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This week on Level up! Nathan spoke to FIFA Esports megastar Donovan 'Tekkz' Hunt, a professional FIFA player who represents Fnatic. Ahead of the FIFA 22 eChampions League finals, Tekkz talks about feeling old aged just 20, wanting to add the eCL trophy to his collection having already won the ePremier League, wanting to emulate Liverpool's success in real-life, and how he decides how to play depending on which side of the bed he wakes up on!

Joining Nathan this week is Harlequins star Louis Lynagh! Louis is a huge gamer and loves Call of Duty, Football Manager, FIFA and more. They talk about the similarities of top sportspeople to top gamers and do a deep dive into the best gamers in the Quins squad. Louis was part of Harlequins Premiership winning team from last season, and scored twice late on in the final, and will be looking to repeat the feats from last year this time around as Quins eye another playoff spot. Watch Louis Lynagh for Harlequins vs Gloucester at Twickenham Stadium this Saturday 21 May for Big Summer Kick Off – a festival-themed rugby event with headline music act Craig David. Buy tickets here.

This week Nathan speaks with Daniel Ringland head of Valorant esports EMEA at Riot Games. They discuss what makes a good esport, how esports has grown over the last few years and where's next for Valorant esports

In this week's episode Nathan speaks with Jukeyz days before he sets off on a US tour to compete against America's best Warzone players. They discuss the tour, Jukeyz's journey, American food whether US warzone lobbies are easier than EU lobbies!

This week Nathan Speaks to UFC fighter Jack Shaw, They spoke about gaming, what it means to him and how he started his twitch channel. Jack Streams Warzone and GTA among others, they talk abouthow his streamer profile has grown and the comparison between traditional sports and esports.

The ePremier League is the Premier League's official esports event, with the grand finals of the competition set to played on FIFA 22, taking place on March 26 and March 27, 2022, with the event live on various platforms, including Sky Sports, Twitch and more. Ahead of the event, Nathan Bliss sat down with some of the professional FIFA players who will be competing for ePremier League glory including former ePremier League winner Tom Leese (Excel and Tottenham), Liverpool's Diogo Mendes, Watford FC, Crystal Palace, Manchester City and Aston Villa

Jaden 'Wolfiez' Ashman, professional Fortnite player for Excel Esports, became the youngest player in the history of esports to win $1 million in 2019, following his second place in the 2019 Fortnite World Cup Duos event, aged just 15. Now aged 18, Wolfiez is one of the best professional Fortnite players in the world, with a huge fanbase and loyal following, so what's next for the Fortnite prodigy? Following in the footsteps of Liam 'Jukeyz' James, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ben Stokes, Ryan Pessoa and more, Wolfiez has been officially confirmed as a Red Bull athlete.

Valve has just launched the Steamdeck, a piece of hardware that could change gaming forever. The Steamdeck is an all-in-one portable gaming device that can run AAA games on the go, with Valve calling it "the most powerful, full-featured gaming handheld in the world." Nathan Bliss and Matthew Aldus talk about the Steamdeck, go into the specs, discuss what it means for the gaming industry, what it could be used for, discuss right-to-repair and how Valve are taking a different approach to Apple, and why companies like Microsoft should be worried. Powered by a custom AMD APU, the Steamdeck is optimized for handheld gaming, featuring Zen 2 and RDNA 2 graphics which delivers more than enough performance to run the latest AAA games, and efficiently too. And, it's very affordable for the specs.

EXCLUSIVE: After more than a decade, Fnatic will re-enter Halo esports to take part in the HCS (Halo Championship Series). Mirror Esports and Gaming Journalist Nathan Bliss spoke exclusively with Fnatic’s Chief Gaming Officer Patrik Sättermon and Fnatic’s Team Director and New Projects Lead Colin Johnson (CoJo) to discuss to find out why Fnatic decided to become a HCS partner, what this will mean for fans and what they can expect to see in the future. They also touched on Fnatic’s FIFA Esports lineup, featuring Tekkz and Diogo, talked about the esports industry in general and discussed esports recruitment.

We spoke to G2 Esports' visionary founder Carlos 'ocelote' Rodriguez about how he created his esports empire, his previous life as a professional esports player, how esports has grown in the last 20 years, launching G2 Esports' own record label and first song, an epic power metal track 'Our Way' and how he feels about the future of G2 Esports and the future of the industry as a whole.

For the first time in the history of the Formula 2 Championship series, former sim racer and F1 Esports driver Cem Bolukbasi will line up on the real-life Formula 2 Championship (F2) grid next season after signing with Charouz Racing System. Bolukbasi, who was competing in virtual races in the F1 Esports Series in 2017, 2018 and 2019, also winning the Formula Renault Esport Series, graduated into real-life single-seater racing in the 2019 GT4 European Championship. The Turkish driver then drove in two full seasons of GT4 racing in 2020 and 2021, winning twice in the Pro-Am category.

The most anticipated games of 2022! Nathan Bliss and Matthew Aldus take a look at some of the brand new games that are set to be released in 2022 on Xbox, PlayStation and PC. Nathan and Matt discuss the games that they are most excited to play, whilst also discussing some of the games that they're finding it hard to get excited about.