Riot Games Responds to New Match-Fixing Allegations On May 24 2025, Sean Gares released a YouTube video titled, "The Dark Side of Competitive VALORANT." Gares had teased the highly-anticipated ...

For example, if a creator were to use hateful language or other misconduct during a stream, but did not do so in-game over chat or voice communication, a penalty can still be issued.

Riot Games has issued a press statement responding to Sean Gares' viral video alleging corruption in the Tier 2 VALORANT scene. Here's what it says.

Examples: hateful slurs, social media posts that promote rulebreaking, stream sniping, and offers to buy and sell accounts. Also, Riot says it’ll now ban players across all its games at once.

VALORANT's developer, Riot Games, has now released a statement regarding the video. This is Riot's second time commenting on the allegations, as the studio previously confirmed its NA Challengers ...