YouTuber ‘Sparkles’ Brightens Streamer’s Day
Many of you will know who Sparkles is. For those of you who don't, he's a CS:GO YouTuber with over 1.7 million subscribers. Having such a massive fan base generally gets YouTubers and streamers some kind of benefits when it comes to weapon skins in CS:GO and giveaways to fans…
Top Best 10 Great Mice for CS:GO & FPS Games
A time old question for gamers, what is the best mouse for me to use and improve my game? With CS:GO your set up can be the difference between staying alive and dying, to improve those chances we have listed what we believe are 10 mice in now order that…
Competition: Win 1 of 8 pairs of ECS CS:GO MvP Semifinals Tickets Worth £100
VGU has teamed up with the CS:GO eSports Championship Series (ECS) to give away eight pairs of MvP tickets worth £100 a pair to our readers. Taking place June 25th and 26th in Wembley SSE Arena, the show will host the finals of the CS:GO championship tournament which includes eight of the…
New CS:GO Patch Revamps Nuke
Nuke, or de_nuke depending on how old school you are, has been a staple map in competitive CS:GO for a long time, even way back in CS 1.6, however it had a rough reception in its initial release on CS:GO for being rather unbalanced. However Valve have started a tradition…
Call of Duty Console Pro Tries out CS:GO with the Biggest CS:GO Youtuber
Console Vs PC has been a battle raging since the dawn of games, arguments of who is more skilled or which system is better to play on have been the catalyst for many a friendship ending. This week however, an olive branch was passed from one of, if not the…
Six eSports Tournaments Confirmed for Insomnia57
Insomnia57 is a gaming festival in Birmingham in the UK featuring various online YouTubers and personalities, alongside various exhibitions and retailers. One other key aspect of the Insomnia events is their eSports tournaments and with Insomnia57 just over a month away, they’ve announced the first six titles to feature. Counter…
CSGO Player Donates Winnings to Charity Doctors without Borders
This month doctors without borders got a surprising donation thanks to Fnatic CSGO player Robin ‘Flusha’ Ronnquist. The player recently won $4500 in the FACEIT monthly league for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Instead of taking the cash prize like he could of, it was donated completely to the charity organisation which…
An Interview with Onscreen from Insomnia 54
Last month at Insomnia 54 we had the chance to sit down with Craig 'Onscreen' Shanmon about his life a pro CS player and how things are changing for him and the scene. Here's what he had to say to us. VGU: Hey guys, I'm at i54 with Craig, better…
An Interview with Kyan1te at Insomnia 54
Last weekend you may remember an event happening in Coventry called i54. This gaming festival hosted one of the largest Minecraft and British Youtuber events in the UK, but it also has another side to it, esports. Down stairs, unbeknownst to many of the attendees on Insomnia 54, i-series actually…
Gfinity continues to develop the UK eSports industry
UK based professional gaming teams can rejoice as eSports are becoming easier to access for Europeans. Gfinity is now the leading in UK based eSports, bringing the concept to a larger audience. With tournaments being accessible all over the world, it is good to have a company representing the UK.…
Overkill Rolls Out Payday 2 Christmas Heist Crossover Details *UPDATED*
Overkill enjoy a special relationship with Valve. Not only does there games revolve around the premise of "Left for Dead with zombies", but they even made a special mission in Payday: The Heist set in Mercy Hospital during the first moments of the outbreak. This continued in the recent Armored…