Valorant 10.1 introduces the new Rank Shield, offering players two chances to avoid deranking when at 0 RR. Learn how it ...

In one of the most major Competitive changes since the game's introduction, Riot Games is completely overhauling VALORANT's Ranked demotion protection system. P ...

The Valorant Rank Shield was introduced with patch 10.1 on January 21, 2025. The new feature will give players an extra chance to avoid falling to a lower skill group and continue their rank climb.

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Most of the free cosmetics you get in Valorant will be coming from the battlepass, which means you’ll have to grind a lot for them. However, with codes, you can get some for free! Now ...

Global Esports bumps fists with Team Secret after winning in the VCT Pacific 2025 Kickoff tournament in South Korea on ...

What are the latest Valorant skins? It can be hard to keep track of all the available weapon skins, but we’ve gone through them all to provide the ultimate guide to every single one in the game.

George Etheredge for The New York Times Towering over the middle of the hall is Nick Cave’s new bronze sculpture “Amalgam (Origin),” a barefoot figure wrapped in flowers and leaves that ...

Valorant’s head of anti-cheat has confirmed that a big change is in the pipeline as they’re cracking down on the rise of hackers. When Valorant first launched, Riot Games boasted about their ...

Valorant is cracking down on hackers by implementing ranked rollbacks to reverse progress or rank if a match is affected by cheaters. The new measures are designed to penalize cheaters and promote ...

A hexagonal, polished chunk of iron taken from the iconic Eiffel Tower was embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal. But concerns about their quality emerged before the Games had even ended last ...