Patch Notes
Valorant Patch Notes 13.00 (23rd June 2026)
Act 4 kicks off with major Sentinel buffs, a new competitive map, and a fresh 3v3 mode. Here's what changed.
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Lose on Valorant's New Map? Riot Cuts the Penalty 50%
Riot is halving ranked rating losses on Valorant's new Summit map for two weeks, a surprisingly generous move to get competitive players experimenting without fear. Act 4 also brings a 3v3 Retake mode that might pull lapsed players back in.
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Patch Notes
Valorant Patch Notes 12.11 (9th June 2026)
A light patch wraps Act 3 with a new social feature and a pile of bug fixes. Act 4 kicks off in two weeks with bigger changes ahead.
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Patch Notes
VALORANT Patch Notes 12.10 (26th May 2026)
A light patch, but Replay sharing with friends is a useful addition, plus two new Skirmish maps and Masters London Pick'Ems are live.
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Gaming News
$6K Paperweights? Riot Walks Back Vanguard Bricking Talk
A cocky tweet about cheaters' hardware becoming "$6K paperweights" spiraled into full-blown panic about Riot's kernel-level anti-cheat destroying PCs. The company spent the next day in damage control.
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Patch Notes
VALORANT Patch Notes 12.09 (12th May 2026)
Neon's airborne speed bonus is gone and every shotgun just got harder to use on the move. Patch 12.09 is live.
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Patch Notes
VALORANT Patch Notes 12.08 (28th April 2026)
Skirmish gets a competitive overhaul, Ascent swaps in for Bind, and Premier returns for PC players in VALORANT's latest update.
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Patch Notes
VALORANT Patch Notes 12.07 (14th April 2026)
Patch 12.07 is a lighter update, but the Discord integration is the headline feature, and it could change how you squad up.
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Patch Notes
Valorant Patch 10.05 Notes (10th April 2026)
Valorant patch 10.05 arrives with agent balance changes and weapon tuning.
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Patch Notes
VALORANT Patch Notes 12.06 (31st March 2026)
Patch 12.06 lands today with a meaningful Waylay nerf, a long-requested Flex movespeed fix, and backend improvements to Viper's Pit.
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VALORANT Patch Notes 12.05 (17th March 2026)
Act 2 is live, and Patch 12.05 brings a new Croatian Controller, meaningful nerfs to two dominant Agents, and a reworked A-site on Lotus.
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