Interviews
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Gross Gore returns to full-time streaming on Kick.com – exclusive interview on 2024 goals, reaching Grandmaster, his Riot and rank 1 ambitions, hiring security and a legal team, casting plans, personal life and more
Ali ‘Gross Gore’ Larsen is one of UK League of Legends most infamous streamers, having been banned multiple […]
February 10, 2024
Faze rain on IEM win over G2 and new CS2 update: “It feels a bit more sluggish to me at the moment”
Photo credit: Helena Kristiansson, ESL Faceit Group; IEM Katowice content powered by Predator Gaming A dominant Faze Clan were […]
February 9, 2024
R8G Esports sim racing stars: “We aren’t shooting zombies, this is the esport with the biggest link to the real world”
IEM Katowice content powered by Predator Gaming Professional F1 driver Romain Grosjean’s R8G Esports stars, sponsored by Predator Gaming, […]
February 9, 2024
‘How Pantheon saved my life’ – esports host Archarom on rebuilding and returning to the NLC after his toughest year
Alexandre ‘Archarom’ Maia is a Portuguese esports host, voice actor and caster that has just returned to host […]
January 22, 2024
‘We want the UK community to grow a lot, the sky is the limit’ – Spag and Bubsy on the potential of Tekken 8, London’s Red Bull Pindrop event and their commentary bromance
Tekken 8 releases worldwide on January 26th 2024, and the public were able to get their hands on […]
January 21, 2024
From UK LoL org owner to running LCS Challengers’ broadcast production: Interview with Loadscreen founder Philip Macartney on fostering ‘a more sustainable ecosystem’
Long-time readers of Esports News UK may recognise the name Philip Macartney, the once owner of Enclave Gaming, […]
January 18, 2024
PlebCon UK World of Warcraft meet-up events ‘are what guilds used to feel like’ – founder and streamer RageDarling on the importance of IRL and getting gamers out of their comfort zone
UK MMORPG content creator RageDarling (aka Jess/rage) is about to kick off her latest PlebCon UK World of […]
January 10, 2024
Exclusive: First ever interview with Karmine Corp assistant coach Shaves on LEC Winter 2024, how KC fans can make a difference and his personal goals
Kevin Edward ‘Shaves’ Tolman is a UK League of Legends coach that, in his words, likes to ‘support in […]
January 8, 2024
‘I’m here to build a business and better the scene’ – Lionscreed founder addresses past controversies, returning as CEO and their NLC 2024 roster possibly featuring Tempt & Kasing
Having been around for almost five years now, Lionscreed are a familiar name in UK esports. But while […]
January 5, 2024
‘We want Tradeit League to be the UK’s premier CS2 LAN tournament league, to do things that have never been done before and make history in the scene’ – interview with Tradeit.gg
With the UK & Ireland Counter-Strike (CS) ESL Premiership closing recently, this has opened the door for other […]
December 8, 2023
Lioness Cup 2023 winners revealed: ‘We’re starting to see so much progress in the Valorant women’s scene’
For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco used to work full-time for British Esports between September 2016 […]
December 7, 2023
Quickfire interview with James Banks on hosting the Blast Premier Fall Final 2023 and how CS has changed
British esports host James Banks reaffirmed his love for Counter-Strike (CS) in an interview with Reece Barrett for […]
December 5, 2023
Epic 40 round-up: Esports winners, interviews and more from the UK’s first CS2 LAN event as Epic.LAN celebrates 20th birthday and charity showmatch raises almost £3,000
The latest Epic.LAN in Kettering was certainly one to remember, with the tri-annual LAN reaching its 40th event […]
November 6, 2023
Five minutes with the streamer who broke a Football Manager world record at Insomnia for the longest sports video game marathon
Teacher-turned streamer Kevin Chapman, aka Lollujo, broke an official Guinness World Record at Insomnia Gaming Festival 71 in […]
October 25, 2023
PUBG caster Rick ‘Saga’ Sharples on the storylines and UK players to watch at the PEC Fall Grand Finals 2023
The Grand Finals of the PUBG EMEA Championship take place from today (October 20th to 22nd 2023), with […]
October 20, 2023