How Valorant is luring top esports talent despite being months from release

Valorant is still in closed beta, but Riot’s new tactical shooter is already making waves in the competitive gaming scene. Despite the fact that the game isn’t widely available and that we don’t yet know what Riot’s plans are for the game’s esports future, teams and players are jumping aboard.
Part of that has to do with its sheer popularity — Valorant has dominated Twitch since its beta first debuted — along with Riot’s history building out a long-running, global esports scene for League of Legends . For teams in the space, this points to a future where Valorant becomes one of the biggest competitive games. “Everything about its launch, and Riot’s track record, indicate that that is the likely scenario,” says Rob Moore, CEO of esports...

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