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Riot Games, Inc. is an American video game developer, publisher, and esports tournament organizer based in Los Angeles, California.It was founded in September 2006 by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill to develop League of Legends and went on to develop several spin-off games and the unrelated first-person shooter game Valorant.
Valorant is a 2020 first-person tactical hero shooter video game developed and published by Riot Games. [3] A free-to-play game, Valorant takes inspiration from the Counter-Strike series, borrowing several mechanics such as the buy menu, spray patterns, and inaccuracy while moving.
The 2024 Valorant Champions was the fourth edition of the Valorant Champions, the world championship esports tournament organized by Riot Games for the first-person shooter game Valorant. The tournament ran from August 1–25, 2024. [ 1 ]
In September 2022, Riot announced the 30 teams partnered for the 2023 Champions Tour. [7] Following the inclusion of the 2023 LOCK//IN event, Riot announced the location of 2023 Champions as Los Angeles. [1] To promote the event, on July 31, 2023, Riot released the anthem for the tournament, "Ticking Away". The track features artists Grabbitz ...
Coming into the 2023 season, with a new squad of Corey, NaturE, seven, gMd, and Hazed, TSM looked like a favorite in the new format of Valorant eSports. [39] Looking to get to Valorant Ascension and get a franchised spot, they were easily one of the contenders, as they were immediately invited to the Valorant Challengers League for North America.
NRG never found huge success within the Valorant scene, although consistently remaining as one of the top teams in North America. After being accepted into Riot Games' partnered leagues for 2023, NRG let go of their entire roster, deciding to build with only Sam "s0m" Oh from the old roster.
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Riot Games launched League of Legends in October 2009 and attracted attention from the competitive gaming community. [11] The first two seasons of competitive play consisted of a series of tournaments mostly organised by third parties, such as Intel Extreme Masters in Europe, capped by a world championship tournament hosted by Riot Games.