Interviews
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What is the Iris Project? Interview on new initiative focused on LGBTQIA+ and women in esports
The Iris Project is a new initiative set up to ‘eliminate stigma, sexualisation and abuse aimed at women […]
October 23, 2022
Interview: Head of VCT Game Changers EMEA Ashley Washington answers questions from women in UK Valorant on the effects of Riot’s tournament series and potential future changes
Valorant Game Changers is Riot Games’ esports program for women, which consists of various tournaments including Berlin’s upcoming […]
October 19, 2022
The UK org and tournament provider set up during lockdown with big ambitions: PGS Esports sign UK talent including Zohino and Emzii as their app hits 80,000 downloads
Bournemouth-based organisation PGS Esports have spoken about their plans in FIFA esports and beyond after signing some top […]
October 18, 2022
Interview with fredy122 on Rogue’s Worlds 2022 progress and the Koi partnership: ‘In some ways it’s bittersweet because it’s the end of the Rogue name and icon, although I think it’ll live on in the LEC hall of fame’
Fredy 122 (centre) with the LEC trophy (image credit: LoL Esports Flickr, Michal Konkol/Riot Games) The champions of […]
October 15, 2022
UK LoL caster who was once fired from a broadcast for having long hair announces he’s permanently stepping away from casting: In-depth interview with Viperoon
Experienced UK League of Legends caster Will ‘Viperoon’ Whittingham recently announced he was leaving esports for good. He […]
October 5, 2022
TeaGuvnor on coaching Esports England’s Dota 2 team & the state of the scene: ‘UK Dota is finally in a position of having multiple competitive players rise up to the higher levels’
UK Dota 2 commentator and analyst, Robson ‘TeaGuvnor’ Merritt, coached the Esports England Dota 2 team and helped […]
September 22, 2022
As France gets its first CSGO Major, what can the UK Government do to better support esports? We interview Shadow Culture Minister Alex Davies-Jones at Westminster Games Week: ‘I don’t think the government ‘get’ esports. I’d encourage all parliamentarians & stakeholders to get involved and see what esports is all about’
Shadow Culture Minister Alex Davies-Jones has called on the UK Government and other MPs to better understand esports […]
September 12, 2022
Never one… without the other: Interview with LoL casters Initialise and Nymaera on grassroots leagues to the LEC, starting LJL Officially Unofficial, thoughts on the EU Masters & more
Image credit: Michal Konkol/Riot Games Flickr UK casting duo Sam ‘Initialise’ Hapgood and Alex ‘Nymaera’ Hapgood quickly rose […]
September 11, 2022
Neil Newbon interview: Heisenberg voice actor on his work, upcoming Resident Evil Village DLC and attending Insomnia Gaming Festival
The UK has a lot of great esports broadcast talent, but it also has a plethora of voice […]
September 5, 2022
EssentialsTF Interview on Insomnia 69 TF2 finals, a potential TF3 & what makes Team Fortress such a unique esport
Team Fortress 2 (TF2) might not be the biggest esport in the world, but it’s certainly the biggest […]
September 4, 2022
Insomnia 69: Esports personalities offer esports career advice
Esports is an exciting fast-paced industry, but it’s also hard work – and getting your foot in the […]
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September 4, 2022
Insomnia 69: UK esports personalities on franchising in esports and the future of leagues
Team franchise slots in the League of Legends LEC are continuing to rise in value With the emergence […]
September 4, 2022
ESI London 2022 preview & interview with Esports Insider co-founder Sam Cooke: ‘This is our biggest event in history – we are about to surpass our attendees target of 600’
Promoted article (contains partner links) Esports industry conference and networking event ESI London is around the corner once […]
September 2, 2022Interview: London Royal Ravens’ ODEE and Zer0 on playing at Insomnia, franchising and the future of CoD esports
UK Call of Duty League (CDL) franchise team, the London Royal Ravens, were active around Insomnia 69 today […]
August 28, 2022
League of Legends Epic.LAN return cancelled – quickfire interview with MD Jon Winkle from the archive
Update (October 15th 2022): The League of Legends tournament at Epic.LAN 37 will sadly no longer be taking […]
August 24, 2022