Korean League of Legends Pro League (LPL) veteran, Lee ‘Scout’ Ye-chan, has been fined ¥33,515,162.44 (~£3,481,57.83) in a court hearing earlier today.

Scout will now have to pay previous salaries, interest, and legal fees, which amount to more than double the prize pool of last year’s World Championship of $2,250,000 (~£1,679,996).

This comes after an extensive contract dispute with former team EDward Gaming (EDG), which was first mentioned just before the 2024 World Championship.

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Pokémon TCG Pocket has announced its first set of Twitch drops to celebrate the release of the Eevee Grove expansion.

The new pack will introduce over 100 new cards to the game, with Eevee ex, Sylveon ex and Flareon ex the highlights.

And watching Twitch streams on the expansion’s release day, June 26th, will earn you free rewards.

Tune in on Twitch to celebrate #EeveeGrove launch and earn in-game rewards.

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In a shocking move, Falcons have benched experienced Counter-Strike icon Emil ‘Magisk’ Reif in favour of Team Spirit Academy player Maksim ‘kyousuke’ Lukin.

The 17-year-old Russian Rifler now faces the pressure to fill Magisk’s shoes in his Tier 1 competitive debut. 

Who is kyousuke? 

Team Falcons’ new signing kyousuke was only 7 years of age when Magisk began competing in professional Counter-Strike. His one year of competitive experience compared to Magisk’s ten makes this roster change one of thrilling uncertainty and raw talent. 

From potential to perfection — the lineup is locked.

Continue reading Kyousuke signed to Falcons from Academy CS, Magisk benched

Marvel Rivals Ignite is well underway as the Stage 1 Group Stages are coming to a close.

The $3m (£2.2m) Ignite tournament is the first major esports event in the game’s history.

The tournament has been split into two halves, with the Groups deciding who will compete in each region’s Stage 1 Playoffs.

These Playoffs will then determine who will advance from each of the five regions to compete at the $500k (£392k) Mid Season Finals.

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Darragh Harbinson takes a look at the effects of Robin ‘ropz’ Kool on Vitality’s roster and points to how ropz has enabled mezii to flourish in the major-winning squad.

As the confetti fell at the BLAST.tv Austin Major, Dan ‘apEX’ Madesclaire gave a winner’s speech for the ages in which he made two bold remarks, one right after the other, which perfectly encapsulate mezii and Vitality’s improvement in 2025.

First off, celebrating Vitality’s newest member, he stated, “I’m sorry Magisk, but ropz is the best move of all time.

Continue reading Analysis: How ropz gave mezii a new lease on life at Vitality

A reliable leaker has revealed alleged release dates for both versions of EA Sports’ EA FC 26.

Trusted leaker FUT Sheriff has revealed that EA FC will release for everyone in September, with Ultimate Edition purchasers getting a week of early access.

This lines up with the July-September window EA Sports announced for the game in its quarterly financial results.

Earlier leaks had suggested EA FC 26 would release much earlier than expected in August.

Continue reading EA FC 26 release date leaked for Standard and Ultimate Editions

Rarely does a B-Tier online tournament make the headlines. However, the FaZe Apex Legends roster’s stellar performance at the SteelSeries EMEA Invitational has catapulted a $8,000 USD (~£5,900 GBP) tournament into the spotlight.

After their disruptive Regional Finals performance landed them painfully short of qualification for the ALGS Midseason Playoffs, FaZe returned to competition with a five-game Match Point victory, finishing no lower than second in a single map. 

Why is the FaZe Apex roster’s SteelSeries performance so eyecatching?

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Team Vitality’s major victory on Sunday night triggered an outpouring of joy from the UK CS scene as mezii won BLAST.tv Austin Major.

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UK esports organisation Los Ratones have been crowned the EMEA Masters Spring 2025 champions.

The team, created by British streamer Marc ‘Caedrel’ Lamont, defeated Barça eSports 3-0 in the Grand Final.

The NLC champions join Karmine Corp in being the organisations to win the tournament twice.

THERE IT IS…. AGAIN!!

BACK TO BACK CHAMPS!!

🏆🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/Y9QkEu33Og

— LosRatones (@LosRatoneslol) June 21, 2025

Los Ratones made history earlier this year by becoming the first UK team to win EMEA Masters.

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Peter ‘dupreeh’ Rasmussen took to the stage of the BLAST.tv Austin Major prior to the Grand Final to announce his retirement from playing professional Counter-Strike. In a tearful message, dupreeh celebrated the growth of the esport before bowing out of competition.

dupreeh’s full speech was as follows:

“Obviously, all good things come to an end, and it’s time to say goodbye. When I first got to play Counter-Strike I never imagined that we could gather so many people, and so many people would follow this esport.

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