Valorant
| Valorant | |
|---|---|
| File:Valorant fps logo.jpg Closed beta poster | |
| Developer(s) | Riot Games |
| Publisher(s) | Riot Games |
| Director(s) | Joe Ziegler[1] |
| Engine | Unreal Engine |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | Summer 2020 |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Valorant (stylized as VALORANT) is an upcoming free-to-play multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Riot Games. The game was first announced with the codename Project A in October 2019. It is set to be released for Microsoft Windows in the summer of 2020, with a closed beta that launched on April 7, 2020.
Gameplay
Two teams of five play against each other with players assuming the role of "agents" with unique abilities and use an economic system to purchase their abilities and weapons. In the main game mode the attacking team has a bomb, called the Spike, that they need to plant on a site. If the attacking team successfully protects the Spike and it detonates, they get a point. If the defending team successfully defuses the Spike, or the 100-second round timer expires, the defending team gets a point. If the attackers eliminate all defending team members they earn a round win. The first team to win the best of 25 rounds wins the match.[2][3]
There are currently ten known agents in Valorant. Agents each have special abilities, that are either bought before rounds or earned throughout elimination in the game.
Development
Valorant is being developed by Riot Games, who have previously developed League of Legends.[4] The game is being built using the Unreal Engine.[5]
Release
Valorant was first teased under a tentative title "Project A" in October 2019.[6] It was offically announced on March 1, 2020, with a gameplay video on YouTube called "The Round".[7][8] The closed beta of the game was launched on April 7, 2020 in United States, Canada, Europe, Russia, and Turkey.[6] Valorant is due to be released in the summer of 2020.[9]
Reception
Valorant has been compared to Valve's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with both games having two teams of five attempting to plant a bomb, [10] and Blizzard's hero-based shooter Overwatch.[11]
References
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Messner, Steven (April 10, 2020). "Valorant: Release date, closed beta, gameplay, and everything we know". PC Gamer. Future plc. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Goslin, Austen (March 2, 2020). "Riot's Valorant mashes up Rainbow Six with CS:GO for a speedy new tactical shooter". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
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