Valorant arrives on the hero-shooter scene facing tough competition from the likes of Overwatch and Paladins. But Riot Games will be hoping its mix of hero play and competitive shooting mechanics ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Unlike the default bomb mode, Spike Rush gives every player on the attacker side a spike--the objective is to plant just one. All agents' basic ...

Deciding who should plant the spike in Valorant is a simple concept, but it's considered the least heroic task, so it makes sense that players don't want it on their resumes. Consequently, the spike ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Stubbs covers esports, competitive games and the creator economy. When Riot announced a new game mode for Valorant many hoped ...

Valorant has released the first post-launch patch for the free-to-play shooter, and while it isn’t exactly the most significant update in the world, it does make some serious changes to the Spike Rush ...

Along with some more tweaks. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Following a beta that apparently saw an average of three million ...

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