US President, Donald Trump, signed an executive order banning transactions to Tencent Holdings Ltd., who own Riot Games, and part of Epic Games, Blizzard, Supercell, and others, causing a massive shakeup in the gaming and esports industry. Read more here:
Team Liquid is proud to announce their new esports roster for VALORANT, the new tactical shooter made by Riot Games. The five-man roster consists of the entire former fish123 roster that did so well during the game's early tournaments, most recently placing second at the WePlay! VALORANT Invitational. Read more on the team here:
FaZe Clan announced the disabling of Killjoy for its Ignition Series tournament via the FaZe Update Twitter account with the following explanation: "Due to the recency of Killjoy's release, there is a risk that multiple issues may negatively impact the competitive integrity of this weekend's tournament. As such, Riot Games has requested that she be disabled in official tournaments until they are confident in her stability."
UPDATE 8/5: FaZe Clan has confirmed the signing of Rawkus as its fifth VALORANT player, which completes its starting roster. Rawkus was a member of FaZe Clan in 2016 at the start of his professional Overwatch career, and will now return to the organization to start his VALORANT career.
Global Esports Organization T1 Announces Exclusive, Multi-Year Streaming Deal with Twitch Seoul (August 05, 2020) –T1 Entertainment & Sports today announced its exclusive, multi-year streami
In the middle of an ongoing pandemic, a major partnership failure, and an ongoing conversation around esports work-life balance, Riot Games is taking a week off work to refresh and recharge. Read more about what that means for your favorite games here:
An incredible cosplay of Killjoy has surfaced only five days after Riot Games' announcement of the new VALORANT agent coming to the game in Act II. German cosplayer 'farbenfuchs' cosplayed the German agent to perfection in a photoshoot with Shattered Light Photography.
Riot Games’ tactical shooter VALORANT is about to kick off Act II, bringing forth a new agent, a Battlepass chock full of exclusive unlockables, a new skin line, and a new Deathmatch mode for players to take on.
The Support joined Houston Outlaws' first roster in 2017 and spent the entirety of his Overwatch League career with the squad.
VALORANT Jett Model: AZA Team: Acrown Source: http://www.inven.co.kr/board/webzine/2898/1880
The players on Sentinels' VALORANT team can crown themselves the new kings of North America after a 3-1 victory over Cloud9 in the PAX Arena Invitational. Sentinels' championship win is its first in the Ignition Series.
Two Valorant players, Phox and Jack "w3ak" Hughett, have been permanently banned from the game for cheating, the players themselves confirmed on Twitter.
We are all waiting for this crossover.
VALORANT is getting a new patch, tackling a few quality of life issues and bringing together a stronger identity for the Guardian. The patch goes live Thursday, and the game will be down for maintenance briefly. Learn more about the new patch here:
Just a month after the game's official launch, Riot Games has launched their first set of merchandise for their new tactical shooter, VALORANT. Get a look at this fancy windbreaker here:
Three weeks after the game's official launch, VALORANT's ranked mode finally went live. So get ready to find out where in the ladder you stand, but make sure to play a warm up game before you do! Radiant awaits, but so does Iron.
Last week, ardiis was accused of purchasing a cheat and attempting to match fix in VALORANT. A recent report by 1pv claims that ardiis has been investigated and cleared of all accusations by Riot Games. Read more on his current status here:
There have been countless stories posted to social media recounting the horrific experiences women have had while playing Riot Games' newest title, VALORANT, a competitive, team-based, tactical shoote
Naturally, this change will spur on a whole new method of trash talk and mockery against teams who have no intention of forfeiting despite being behind.
In one month, on July 22nd, Microsoft will be shutting down their livestreaming platform, Mixer, and will move their viewers and partners to Facebook Gaming. Ninja and Shroud have become free agents, hinting at move back to Twitch. Read the story here:
