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VALORANT Unreal Engine 5 update release date and time

Here's the estimate you're looking for.

Dot Esports

How to fix ‘checking wait time’ error in VALORANT

Just another hiccup that you can fix... sometimes.

Dot Esports

Hytale co-founder says "I won't say much" as he tries to buy back the IP from Riot, and then basically gives us a full road map for the Minecraft-like game

He's actually saying quite a lot

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Riot Platforms Poised For GME-Style Squeeze? Analysts Point To High Short Interest, Golden Cross

Riot Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:RIOT) was poised for an upside as its charts formed a golden cross, and experts pointed out a potential for a significant short squeeze due to high short interest, mimicking the surge in stocks like GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) and AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (NYSE:AMC).

Benzinga

How big is VALORANT? GB file size explained

Looking to download and play VALORANT? Here's everything you need to know.

Dot Esports

Hytale co-founder replies to their own "no risk, no story" tweet, and fans haven't known peace since: "This is either the biggest comeback in the gaming industry or the biggest troll ever"

Fans are beside themselves

GamesRadar

The League of Legends Balatro homage I thought I'd never see again is back, thanks to a major MOBA preservation win

Riot's helped preserve old in-game content within LoL's community wiki

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Riot's fighting game 2XKO launches in beta this September with eventual cross-progression from PC to Xbox — and this Arcane character is joining the roster

Riot Games shared that the closed beta for fighting game 2XKO kicks off on Sept. 9, 2025 for Windows PC users, with Vi joining the playable roster.

Windows Central

6 years of hushed development later, Riot's League of Legends fighting game has finally resurfaced and it's going to be playable very soon

2XKO and its new character Vi will be playable in a closed beta and at EVO 2025.

PC Gamer

2XKO reveals Vi, locks in September closed beta date

Time to throw down.

Destructoid

Arcane season 2 is getting a physical release—but it looks like one big disappointment

No deleted scenes? Come on, Riot.

Dot Esports

How many League of Legends champions are there?

The cast of characters in League of Legends continues to grow and evolve.

Dot Esports

This die-hard Dota 2 esports fan finally gets why LoL is more popular

There's a reason why LoL esports is more popular than Dota 2.

Dot Esports

VALORANT will soon get a massive Unreal Engine 5 overhaul—but don’t expect it to look any different

Your favorite agents and maps will remain the same aesthetically.

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Climbing or drowning? Why VALORANT ranked feels worse than ever

It has become a nightmare.

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Everything in LoL’s Mythic Shop this month (August 2025)

Save money on all the best Prestige skins and cosmetics.

Benzinga

Bitcoin Mining Stocks MARA, CleanSpark, Riot Are Moving Higher: What's Happening?

Shares of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) mining stocks are moving higher Thursday as Bitcoin continues to climb to record levels.

GamesRadar

Reviving Hytale is such a risky proposition, its founder kind of "wants Riot to say no" to his offer for the Minecraft rival because it "makes no business sense"

But he's doing it anyway

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Hytale's original dev wants to buy it back from Riot, but "a lot of content would be cut early on" to release it as quickly as possible

"It's not gonna be perfect or what Hytale is supposed to be Day One"

PC Gamer

Eric Barone clarifies he's just 'open to entertaining the idea' of saving Hytale, but he's not pursuing it himself because he's completely focused on Haunted Chocolatier

Barone said earlier this year that he's now fully committed to Haunted Chocolatier, and I'm starting to think that maybe he was serious.

PC Gamer

Hypixel Studios founder says he'll 'reach out' to Riot about taking over Hytale: 'I am even down to put $25 million by myself to finish Hytale, that’s how much I believe in it'

Riot cancelled Hytale last week, five years after acquiring the studio making it.

Benzinga

Japanese Bitcoin Stock: Michael Saylor-Inspired Company Leaves Galaxy, CleanSpark Trailing, Becomes Fifth-Largest BTC Corporate Holder

Japanese investment firm Metaplanet Inc. (OTC:MTPLF) surpassed a couple more Nasdaq-listed companies to become the fifth-largest Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) corporate holder on Monday.

GamesRadar

Desperate to avoid saying 'we want that $10 billion', League of Legends dev Riot Games tries to justify legalizing esports gambling sponsors, but players aren't buying it

"Riot hasn't handled gambling responsibly for nearly a decade"

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Core Scientific Soars On Reports Of New CoreWeave Buyout Attempt

Bitcoin miner Core Scientific rallies on reports that AI infrastructure provider CoreWeave is making another acquisition attempt.

Dot Esports

Riot Games opens doors to betting sponsors in Tier 1 LoL and VALORANT — and why I believe it’s a good decision

This is truly a landmark policy shift for one of the biggest esports movers.

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