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TournifyPK Summer Championship Announced: PKR 500,000 Prize Pool!
Prepare your squads for the biggest esports tournament of the summer. TournifyPK is proud to announce the Summer Championship with tournament tracks for PUBG Mobile, Valorant, and Tekken 8.
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Ben Affleck lost 3 years to Starcraft, has strong Valorant opinions, and mourns RTSes as a genre, so there's solid odds he's one of our regular commenters
Unlike PC Gamer's UK editorial staff, Ben Affleck knows ball. Metaphorically, I mean. Though he probably also knows what the Miami Heat is. Speaking on the October 12 episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Affleck reflected—with a touch of regret—on the time Starcraft swallowed his entire life."There was a game cal...
Valorant player claims to have inherited hardware ban through secondhand CPU, Riot anticheat boss disputes parts of story
User After-Cartoonist-196 on the German-language PCBaumeister subreddit claims to have bought a CPU secondhand, but that it carried the previous owner's Valorant ban.Extreme surveillance measures have been adopted by esports devs in recent years to combat and punish endemic cheating in their games.Riot support allegedl...
Valorant Player Banned Due To Previous GPU Owner’s Cheating Ways
In a wild coincidence a German player was penalized over the playing habits of their Ryzen 7's previous owner, claiming that nothing short of replacing the entire PC will overcome Riot's infamous anti-cheat detection
Metal desks nearly destroyed a Valorant tournament
Wireless gaming mice are great and have only gotten better with time. They're so good, in fact, that I would not go for a wired model unless I was really looking for a budget option. And yet it turns out wired mice were the best choice for the Valorant Champions tournament in Shanghai, where custom desks were apparentl...
Valorant's New Performance Score Could Rewrite How Competitive Shooters Measure Skill
Most fans of tactical shooters can probably agree that there's rarely a more satisfying sight than having your name at the top of that scoreboard. Sometimes, it doesn't even matter whether the match went well; if you have the most kills, you're the king of the world, and that's that. However, ValorantPatch 13.06 seems...
Riot's Vanguard is coming for League of Legends and Valorant boosters, with nearly 300,000 accounts hit
It doesn't matter what shooter you play, 'smurfing' and cheating will always appear. For me, it's a prevalent issue in Embark Studios' The Finals; for others, it's ruining their Valorant sessions. Riot Games is continuing its crackdown on boosting and rank manipulation in both League of Legends and Valorant, with nearl...
Valorant's new Warden rifle aims to disrupt the eternal Phantom vs Vandal contest
Step aside, Phantom and Vandal mains - or rather, step back - because Valorant will soon have a new rifle. And it's lining up its shot from a distance. Arriving as part of patch 13.06 on Tuesday September 22, the Warden promises to deliver "a distinct long-range option" at a price point in balance with [...]
Data digest: CookieRun, NYT and Valorant milestones, more Skillz-Papaya drama plus China, Japan and D2C stats
Every Wednesday, we break down the latest data, research and financial results into digestible chunks. Read on for the numbers you need to know about without the fluff. This column is sponsored by Xsolla, which can help you to create a seamless online store where web purchases can quickly generate new revenue –...
Riot wants to keep taking "risks" with Valorant. That's why its still alive in 2026
I've never been there on 'day one.' Overwatch; League of Legends; World of Warcraft - all games that I've joined in on further down the line; communities I've assimilated into, not always been a part of. I wasn't there when Wrath of the Lich King dropped, or when Twisted Fate had a global ultimate as [...]
What The 2XKO Shut Down Means For Players
Initially announced alongside the smashing success of Riot Games' FPS shooter Valorant, the studio's take on 2D fighters with 2XKO was initially met with wide praise from League of Legends fans and fighting game enthusiasts alike. Despite the positive perception and character updates, however, Riot Games is officially...
Next Valorant Night Market 2026 dates
When is the next Valorant Night Market? Hopefully, some of your long-sought-after weapon skins have been added to your collection. If you're unsure whether to part with your valuable Valorant points, we can tell you how long you have to decide - and if you're disappointed by your market, how long we expect you to wait...
The new Valorant collection lets you show off with LoL Riftbound cards
It isn't anything new to be presented with a fresh Valorant collection: they are fancy new skins for those who like to look good when they're dominating in the FPS game. What is new with the Aeris collection is that you can produce some Riftbound League of Legends Trading Cards in-game, which is quite the [...]