‘Valorant’ update lets players disable its anti-cheat software

Posted on 28/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Riot Games takes its anti-cheating technology seriously. So seriously, in fact, that unless you’ve got its Vanguard software installed and switched on, you won’t be able to play its competitive hero shooter Valorant at all. This, however, has led som...

Riot outlines how Valorant’s competitive mode will work

Posted on 24/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Valorant players will soon be able to put their skills to the test. Riot Games announced today that it plans to add a competitive mode to its already popular first-person shooter "soon after" the release of the game's upcoming 0.49 update, with acces...

Valorant’s wild success on Twitch wasn’t an accident

Posted on 24/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

On any given day this April, at any chosen time, you’ll find around half a million people watching live Valorant gameplay on Twitch. It’s easily the top title on the streaming service, usually with double the number of viewers as Counter-Strike: Glob...

Riot buys the makers of a combat-heavy ‘Minecraft’ clone

Posted on 16/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

League of Legends and Valorant developer Riot Games just shared its next big bet. On Thursday, the company said it had acquired Hypixel Studios, the creator of an upcoming role-playing game called Hytale. If you're not familiar with the game, think M...

Any ‘Valorant’ stream on Twitch can now unlock a beta key

Posted on 15/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Five-on-five hero shooter Valorant is one of the most talked-about games at the moment, and now developer Riot Games — maker of the mega-popular MOBA League of Legends — is expanding access to the beta version so everyone can have a go. Previously,...

‘Valorant’ is just the start of a massive year for Riot Games

Posted on 09/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

If you hadn’t noticed, there’s a new first-person shooter taking the internet by storm. And no, I don’t mean Call of Duty: Warzone — although, that’s also blown up in recent weeks. Instead, I’m talking about Valorant, the first title by Riot Games th...

Riot’s competitive hero shooter ‘Valorant’ enters closed beta next week

Posted on 30/03/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

If you've been patiently waiting for a chance to play Riot's new competitive first-person shooter, you won't have to wait much longer to see what the League of Legends studio has been working on in secret all these years. The Valorant closed beta sta...

Twitch built a tool to help new players understand ‘League of Legends’

Posted on 21/02/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Jumping into a game like League of Legends is not for the faint of heart. Between a notoriously toxic community and the almost endless complexity of the game itself, there are a lot of hurdles new players have to conquer before they can start enjoyin...

Ninja’s management agency is ‘actively seeking to diversify’ its talent pool

Posted on 30/01/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Bridget Davidson helped establish the League of Legends Championship Series nine years ago. Back then, competitors brought their own equipment to world-class tournaments and Riot Games wasn't sure if anyone would tune in to the online stream. The pre...

Riot urges ‘League of Legends’ pros to keep quiet on ‘sensitive’ issues

Posted on 11/10/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

Riot is trying to keep its hands clean after Blizzard banned a pro player for supporting Hong Kong protests on-camera. The League of Legends developer's esports head John Needham has issued a statement saying that Riot has "reminded" pro players and...

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