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Recommended | Valorant review - exacting, infuriating, sublime
Sovawhelming experience.
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Interview | The big Valorant tech interview: Riot on developing the next big competitive FPS
Next-gen consoles, agent design, weird bugs and more.
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Feature | Valorant is set for inevitable success, but there's still room to improve
Jetting off.
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Feature | As Riot bids to take on Blizzard and Valve, the studio faces challenges of its own making
"There are no limits" co-founder Marc Merrill tells us, as a new world order emerges.
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The Game Awards 2023 Winners List
Every award winner including GOTY.
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Our picks for the weapons you should be buying first.
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Valorant tier list: Our best agent recommendations and how to unlock agents explained
Every agent graded - plus our picks for Sentinels, Controllers, Initiators and Duelists.
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Valorant release time in BST, CEST, EDT, PDT, JST and KST explained
When Riot's shooter will be playable in your region.
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Valorant Ranks: Ranking system, tiers and whether ranks reset in Valorant explained
Everything you need to know about the ranking system in Valorant.
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Valorant Ignition Battle Pass weapon skins, buddies and price explained
Everything you need to know about Valorant's first battle pass.
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Valorant error codes: How to solve errors 59, 29 and 'something unusual happened'
Got a mysterious error message? Here's how to solve them.
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The Game Awards 2023 Winners List
Every award winner including GOTY.
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Valorant finally gets a Team Deathmatch mode
Be ready on 27th June.
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Riot unveils Valorant's new 3-site map, Lotus
"Indiana Jones was one of the thematic inspirations we drew from."
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China green-lights publishing 45 international games
The list includes Pokemon Unite, Don't Starve, and Valorant.
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Riot sues NetEase for its alleged Valorant "copy", Hyper Front
"All of our creative choices are mirrored in NetEase’s game."
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This is how women are really treated in competitive multiplayer games
"The greatest difficulty of these games is not the gameplay - it's the culture."
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11-year-old Valorant player banned on Twitch for being underage, despite parental supervision
Strict guidelines enforced.
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Former Valorant streamer dropped by Sky Sports after past misogynistic comments surface
Won't feature on air again.
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Riot launches Rising Stars, a new women's League of Legends tournament
"All players who participate in esports should be made to feel included and welcome."
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Esports coach accused of sexual harassment against all-female Valorant team booted from Rising Hope
"We just hope that these types of predators would be barred from the scene."
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Valorant now flags bad behaviour after each match
Curbing toxicity.
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Two Valorant players suspended from Riot esports events following teabagging debate
Both accused of harassment and vulgar language towards another player.
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Interview | Pride Week: Emi "Captain Fluke" on being the first openly trans esports caster
"It's definitely been an experience."
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"Before we can even think of expanding this tool, we'll have to be confident it's effective."
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Feature | Game Changers: making Valorant esports inclusive for women
How Riot's all-female esports programme is changing the game.
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Valorant pledges harsher, more immediate punishment for voice and chat toxicity
Plus voice recording moderation finally on the way.
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Riot Games will pay staff who leave amid changes to long-term direction
"Our mission is to be the most player-focused game company in the world".
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Riot announces Valorant Mobile
Valorant PC now has 14m players.
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Riot to record Valorant voice chat to combat toxic behaviour
"We know collecting voice data is a concern for many of you..."
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Riot Games CEO accused of sexual harassment and gender discrimination in new lawsuit
Riot says wrongful termination claims "simply false".
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Valorant's next new character is Yoru, an infiltrating duelist
"... it was time to shake things up."
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Anti-cheat vigilante gets hired by Riot
"I am grateful to have been given a second chance in life."