Interviews
-
Interview with EU League of Legends casters Noa and Carmeline on women in esports: “On one hand I know how important the exposure is for brands and media, and I know that we need it, but on the other hand I get angry when I see them using us for marketing, and only speak up about our problems one day per year”
March was Women’s History Month, and the esports industry took the chance to celebrate the many talented and […]
May 2, 2021Queen Mary’s College esports facility becomes first in UK to include a dedicated yoga room, with League of Legends-themed yoga positions planned
A UK college is about to open a brand new esports building, complete with 52 gaming systems, an […]
April 30, 2021Interview with BT Excel’s UK bot-laner Deadly on his expectations for EU Masters: “I think we have a very good team set up; I’ve been to the finals already and if I don’t reach the finals again, I feel like I’ve somewhat failed myself”
Interview conducted before BT Excel won the quarter-finals Excel Esports academy team BT Excel, the sole UK representatives […]
April 27, 2021MSI & VCT Masters interview with Ásbjörn Ásbjörnsson from the Icelandic Esports Association: “These are the biggest events Iceland has ever held, period. And we’ve had artists like Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran playing here in the last few years!”
Image credit: Dusty The League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) and Valorant Championship Tour (VCT) Masters Stage 2 […]
April 26, 2021Interview with James ‘Stress’ O’Leary on leaving Mad Lions, his time casting and inclusion in esports: ‘It’d be a massive thing for an LEC player to be openly LGBTQA+, but with that comes a lot of pressure they’d put on themselves’
Image credit: StressCasts.com Stress is a familiar name to those who followed the EU LCS before it became […]
April 15, 2021‘We’re eliminating the barrier between editorial and talent’ – interview with Esports.gg’s UK editor-in-chief Malystryx on the launch of the new publication
With the world of esports journalism evolving and getting more competitive with each passing year, publications are looking […]
April 4, 2021SureFire interview and exclusive look at new gaming range including external SSDs: The 52-year-old data storage company moving into esports
Promoted interview How can external storage accessories like portable hard drives and SSDs help gamers and people working […]
April 3, 2021MNM co-founder on Asian representation in esports: “I think the British Chinese have been really unrepresented, so it gives me more reason to choose what I’m putting into the MNM brand”
Image credit: DLC Studios Kalvin Chung aka Kal, co-founder of UK esports org MNM Gaming and creative agency […]
April 2, 2021Maizy Marzipan on becoming a Twitch Partner and streaming goals: ‘There aren’t a huge amount of women in the TFT competitive scene – and certainly not many Scottish people – so I’d like to showcase that we can compete!’
Scottish Teamfight Tactics (TFT) streamer and cosplayer Maizy Marzipan has told Esports News UK she is ‘beyond hyped’ […]
March 28, 2021Interview: Arsenal FIFA Xbox player Joe Healy on reaching the ePremier League finals
As the FIFA ePremier League finals kick off tomorrow (Friday March 26th), Esports News UK had the opportunity […]
Read More… from Interview: Arsenal FIFA Xbox player Joe Healy on reaching the ePremier League finals
March 25, 2021We speak to MNM Fonkers and WYLDE STRiKE ahead of the Rainbow Six UKIN finals: ‘We fought to be here and want to give it our all’
It’s the Rainbow Six Siege UK Ireland Nationals (UKIN) finals this weekend, and four of the best teams […]
March 13, 2021Interview with Synygy, the man who lifted lower-tier UK League of Legends with the UKEL: ‘Let’s keep supporting the scene, because the more we do, the bigger it will grow’
When Alex ‘Synygy’ Winton proposed the idea of a UK League of Legends esports second division two years […]
March 5, 2021In-depth interview: Josh Furneaux on the inside story at Excel and Munster, his new role as a player agent and how UK LoL has changed
Josh Furneaux, aka Furndog, is one of UK League of Legends’ most experienced coaches. He’s worked with Excel […]
February 28, 2021UKLC playoffs preview with casters Jamada and Hiprain: ‘Guldborg has been singing the praises of the Danish teams, but Resolve are going to eat them for breakfast at Telia Masters’
The League of Legends UKLC 2021 spring regular split has ended, with Resolve going undefeated with 14 wins […]
February 26, 2021Interview with London Esports CEO Alfie Wright: ‘We like to use our platforms to talk about social issues that perhaps other orgs shy away from’
Since being founded in 2017, UK esports organisation London Esports have made a solid name for themselves in […]
February 19, 2021