Riot Games revealed VCT 2027: over 50 tournaments in 15 cities, open qualifiers, Masters Seoul and València, Champions Austin, and no more leagues

Insiders claim Riot is preparing nerfs for Neon and Chamber in Valorant, from Relay Bolt changes to a weaker Tour de Force. Here’s what we know so far.

Riot Games has disabled Haven in all Valorant modes after a texture bug appeared following a hotfix. The issue won’t affect VALORANT Champions 2026

Valorant Patch 13.08 notes: new Map Rating system, Corrode update, map pool changes with Bind back and Ascent out, Act 5 ban stats and release date

New Valorant agent leaks reveal a gravity ultimate that launches enemies into the air, plus ability icons spotted at the themed café in Shanghai

Dataminers leaked the Valorant V26 Act 6 Battle Pass with Solarium, Datalink, and Keepsake skins, a Warden skin, and free track rewards

Valorant’s new POPMONZ collection features cute creatures in capsules on the Phantom, Sheriff, Odin, Stinger, and knife, plus a dancing finisher

Leaks suggest Valorant’s new agent can copy fallen allies’ signature abilities, while Summit map clues hint she trained at Sage’s academ

A dataminer claims Valorant’s new agent is from China, may be tied to Sage through a green orb necklace, and will have a unique dash ability

Riot shared a new teaser of Valorant’s 30th agent and announced a themed pop-up café in Shanghai running October 13–18 during Champions 2026

A Valorant leak says Ascent and Split will leave the competitive map pool in V26A6, with Corrode and Bind returning when the new act starts October 14

A Galleria 2.0 trailer frame shows Corrode's mid with a new wall and a reworked passage to A site. Riot has not confirmed the changes yet

A Valorant player bought a used Ryzen 7 5800X3D and got hit with a hardware ban from its previous owner's cheating. A Vanguard dev says the bans last up to 4 months

Valorant's new agent could be revealed on October 17 at a Champions 2026 showmatch in Shanghai, a day before the grand final, according to a leaker

The next Valorant agent will reportedly be a Duelist, making them the ninth agent in the class. Riot Games is set to reveal the new character on October 18

Riot's Valorant balance lead says Neon is still too strong and the team is testing new changes that go beyond simple number nerfs

Full Valorant patch notes for update 13.06: Performance Score, Agent Mastery, new weapon Warden, and the Gauntlet: Glitched mode

A new leak reveals Valorant's next Act bundle - 4 weapon skins and a knife with upgrade levels

Insider valohabercisi claims Natus Vincere may leave Valorant after five years

Valorant Champions 2026 Collection prices leaked: the full bundle costs 6,640 VP

Valorant is set to get a Galleria 2.0 skin bundle and a separate Warden Launch bundle for the new rifle

Riot unveils the Champions 2026 Collection for Valorant

Valorant's Night Market is back from September 22 to October 6, 2026

iot Games is making a small but useful change to VALORANT's matchmaking system. Starting with Patch 13.06, players will be able to enter the Range while waiting for the game to find a match.

Valorant's 13.06 update brings the Gauntlet: Glitched mode, the new Warden rifle, and the Agent Mastery System

First in-game screenshot of Valorant's leaked Warden rifle

Datamainer leaks a new Valorant weapon called Warden

Riot Games is set to eliminate academy rosters in VCT 2027 and lower the minimum player age to 17 for EMEA, Americas, and Pacific