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Patch Notes
VALORANT Patch 13.04 Puts Abyss In and Breeze Out of the Map Pool
Riot Games published the VALORANT Patch 13.04 notes on August 18. The update moves Abyss into the Competitive and Deathmatch…
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News
VALORANT’s Aeris Collection Will Bring a Transforming Greatsword Melee on August 18
Riot Games revealed the Aeris Collection, which will arrive in VALORANT alongside Act 5 on August 18, 2026. The cosmetic…
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Esports
Berlin Will Host Caps’ League of Legends Hall of Legends Ceremony on August 18
Rasmus ‘Caps’ Winther will become the first Western player inducted into the League of Legends Hall of Legends when Riot…
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League of Legends Exploit Crackdown Suspends Thousands and Permanently Bans More Than 100 Accounts
On August 15, Riot said it had issued penalty waves against League of Legends accounts that abused two gold-related bugs.…
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News
League of Legends Patch 26.17 Will Add New Emotes, Icons, and TFT Assets
League of Legends Patch 26.17 is scheduled to arrive on August 26, 2026, and its current PBE preview includes new…
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VALORANT’s next VCT anthem will lean into metal with BMTH and Spiritbox
VALORANT’s VCT Champions Shanghai anthem will take a heavier musical route, featuring Bring Me The Horizon singer Oli Sykes and…
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Guides
VCT EMEA’s Barcelona Fan Fest will bring free VALORANT activities Aug. 28-30
VALORANT fans traveling to Barcelona for the VCT EMEA Stage 2 Finals will have a free community event to visit…
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Esports
The Americas LCQ finale exposed a hard problem for VALORANT’s 2027 VCT plans
The VALORANT Challengers Americas Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) Grand Final was supposed to decide which Tier 2 team would reach…
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News
Riot wants League of Legends to keep some frustration despite mage bot complaints
Riot Games is defending a measured amount of frustration as part of League of Legends‘ long-term design, even as mage…
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Patch Notes
League of Legends Patch 26.16 will give ADCs more room against mages
League of Legends Patch 26.16 is scheduled to arrive on Aug. 12, 2026, with Riot Games targeting the mage-heavy bottom…
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