Valorant

MIX UP "I wouldn't rule it out" Valorant producer hints towards agents coming to 2XKO

Following the conclusion of Valorant Masters Madrid, a curveball 2XKO question actually gets an answer.

LAYOFFS AGAIN Riot lays off over 500 staff, with Legends of Runeterra and Forge indie initiative teams hit hard

"This isn’t to appease shareholders or to hit a quarterly earnings number—it’s a necessity."

IT'S GOJOVER Valorant's newest character is straight out of Jujutsu Kaisen

Domain expansion: Killing Contract.

KINGDOM COME Valorant's progressing system is changing, here's how

Agent Contracts are leaving Valorant, in favour of new ways to progress being added.

Keep It 100 Valorant gets a Team Deathmatch mode this month after a long wait

The mode arrives at the end of the month.

WINGMAN CLUTCHES Valorant reveals new Agent, Gekko, and his adorable abilities

Move over, Sage. We’ve got Wingman now.

TACTICAL XP FARM How to earn extra XP in Valorant’s Squad Boost event

It’s time to get the gang back together.

RIOT SHIELD Riot Games is suing NetEase over Valorant clone, Hyper Front

Hyper Front is a "copy of substantial parts of Valorant."

RIOT GAME PASS Valorant is finally coming to Xbox Game Pass next week with bonuses, alongside Riot's biggest games

Players that link their accounts will receive extra in-game rewards.

LAST LOOKS Valorant’s Chamber is finally being nerfed in upcoming patch

Respect is due for all the mourning Chamber mains.

PREPARE FOR HELLFIRE New job listings suggest Valorant could be coming to consoles

As well as some leaks, of course.

ROAST IN THE MACHINE Riot Games and Ubisoft team up in AI research project — using player chat logs as training data

Results of this research are set to be published next year.

Valorant announces new Champions bundle, event pass, and Twitch drops, here's how to claim

To celebrate Valorant Champions 2022, a new pass, bundle, and Twitch drops are being introduced.

Merci beaucoup Valorant nerfs Chamber and updates its engine in patch 5.03

You want to play? Let’s play… with considerably longer cooldown times.

Twitter shares the most tweeted about games during 2022 so far

There were approximately 1.5 billion tweets about gaming on Twitter during the first half of the year.

Watch Your Eyes! Valorant's latest patch finally buffs Phoenix, makes further changes to Yoru and KAY/O

New fight, new tactics. Keep it fresh, yeah?

Tapping in Riot Games will soon start monitoring Valorant voice chat in an attempt to curb toxicity

It'll be rolled out across other Riot Games in the future.

comic calamity Valorant reveal Comic Crossover event to celebrate new map launch

The event will feature a free, exclusive battle pass.

UNDER THE SEA Valorant reveal new map, PEARL, an Ascendant rank, and sci-fi inspired skin line

Riot Games gave us a look at what to expect from Episode 5, Act 1.

Split Apart Valorant is removing Split from the map pool

The map should hopefully return sometime in future, but there's no telling when.

What A Racket Riot brings League of Legends, Valorant, and more to Game Pass

All of the titles will have bonuses such as unlocked characters too.

Taking control Valorant removes randomness from map selection, killing back-to-back Icebox at last

Unless you're very, very unlucky.

Trap Destroyed Valorant patch 4.09 nerfs Chamber, finally

You want to play? Let's play.

keep it hot Riot will buff Valorant’s Phoenix and Cypher, per Reddit AMA

The Valorant team recently talked about all things Fade, game balancing, and Agents in general.

RGX FIREFLY PLEASE Valorant Episode 4 Act 3 announced with Fade, Battlepass and RGX 2 bundle revealed

Valorant players are in for a treat this upcoming Act.

Bloody Nora Valorant’s latest update teases Agent 20 with map changes in The Range

The Agents have been hard at work, it seems.

Initiation Time Valorant agent 20 leak spills details on BountyHunter

Leaks exposing the twentieth Agent have surfaced, so here’s our rundown of everything we know about BountyHunter so far.

Valorant Changes Valorant director leaving development of the game to work on something new

What he’s now going to work on is a mystery, though it will still be with Riot Games.

Staying Power Grand Theft Auto 5 is the most watched game on Twitch in 2021

The statistic shows the massive tail that the game has.

One in the chamber Valorant is gaining its newest character today with Chamber

As the 17th agent to join the cast, Chamber comes alongside several gameplay changes in the 3.10 patch

Riot is bringing Valorant to mobile

Valorant voice chat will be recorded to combat "disruptive or offensive behavior"

Riot and Bungie are taking Destiny 2 and Valorant cheat creator to court

Valorant Episode 2 arrives January 12 alongside the new agent Yoru

Pick up GTA, Fall Guys and League of Legends goodies in Prime Gaming this month

It looks like Riot is making a League of Legends MMO

Prime Gaming adds new SNK games, Apex Legends skin, Rocket Arena and more

Trump's WeChat executive order won't affect Tencent-owned game companies

Valorant is getting Deathmatch mode tomorrow, new Battle Pass kicks off today

Valorant's new weapon skin bundle is $95

Valorant patch 1.02 adds surrender option, brings big UI tweaks

Valorant is getting a surrender option

Valorant dev is working on figuring out whether the experience could work on consoles

Valorant has gone live and is free-to-play worldwide

Valorant releases on June 2, closed beta ends next week

Watch Raze, Valorant's demolitions expert

Valorant's new anti-cheat system blocks legitimate apps

Valorant seeks out long-term solutions against in-game harassment after female dev reveals her first-hand experience

Omen is Valorant's teleporting hero

Riot offering a bounty to players who can find exploits in Valorant's anti-cheat software

Valorant Review: A Compelling Counter Strike

Riot Games' foray into FPS territory is solid, even if it's slim at the moment.

NO MONEY, NO PROBLEM The best free-to-play games to try in 2024

Here are some good games for you to play without the need to splash the cash.

The best FPS games to play in 2024

Sometimes, you just need to pop some heads.

PRAWN POSTURE Can the Secretlab Titan EVO 2022 Series VALORANT Edition chair fix a person who refuses to sit normally?

The short answer is no, but I’m getting there.

SKIN IN THE GAME Are Valorant skins pay-to-win? Esports coaches, players and CEOs weigh in

Can a skin really influence your mindset and mood so much that it helps you win competitive games? We investigate.

With Launch Behind It, Riot is Already Looking Ahead to Valorant's Next Decade

Valorant Game Director Joe Ziegler talks new modes, player feedback, and being willing to disrupt the meta.

Valorant Isn't Trying to Appeal to Everyone

Valorant's take on the genre is anything but diluted, and that's a good thing.