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Dominic Sacco

England

Esports Writer at Freelance

@Esports_News_UK Founder - sold the site in March 2025 | Probably tweeting more about Pokemon TCG now | Finalist: Esports Journalist of the Year 2023

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  • 4 weeks ago | esports-news.co.uk | Dominic Sacco

    When I first set foot into the Skyward Fire Games store in Lowestoft a few months ago, my son and I’s curiosity for Pokémon cards was about to go far beyond what I’d imagined. There were endless goodies adorning the shelves, from battle sets to packs, binders, accessories, deck sleeves, plushies, board games and more, for Pokémon but for many other games too. But it was the guy behind the counter, Ross Warren, who helped us take those initial steps on our TCG journey.

  • 4 weeks ago | esports-news.co.uk | Dominic Sacco

    Update (May 29th 2025): Scottish Valorant player Zander ‘Avexic’ Fraser is considering returning to competitive play following a 3+ year situation that saw him accused and eventually cleared of sexual offences. He said in the below statement published on his social media X account:“On January 11, 2022, I faced serious allegations that turned my world upside down. I lost my Valorant team, my job, close friends and faced intense harassment that led me to isolate myself for a long time.

  • 1 month ago | esports-news.co.uk | Dominic Sacco

    Bournemouth University’s upcoming BSc (Hons) Esports Digital Technologies degree will have a specific focus on helping students gain work as independent freelancers and streamers. The degree, which launches in September 2025, will cover ‘digital content creation, live streaming, event management, athlete management, entrepreneurship, data analytics and professional practice’.

  • 1 month ago | esports-news.co.uk | Dominic Sacco

    NLC 2025 news and content powered by AGON by AOC In late 2024, Kieran Holmes-Darby was announced as the general manager of Los Ratones, the star-studded League of Legends team formed by streaming star Caedrel. The pair actually go back years – in 2018 Caedrel joined Excel Esports, an organisation Kieran founded over a decade ago. So, what’s it like for them to be working together once more? Has Kieran missed League of Legends?

  • 1 month ago | esports-news.co.uk | Dominic Sacco

    Esports News UK partnered with Ukie on a freelance basis to judge the student journalist competitionThere’s something to said about turning a negative into a positive, and for Hinchley Wood School‘s Splatoon esports team, they have done just that. At last year’s 2024 national Digital Schoolhouse esports finals day featuring Nintendo’s Splatoon 3 Switch game, Hinchley Wood’s team were left frustrated after losing. A headset may have been caught in the crossfire, as emotions ran high on stage.

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Dom Sacco
Dom Sacco @Dom_Sacco
9 Jun 25

Very impressed with the Switch 2 and its visual/performance upgrades to older games. As a Switch Lite owner, Pokemon and Zelda etc feel like new games. I can see why some see the console as a Switch Pro, but I think that’ll change over time once we get more Switch 2 exclusives.

Dom Sacco
Dom Sacco @Dom_Sacco
9 Jun 25

RT @LeeJonesEsports: 🚨 Hiring Freelance VALORANT Writers 🚨 I'm looking for writers to join Hotspawn's VCT coverage! Need: ▪️Knowledge of…

Dom Sacco
Dom Sacco @Dom_Sacco
9 Jun 25

Congrats to fellow Bournemouth Uni journalism alumni @Draz_DJ for winning a Pulitzer Prize! This was for his reporting on fentanyl

Drazen Jorgic
Drazen Jorgic @Draz_DJ

Honoured to have won the Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting with my incredible Reuters colleagues. https://t.co/wVA7bpvOPq https://t.co/bwEY5RUhlq