Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Stubbs covers esports, competitive games and the creator economy. Valorant looks a little different on console. At the Summer ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The free-to-play first-person hero shooter is currently only available on console in the United States, Canada, Europe, Brazil, and Japan, but ...

Maybe one for lower-end rigs.

Valorant is a 5v5 tactical FPS developed by Riot Games. Some people call it a love-child of CS:GO and Overwatch, and there is some undoubted credibility to that. Due to its slow yet precise shooting ...

Riot Games' Valorant now requires TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot to run. That's because the game's Vanguard anti-cheat engine now carries these requirements on Windows 11 to ensure secured systems. Riot ...

For those invested in the lore, the 5v5 map is set in a French castle town transformed into a radianite salt mining facility. Corrode is set in the climate-ravaged world of Omega Earth, making this ...

Swiftplay makes Valorant even quicker. Riot Games has launched Swiftplay, a new game mode in Valorant that is designed to give you a way to play the fill Valorant experience in a greatly reduced ...

As is always the case with new Valorant Agents, Harbor is unlocked after reaching Tier 5 of his Agent contract. This can take some time to unlock –around 10 competitive games–, but you can speed up ...

There's a lot of anticipation around Riot Games' Valorant, and it's no wonder why: it's poised to take on the likes of Overwatch and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and as we've covered in our ...