VALORANT

Valorant (stylized in all-caps) is a free-to-play first-person tactical hero shooter video game developed and published by Riot Games, for Windows. The game began a closed beta period with limited access on April 7, 2020, which was teased on October 2019https://playvalorant.com/en-gb/news/announcements/the-valorant-closed-beta-starts-april-7/, before being fully released on June 2, 2020.https://www.oneesports.gg/valorant/when-did-valorant-come-out/https://esports.gg/guides/valorant/when-did-valorant-release/
==History==
The development for Valorant began in 2014, taking inspiration from the Counter-Strike video game series.https://www.playbite.com/did-valorant-copy-csgo/#:~:text=Nah%2C%20Valorant%20didn't%20',plant%20or%20defuse%20a%20bomb.
==YouTube channel==
Valorant created their official YouTube channel on January 30, 2020. Their first video was uploaded on March 1, 2020https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8amyzDHOKw?si=Dt2MLHa2ACQxCa9O, while their first short was uploaded on November 2, 2021.https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-kUxOLZ71P0?si=pPuynUjEsGbY_2TS
==Crew==
===Directors===
*David Nottingham
*Andy Ho
*Joe Ziegler (until his departure from Riot Games in December of 2022https://www.pcgamer.com/valorant-game-director-joe-ziegler-leaves-riot-for-bungie/)
===Producers===
*Anna Donlon
*John Goscicki
===Designers===
*Trevor Romelski
*Salvatore Garozzo
===Programmers===
*Paul Chamberlain
*Dave Heironymus
*David Straily
===Artist===
*Moby Francke
===Composer===
*Jesse Harlin
==References==
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