Valorant announced via Twitter last night that competitive mode would be turned off for the start of Act 3. In the Act 3 update, the developers expressed their desire to have stable patches releases. This is the main reason why ranked will not be available at the launch of Act 3. According to Valorant, a […]
VALORANT: Skye Character Breakdown
Riot Games’ VALORANT has a new addition. Australian scout Skye will join the ranks in Episode I Act III, bringing with her an array of powerful enemy-seeking abilities. You may be able to run from this hunter, but you certainly can’t hide. Like all of VALORANT’s existing agents, Skye comes with two basic abilities, one […]
Valorant Patch 1.09 brings big nerfs to Jett and the Op
Yesterday, Nick “Wu” Smith told Team Liquid’s “Mendo” about a set of nerfs coming to the Operator (the Op) in Valorant. Today, those nerfs are going to go live along with several other changes. Here’s what you need to know about Valorant Patch 1.09. Changes to Valorant Agents In addition to the Op nerfs, several […]
VALORANT Devs Discuss Potential Gameplay Balance Changes
Improvements to VALORANT’s hit registration might be coming in the near future. While most patches for Valorant have been fairly well-received, Riot Games has struggled to solve many players’ issues with what can only be described as inconsistent gameplay. The developers have acknowledged these problems, as well as a handful of others, in this week’s […]
Valorant cracks down on players with inappropriate names
If you’ve played any online multiplayer game a lot, you’ve undoubtedly come across players with vulgar or offensive in-game names. Riot recently addressed this issue in Valorant and has a plan to force players to change inappropriate names like this. Valorant will force players to change inappropriate names Riot has officially launched “Forced Name Change” for […]
Valorant disables Omen due to game-breaking bug
Riot Games has officially disabled Omen from Valorant while they investigate a game-breaking bug. The bug in question allows Omen to abuse his Shadow Walk ability. Here’s everything you need to know about the bug and when the Agent will return. The bug affecting Omen The bug in question allows Omen to use his Shadow […]
Valorant FTW Summer Showdown tournament for women is this weekend
Are you a woman who wants a chance to showcase your Valorant skills for a chance to take home a prize? This weekend, Nerd Street Gamers is hosting a tournament for only women called the FTW (For the Women) Summer Showdown. About Valorant’s FTW Summer Showdown The FTW Summer Showdown, sponsored by T1 and G […]
Valorant: Sentinels Reclaim The North American Throne, Winning The PopFlash Invitational
Sentinels swept Envy at the PopFlash Invitational and regained the title as North America’s best. Coming into this event, fans were excited about a rematch between TSM and Sentinels. The Faze Invitational finals brewed a rivalry between these teams and the PopFlash Invitational looked like the perfect event for the rematch. The event held even […]
Valorant stuck on loading screen: How to fix log in loading screen and range bug
The Valorant release date has finally arrived and at the time of writing the game is now live in Korea, Japan, and most of Asia-Pacific. Shortly the game will start rolling out to new regions in the world, with UK, Europe, Turkey, MENA, Russia, and CIS countries due to go live at 6am BST and […]
Riot tweaks VALORANT rank indicators on a loss to provide “more transparency” in Patch 1.05
You’ll now get one, two, or three down arrows when losing a match. It can be frustrating to lose in VALORANT and not know how badly it affected your MMR. But today’s changes should help a bit. VALORANT Patch 1.05 is introducing some tweaks to the competitive system, making rank indicators more transparent. The increased […]