caster – has more than 100,000 followers on Twitch and 76,000 on Twitter. Caedrel has been embraced by the League of Legends community and this announcement is the latest development in his esports career. Continue reading Caedrel joins DRX as its official global streamer and will co-stream LCK matches

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Novatech announces Leahviathan and FUT_FG as Reign Gaming ambassadors, joining the likes of Vexed Gaming

June 2, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

UK-based system builder Novatech has signed up some more content creators as ambassadors to its Reign Gaming brand. UK streamers Leahviathan (aka Leah) and FUT_FG (aka Faraaz) have joined the ambassador programme. They join the likes of UK esports org Vexed Gaming, who joined back in March, and other streamers Chuffsters and Eerieissss. Leah was previously working with Novatech and has now announced a new long-term partnership with the brand. it is a pleasure to announce my brand new long term partnership with @ReignPCGaming by @NovatechLtd! Continue reading Novatech announces Leahviathan and FUT_FG as Reign Gaming ambassadors, joining the likes…

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