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Valorant

Platforms

PC

Initial releaseJune 2, 2020

Developers

Riot Games

Genres

Shooter

Publishers

Riot Games

Valorant Spotlight

No one should have to “grow a thicker skin”: Valorant studio commit to harsh penalties for harassment
“If you want to make evil statements…you aren't welcome here”
Nic Reuben
10 months ago
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Valorant: Best graphics settings for FPS
Can't beat buttery frames.
Ed Thorn
4 years ago
Valorant: Best Agents
Here's our pick of the best agents in Valorant.
Ed Thorn
4 years ago
The 25 best FPS games on PC
The worthiest reticules of all time
Ed Thorn
1 year ago
68

Valorant Feed

A promotional image for Valorant

News

No one should have to “grow a thicker skin”: Valorant studio commit to harsh penalties for harassment

“If you want to make evil statements…you aren't welcome here”

May 31, 2024Nic Reuben

30 comments

A guardian from Destiny, an NPC from Deathloop and a dwarf from Deep Rock Galactic, all wielding large guns, superimposed on a map screen from Team Fortress 2

Feature

The 25 best FPS games on PC

The worthiest reticules of all time

Jan. 1, 2024Ed Thorn

68 comments

Artwork from Apex Legends, Sea Of Thieves and Among Us form the header of our Best Multiplayer Games list

Feature

The 25 best multiplayer games

Great games to play against friends

Jan. 1, 2024Ed Thorn

44 comments

A man running in Valorant while a shadowy robot hand reaches out to grab him.

News

Valorant is getting a team deathmatch mode later this month

With three new maps

June 17, 2023Graham Smith

2 comments

Jett and Phoenix stand back-to-back in Valorant wallpaper artwork.

News

Valorant and League Of Legends join Game Pass next week with all characters unlocked

Game Pass will also offer perks for Riot's mobile games

Dec. 8, 2022Alice O'Connor

4 comments

Riot Games acquire World Of Tanks and World Of Warships support studio

News

Riot Games acquire World Of Tanks and World Of Warships support studio

Wargaming Sydney’s dev team will support Riot’s live-service games

Oct. 17, 2022CJ Wheeler

Valorant is getting a new map in update 5.0, but saying goodbye to an old one

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Valorant is getting a new map in update 5.0, but saying goodbye to an old one

Farewell to Split

June 16, 2022Graham Smith

3 comments

Every League Of Legends champion will soon be available via Game Pass

News

Every League Of Legends champion will soon be available via Game Pass

Plus content from all Riot's other games

June 12, 2022Graham Smith

Valorant wizard Killjoy eats lunch in promotional artwork.

News

Riot say "Whoopsie!" after accidentally suggesting a Valorant character liked NFTs

Even a fictional character liking NFTs would be embarrassing

Jan. 28, 2022Alice O'Connor

16 comments

Neon's splash art from Valorant.

Feature

Valorant's new agent Neon breaks the game's pacing, but in a good way

Gotta go fast

Jan. 12, 2022Ed Thorn

1 comment

Jinx in Arcane.

News

Riot Games to pay $100 million in gender discrimination lawsuit settlement

Bumped up from a proposed $10 million settlement

Jan. 4, 2022Alice O'Connor

11 comments

Ultimate Audio Bang #20: a festive farewell

Podcast

Ultimate Audio Bang #20: a festive farewell

Cheers!

Dec. 17, 2021Ed Thorn

4 comments

A sniper reloads the chamber in a snowy woodland backdrop.

Podcast

Ultimate Audio Bang #18: do FPS games still need a campaign?

It's a yes from us

Nov. 12, 2021Ed Thorn

7 comments

Valorant's new agent Chamber spawns snazzy guns for himself

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Valorant's new agent Chamber spawns snazzy guns for himself

Why buy weapons when you can magic them into your hands?

Nov. 1, 2021Imogen Beckhelling

2 comments

Podcast

UItimate Audio Bang #15: 1v1 me on shooter trivia

We test each other's shooter knowledge

Oct. 1, 2021Ed Thorn

1 comment

Valorant's Jett spinning one of her knives against a bright pink background.

News

Valorant's latest patch nerfed the floating knife-fiend Jett

Plus tweaks to Skye and Kay/o, and Fracture is in competitive rotation

Sept. 22, 2021Imogen Beckhelling

2 comments

Podcast

Ultimate Audio Bang #14: big meaty guns slapping meat

Weighty weapons and audible footsteps

Sept. 17, 2021Ed Thorn

An aerial view of Fracture, it has one lush green side and another desserty side.

News

Valorant's new defender-centred map Fracture has arrived

Attackers can come at you from either side, how stressful

Sept. 9, 2021Imogen Beckhelling

1 comment

An aerial view of Fracture, it has one lush green side and another desserty side.

News

Valorant's new map Fracture sounds like a defender's nightmare

It plops the defending spawn in-between plant sites

Sept. 1, 2021Imogen Beckhelling

1 comment

Podcast

Ultimate Audio Bang #13: dungeons and Destiny

Roll a 1 to shoulder barge an alien

Aug. 27, 2021Ed Thorn

Podcast

Ultimate Audio Bang #12: esports Olympics

We pretend CS:GO doesn't exist

Aug. 13, 2021Ed Thorn

2 comments

Podcast

Ultimate Audio Bang #10: into the depths of dark lore

Now I know why Widowmaker is blue

July 16, 2021Ed Thorn

Podcast

Ultimate Audio Bang #09: our favourite heroes in shooters

Or agents or operators or characters

July 2, 2021Ed Thorn

1 comment

A painted wallpaper showing KAY/O, a new robotic character added to Valorant. He has a screen for a face and is holding a smoking gun. Bit of a Terminator vibe.

News

Valorant's next update adds a robot and changes just about everything

Patch 3.0 tweaks agents, economy, weapon accuracy and more

June 22, 2021Imogen Beckhelling

A painted wallpaper showing KAY/O, a new robotic character added to Valorant. He has a screen for a face and is holding a smoking gun. Bit of a Terminator vibe.

News

Valorant's next character is KAY/O, a killer robot who suppresses enemies

Also he's got some regular grenades

June 17, 2021Graham Smith

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