Interviews

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‘People miss people, there’s an appetite for live esports events to return’ – ESI co-founder Sam Cooke on the panels to watch at this week’s ESI Digital conference, the state of esports journalism and plans for physical conferences in the future
‘People miss people, there’s an appetite for live esports events to return’ – ESI co-founder Sam Cooke on the panels to watch at this week’s ESI Digital conference, the state of esports journalism and plans for physical conferences in the future

The latest ESI Digital esports business conference takes place this week from September 8th to 9th 2021, bringing […]

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 September 6, 2021
Interview with Hangar 9’s Tony Ray on following London Spitfire this season and the pain of losing: ‘It’s been a process of accepting we are terrible. To have it as a competition over which team is worst… that feels bad, but we didn’t go out with a whimper. We didn’t go quiet into the sweet night. We did get one win.’
Interview with Hangar 9’s Tony Ray on following London Spitfire this season and the pain of losing: ‘It’s been a process of accepting we are terrible. To have it as a competition over which team is worst… that feels bad, but we didn’t go out with a whimper. We didn’t go quiet into the sweet night. We did get one win.’

Peter Wellman sits down with Toy Ray, a community leader with Hanger 9 and talk about his experience with this season. […]

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 September 3, 2021
In-depth interview with Grant Rousseau, the man pulling the strings behind Guild’s esports operations: “I’m not the coach, I’m not the performance manager who is working on the psychological side or the in-game side, I’m the guy behind the scenes asking things like: What do we want to create and how do we want to put it together?”
In-depth interview with Grant Rousseau, the man pulling the strings behind Guild’s esports operations: “I’m not the coach, I’m not the performance manager who is working on the psychological side or the in-game side, I’m the guy behind the scenes asking things like: What do we want to create and how do we want to put it together?”

Guild Esports have generated many headlines over the past year. From Fortnite tournament wins to sustainable esports tournaments, […]

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 September 1, 2021
Are 360hz gaming monitors worth it? How should you optimise G-Sync/FreeSync? New Intel processors… view our latest esports hardware video report with Alpha Beta PC
Are 360hz gaming monitors worth it? How should you optimise G-Sync/FreeSync? New Intel processors… view our latest esports hardware video report with Alpha Beta PC

Promoted article (contains affiliate links) Each month we sit down with the experts at Alpha Beta PC, a […]

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 August 31, 2021
Six UK esports orgs merge to form Coalesce: ‘CSGO is at the forefront of our goals, we want to reach top 100 in the HLTV rankings and take that ESL Prem title from Endpoint’
Six UK esports orgs merge to form Coalesce: ‘CSGO is at the forefront of our goals, we want to reach top 100 in the HLTV rankings and take that ESL Prem title from Endpoint’

Six UK-based esports team organisations have merged to form a bigger org that the founders hope will help […]

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 August 26, 2021
‘UK Siege is the best it’s EVER been’ – G2 Kayak
‘UK Siege is the best it’s EVER been’ – G2 Kayak

British Rainbow Six Siege player Jordan ‘Kayak’ Morley has told Esports News UK that the Siege UK scene […]

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 August 24, 2021
Call of Duty star Cammy: “Whatever happens at Champs, I’m proud of my team”
Call of Duty star Cammy: “Whatever happens at Champs, I’m proud of my team”

Back in April, Cameron ‘Cammy’ McKilligan, a professional Call of Duty player from Scotland, was reprimanded by his […]

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 August 19, 2021
‘FaZe Sway would message me at 2am, I’d get out of bed, design a thumbnail, go back to bed and wake up to another 600 followers’ – self-taught esports graphic designer MSF Medz
‘FaZe Sway would message me at 2am, I’d get out of bed, design a thumbnail, go back to bed and wake up to another 600 followers’ – self-taught esports graphic designer MSF Medz

In the world of esports, pro players, casters and streamers are often the ones in the spotlight, but […]

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 August 18, 2021
In-depth interview with Foxdrop: ‘I sometimes wonder whether I’m a worse LoL caster now than when I started out, because I focus on fixing my faults rather than what made me a good caster in the first place: being kind of cheeky, kind of dumb, and very English!’
In-depth interview with Foxdrop: ‘I sometimes wonder whether I’m a worse LoL caster now than when I started out, because I focus on fixing my faults rather than what made me a good caster in the first place: being kind of cheeky, kind of dumb, and very English!’

Image credit: Lolesports Flickr In the vast world of League of Legends (LoL) streamers and personalities, few are […]

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 August 12, 2021
Interview with UK Rocket League YouTuber Pickapixel on Season 4, joining Ellevens Esports and racing towards 1m subscribers
Interview with UK Rocket League YouTuber Pickapixel on Season 4, joining Ellevens Esports and racing towards 1m subscribers

Jake Nordland sits down with UK content creator Pickapixel to discuss life as a content creator, being part of Gareth Bales’ esports org Ellevens Esports, and Rocket League Season 4. […]

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 August 12, 2021
Interview: Mark Weller from Vexed Gaming on upcoming investment rounds, playing against S1mple in his early career and going pro in a lesser-known esports title – and helping others play professionally
Interview: Mark Weller from Vexed Gaming on upcoming investment rounds, playing against S1mple in his early career and going pro in a lesser-known esports title – and helping others play professionally

Vexed Gaming was founded in 2015 and started out in Counter-Strike – it’s reached two CSGO Majors in […]

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 August 6, 2021
Interview with Fnatic top-laner Adam: ‘I want to go to Worlds directly this season, and show the world there’s a top-laner in Europe that can match all the legends in Asia’
Interview with Fnatic top-laner Adam: ‘I want to go to Worlds directly this season, and show the world there’s a top-laner in Europe that can match all the legends in Asia’

Image credit: Lolesports Flickr After an ultimately disappointing Spring 2021 LEC Season by Fnatic’s standards, the team made […]

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 August 4, 2021
Alpha Beta PC interview on their ambitions in esports, Nvidia 30 series stock and answering your questions on getting the most out of your gaming PC
Alpha Beta PC interview on their ambitions in esports, Nvidia 30 series stock and answering your questions on getting the most out of your gaming PC

Promoted article (contains affiliate links) Alpha Beta PC is a new UK-based gaming PC system builder offering a […]

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 July 23, 2021
Interview with Excel Valorant players Moe40 and Rubino: “There’s always going to be pressure but it depends how it’s handled. We have the potential to be great, but there’s a lot of hard work to get there – with time I believe we can be a top team.”
Interview with Excel Valorant players Moe40 and Rubino: “There’s always going to be pressure but it depends how it’s handled. We have the potential to be great, but there’s a lot of hard work to get there – with time I believe we can be a top team.”

Back in March, UK organisation Excel Esports entered the Valorant esports scene, and after failing to reach the […]

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 July 18, 2021
‘This will probably be my last ever full split of UK League of Legends’ – caster Excoundrel on his new job at The Story Mob, Wild Rift and Medic memories
‘This will probably be my last ever full split of UK League of Legends’ – caster Excoundrel on his new job at The Story Mob, Wild Rift and Medic memories

Experienced British esports caster and content creator Ceirnan ‘Excoundrel’ Lowe says the current UK/Nordics League of Legends NLC […]

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 July 16, 2021