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League of Legends pro Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok now has his own collectible figure from Super Play. It’s priced at $33 and is one of the first, if not the first, collectible figure for an esports pro. (Thanks, Sang!)

In the wake of complaints from top Fortnite streamers about overlap with the Fortnite Celebrity Pro-Am on June 15 and 16, Epic has rescheduled the last portion of the online qualifiers for its $30 million World Cup. Now the semifinals will take place on June 20, and the finals will be on June 21. Start times will also…

Rick Fox will be staying with esports organization Echo Fox after all. Last month he threatened to leave over threats and racist remarks by a fellow investor, but recently said on his new podcast that he’s staying put, and going to work to have the other shareholder removed instead.

Valve revealed Dota 2's 2019 battle pass today and as you would expect it’s packed full of trinkets for the most diehard and well-heeled players to collect. In addition to the usual new cosmetics and modes though, there are also some helpful new features, including a party finder for avoiding toxic players.

Esports team Rise Nation has released Fortnite players XXiF and Ronaldotv from its roster following World Cup cheating allegations, the team tweeted last night. XxiF was accused of teaming, and Epic later removed him from the World Cup rankings. According to Dexerto, Ronaldo has been accused of teaming with the… Read more

Epic Games announced that based on its own internal investigation, a group of players colluded during last weekend’s World Cup Open Qualifiers and as a result will undergo a 14-day competitive ban. Though Epic did not name him, XXiF, accused of cheating earlier this week, has been stripped of his qualification spot.