Level up! The Esports and Gaming Show

In this episode Nathan and his producer Matt take a look at their own gaming pasts and explore where gaming started for them and how it became such a big part of their lives. They discuss which games made an impact, the age of the internet, first consoles and a few 'off topic' subjects such as cut-scenes, do we need them?

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In this week's episode, Nathan was joined by content creator Marcus Cole, also known as PC Centric on YouTube. Marcus told Nathan why he started his YouTube channel, how long it took until he realised being a content creator could become a career and offered advice for any content creators starting out.

Marcus also offered a few PC building tips for beginners, talked about some of the biggest mistakes that new PC builders make, discussed the PC parts shortage and much more!

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In this week's episode, Nathan was joined by Nicolas Estrup, VP of Product at BLAST.

Counter-Strike has had nearly 20 years of competitive play beginning with the original Counter-Strike and is considered one of the most influential first-person shooters in history.

Nicolas explained what Counter-Strike (CS:GO) is, why it's such a huge esports title and what makes a great CS:GO player.

They also discussed gaming development, how some games can become more popular over time and also touched on the future of CS:GO as an esport and what the future looks like for BLAST.

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In this week's episode, Nathan is joined by Leah Revelle, content creator for SAF.

They discussed Leah's history with gaming, how she decided to become a content creator, streaming FIFA, joining SAF after just two months of streaming, how she juggles full-time work in the day with streaming in the evening, and Leah offered advice for anyone who wants to become a content creator.

They also discussed some of the challenges and double standards that Leah and other female content creators face when streaming and on social media and talked about how social media organisations and streaming platforms just aren't doing enough to combat sexism, racism and discrimination of all kinds.

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In this week's episode, Nathan spoke to Ryan Tveter, Managing Director USA at Veloce, the world's leading esports & racing growth platform.

Ryan is himself an internationally accomplished racing driver, having participated in Formula Renault, Formula 3, GP3 and most recently raced for Trident in the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship.

Ryan told Nathan about how Veloce are changing the esports landscape, being the world’s first esports organization to acquire a real-life sporting franchise in Extreme E and partnering with Alfa-Romeo, McLaren and Mercedes. Veloce have also played a major role in the launch of Lando Norris' Quadrant brand.

They also discussed the unusual route he took to get into motorsport, the future of F1 esports and much more!

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In this week’s episode Nathan is joined by his producer Matt as they discuss all of their favourite moments from working on the podcast. Matt is a gaming novice and so they discuss their favourite moments, what they’ve learned over the year and their opinions on all the topics talked about over the last year. Enjoy!

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In this week's episode, Nathan is joined by content creator Aarava, who is also one-fifth of gaming and lifestyle brand QUADRANT, which was founded by McLaren Formula One driver Lando Norris, to preview the upcoming release of F1 2021.

They discussed every bit of news that has already been revealed about the new F1 2021 game, including the brand new story mode named 'Braking Point', the brand new tracks and more.

They also discussed EA's potential influence over the F1 gaming franchise, following their acquisition of Codemasters earlier this year and discussed what this could mean for future F1 games.

Aarava also explained his involvement with QUADRANT, a gaming and lifestyle brand that was founded by McLaren Formula One driver Lando Norris, and revealed their goals and plans for the future.

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In this week's episode, Nathan caught up with content creator and prominent FIFA community member FUTDonk to review the ongoing FIFA 21 Ultimate Team TOTS (Team of the Season) promo, looking back on previous squad releases, SBC's, Objectives and looked ahead to the releases still to come.

They also discussed Icon SBC's, their hopes for FIFA 22, if FIFA should move to a free-to-play model and much more!

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In this week’s episode, Nathan spoke to two key figures at SAF global gaming, Jon Jarvis (Esports Manager) and Craig Winfield (Partnerships Manager).

FIFA Esports Team SAF Global Gaming was founded in 2018, and is now one of the largest FIFA communities in the world and one of the biggest British FIFA esports organisations, with a number of talented players on their roster.

Recently, they announced that they are launching their own esports academy within FIFA esports, with a talented 15-year-old joining their academy as their first signing.



Nathan talked with Jon and Craig about why SAF launched their esports academy, how they help players prepare for a career within FIFA esports, the support they give to their players, the organisation's growth and commercial strategy, and their lofty ambitions to become the biggest FIFA esports organisation in the world.

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In this week's episode, Nathan spoke to Jamie “vGooner” Bull, a professional NBA 2K player for Miami Heat's professional esports team Heat Check Gaming

Gooner was recently selected in the 2021 NBA 2K League Draft to play for Heat Check Gaming.

Jamie was also a member of the inaugural NBA 2K League draft class when he played for Pacers Gaming during the 2018 season, so he has previous experience competing in the league.

They discussed how it felt to get picked by Heat Check Gaming, discussed how NBA 2K esports work and how he could have been an electrician instead.

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