Interviews

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Super Squad playtest and interview: UK dev Bad Fox Studios aims to shake up MOBA genre with new 5v5 team shooter
Super Squad playtest and interview: UK dev Bad Fox Studios aims to shake up MOBA genre with new 5v5 team shooter

We might not feature the game development sector all that much on Esports News UK, but the UK […]

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 May 4, 2021
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”
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 […]

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 May 2, 2021
Queen Mary’s College esports facility becomes first in UK to include a dedicated yoga room, with League of Legends-themed yoga positions planned
Queen 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 […]

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 April 30, 2021
Interview 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 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 […]

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 April 27, 2021
MSI & 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!”
MSI & 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 […]

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 April 26, 2021
Interview 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’
Interview 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 […]

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 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
‘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 […]

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 April 4, 2021
SureFire interview and exclusive look at new gaming range including external SSDs: The 52-year-old data storage company moving into esports
SureFire 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 […]

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 April 3, 2021
MNM 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”
MNM 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 […]

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 April 2, 2021
Maizy 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!’
Maizy 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’ […]

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 March 28, 2021
Interview: Arsenal FIFA Xbox player Joe Healy on reaching the ePremier League finals
Interview: 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 […]

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 March 25, 2021
We 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’
We 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 […]

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 March 13, 2021
Interview 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’
Interview 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 […]

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 March 5, 2021
In-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
In-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 […]

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 February 28, 2021
UKLC 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’
UKLC 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 […]

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 February 26, 2021