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VCT China's four representatives were all knocked out before the playoffs at Valorant Champions 2026 in Shanghai, leaving the host region without a single team in the bracket.
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Recent leaks indicate that Discord and Riot Games may partner to offer $10 in credits for Valorant or League of Legends to Discord Nitro subscribers.
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ISU moved its varsity esports teams from a basement practice room to a dedicated arena funded by a $520,000 grant from Direct Communications. The venue includes over 30 computer setups and broadcast capabilities.
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Riot Games has partnered with luxury fashion house Balenciaga for Valorant Champions Shanghai 2026. Agent Viper is now Balenciaga's first-ever digital brand ambassador. The collaboration includes a limited-time gaming café in Shanghai and Balenciaga's
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Riot is releasing Patch 13.06 on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, introducing the scoped Warden rifle, a new Gauntlet: Glitched game mode, and an overhauled Agent Mastery system ahead of VALORANT Champions Shanghai 2026.
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A dataminer claims the upcoming Champions 2026 bundle will cost 6,640 VP, surpassing the previous record of 6,620 VP. The bundle includes a Phantom skin, Fan melee, player cards, gun buddies, and a spray, though Riot has not officially confirmed the price
1 min readRiot Games has revealed the Valorant Champions 2026 bundle, arriving next week with weapon skins, player cards, gun buddies and a spray. The Phantom skin and Fan Melee are the featured cosmetics.
1 min readRiot Games is releasing one of the largest updates in Valorant's history mid-Act, introducing a new weapon, fresh game mode, ranked rewards, and overhauling how agent gear unlocks work.
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Riot Games has penalized 296,416 accounts across League of Legends and Valorant for rank manipulation since late 2025, with the enforcement wave still expanding. Boosting, smurfing, and hitchhiking are all treated as cheating under the expanded Vanguard
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Riot Games has updated its tournament conduct rules for Valorant Champions Shanghai, explicitly banning teabagging, shooting dead bodies, and shooting player pucks.
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Riot Games has revealed the upcoming VALORANT 13.06 patch, featuring a new assault rifle called the Warden, a tournament game mode, and a new Agent Mastery System.
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Recent esports business developments highlight BLAST's upcoming Tier 1 tournament in Mongolia, Riot Games exploring prediction market sponsorships, and PGL extending its partnership with 1xBet.
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