Valorant developer Riot will begin recording player voice chat to combat harassment
Beta testing begins in North America
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Valorant Takes Aim at the King
I've been excited to play Riot's Valorant for a long time, and not just for the sake of the game itself. I'm a long-term Counter-Strike player and my hope with Valorant was not just that Riot would make a game I love, but one that would give another game I love a boot up the backside.
Riot Games is alpha testing Valorant prototypes on consoles
No guarantees: Executive producer says the developers will not "compromise competitive integrity"
Riot's team shooter Valorant leaves beta with new character and map
A new game mode called Spike Rush is being postponed to give new players time to practice
Riot's hero shooter 'Valorant' opens to all on June 2
It'll leave closed beta sooner than expected
Users can now turn off Valorant's anti-cheat software
However, it puts the computer in an 'untrusted state' and the game will not run until OS is rebooted
Valorant breaks into esports with its first tournament hosted by ESPN
First ever televised tournament for a game still in beta testing
All Valorant Twitch streams now have beta invite drops
No more worrying if streamers are lying to you about having beta key giveaways
Valorant's anti-cheat software loads kernel-based driver on system boot
Riot Games says it's the only way to detect cheat software that uses Ring 0
Valorant hands-on: Mix of hardcore action and magical powers kicks ass
Valorant scratches a very familiar itch... with a few twists
Valorant just tied Fortnite for most concurrent Twitch viewers with 1.7 million watching the beta
Could it be because streamers are 'dropping' invites to the closed beta on viewers?
Riot reveals details about upcoming shooter, now officially called 'Valorant'
Fast-paced matches combining reflexive shooting and clever use of special abilities