Riot explains how Valorant’s competitive mode and ranking system will work The game’s highest rank will simply be called “Valorant”. Riot Games has officially announced how they’re integrating Valorant’s ranking system and competitive mode in a blog post by Valorant Senior Producer, Ian “Brighteyz” Fielding. Valorant will have eight ranks, with three tiers each, except for the top Valorant rank. The ranks will be divided into Iron, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Immortal, and the game’s highest rank — Valorant....

Riot explains its plans to tackle player toxicity in Valorant Toxic behavior will not be tolerated. As Valorant’s closed beta has been out for about a month now, Riot has decided to update its community on how they plan to tackle player harassment moving forward. .@RiotSuperCakesand@RiotZieglerare back this week with some commitments on disruptive player behavior and more about what’s going on with our servers. Catch up on the latest:https://t.co/QTFVMCdSGKpic.twitter.com/p2i4Zgm60q...

Rockstar Games will donate 5% of GTA Online and Red Dead Online profits to COVID-19 relief The donation drive will last until the of end of May. Rockstar Games has announced that from now until the end of May it will donate 5% of all revenue from purchases made in GTA Online and Red Dead Online to COVID-19 relief efforts. The relief efforts aim to help regions and countries where Rockstar Games has operating studios, which includes North America, the United Kingdom, and India....

Saf, Zayt win ESL Katowice Royale Duos Competition The duo squad took home the lion’s share of the US$400,000 prize pool. The duo of Ghost Gaming’s Rocco “Saf” Morales and NRG Esports’ Williams “Zayt” Aubin caught fire in the late stages of the ESL Katowice Royale Duos tournament to take home the trophy and the lion’s share of the US$400,000 prize pool. — ESL Fortnite (@ESL_Fortnite)July 24, 2025 In the first day of the Duos Competition, Saf and Zayt performed solidly but finished outside of the Top 3....

Shroud dominates in his first ever Dota Underlords match The ex-CS:GO pro traded in guns for chess pieces. Popular streamer, and ex-CS:GO pro, Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek, took a chance on the newDota 2auto chessgame, Dota Underlords, and did fairly well for his first time. Shroud only played one game of Dota Underlords, but was able to last 42 rounds, climbing all the way up to first place and winning a total of 28 rounds....

Soniqs zoom to victory at PUBG Global Series 2 champions Gotta go fast. From August 18 to 20 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, intense battle royale action were on show at thePUBG Global Series 2— but only one team can come out on top. Hunger “hwinn” Winn, James “TGLTN” Giezen, Tristan “Shrimzy” Nowicki, Austin “M1ME” Scherff, represented Soniqs in strong performances across three days, and earned US$600,000 for their efforts — the lion’s share of a US$2 million prize pool on offer from Krafton Inc....

T1 teams up with Twitch for exclusive streaming partnership Faker and the T1 family are exclusive to Twitch. South Korean esports organization T1 has signed a multi-year exclusive streaming deal with the world’s top streaming platform, Twitch. [T1 X@TwitchStreaming Deal]We are excited to announce our exclusive, multi-year streaming deal with Twitch. We’ve extended our previous deal to include not only@T1LoLteam, but other T1 players and content creators to host their gameplay and various content....

Team Flash finish strong with a clean ace against Flash Wolves It all happened in a flash. Vietnamese representatives Team Flash showed they were a force to reckon with after pulling an insane ace against Flash Wolves at theWCS Finals 2022. They played against the Taiwanese team in a best-of-five series in the upper bracket final drafting champions Lucian, Jax, Darius, Senna, and Gragas. Team Flash fought their way through the upper bracket, beating other powerful teams Fennel Adversity andBuriram United Esports....

Team Griffin’s coach cvMax leaves just a week before Worlds 2019 starts Can Team Griffin find a replacement for him in short notice? League of Legends Champions Korea’s (LCK) Team Griffin has announced the resignation of its head coach, Kim “cvMax” Dae-ho. The announcement explained that cvMax’s contract “has ended with mutual agreement.” Team Griffin’s official statement did not detail the reason for the coach’s sudden departure, but a clip from popular Korean LoL streamer이상호(BJ)shed more light on the situation....

Team Secret signs Bren Esports’ former Valorant roster Team Secret has entered the server. European esports organization Team Secret announced the acquisition of the all-Filipino Valorant roster that was previously signed with Bren Esports. This is its first foray into the competitive Valorant scene. The organization is best known for its top-tier Dota 2 team led by TI1 champion Clement “Puppey” Ivanov.Team Secretalso manages professional Rainbow Six Siege,League of Legends,League of Legends: Wild Rift, and PUBG Mobile teams....

Team Spirit moves Dota 2, CSGO teams to Belgrade, Serbia Relocate. Russian esports organization Team Spirit is moving its home base to Serbia, canceling its infrastructure expansion plans in Moscow in light of the ongoingRussian invasion of Ukraine. The Moscow-based team is focusing “on relocating our club’s employees and teams to Belgrade”, it wrote in an announcement. “The accessibility of esports has always been its unique feature,” wrote the org....

The best guns in XDefiant — dominate the battlefield Evolve your game. XDefiant throws you into the heart of fast-paced firefights, and having the right weapon for the job can mean the difference between domination and defeat. Here’s a breakdown of some of the best guns in XDefiant to help you conquer the competition. There are many weapons to choose from, but only a handful of them are great during those intense multiplayer combats....

The Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR300 is an affordable gaming router If you hate lag in your games, then Netgear’s newest gaming router may be your best bet. Available now for S$399 (US$290), the Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR300 may be at the low end of Netgear’s gaming range, but it still packs in the performance a gamer needs. The XR300 features a dual-core 1GHz processor and comes with Netgear’s Duma OS, which has some nifty tricks to help reduce lag, such as Geo-Filter which keeps you playing on nearer servers, a Quality of Service (QoS) feature that prioritizes gaming devices such as the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and a real-time bandwidth monitoring service....