Riot Games’ anticipated tactical shooter has received a release date – June 2nd 2020 to be precise.
Valorant has been in closed beta since April 7th, when it broke Twitch’s viewing records with 1.7m concurrent viewers.
The closed beta will finish on May 28th and, once officially live, fans will start fresh, progressing from the same starting line as they compete with players around the world.
Riot will reset player accounts as the beta ends, patch new content and prepare for Valorant’s worldwide launch.
The character-based 5v5 team shooter will launch for free on June 2nd 2020 across the majority of regions worldwide.
Riot has published a new video on the news, with some of the team talking about the shooter and revealing its release date:
“Our goal has always been to bring Valorant to as much of the world as soon as possible, so we’re hyped to be able to do so on June 2nd,” said Anna Donlon, executive producer of Valorant at Riot Games.
“The team looks forward to starting our decades-long commitment to servicing the global Valorant community. This is just the beginning of our journey together.”
The Valorant team will also deliver new game content, including a game mode, agent and map, at launch. To meet rising player demand, Riot says it has also prioritised additional new game server deployments on their short-term roadmap, in order to lower latency for Valorant players. These new server locations include Atlanta, Dallas, London, Madrid and Warsaw.
For more info on the game, check out Valorant’s website.
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