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Riot Games unveils initial esports plans for VALORANT

Riot Games has released its initial esports plans for its free-to-play first-person shooter title, VALORANT.

The developer has unveiled the core pillars of its efforts and community competition guidelines.

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Riot games claims competitive integrity, accessibility, and authenticity are at the forefront of its plans for VALORANT’s competitive endeavours. It’s looking to make the game accommodating to aspiring professional players with “merit-based competition.”

The community guidelines have been devised to guide third-party tournament organisers when it comes to planning events on the first-person shooter.

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The developer also revealed that it has met with over 100 esports organisations to share its plans for the title and to gather feedback.