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Riot Games provides reward for those in search of a VALORANT Closed Beta Key
Riot Games launched their VALORANT Closed Beta about a month ago, but not everyone can get a Key, so Riot Games just announced a small reward to those who are participating in their Twitch partnership - a unique player card available at the game's full release for all those watching these Twitch streams.
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Team Liquid signs Jatt as Head Coach for 2020 LCS Summer Split
Team Liquid has made an off-season splash ahead of the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series Summer Split by signing Joshua "Jatt" Leesman as its Head Coach. Jatt has spent the majority of the past decade as a caster and an analyst for Riot Games' LCS broadcast.
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Riot Korea to hold temporary event between the LCK and LPL to compensate for the MSI being canceled
The rumored exhibition tournament between the LCK and LPL teams are to be held. It will be an event that Riot Korea plans and holds. As the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) had been canceled due to the
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Cloud9 Tenz becomes first player to reach VALORANT rank
Just days after the competitive queue launched in the VALORANT Closed Beta, retired CS:GO pro and Cloud9 streamer, TenZ, became the first NA player to reach the highest rank tier - VALORANT! Yes, the rank shares the same name as the game. Read more on the story here:
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[OFFICIAL] VALORANT closed Beta is coming to Korea; Brazil; Latin America on May 5th
Riot Games' Anna "RiotSuperCakes" Donlon, the Executive 'Decider of Things' for the VALORANT team, gave a short vlog announcement regarding the news, as well as more specifics in terms of the next phases of global rollout for the closed Beta.
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Uzi is a Free Agent, contract expires with RNG
One of the greatest ADCs of all time, Uzi, is now a Free Agent after his contract expired with Royal Never Give Up yesterday, April 30th. He has played over 400 games with the organization since his start back in 2012, but has been inactive since Worlds 2019. Learn more about his free agency here:
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[UPDATED 5/1] Ranked skill disparity is affecting Competitive matchmaking in VALORANT Closed Beta
UPDATED 5/1 - Joseph Ziegler, VALORANT game director at Riot Games, has confirmed in a tweet that unrated games do not have an effect on how ranked matchmaking occurs after a player's initial rating is determine
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Online IGEC Panel: "Social Media in Esports" goes live at 2pm PT
Kelsey Remige joined the Inven Global team at the start of 2020. Her experience in both interviewing professional players in the League of Legends Championship Series and player management at Evolved Talent Agency have helped her craft a nuanced understanding of professional representation in esports. The panel will be rounded out by four branding specialists who work for some of the top organizations in esports.
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OCE unites with NA in Riot Games' upcoming TFT Galaxies Championship
Riot Games announced their first global TFT tournament, the TFT: Galaxies Championship. However, it left off a few of the main League of Legends regions, including Oceania. But now they're here, uniting with NA for a chance to represent their region in the Grand Finals of the TFT: Galaxies Championship. Read more on their inclusion and the tournament's changes here:
