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Riot dev explains reasoning behind controversial map pool changes in VALORANT

Frequent map pool updates without any actual changes to the maps are leaving players frustrated with the system.

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All VALORANT Champions Paris 2025 Twitch drops and how to get them

Grab all the free stuff you can!

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Arcane Gauntlets skin disabled in VALORANT, explained

Hint: It's because of a particularly large trophy.

Dot Esports

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2XKO Closed Beta countdown: Exact release date and time

Ready or not?

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VALORANT Champions 2025 bundle: Release date, price, and more

Gold is the new cool.

Dot Esports

LEC schedule overlaps sparks LoL vs VALORANT esports debate among fans

Can Riot come up with an effective solution?

Dot Esports

Riot leaked its next 2XKO fighter in the silliest way possible before throwing its hands up and saying 'oopsy daisy' with an announcement post

Someone cranked the reveal lever too early.

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How the creative team behind Netflix's Arcane pushed the animation even further for the second season

The animation studio Fortiche reveals its winning formula for adapting game characters and worlds to the screen.

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VALORANT competitive map rotation: All maps in current pool

Here are all maps in the VALORANT competition map pool.

Dot Esports

VALORANT player count: How many people play VALORANT?

It's a solid number.

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If you're having a bad day, here's a pick-me-up: A bunch of Riot higher-ups had to talk about 'what the word goon meant' at a leadership meeting

"That was a real thing that happened."

PC Gamer

League of Legends leadership just got a crash course in horniness when "someone started explaining what 'gooning' meant: "I shouldn't tell you this"

"If Riot gets mad at me for it, that's fine"

GamesRadar

Battlefield 6 and Valorant's invasive anti-cheats are locked in a turf war

The age of kernel-level anti-cheat software is creating unique hurdles.

PC Gamer

"We will for sure lose money": League of Legends developer is finally cracking down on account boosting after 15 years, even at the cost of the game's revenue

Riot "believes in the game's future"

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VALORANT rank distribution (2025)

Stuck in Silver? You are certainly not alone. Here's the VALORANT rank distribution in 2025.

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How to change your name in VALORANT

It's time for a change.

GamesRadar

Original Hytale studio founder "in active discussions with Riot Games about acquiring" the Minecraft-inspired survival game after offering "10x what the true market value is"

"Thank you for believing in Hytale"

PC Gamer

2XKO: Everything we know about the League of Legends fighting game

Previously called Project L, here's what you need to know about 2XKO.

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Tom’s Hardware

Battlefield 6 open beta says it won't run if you have Valorant installed, thanks to Riot's anti-cheat — uninstall or disable Vanguard if you plan to join the second open beta this weekend

Battlefield 6 will refuse to load if you have Valorant installed on your computer because its anti-cheat software, Riot Vanguard, conflicts with Battlefield's own. The issue boils down to kernel-level anti-cheat software looking for control over the computer to prevent exploits on the deepest possible level, maybe a little too…

Dot Esports

League of Legends patch schedule

Mark the dates.

PC Gamer

League of Legends is getting its first major control scheme change in 16 years: the option to use WASD to 'get new players to the fun parts of League faster and with less friction'

It's hitting the PBE in a couple patches.

GamesRadar

Hytale co-founder has "made my final counter offer" to Riot in what's "the ONLY chance" to see the canceled sandbox RPG return, and he's feeling "optimistic"

He claims "the offer is 10x what the true market value is"

Dot Esports

What is Shotcall in VALORANT? How to use Riot’s new esports prediction feature on Twitch

Bring your prediction game to the table.

Dot Esports

New Twitch feature lets VALORANT players predict VCT moments live—and earn bragging rights

Put your VCT guessing game to test.

PC Gamer

League of Legends' Wild Rift China posts AI slop that looks like a fever dream you'd have after watching KPop Demon Hunters, executive producer says it 'frankly, did not hit the mark'

KSlop Minion Punters.

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