VALORANT: What are we watching?

With VALORANTs off-season, fans are craving for some esports action. We got you covered. Here are this weeks must-watch tournaments. They kicked off the playoffs today. The tournament will run until October 29th. Game Changers was first launched in February 2021 as Riots initiative to create top-tier competitions for women within esports. It offers a new pathway for aspiring female professional players to pursue a career in gaming. Watch some Chinese VALORANT action from your favorite teams....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 139 words · Eric Jacobs

VALOVANT pro player condemn the sexism and transphobia during Game Changers

He calls for other prominent figures from the community to aid in eliminating it. Zander commented that I hope to see change in the future because its truly disgusting.

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 29 words · Riley Brennan

Valve accidentally leaks Left 4 Dead prototype in Counter-Strike patch

The terrorist with the bomb must make it to the house and plant the bomb. Zombies will respawn a little bit after being killed. Once the bomb is planted, every zombie will respawn and a horde will come for the survivors. The survivors must survive the horde by killing all the zombies. The round is won when all zombies are killed while the bomb is planted. The game was eventually published in 2008, and the rest is history....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 83 words · Christopher Hampton

Valve addresses toxicity in Dota 2 with massive report improvements

Valve has often been criticized for its lack of involvement in combating the ever increasing toxicity in Dota 2. More so, the communication abuse system is now processing the in-game chat in real time. By disliking a player, it is less likely that you will meet them again in your next matches. Browsing the armory got simplified, which makes browsing and deciding how to combine the cosmetics much easier. The Cache can be purchased at $2....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 76 words · Anthony Branch

Valve adds new Dota 2 treasure featuring new Kid Invoker cosmetic

The treasure brings a new set for the young Invoker Persona which has an ultra rare drop chance. Those who dont have the Invoker persona will automatically unlock the style upon receiving the new set. Chest of Endless Days - full list of item sets

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 45 words · Thomas Sanders

Valve adds Wingman mode and first overhauled map in new Counter-Strike 2 patch

The new update removes Nuke and Office from Counter-Strike 2s playlists, but adds Overpass and Vertigo. I mean, just look at those water physics: Its beautiful. In the meantime, heres some more Overpass water physics, courtesy of Valve:

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 38 words · Zachary Parks

Valve allows krylat to join VP after roster lock

Just under one week ago, Valve issued a ban to ten Eastern European players. Due to the circumstances, Valve has allowed VP to make an emergency replacement in the roster. They will not incur any penalty for the change happening after the roster lock period. Today krylat becomes the new carry of Virtus.pro. We considered three candidates, played test games with two of them and chose Sasha. We need the support of our fans now more than ever....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 117 words · Donna Lee

Valve and ESL and Communication, Oh my!

Originally the rosters were set to be locked on the Thursday following the end of the first Major. The regional finals were staggered and hard dates per region, or even globally, were not announced. That left many in several regions unsure of the roster lock dates. They then becameLet’s Gofor the event. Leaving many to question the integrity of the final results. Valve; Lack of Communication Lack of communication and Valve....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 140 words · Russell Chandler

Valve announces changes to The International format and schedule

It will take three weekends and two separate locations in Seattle, US for TI12 to find its champions.

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 18 words · Kari Green

Valve announces new Counter-Strike 2 competitive changes, adds Inferno

More changes are coming to competitive gameplay besides the CS Rating, however. Basically: shorter matches, more playtime. This weeks Limited Test patch has also added a new map - Inferno - to all available game modes. Not all players are automatically eligible, however. If you have all these boxes checked, an invite might just be on the way.

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 58 words · Samantha Carlson

Valve announces release time for patch 7.31 along with prominent changes to Techies

It has been over six months since Dota 2 patch 7.30 was released. August 2021 seems like a very long time ago because it was a long time ago! But Valve have gone a step ahead of just announcing the day and time of patch 7.31 being released. They have also revealed that a community favorite hero will be undergoing rework. Well, not so much favorite as favorite to be banned....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 139 words · Ashley Reeves

Valve announces Steam Families to improve game sharing and parental control

Image: Valve Steam is improving how family sharing works via the new Steam Families beta. Additionally, buying games for kids and fiddling with parental controls is now a lot easier. Once youve done that, youll be able to share games with everyone in the family automatically. Heres the example Valve uses to explain how this works: Of course! At any time, any one member can play Portal 2 and another can play Half-Life....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · Rachel Wilson

Valve announces the six teams getting a direct invite for The International 2024

They have been the team of the season so far, and no one can dispute their invitation. Gaimin Gladiators got two second places finishes this season, Team Liquid one and BetBoom Team with two. That is what sealed the deal for them. Fans hoping to attend in person will be able to purchase tickets starting Monday, June 10th. Set your reminders now, and we’ll see you when qualifiers start next Monday, June 3rd....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 85 words · David Allen