James Whitlock
Senior Esports Writer
James Whitlock has been writing about shooters since Counter-Strike: Source. A former amateur CS player on the European online ladder, he brings a competitor's read to roster moves, meta shifts and venue logistics. He has covered every IEM Katowice since 2018 from press row and ghostwrites the weekly UK Valorant power rankings used by two domestic broadcasters. Outside competitive gaming he writes about retro PC hardware.
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