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VALORANT Champions 2026 Shanghai is set to kick off in less than week and we finally have our first official look at the Champions 2026 skin bundle. Set to launch just in time for Champions 2026, the bundle features this year's anthem — "If the Sun Goes Out Tonight".

Despite finishing the LCK 2026 season in third place, T1 dominated the league's viewership rankings and featured in all five matches with the highest peak audiences.

G2 Esports plans to sign Eduardo "Sato" Nagahama for 2027 after the season ends.

The 2026 edition of the Overwatch World Cup has broken several viewership records, including the most‑watched match in the tournament's history. Read on for more.

A new wave of VALORANT penalties affected around 10,000 players using stream-sniping, instalock and name-revealing tools, according to GamerDoc.

League of Legends Patch 26.19 buffs Aphelios, improves Top Lane Teleport, and adjusts Lucian to synergize with a wider range of supports.

Prominent German streamer and content creator Mark "ohnePixel" Zimmermann has officially announced he is hosting a high-stakes $50,000 early access tournament to showcase VALORANT's newest game mode.

Rejoice, as 'tis the time of the Act. The much-awaited VALORANT Market returns for V26 Act 5. Starting September 22 at 05:00 PM PST, players can access their respective draws in VALORANT’s lucky skin galore.

After an undefeated Circuito Desafiante title with Estral, Bwipo said he wants to return to the LEC and achieve one of his biggest career goals: beating Caps.

In a dramatic turn for one of Asia's most successful CS2 squads, The MongolZ have officially benched Zolbayar "tikuak" Chimedtseren and Dugarsuren "DarkMeister" Ireedui. The decision ends the duo’s tenure on the active roster just two months after joining in July 2026.

Away from competition since March, coldzera said he does not miss the professional grind and ruled out a return to competitive play.

Estral swept KaBuM! 3-0 in the grand final to win Circuito Desafiante 2026 Split 2 and complete a flawless 19-0 run.

Over the years, we have seen more teams than we can recall step onto that bright VALORANT Champions stage, each vying and contending for that coveted title. And yet, in the game’s short history, we have only seen 5 teams hoist the championship.  As VALORANT Champions Shanghai approaches, the 6th iteration, a new host of teams converge across the month of play to see if they have what it takes to win it all. But before the games begin, this article attempts to weigh each contender and rank them by order of strength.

VALORANT Patch 13.06 is quickly shaping up as one of the most prominent patches in recent memory. With this patch, the game will welcome a new mode, a new agent mastery system, and a new Rifle: Warden.

Alongside the new rifle and the agent mastery, Riot Games has also announced a new game mode that will be coming to VALORANT. “Gauntlet: Glitched” drops on September 22, 2026, and it brings a completely new take on the tac-fps genre.

The many dedicated hours spent on your agent of choice will finally bear physical fruit with the advent of VALORANT Patch 13.06. Amongst all the exciting announcements of a new game mode and weapon, the agent system will see a crucial revamp that includes new mastery levels visualized through in-game rewards.