Valorant news and interesting facts

Michal Harat, 04 August 2024, 23:57

Riot Games released the first console version of one of its games. The free-to-play shooter Valorant is now available for download on PS5 and Xbox Series X and S.

Miriam Moszczynska, 12 September 2022, 14:23

The performance of Valorant's servers has annoyed the players. Although they offer better performance thanks to tickrate 128, players also get wins or losses based partly on RNG.

Dawid Wanat, 14 March 2022, 14:39

Security analysts have detected a password-stealing program in cheats for Valorant. Scammers exploit players willing to cheat in games by placing malware in the file.

Michael Zegar, 04 November 2021, 22:23

Riot Games titles, such as League of Legends or Valorant, have just arrived on Epic Games Store. On this occasion, a playable Jinx will appear in Fortnite tomorrow.

Michal Ciezadlik, 19 October 2021, 14:02

Developers from Riot Games have announced that the number of cheaters in Valorant has seen an all-time low. This is thanks to the game's highly effective anti-cheat solution - Vanguard.

Agnes Adamus, 05 September 2021, 17:39

Riot is updating its Vanguard anti-cheat system. As a result, Valorant will not work on Windows 11 without TPM 2.0.

Adrian Werner, 17 August 2021, 14:45

Riot Games is considering enhancing the Valorant brand with virtual musicians. This approach has already worked well for League of Legends.

Adrian Werner, 03 June 2021, 09:41

Riot Games boasted that Valorant has over 14 million people per month on PC. A mobile version was also announced.

Adrian Piotrowski, 02 May 2021, 18:39

Riot Games, the company behind Valorant, will monitor conversations in voice chat. This is all as part of the fight against hate speech and toxic players.

Michal Ciezadlik, 03 March 2021, 14:16

Valorant received a major update yesterday, marked as 2.04. Among the new features added to Riot Games' FPS, the most notable is a new character - Astra. In addition, we'll also see changes in the ranking system.

Lukasz Stefaniak, 17 February 2021, 14:47

A video posted on one of Valorant-related Twitter profiles shows a five-year-old boy showing off his skills. He defeated his opponents in a 4-on-1 situation.

Jacob Blazewicz, 14 January 2021, 11:06

Vanguard, Valorant's anti-cheat app, remains a problem for cheaters. The recent action of Riot Games caused many such „players” to lose a lot of money.

Bart Swiatek, 12 January 2021, 11:37

Lawyers for two well-known development studios - Bungie and Riot Games - have prepared a joint lawsuit against several creators of cheat software used in titles like Valorant and Destiny 2.

Adrian Werner, 11 January 2021, 13:00

The team at Riot Games released an impressive trailer for the second episode of Valorant. It shows Yoru, the new playable agent, in action.

Paul Wozniak, 19 August 2020, 13:16

Riot Games admitted a communication error and apologized for last year's tweet, in which the company's CEO stated that in Valorant we will not eliminate our opponents using skills.

Aleksandra Dziwinska, 04 August 2020, 23:04

The new game from Riot Games, team previously known solely for League of Legends, has just been updated to version 1.05. What has been added to the game?

Bart Swiatek, 30 July 2020, 17:49

Valorant will be enriched with a new character in a few days. The heroine's name is Killjoy and she will have an arsenal of interesting - and potentially very annoying - gadgets.

Bart Swiatek, 28 July 2020, 16:00

A large number of people playing the shooter Valorant complain about the sound in the game. In their opinion, the sound system used in this title does not allow to properly determine the position of enemies, which is very important in this type of title.

Damian Strozek, 07 July 2020, 11:58

Valorant players have noticed that the game often draws the same maps for them, which can become frustrating after a long time. Player known as leX comes to the rescue, revealing a simple way to make the arena selection more random.

Adrian Werner, 02 July 2020, 15:32

We looked at the reception of Valorant a month after its release. User reviews are polarized, and the average player rating doesn't give Riot Games reasons to be satisfied.

Paul Wozniak, 30 June 2020, 14:56

In her latest video, executive producer Anna Donlon revealed the intervals at which new characters will appear in Valorant. We also found out when we can expect the next mode, maps or other major changes.

Paul Wozniak, 23 June 2020, 17:29

Tomorrow Valorant will receive patch 1.02. A moment after its launch, ranked matches will make their debut in the game and minor fixes will be introduced.

Paul Wozniak, 15 June 2020, 18:11

Valorant players are constantly complaining about the exorbitant prices of cosmetic sets containing themed weapon skins. According to a large part of the community, these items are not worth their price. For the newest one, we have to pay $71.

Paul Wozniak, 08 June 2020, 17:42

Valorant players complain about unoptimized matchmaking, which makes weaker players face experienced veterans. This games are frustrating for both sides, and the solution to the problem will probably not come until the ranked games are re-introduced.

Paul Wozniak, 03 June 2020, 13:21

After the official launch of Valorant, the new online shooter from Riot Games, it turned out that the cheaters banned during the closed beta still cannot play. The cheaters are pouring out their griefs on the web, although the president of Riot indicated that they will not get a second chance.

Adrian Werner, 02 June 2020, 10:54

Today marks the release of the full version of Valorant. Patch 1.0 for Riot Games' shooter introduced a new character, an additional map and a new game mode.

Jacob Blazewicz, 29 May 2020, 14:11

Riot Games has provided ingraphics to sum up Valorant beta. For almost two months the creators fixed a lot of bugs, and thousands of banned chaters failed to get back on servers.

Paul Wozniak, 21 May 2020, 18:26

We just got to know the official launch date of Riot Games's new online shooter Valorant. The game will be available for everyone in most regions of the world early next month. New content is also to be released soon.

Bart Swiatek, 13 May 2020, 11:38

One of the creators of the online shooter Valorant informed that Riot Games has banned first cheaters. So far almost 9 thousand cheaters have been taken out.

Bart Swiatek, 07 May 2020, 15:24

Valorant's anti-cheat system Vanguard blocks important programs on some users' computers. Sometimes it slows down or completely freezes the PC. In rare cases, the effects of using the app can be even more serious.

Paul Wozniak, 04 May 2020, 17:30

Valorant's players have noticed that one of the characters available in the game has a badly programmed hitbox. Hits to the area around the character's arm, for example, are counted as headshots.

Paul Wozniak, 30 April 2020, 16:20

Valorant has been in closed beta for over three weeks now. Players started noticing the shortcomings of the game and demand changes and new elements. We have gathered several of their proposals in this message.

Paul Wozniak, 29 April 2020, 15:36

The controversial practices of Twitch streamers have led to the introduction of new rules on so-called „drops” on the platform. From now on, adding the possibility of e.g. access to Valorant's tests while transmitting replays will have considerable consequences.

Bart Swiatek, 29 April 2020, 12:12

Developers from Riot Games introduced a number of changes to Vanguard - Valorant's anti-cheat protection. The app received an icon in the Windows notification area and will inform users about blocked programs.

Paul Wozniak, 22 April 2020, 17:57

After the second week of Valorant's closed beta, the game still boasts huge Twitch coverage. This is due to new streamer practices and the controversial way of granting access to tests.

Paul Wozniak, 20 April 2020, 17:15

Popular streamer Michael „Shroud” Grzesiek spoke about the compatition between CS:GO and Valorant. According to the Shroud, Valve realized that over the past few years they could do nothing, because there was no competition on the market. Now that the shooter from Riot Games has appeared, the devs have decided to introduce some important updates, and the biggest ones are probably still ahead of us.

Paul Wozniak, 18 April 2020, 22:59

Riot Games offers up to $100,000 to those who would find gaps in Valorant's anti-cheat software. Different error levels were set, with $25,000 being offered for the lowest tier.

Paul Wozniak, 17 April 2020, 21:27

One of the streamers, while playing Valorant, experienced a situation where after connecting the phone to the PC, the game's anti-cheat hung up and forced the application to restart. After restarting the game, the player still couldn't log in to his account.

Milosz Szubert, 14 April 2020, 19:33

The anti-cheat security in Valorant from Riot Games is very controversial. It launches when the system starts up and works at the kernel level of the operating system, which means it has extensive administrative rights. Moreover, Reddit users report that it causes some problems in other games.

Conrad Hazi, 11 April 2020, 16:39

The creators of the game imposed the first ban for the use of prohibited game aids. It took the hackers only a few days to crack Valorant, but Riot Games calms the community and claims to be prepared for the situation.

Paul Wozniak, 08 April 2020, 14:02

Yesterday, Twitch broke a historical record. The launch of Valorant's closed beta tests attracted more than 1.7 million viewers. This was enough for the total number of people watching streams on the platform to exceed 4 million.

Paul Wozniak, 07 April 2020, 13:46

Today, the closed beta tests of Valanort, the new online shooter from the creators of LoL, will begin. Those who have not yet received access to them will now get a second chance. By linking our Riot account with Twitch and watching selected streamers, we will be able to grab one of several thousand access keys.

Bart Swiatek, 07 April 2020, 13:22

Developers at Riot Games warn that the soon-to-be-launched beta-tests of Valorant can be quite problematic. Players should expect lags and other difficulties, as creating networking structures and testing is currently hampered by the global coronavirus pandemic.

Bart Swiatek, 06 April 2020, 10:28

The well-known streamer Dr. Disrespect recently criticized and mocked Valorant - the shooter from the creators of League of Legends several times. It seems that he did not like the new FPS from Riot Games.

Paul Wozniak, 04 April 2020, 15:52

After the dumping of yesterday's materials from the new Valorant online shooter, we can finally determine exactly what game it will be. Contrary to appearances, it does not resemble Overwatch, but rather a combination of CS:GO and Rainbow Six: Siege. The title is primarily to focus on the tactical sense of the player, knowledge of maps and weapons.

Paul Wozniak, 04 April 2020, 15:34

Developers from Riot Games confirmed that as far as Valorant is concerned, for the time being they will focus exclusively on PCs. The game may be ported to other platforms in the future.

Paul Wozniak, 03 April 2020, 21:08

Since 10:00 am PT on Twitch you can watch gameplays from the latest Riot Games title - Valorant. The footage from the online shooter attracted the attention of almost a million viewers at once.

Paul Wozniak, 02 April 2020, 18:15

One of the most popular streamers after playing Valorant's beta said that the rest of the games are thrash and don't give him as much fun as the new title from Riot Games.

Jacob Blazewicz, 30 March 2020, 21:03

Riot Games has announced the start date of Valorant's beta tests. We will get a chance to test the new team FPS with Overwatch-like heroes next week.

Laty, 06 March 2020, 10:25

The team working on Valorant provided details of the microtransaction system. The creators of League of Legends have still not revealed the release date of their latest title.