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Version1 signs female VALORANT roster, fueling a growing women’s scene

Version1 announced the signing of an all-female VALORANT squad today. The new roster, competing as VersionX, will have their sights set on the third NA VCT Game Changers event scheduled to begin at the end of September. The roster consists of Kiara “Milkyway” Blue Kukilakilaokalani Makua (in-game leader/controller), Natalia “Natty” Jackson (main duelist/secondary flex), Rachel Lynn “Rush” Hang (initiator), Katherine “Karra” Lee (smoker/Sage), and Naomi Sauvola (sentinel/flex Skye). These players aren’t strangers to each other, with a majority of the roster (except for Naomi) competing together under the name Just

Sentinels’ dapr on receiving toxic DMs, death threats: ‘I’m so used to it now, it’s nothing to me’

Sentinels’ star VALORANT player Michael “dapr” Gulino commented on stream earlier this week about his experience with receiving toxic messages and even death threats from people in the community. Dapr went into detail describing the harsh messages he’s been sent as a pro player. “I got shit talked for such a long time now, I’m indifferent dude,” dapr said. “If I showed you guys my DMs, I could show you like 20 screenshots I took of people saying they’ll like fucking dismember my mother because I knifed Mixwell and shit.

BLAST to host another Spike Nations VALORANT event featuring 60,000 euro Riot-funded charity prize pool

BLAST is set to host its first European VALORANT event since the start of the VALORANT Champions Tour with the second iteration of the BLAST Spike Nations tournament. The event will take place from Oct. 7 to 9 and will feature 12 EMEA-based teams consisting of some of the top pro players from each country or nation. The teams will be split into three groups of four, with the top two squads from each group advancing to a knockout playoff stage. The 12 teams will represent the following countries or

Where is VCT Champions 2021 held?

VCT Champions is heading to Europe. Riot initially intended to host each of the VCT’s international events in different regions. But with COVID-19 related complications increasing throughout the year, the organizers had to make the tough decision to “re-evaluate.” In the end, Riot’s goal was to “find and secure locations that would allow the greatest likelihood for qualified teams to attend [Champions],” according to a statement in September.  Rumors indicated that Riot originally planned to host the end-of-year event in Los Angeles, backed up by a still of an image

Pokemon GO Azelf Raid Guide: How to Beat Azelf

PokémonHere are our best tips and tricks to take down Azelf quickly in Pokemon GO. / Niantic LabsHere are our best tips and tricks to take down Azelf quickly in Pokemon GO.Azelf, Uxie, and Mesprit have taken over five-star raids from Lugia this month and will continue to appear through to Oct. 1, 2021. Each has its own domain in the real world to simulate the different areas of the Sinnoh region where their lakes reside. Trainers will likely remember Azelf from the Sinnoh region as it protects Sinnoh's Lake

How to Beat the Wood Knight in Kena: Bridge of Spirits

Top GamesKena: Bridge of Spirits features a few boss encounters that some players may find difficult the first time around. / Ember LabKena: Bridge of Spirits features a few boss encounters that some players may find difficult the first time around. This game has made waves due to its cinematic art direction and healing narrative of helping spirits inflicted with tragedy and holding to the last vestiges of their life before move forward—onward from this world. The Wood Knight is one such spirit that Kena will need to use her

Omen player uses nifty ultimate trick to grab Spike and 1-vs-4 clutch a VALORANT round

The Omen tech is real. One VALORANT player used the mysterious agent to absolutely outplay the opposing team. The play began with a teleport trick to grab the Spike and ended with a stellar clutch. Another fan showcased a nifty trick last week that allows Omen to grab the Spike during his From the Shadows animation, even if you cancel the ultimate and go back to your initial location. And the Omen player employed this strat during their match to bamboozle the enemy squad. In the one-vs-four situation, Omen’s first

Raze can open Bind’s Teleporter doors from the outside using Boom Bot in VALORANT

It’s time to celebrate, Raze mains. Boom Bot got a buff—well, sort of. One savvy VALORANT player discovered a way to open Bind’s Teleporter doors using Raze’s Boom Bot, posting their findings last night. And while the strategy’s usefulness is debatable, it can certainly catch an enemy off guard. To open the Teleporter outside of Hookah, players need to crouch and walk into the bottom of the door frame. You then aim at a specific spot so that your Boom Bot deploys toward a small crevice on the door frame.

KAY/O gets flash and ultimate buffed in VALORANT Patch 3.06

VALORANT’s newest agent, the robotic initiator KAY/O, is receiving buffs to his FLASH/drive and NULL/cmd abilities in Patch 3.06, which is set to be released today. KAY/O’s flash bang ability FLASH/drive received reductions to the windup telegraph for both the left-click and the right-click versions. This means the flash will take less time from when it first lights up to when it detonates, making it harder for KAY/O’s opponents to avoid. The audio that’s attached to FLASH/drive when it gets thrown will also be removed. Additionally, KAY/O’s ultimate ability, NULL/cmd,

VALORANT Patch 3.06 map changes target wall-bangable crates on Fracture, Icebox, Haven, Ascent, and Bind

Planting the Spike in VALORANT is about to become a bit safer. Riot released the Patch 3.06 notes today, which feature some key changes to five VALORANT maps, including Fracture, Icebox, Haven, Ascent, and Bind. Players should now have more protection when planting in a few default spots due to some sturdier crates. The biggest change is easily to Icebox, where bullets will no longer penetrate the two-stack of crates on B site. As the default plant spot on B site, attackers would often get gunned down while trying to