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Riot Games. Riot Games, Inc. is an American video game developer, publisher, and esports tournament organizer based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in September 2006 by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill to develop League of Legends and went on to develop several spin-off games and the unrelated first-person shooter game Valorant.
Valorant is a free-to-play first-person tactical hero shooter developed and published by Riot Games. [3] The game's development started in 2014 and was teased under the codename Project A in October 2019. A closed beta period began with limited access on April 7, 2020, followed by a release on June 2, 2020.
Esports. Players competing in a League of Legends tournament. Esports ( / ˈiːspɔːrts / ⓘ ), short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games. [1] Esports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, played individually or as teams. [2]
Paper Rex is an esports organization based in Singapore. The organization was co-founded in January 2020 by Harley "dsn" Örwall, Nikhil "nikH" Hathiramani, Matthew Djojonegoro and Gad Tan. The organisation is mainly known for their Valorant division, being announced as one of the pioneer franchises in Valorant's premier competition, VCT 2023.
Smite (video game) Smite. (video game) Smite is a 2014 free-to-play, third-person multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game developed and published by Hi-Rez Studios for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Amazon Luna. [ 7] In Smite, players control a god, goddess or other mythological figure and take part ...
NetEase, Inc. ( simplified Chinese: 网易; traditional Chinese: 網易; pinyin: Wǎngyì) is a Chinese Internet technology company providing online services centered on content, community, communications, and commerce. The company was founded in 1997 by Ding Lei. NetEase develops and operates online PC and mobile games, advertising services ...
In the wake of a Chinese doping scandal, Michael Phelps doubled down Monday on his support for tougher sanctions — including a lifetime ban for anyone who tests positive for a banned substance.
Valve Anti-Cheat ( VAC) is an anti-cheat tool developed by Valve as a component of the Steam platform, first released with Counter-Strike in 2002. When the software detects a cheat on a player's system, it will ban them in the future, possibly days or weeks after the original detection. [1] It may kick players from the game if it detects errors ...