Riot Games unveils Ignition Series for ‘Valorant’ esports

Tom Hanks is sharing even more details about what it was like surviving the coronavirus.In a new interview, the 63-year-old actor opens up about having COVID-19 at the same time as his wife, Rita Wilson. The two were the first A-list celebrities to publicly announce their diagnoses back in March, while they were in Australia. They have since recovered and are back in Los Angeles.«Our discomfort because of the virus was pretty much done in two weeks.

A version of this story about Rita Moreno first appeared in the Drama/Comedy/Actors issue of TheWrap’s Emmy magazine.Rita Moreno has a lot of firsts under her belt. She famously was the first Latina to take home an Oscar with a win for “West Side Story” in 1962.

Taylor Swift's great Tayamerica Fourth of July 2020 party isn't happening, and the coronavirus pandemic isn't the only reason that the celeb-filled bash is off (though obviously it is a big one for everyone: large gatherings are generally discouraged because they can easily spread the virus).

Riot Games has revealed that a deathmatch mode will be headed to Valorant sometime in the future.Riot Games confirmed the upcoming mode during the second Ask Valorant blog series, where the developer also answered questions about cross-region play as well as a pick and ban system.According to Valorant lead game modes producer Jared Berbach, “deathmatch is absolutely a mode that is coming to Valorant in the future”.

Riot Games has revealed future plans for its new multiplayer FPS, Valorant, including new agents, maps and more.The company recently released a new Dev Diary update, featuring executive producer Anna Donlon. She detailed how Valorant will roll out new content, as well as what players can expect from each update.Donlon revealed that major Valorant updates will launch every six months in “episodes”, with each of those being divided into three “acts” lasting two months each.

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Former Riot Games product lead Michael Chu has partnered with indie games veteran Ryan Sullivan on Treehouse Games, a new venture designed to bring people together through multiplayer, collaborative gameplay. The company, which has raised $2.6 million in a seed funding round led by London Venture Partners (LVP), will be headquartered in Los Angeles and aims to serve a global audience of players.

Riot Games has revealed that it will introduce buffs for the agent Viper in its upcoming patch for Valorant.Valorant lead character designer Ryan “Morello” Scott revealed the updates during a Twitch livestream. The balance changes will affect two of Viper’s abilities: Snake Bite and Toxic Screen.Snake Bite will be receiving a new mechanic called “Fragie”, which is said to be a debuff that will increase the damage taken by inflected characters.

Valorant at Riot Games has confirmed that it will be implementing a surrender option soon.The surrender option will come in handy for players that find themselves way behind in rounds, and there’s nothing they can do but concede defeat and move on to another game, instead of having to sit through their opponents scoring the match point.The announcement was made via the first edition of the ‘Ask Valorant’ blog series, in which the game’s developers answer user questions.

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Video game marketing and consulting firm Mobile Game Partners and video game agency Digital Development Management unveiled Wednesday the formation of ChargeUp Games, a new mobile publisher.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNetflix chairman/CEO Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, are awarding $120 million to Historically Black Colleges and Universities in support of scholarships — the largest single contribution by an individual donor to HBCUs.The couple are donating $40 million each to Spelman College, Morehouse College and the United Negro College Fund.

Riot Games, the Santa Monica-based video game developer behind League of Legends, has placed one of its senior staff members on administrative leave after the executive posted a Facebook note about George Floyd. The message was posted by Ron Johnson, global head of consumer products.

Riot Games has released a new Twitter bot that allows users to create a free custom banner featuring characters from Valorant.The tool requires users to reply to a tweet from the verified Valorant News account, with the game’s slogan #DefyTheLimits.

Riot Games has released patch 1.01 for its recently released tactical FPS, Valorant.The biggest change this time around is another nerf for the agent Sage, whose cast range for her Barrier Orb ability has been reduced by half. “The 20m cast range was allowing Sage to aggressively take control of neutral territory in a way that was inappropriate for her role in Valorant,” Riot explained.