Valorant

Jamppi confirms switch to Valorant after legal battle with Valve

Done.

After a lengthy legal battle, professional Counter-strike: Global Offensive player Elias "Jamppi" Olkkonen has announced his much-speculated move to Valorant. ENCE's former young gun Jamppi has been rumored to exit CSGO after years of legal proceedings with Valve. After some back and forth, the youngster has decided to quit Valve's competitive shooter once and for all. Jamppi entered CSGO at a young age and managed to appear at the top of the scene in a short time. However, an alleged mistake on his part backfired, damaging his reputation in CSGO. Why did Jamppi quit CSGO? A severe VAC ban was...

This Killjoy nanoswarm lineup always helps clear Ascent's B site

It works every time.

Riot's addition of Yoru in Valorant Episode 2 may have facilitated the five-duelist lobby nightmare. But a Sentinel as deadly as Killjoy still proves that picking her is key to bagging a win in Valorant. A tough fight becomes easier when the enemy team has Killjoy on a map filled with tight corners. Her toolkit is unforgiving on the defender's side due to her ability to impede fast pushes. However, the genius of Germany is just as deadly on the attacker's side. In Valorant, Sentinels are required to support teammates from the sidelines. For aggressive plays, their abilities are rarely ever nee...

This game-breaking bug lets Omen use his ultimate infinitely

Yet another bug on Omen.

Valorant's most recent patch introduced a very concerning bug that makes Omen wildly overpowered. Even moreso than usual. The exploit allows players to cancel and then reuse Omen's ultimate ability, From the Shadows, repeatedly. As one can imagine, the ability to use infinite teleports with no cooldown is completely game-breaking. This continues an unfortunate trend with something game-breaking being discovered with Omen, who already stood as the best agent in Valorant. The bug was first shared on Reddit earlier this week. The player who initially discovered the exploit shared a clip on the Va...

Valorant rewards player for dealing 10 million damage to damage range bot

How did they do it?

A Valorant record has seemingly been broken. The Reddit user shared a video of themself dealing 10 million damage to a damage firing range bot, breaking the previous record for this impressive yet tedious task. After hitting 10 million, the player was automatically kicked from the server, prompting other fans to joke that the game was concerned over the sanity of someone who would attempt such a feat. The player admitted it took an entire day of attempts to reach 10 million damage to the damage range bot. This came because the game kept disconnecting him after he reached various high levels of...

Riot addresses problems with chat and voice bans in Valorant

Toxic players are being targeted by devs.

Valorant developers have finally addressed a growing outcry from players who don't want to play competitive matches with other players who have been banned from chat and voice in-game. Senior producer Ian “Brighteyz” Fielding told the Valorant community that players with chat and voice restrictions would no longer be allowed to play ranked matches within the next two or three patches. Brighteyz said that developers were currently working on the tech behind the move, but that it's just taking "a little bit longer than anticipated." Still, the team remains committed to the change. "While we don'...

Sage can solo hold bomb sites with this Barrier Orb boost trick

She is not just a healer anymore.

Valorant's Sage is usually considered a support agent who can't handle a site independently. However, her Barrier Orb could make her a viable site anchor with some strong aim. When attackers look to bulldoze one site, Split's A site for example, it's a general tactic to stack the site in response and leave a single self-sufficient agent on B to solo-hold the site. In such situations, Sage is rarely ever a top pick to anchor a site alone. However, a Sage player with sharp aim can change that. With this Barrier Orb setup, the Sentinel agent can play a pivotal role in the team. For this setup, wa...

Killjoy can secretly place nanoswarm inside Split's bomb boxes

A great trick, or just a bug?

Valorant's Killjoy is possibly the deadliest agent in Split's B site. A new find shows that her nanoswarm ability alone is enough to keep enemies at bay. Split's B site may be tough to crack open for attackers due to an enclosed entrance and a tight middle area. However, it's the easiest to field post-plant. With the right utility, agents can use the site's corners to confuse their enemies attempting a retake. Killjoy's toolkit enables her to independently hold a site while enabling her teammates to scout other areas. Split's bomb point B becomes all but impossible to break open if Killjoy hid...

Prism II, Horizon skin bundles leaked in-game, now available

Leaded and available to buy.

New Valorant skin bundles Prism II and Horizon were leaked on the Valorant store and by established Valorant leakers. These skin bundles are now available to purchase on in the in-game store. Each bundle has five guns that the cosmetic will be available to purchase for, with no new animations, customizable effects, or melee weapons attached to either bundle. Which guns are getting skins in Prism II and Horizon?The Horizon skin line is going to be available to purchase and will include skins for the Frenzy, Bucky, Spectre, Bulldog and Vandal guns. The cosmetic looks to be similar to the Nebula ...

Cloud9 Blue signs young CSGO pro leaf to its Valorant roster

He wants to be the very best.

The winds of change are blowing for Cloud9's Valorant team. Cloud9 Blue is welcoming Nathan "leaf" Orf to their Valorant roster. The skilled FPS player was a stand-in on the team for three different tournaments, but now he's officially part of the main squad. "I'd probably like to be one of the top players in the game. I definitely think I have the capabilities to be so," leaf said in an announcement video posted on Twitter. leaf was formally a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro, but seemed to adapt to Valorant seamlessly. He has been playing Omen, Cyper, Killjoy, and Reyna, clearly able to ...

koosta officially leaves CSGO to join Gen.G Valorant team

One of the many players switching to Valorant.

Kenneth "koosta" Suen is moving from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to Valorant, Gen.G has announced. Koosta is the fifth member to join the Gen.G Valorant team, and this move completes Gen.G's Valorant roster ahead of the Valorant Champion's Tour. He replaces Kevin "PLAYER1" Champagne. Fans quickly took to Twitter to express their support, though a few also expressed disappointment to see the player departing CSGO. Koosta entered the CSGO scene in 2014 with Tempo Gaming and has played for big-name teams including Team Liquid and Cloud9. He was picked up by Gen.G late in 2019 and now joins G...