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Riot Vanguard finally drops its controversial always-on requirement for anti-cheat — new on-demand mode requires a strict Windows 11 security stack

Riot Games has announced that it plans to let players stop its Vanguard anti-cheat from loading on startup.

Tom’s Hardware

You can finally turn Riot's Vanguard anti-cheat off when you're not playing a game

Most of you, anyway.

PC Gamer

League of Legends Ranked won’t get Last Hit Indicators yet after player feedback

No training wheels.

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VALORANT Patch 13.00 notes: Summit, Retake, Sentinel buffs, and reduced Initiator cooldowns

The meta shifts again.

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LoL 26.13 patch notes: Senna nerfs, LeBlanc buffs, and Locke release

Lock in.

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VALORANT Blackspyre bundle: Skins, price, and release date

Everything you need to kick off the new Act.

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VALORANT reveals Summit and a 3v3 bomb mode to practice retakes

The map is packed with both gameplay and lore.

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League of Legends ARAM Mayhem Cuts Over 450 Ability Augments in Live Hotfix

League of Legends ARAM Mayhem ability augments received their biggest single-day purge today, with Riot Games deploying a live hotfix that removes over 450 champion-specific combinations. Developer Riot Phlox confirmed the cut targets augments that failed to interact meaningfully with champion kits or were outright bugged — all with no…

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Riot Games to pay non-partnered VCT 2027 teams up to $400K for advancing to Champions

Massive qualification payouts.

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Brazil orders Valve, Riot, EA, and others to pay $58.4M over loot boxes

The 1st Child and Youth Court of Brazil's Federal District ordered nine major gaming and tech companies to overhaul their monetization practices and pay BRL 298 million in collective damages.

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League of Legends reveals Locke, the Ashen Exorcist, as newest champion in Patch 26.13

Demons get a bad rap, but the real monsters? People.

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What does Locke do in League of Legends? All abilities explained

Forbidden rites unleashed.

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LoL Patch 26.12 preview: Mid and Top rebalance, Lee Sin gets toned down

Varus gets his lethality nerfed.

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When are T1 Worlds 2025 skins coming out in League of Legends?

Almost time.

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Riot hires another World of Warcraft veteran to get its League of Legends MMO over the line as we approach 6 years since its initial announcement

Brian Holinka was once WoW's combat lead at Blizzard

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How to get all free VALORANT Pride 2026 rewards

All VALORANT Pride 2026 free rewards are here.

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Best Raw Accel settings in VALORANT for better aim

Unleash your raw firepower with ease!

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Valorant Cheaters Furious After Riot Blocks $6,000 Hardware Used For Hacks, Calling Them 'Paperweights'

Riot Games' latest Vanguard update disables expensive DMA cheating devices in Valorant, sparking debate over anti-cheat measures and user control.

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Tom’s Hardware

Valorant anti-cheat update soft-bricks $6,000 cheating hardware, company then trolls cheaters on social media — studio tweets 'congrats to the owners of a brand new $6k paperweight'

Riot Games has updated its Vanguard anti-cheat software in Valorant to block cheaters using DMA devices that cost up to $6,000.

Player One

Riot Games Clarifies Vanguard Anti-Cheat Will Not Damage or Brick PCs

Riot Games denies claims that Vanguard anti-cheat bricks PCs, confirming it only blocks DMA cheating hardware in "Valorant."

Destructoid

Riot Games denies claims of Vanguard bricking PCs

That escalated quickly, indeed.

Windows Central

"Congrats to the owners of a brand new $6k paperweight": Valorant dev Riot makes players think Vanguard anti-cheat will brick their PCs, causing uproar — here's what's really happening

A new controversial post from Valorant studio Riot Games has sparked an uproar in the game's community, fueling a misunderstanding about its anti-cheat.

PC Gamer

Riot taunts would-be hackers using physical hardware to cheat: 'congrats to the owners of a brand new $6k paperweight'

Vanguard gets a DMA-spanking upgrade.

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Every League of Legends champion released in 2009

The OGs. Here are all the League of Legends champions released in 2009.

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LoL Patch 26.11 preview: AP Xin Zhao still rules the rift

Xin Zhao could have used this healing against Atakhan.

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