Early Late Nights

Hosted by Ciaran Marchant, this live-streamed show covered the latest in gaming and esports news twice a week, straight from Twitch to your ears.

Across 73 episodes, it brought results, stories, and plenty of shenanigans from the competitive gaming world.

đź“… First Episode: 06/03/2018
đź“… Final Episode: 13/03/2019

Though the show has now concluded, the archives remain for anyone wanting to relive a year in esports through Ciaran’s lens.

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Episodes

Thursday Mar 14, 2019

Apex is living life on top of the Battle Royale mountain and it wants to
keep its spot, Respawn continue its momentum with its upcoming battle pass
but Data mining and leaks have led the Community to meet the new Legend
early.

Thursday Mar 07, 2019

Rainbow 6 Siege does it once again with a fantastic release of their latest
Operation, Burnt Horizon and Ciaran goes ahead and makes a complete mess of
it on this weeks Episode. Starcraft 2 break the Kong line with the winner
of ESL One Katowice’s Champion and Mars finally makes his Dota 2 debut. As
always the show ends with all the Latest Overwatch League Season 2 news and
results.

Thursday Feb 28, 2019

Hero 30 and a whole bunch of PTR changes send the Overwatch Community into
a frenzy with hopes for a future without Goats, Ciaran dives into the data
to fight some math and figure out how the game will change. Also check out
all the latest news and results from the Overwatch League season 2 with the
Predictions for Week 3.

Thursday Feb 21, 2019

Smash Bros Melee was released late 2001, almost 18 years later the Melee
Esports scene is seeing some rule changes with some icy repercussions. What
does this rule change mean for the scene?

Thursday Feb 14, 2019

Ciaran returns with a revitalised Early Late Nights, now coming to you
every Wednesday at 7pm. With the new time slot Ciaran breaks down the new
opportunities for Early Late Nights and Esports with the Explosion Network.
Apex Legends has stormed into the Battle Royale scene, Can Respawn’s free
to play Battle Royale break ground in Esports better than any Battle Royale
before?

Wednesday Dec 19, 2018

With the Final episode of Early Late Night Ciaran decides to adventure
through his top 5 favourite moments of 2018. Reliving each moment and
discussing exactly what each one means to the world of Esports. Blizzard
made a decision this week to withdraw support from the professional scene
of Heroes of the Storm, what impact will this have on the scene and its
players?

Wednesday Dec 12, 2018

When a new face of Esports stepped forward at the Video Game Awards most
people in the crowd had a Smile on their face. SonicFox took the stage and
the world by storm once again with his down to earth speech, what exactly
does this mean for the esports world?

Wednesday Dec 05, 2018

The Dota 2 Community is sailing interesting waters as the Chinese
Government is getting involved with rulings for the upcoming Chongqing
Major. After a recent Dota 2 Pro made a inappropriate comment in a recent
game, they are now facing an ultimatum made by the country.

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🎙️ Ciaran Marchant

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