Valorant studio head Anna Donlon has announced that Riot Games' tactical hero shooter will transition from Epic's current Unreal Engine 4.27 to Unreal Engine 5. She also provided details regarding new playable experiences.
, Donlon mentioned the following at the : “We have squeezed literally every ounce of everything we could out of Unreal 4, so now we make the move to UE5. That is not an easy feat when your game is a live service game but it’s necessary for sure.” She also added that this transition would not change how the game looks, but also hinted that developers are currently working on new playable experiences that she can't talk about.
As for Valorant Mobile, recent leaks revealed the addition of a , featuring training courses such as jump and jiggle peek training. Additionally, Riot Games adjusted its pricing across all its live games to address changes in the global economy and balance prices across regions. In India, .
Other games like League of Legends on PC and Teamfight Tactics also saw a 4% decrease in game prices. Riot also highlighted the manipulation where players switch regions to take advantage of lower in-game currency prices, purchasing the currency cheaply and then selling their accounts in different regions..