VALORANT and GaGod team up for Make-A-Wish UK

Oct 25, 2024, London Riot Games is proud to announce an upcoming charity stream with content creator Aaron “GaGod” Storey to celebrate the launch of VALORANT on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S|X in aid of Make-a-Wish UK. The stream, which will take place on October 29th at 13:00 GMT, will feature raffles of exclusive Riot prizes, including a custom painted Xbox Series X by artist CamCreates which resembles the VALORANT spike, Killjoy and Reyna figurines, and Real Life Gun Buddies alongside a whole host of other Riot Games goodies. 

The stream aims to raise funds to grant once-in-a-lifetime wishes to children and young people living with a critical condition. for Make-a-Wish UK, and we’re excited to confirm that Riot Games will be matching donations up to £5000 in aid of Make-a-Wish UK’s important work.

“We’re incredibly grateful to Riot Games for their phenomenal support through the charity stream and raffle in aid of Make-A-Wish UK," said Jason Suckley, Chief Executive at Make-A-Wish UK.

“Every child deserves to wish for more than a life defined by illness. Gaming is a lifeline for children undergoing treatment and unable to attend school or clubs with their friends. It allows children to leave behind the everyday realities of their condition, bringing entertainment, connection and achievement into their lives. A growing number of our wishes are gaming focused, and we know these gaming related wishes have a hugely positive impact on improving a young person’s mental health at a time when they need it the most.

“The generous support we’ve received from Riot Games will help us to grant even more wishes, sooner.”

Riot Games has donated the following prizes, which will be raffled on October 29th during the live stream at https://www.twitch.tv/GaGod. 

• 1x Custom Painted Spike Xbox

• 2 x VALORANT Official Figurines 

  • 1x Killjoy

  • 1x Reyna

• 5x VALORANT Gun buddy starter set 

• 10x VALORANT Official Plushies 

  • 5x Dan the Penguin

  • 5x Tactibunny

All proceeds will go towards providing once-in-a-lifetime experiences for critically ill young people across the UK. 

Play VALORANT today for free on PC, Playstation 5 and Xbox Series S|X.

ABOUT VALORANT:

VALORANT is a competitive 5v5 character-based first-person tactical shooter developed and published by Riot Games for PC, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation®5. VALORANT is a precise and lethal multiplayer game with high-fidelity gunplay, a diverse arsenal of guns, agents with unique abilities, and competitively tuned maps for unlimited hours of play. In VALORANT, players lock in their agent for the entire duration of the match and then attempt to win a round-based, attackers vs. defenders, best-of-24-rounds fight. 

VALORANT is a free-to-play game and optimized to perform on a wide variety of PC and console platforms, allowing for a global audience to compete. Demonstrated by the game’s best-in-class game server quality, global infrastructure, and proprietary anti-cheat technology, Riot Games is committed to preserving the core tenets of the tactical shooter genre and upholding the competitive integrity of the gameplay experience across all available platforms.

ABOUT RIOT:

Riot Games was founded in 2006 to develop, publish, and support the most player-focused games in the world. In 2009, Riot released its debut title, League of Legends, which has gone on to be one of the most-played PC games in the world. In the years that followed, Riot released VALORANT, Teamfight Tactics, Legends of Runeterra, and League of Legends: Wild Rift. Riot’s titles have led to the creation of some of the most-watched and widely recognized esports in the world, culminating in events like the League of Legends World Championship and VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT), which are watched by millions of fans each year. Riot has also expanded its IP through multimedia projects across music, comic books, board games, and Arcane, its Emmy-winning animated series.

ABOUT MAKE-A-WISH UK:   

Make-A-Wish UK is part of a global movement creating life-changing wishes. Our only goal is to turn tears into cheers by giving children facing critical illness the chance to dream big even when they might not have long to live. No matter what the future holds, we create lasting memories families will treasure forever. Make-A-Wish® UK Charity Registration Nos. 295672/SC037479. To find out more about Make-A-Wish please visit www.make-a-wish.org.uk or follow @makeawishuk on social media. 

Please refer to us as Make-A-Wish® UK in the first instance to distinguish us from affiliates in other countries and hyperlink to our website when you mention the charity online: www.make-a-wish.org.uk   

For more information about Make-A-Wish UK please contact press@makeawish.org.uk / 07814 277 048