Interviews
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Rocket League Players’ Association RLPA launches, we speak to UK co-founder about its aims: ‘The idea is to develop Rocket League to be the biggest esport possible and I think that can only be done if there’s a feedback loop between the publisher and the pro playerbase’
Two UK esports professionals have launched the Rocket League Players’ Association (RLPA), which is designed to help develop […]
July 17, 2023
DarkZero win ALGS Split 2 Playoffs event in London: Interview with Apex Legends esports champ Genburten
Photo by Hannah Marie; Esports News UK’s July coverage is powered by Predator Gaming – get more Apex Legends […]
July 16, 2023
Noctem Esports interview: Founder of new UK org on competing at ALGS, signing Dqvee and playing FIFA for Dignitas back in 2009: ‘I’ll happily invest my life savings into pushing Noctem as far as I can. And if it all goes wrong, at least we helped people chase their dreams’
Noctem Esports were launched in February 2023 focusing on content, CoD and Apex Legends. With their Apex team […]
July 14, 2023
Crazy MCR Angel interview: How the pandemic, a PS4 and a Pip-Boy turned this UK gamer into a real life Vault Girl – then a cosplay champion
Fallout is one of gaming’s biggest and most beloved franchises, and for Crazy MCR Angel, the game has […]
July 12, 2023
ALGS Split 2 Playoffs: Alliance’s Yuki is ready to channel ‘King Mande’ and take the Apex Legends crown, even if it means a rematch with ‘CEO’ ImperialHal
The ALGS Split 2 Playoffs are ready to kick off in style, with the best Apex Legends teams […]
July 12, 2023
Competition in the midst of change: UK Fortnite pro Veno discusses Red Bull Contested, getting banned from Epic’s Discord and a new season dropping before a big LAN | AGON ASKS Interview
Red Bull Contested content sponsored by AGON by AOC Fresh from winning the FNCS 2023 Major 2: Europe Grand […]
June 9, 2023
Balance, body and mind: How finding fitness changed Wolfiez’ life as a pro gamer – ‘I would play 12 to 15 hours a day but my body was literally wasting away’ | AGON ASKS Red Bull Contested interview
Content sponsored by AGON by AOC Red Bull athlete Jaden ‘Wolfiez’ Ashman is one of the UK’s biggest […]
June 8, 2023
Fortnite pro Hen on ‘being zen’, seeing the Loch Ness Monster and why he will never eat haggis | AGON ASKS Red Bull Contested interview
Content sponsored by AGON by AOC Henrik ‘Hen’ Mclean is a UK/Lithuanian Fortnite pro player who has been […]
June 8, 2023
Pinq aiming for top five finish at Red Bull Contested | AGON ASKS
Content sponsored by AGON by AOC Our series of AGON ASKS interviews continue ahead of the UK’s first […]
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June 7, 2023
Iain Chambers Interview: Why hosting Red Bull Contested, the UK’s first major Fortnite LAN, will be ‘lively and unpredictable’ | AGON ASKS
Content sponsored by AGON by AOC Iain Chambers has enjoyed a rapid rise in esports in recent years […]
June 6, 2023
The pro gamer mum ‘using age and wisdom’ to play in Fortnite LANs around the world: Mamabenjyfishy on DreamHack Dallas, Red Bull Contested and Benjyfishy’s journey in Valorant | AGON ASKS
Content sponsored by AGON by AOC Mamabenjyfishy – aka Anne Fish – has had quite the story. As […]
June 2, 2023
‘Being told “you stupid b****, go back to the kitchen” doesn’t affect me anymore’ – Guild’s Counter-Strike team on ESL Impact and changing attitudes toward women in esports
The women’s CSGO ESL Impact League Season 3 Finals are starting at DreamHack Dallas from today (June 2nd) […]
June 2, 2023
Dagda on wanting to achieve more as a caster, see more esports in Ireland, and his thoughts on the MSI 2023 final: ‘When you’ve been casting LPL players for 3 years & learning their story, it’s impossible not to become a fan of them’
Robert ‘Dagda’ Price is an experienced Irish League of Legends caster that has worked on some of the […]
May 28, 2023
‘The UK always delivers’ – from assistant coach at MNM to hype man on the MSI 2023 London stage (interview with Jamada and OfficerNaughty)
We caught up with UK League of Legends caster Jamada and former MNM Gaming team manager OfficerNaughty to […]
May 26, 2023
Chi Invitational: Student-run Valorant event ‘a great practical introduction into the world of esports event production’
Students from the University of Chichester put on their very own live Valorant event this month – the […]
May 23, 2023