Valorant is getting its first proper tournament series

Riot Games just took a big step toward turning its team shooter Valorant into the next big competitive game. Today, the developer announced the Valorant Ignition Series, a competitive circuit with tournaments all over the world that will kick off later this week. Riot says that it has partnered with more than 20 major esports organizations for the initiative, and things will begin on June 19th with two competitions: the European G2 Esports Invitational and the Rage Valorant Japan Invitational. Additional tournaments are expected to be announced in the coming days.

Valorant, a 5 versus 5 tactical shooter, only launched on June 2nd, though that was preceded by a closed beta period that proved exceptionally popular. Since the game was...

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