Valorant
2020 video game by Riot Games
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| 2024 | Premier gamemode rolled out worldwide, providing a competitive path-to-pro experience for Valorant players. This mode allows 5-player teams to compete in divisions with seasonal championships and potential promotion to Challengers league. |
| 2024 | Premier gamemode is rolled out worldwide, offering a competitive path-to-pro 5v5 game mode for Valorant players. Teams of five compete in divisions with seasons lasting a few weeks, and top teams can be promoted to their region's Challengers league. |
| August 2 2024 | Valorant achieved full release on consoles, expanding the game's platform availability. |
| June 14 2024 | Limited beta for the console port of Valorant opened, initially available in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan. |
| June 14 2024 | Limited beta launch of Valorant for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, marking the game's first expansion to console platforms. |
| June 7 2024 | During Summer Game Fest, Riot Games announced the console port of Valorant for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, revealing a limited beta starting on June 14. The console versions will have console-specific gameplay and sync with PC version's inventory and progress. |
| 2023 | Valorant won Best Streaming Game at the Golden Joystick Awards |
| June 2023 | First international partnership league tournament launched, featuring selected partnered teams competing in a new structured esports ecosystem. |
| June 27 2023 | Team Deathmatch went live with Valorant patch 7.0, featuring three unique maps (Piazza, District, and Kasbah) specifically designed for the new game mode, allowing players to use agent abilities in a team-based deathmatch format. |
| June 15 2023 | Riot Games officially announced the Team Deathmatch gamemode for Valorant, introducing a new competitive gameplay experience that combines elements from unrated and standard deathmatch modes. |
| 2022 | FunPlus Phoenix originally qualified for the Stage 1 Masters after winning the 2022 EMEA Stage 1 Challengers, but was forced to withdraw due to travel restrictions caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| 2022 | Ninjas in Pyjamas won against Leviatán in the South America Playoff match, resulting in LOUD (Brazil's Challengers winner) receiving the South America's knockout stage spot instead of KRÜ Esports. |
| 2022 | Valorant Champions tournament held with 16 teams qualifying from different global regions including EMEA, North America, Asia-Pacific, East Asia, and South America. Qualifying teams were selected through Regional Circuit Points and Last Chance Qualifiers. |
| 2022 | The open-qualifier era continues, providing opportunities for emerging teams to participate in professional Valorant esports competitions. |
| 2022 | Valorant won Best Esports Game at The Game Awards 2022 |
| December 7 2022 | Conclusion of the group stage for the 2021 Valorant Champions tournament. Top two teams from each of the four groups (A, B, C, and D) qualified for the playoffs. |
| December 1 2022 | Start of the group stage for the 2021 Valorant Champions tournament in Berlin, Germany. 16 teams were divided into 4 groups of four teams, competing in a GSL-style double-elimination format with best-of-three series. |
| September 18 2022 | 2022 Valorant Champions Knockout Stage concludes, with Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final played as best-of-five series instead of best-of-three. |
| September 18 2022 | LOUD defeats OpTic Gaming 3-1 in the finals to win the 2022 Valorant world championship. |
| September 9 2022 | 2022 Valorant Champions Knockout Stage begins at Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, featuring a double-elimination tournament format with most matches being best-of-three series. |
| September 8 2022 | 2022 Valorant Champions tournament group stage concludes, with top 2 teams from each of the 4 groups qualifying for the playoffs. |
| August 31 2022 | The 2022 Valorant Champions tournament begins in Istanbul, Turkey, featuring top Valorant esports teams competing for the world championship. |
| April 24 2022 | The 2022 Valorant Champions Tour Stage 1 Masters tournament concludes in Reykjavík, Iceland, completing the international competitive event for the 2022 Valorant Champions Tour season. |
| April 10 2022 | The 2022 Valorant Champions Tour Stage 1 Masters tournament begins in Reykjavík, Iceland, featuring international teams competing in the first-person shooter game Valorant. |
| 2021 | Grabbitz creates the tournament's official theme song 'Die For You', with remix versions also produced by Zedd and Dabin. |
| 2021 | Valorant begins its open-qualifier era for competitive tournaments, allowing teams to compete through initial qualification rounds to enter major international tournaments. |
| December 12 2021 | Valorant Champions tournament concludes with the finals, where an unnamed team defeats Gambit Esports 3-2 to become the first Valorant world champions. |
| December 1 2021 | The first-ever Valorant Champions tournament begins in Berlin, Germany, featuring sixteen teams competing for the Valorant world championship. |
| June 2 2021 | Riot Games officially announced plans to develop a mobile version of Valorant, marking the first step in expanding the game's universe. |
| May 11 2021 | Riot Games introduced the Replication gamemode to Valorant, adding a new gameplay experience for players. |
| February 17 2021 | Riot Games introduced the Escalation gamemode to Valorant, adding a new gameplay experience for players. |
| 2020 | Riot Games launched 'First Strike', the inaugural tournament designed to establish the foundation of Valorant's competitive esports scene. |
| December 15 2020 | Riot Games introduced the Snowball Fight limited-time gamemode for Valorant. This special Christmas-themed game mode features a unique gameplay style where players use snowball launchers as their only weapon, spawn as random agents, and cannot use abilities. The mode requires teams to reach 50 kills to win, with a portal spawning gifts containing random power-ups throughout the match. |
| November 2020 | Riot Games officially announced the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT), a comprehensive year-long esports tournament circuit with three competitive levels: Champions (world championship), Masters (international mid-season competitions), and Challengers (regional qualifying competitions). |
| August 5 2020 | Riot Games introduced the Deathmatch mode to Valorant, providing a new gameplay experience for players focused on individual combat and quick respawns. |
| July 2020 | Riot Games introduced a new 'win by two' competitive match condition in Valorant, modifying overtime rules. The new system requires teams to alternate attack and defense rounds until a team secures a two-match lead, with specific draw voting mechanisms and consistent economic rules for overtime rounds. |
| June 2 2020 | Valorant was fully released for PC, marking the game's official launch to the global gaming community. |
| June 2 2020 | Valorant was officially released for Windows as a free-to-play first-person tactical hero shooter game. |
| May 28 2020 | Closed beta for Valorant ended after approximately seven weeks of testing. |
| April 7 2020 | Closed beta of Valorant launched, with players required to link Riot Games and Twitch accounts to obtain beta access keys through stream watching. |
| March 1 2020 | Riot Games officially announced Valorant with a gameplay video on YouTube titled 'The Round', revealing the game to the public. |
| October 2019 | Valorant was first teased under the tentative title Project A, marking the initial public indication of the game's development. |
| 2014 | Development of Valorant began at Riot Games, initially under an unspecified project. |
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