Amazon partners with Riot Games to host VALORANT community event

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Multinational technology company Amazon has partnered with game developer and publisher Riot Games.

The collaboration will see both parties collaborate with Twitch Prime’s Crown Channel to host RE/LOAD, an end-of-year event celebrating all areas of the VALORANT community including the game’s esports initiatives.

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Taking place on December 16th in Atlanta, Georgia, RE/LOAD will feature a pro-am tournament featuring a range of content creators including Michael ‘Shroud’ Grzesiek and Jacky ‘Stewie2K’ Yip. In addition to the pro-am matches, the event will feature music performances from Dabin and Mike Dimes.

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Nikki Lewis, Senior Director of Brand Marketing at Riot Games, spoke on the collaboration: “We’re thrilled to partner with Amazon and the folks at Crown Channel to co-host the RE//LOAD event experience for our VALORANT community.

“VALORANT lives at the intersection of competitive gaming and up-and-coming music, so partnering with Amazon’s Crown Channel to throw an in-person event like RE//LOAD was a no-brainer.”

Jonno Nicholson

Jonno is a Freelance News Writer for Esports Insider and has been part of the ESI team since 2019! His interests include the rapid rise of sim racing and its impact on the wider industry.

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