Top 5 Viewed Articles of 2018

To conclude 2018 and introduce 2019, we thought we'd look back through the thousands of views that the Gamers.com.mt News department received, pinpointing our top 5 most-viewed articles of the year. I'll be organizing them into a list, providing comments regarding the process of writing and the thoughts heading into each piece of content. 

Number 5 - Interview with the Maltese FIFA Star - Kurt "kurt0411" Fenech

Released on the 10th of August, I had high hopes after finally securing an interview with the local international FIFA professional in Kurt kurt0411 Fenech. In order to do so, my superiors at Gamers.com.mt contacted him directly. Now I had my chance to interview a FIFA player for the first time, with a few questions of my own. 

The main aim of the interview was to act as a follow-up to his performance at the FIFA eWorld Cup, where he placed a phenomenal 4th out of the entire professional FIFA scene, to his own disappointment, as his own personal goals aimed higher. With this achievement, came a certified amount of pride - leading to one of the reasons why the interview gained so many views. 

Kurt's comment in describing himself as the 'best chance of winning something truly special in representation of our country for esports' which is both acceptable and deniable as a statement turned many heads on the FaceBook post - 88 replies. Across these threads, outraged Maltese argued otherwise, while a few cavemen denied the validity of the esports industry. 

Overall, the interview was a joy to conduct, as Kurt was helpful and full of great answers, even after other news sources such as TimesOfMalta had spoken with him. Then again, we offer sympathy that no other local news source does. Apart from that, it was a head-turner on social media. We'd like to thank Kurt for the interview, which you may read here: https://www.gamers.com.mt/news/813/interview-with-the-maltese-fifa-star-kurt-kurt0411-fenech