Valorant's latest update adds a new pistol to spice up early rounds, as Riot plans to take 'a holistic look' at the shooter's arsenal through 2026

This problem came to a head last year, with Riot promising to cut back on supplementary utility powers to reorient Valorant ...

Valorant Patch Notes 12.00 Brings the New Bandit Sidearm and Replays to Custom Matches

Valorant Patch Notes 12.00 reveal a suite of changes ahead of the V26 Act 1 update. The highlight is a brand-new precision sidearm called Bandit, which can one-tap enemies via headshots. The update ...
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Valorant Patch Brings Back Esports Hub for VCT 2026 Season

Valorant Patch 12.01 revives Esports Hub for VCT 2026, in-game VCT tracking, team capsules, full schedule, bug fixes.
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Valorant patch 12.00 feels like a reset: Breeze reworked, Bandit arrives

VALORANT Patch 12.00 marks the beginning of Season 2026 Act I, which contains numerous updates across all maps, agents, and the current competitive system, as well as changes to what is expected from ...
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Riot Games makes some Valorant players update their BIOS firmware

Riot Games is asking some gamers who want to play Valorant to update their BIOS as part of anti-cheat measures. To help thwart memory exploits cheaters have discovered, Valorant now requires some of ...